Tim Reynolds

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Tim Reynolds

Background information
Also known as "TR"
Born December 1957 (age 50–51)
Genre(s) Instrumental rock, Rock
Instrument(s) Guitar
Years active 1984 - present
Associated acts TR3, Dave Matthews Band
Website Official website

Tim Reynolds (born December 15, 1957 in Wiesbaden, Germany) is a guitarist and multi-instrumentalist. Founding member of the band TR3, he has frequently guested with the Dave Matthews Band, has played several tours with Dave Matthews as an acoustic duo, and also as a member of Dave Matthews & Friends.

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[edit] Personal life

Reynolds has one daughter, Eura (born 1994) a son, Josef (born February 1982) and a stepson, Jostin (born October 1987). He resides in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

[edit] Musical collaborations

Reynolds has played with and collaborated with many well known and lesser known artists, including:

[edit] Dave Matthews

Reynolds explains that he was playing in Charlottesville, VA in the late 1980s.

I played there (Miller's in Charlottesville) all the time. Dave Matthews was the bartender. I knew the rest of the band way before that. We played together in Charlottesville since I moved there in 1981. I would play with LeRoi Moore and Carter Beauford. Dave moved to town in 1987. When the Dave Matthews Band started (1991), I already had my own band TR3. I told him (Dave Matthews), “I've got a band and I kind of like the way it is. You should start your band.” I could see that he needed to do his own thing.

In 1993, Reynolds and Dave Matthews started playing a few one-off acoustic duo sets. These sets featured Dave's music, stripped down to just the acoustic guitar with Reynolds' guitar complementing his songs. During these sets, Reynolds would usually play between one to four of his own pieces, usually two, that spanned his own catalogue of work. After a few years, these shows gained popularity, and they embarked in 1996 on their first full US tour together as a duo. In 1999, coinciding with a massive 40 date US tour, Dave Matthews and Reynolds - Live at Luther College was released. This album saw the world-wide release of Reynolds' solo composition, "Stream," from his album of the same name.

After a short break, and following many unfounded and incorrect rumors of a falling out between them, Reynolds toured again with Dave as a duo in 2003. Their concert at Purdue University, 2003-04-03, was video recorded for what was assumed to be a DVD release, but as of now nothing has come out of it. Reynolds and Matthews reprised their duo shows as an opening for the Dave Matthews & Friends tour in 2003 and early 2004. On August 14, 2007, Matthews and Reynolds released a live two CD / DVD set recorded from Radio City Music Hall featuring tracks such as "Stay or Leave", "Gravedigger", "Cornbread", and "Dancing Nancies". It also includes two of Reynolds' own songs "You are My Sanity" and "Betrayal"

In 2008, Reynolds once again joined with Dave Matthews Band for the recording of their as-of-yet untitled album with producer Rob Cavallo. It is his first appearance in the studio with Matthews since 2003's Some Devil and his first with the full band since 1998's Before These Crowded Streets.

On April 2, 2008, Reynolds and Matthews announced that they would be performing a one-night acoustic concert at the Assembly Hall at Indiana University in support of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. Tickets were available on a first come-first served basis to any Indiana resident with a photo ID.

On April 11, 2008, Tim Reynolds joined Dave Matthews for an acoustic performance that lasted two hours during the "Seeds of Compassion" show in Seattle, WA. The evening started with Dave Matthews having a casual conversation with the Dali Lama in which the message of love and peace was spread.

On April 19 and 20, 2008, Tim Reynolds joined Dave Matthews on stage at Jack Johnson's Kokua Festival at the Waikiki Shell on the island of O'ahu, in Honolulu, Hawai'i. The annual Kokua Festival is a fundraiser for environmental education.

It was announced in a email to the fans from the Warehouse in May (DMB's fan club) that Tim would be touring with the band for the entire 2008 summer tour. This has created and buzz and excitement in the fan communities since Tim has not toured with the full band in many years.

Notable guests during some Reynolds and Matthews shows included:

[edit] Dave Matthews & Friends

Following the release of Dave Matthews' first solo album, Some Devil, Dave brought together many of the collaborators for that album and embarked on a small winter '03 / '04 US tour. This included Trey Anastasio, formerly of Phish, on guitar, Brady Blade on drums, Tony Hall on bass, Ray Paczkowski on keys, and Reynolds on guitar. Each show opened with a small Matthews and Reynolds set, and then followed with the full band, Reynolds taking on his electric guitar. Most of Some Devil was played live that tour, along with a wide variety of covers, including, by Reynolds' request, Peter Gabriel's hit Solsbury Hill.

Though the tour was short-lived, Dave Matthews & Friends made a surprise one-off appearance at the Showbox in Seattle, WA, on 2004-11-13, sans Trey Anastasio. Filling Trey's shoes for a few songs, however, was Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam.

Dave Matthews & Friends played the 2004 edition of Bonnaroo, and headlined the inaugural Vegoose festival in Las Vegas on October 30, 2005. While in Vegas, Matthews and Reynolds played a show at the Aladdin casino, followed by a performance by Trey Anastasio's 70 Volt Parade.

In February 2006, Dave & Friends headlined a multi-band Caribbean cruise.

[edit] Discography

2008

  • Dave Matthews Band - As-of-Yet Untitled Record

2007

  • Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds - Live at Radio City Music Hall; release date of CD/DVD (8/14/2007) - Blu Ray release on 8/28/2007

2005

  • Tim Reynolds - Parallel Universe
  • Soko - Two
  • Various Artists - Live From Bonnaroo 2004
    • Dave Matthews & Friends - Trouble
  • Various Artists - Live From Bonnaroo 2004 DVD
    • Dave Matthews & Friends - Trouble

2004

  • Offering - The Knitting Factory 6/24/01
  • SeepeopleS - The Corn Syrup Conspiracy
  • Dave Matthews Band - Centrum, Worcester, MA 12/8/98

2003

2002

  • Tulku - A Universe To Come
  • Tim Reynolds - Petroglyph
    • Free Internet Only Release, Subject To Trading Policy
  • Tim Reynolds - Chaos View
  • Greg Howard - Sol
    • Re-Release

2001

  • Tim Reynolds - ID
    • Free Internet Only Release, Subject To Trading Policy
  • Sticks & Stones - Spontaneous Improvisations
    • Re-Release
  • Tim Reynolds - Nomadic Wavelength
  • TranceVision - Lemuria
  • Soko - Monday
  • Dave Matthews Band - Live In Chicago

2000

  • Tim Reynolds - Stream
    • Re-Release
  • Tim Reynolds - See Into Your Soul
  • Various Artists - VH1 Storytellers
  • Dave Matthews Band - Warehouse 5, Vol. 1
  • Offering - Worth Proffitt, Tim Reynolds, & Michael Sokolowski

1999

  • Tim Reynolds - Astral Projection
  • Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds - Live @ Luther College
  • Various Artists - MTV Fight For Your Rights
    • Dave & Tim - Cry Freedom (From Live @ Luther College)

1998

1997

  • Tim Reynolds - Sanctuary
  • Greg Howard - Sol
  • Dave Matthews Band - Live @ Red Rocks
  • Various Artists - A Very Special Christmas 3
    • Dave & Tim - Christmas Song (From Live @ Luther College)

1996

1995

  • TR3 - Light Up Ahead
    • Out Of Print. Free Trade Subject To Trading Policy
  • Various Artists - Dear Charlottesville
    • TR3 - Comin' After You

1994

1993

  • Tim Reynolds - Stream
  • Dave Matthews Band - Remember Two Things
  • Tim Reynolds & Michael Sokolowski - Common Margins

1991

  • TR3 - Shifting Currents
    • Out Of Print. Free Trade Subject To Trading Policy
  • Sticks & Stones - Transmigration

1990

  • Secrets - Nine Sharp
    • Out Of Print

1989

  • Sticks & Stones - Face Of Sand
    • Out Of Print

1988

  • TR3 - TR3
    • Out Of Print. Free Trade Subject To Trading Policy

1987

  • Sticks & Stones - Spontaneous Improvisations

1984

  • Cosmology - Word From The Underground
    • Out Of Print

[edit] Taping / Trading Policy

Tim Reynolds has an open taping policy. This policy also extends to TR3. The following statement is taken from Tim's Official Website:
Tim Reynolds and TR3 allow audio and video taping at almost every live performance. Tim has an amazing talent for improvisation and no two shows are the same. Taping allows fans the opportunity to recreate the live experience. At all taping authorized performances, tapers can tape from any location in the venue that doesn't obstruct the view of others or in areas designated by the venue for taping. Soundboard feeds are sometimes available, but are in no way guaranteed.
Tim himself allows taping, however, some venues do not. If a venue doesn't allow taping there is nothing Tim can do. The venue has final say on taping. If you are planning to tape a show you must contact the venue ahead of time to make sure taping is permitted.
All recordings must be used for personal use or trading only. All audio and video performances belong to Tim Reynolds / TR3 and are not available for promotional use without explicit prior written consent. Selling or commercializing any recording is illegal and will jeopardize taping privileges for everyone.
For a nice overview of how to approach soundmen about taping and what to bring, you should check out "Bands That Allow Taping" at http://btat.wagnerone.com/ There is a great section about the bottom of the page by Joe the soundman in Blacksburg VA on proper etiquette and things you may need. This list of course varies from venue to venue depending on equipment. That is why it is a good idea to contact the venue well before the show and make sure you have the right equipment. Special Thanks to Mike Wagner for including us and providing this reference.

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