McMusic International - Scottish Composer Tim McGowan's Biography

Thank you for your interest in me & my music.

In reference to my family motto above, it’s really the music within that gives

light to the dark places one can go to in their lifetime.

I have been thankful in my life, so far, to have visited many wonderful places

in the world but there is nowhere else anywhere like the place that

music can take me.

My music for the most part is instrumental. The only words you will find on

six of my CD’s are in the title of each song which acts as a starting point,

a hint of where I have been and where the music is going. The rest is up

to you, the listener, to let the title of each piece of music start you off on a

journey and help you explore your own inner thoughts, memories and dreams

by letting the music take you to places that only you can go.

I hope you enjoy listening to my music as much as I enjoy writing, recording

and producing it and then sitting back after I complete it just listening and

wondering how it started and got to the end. Truly a unique journey!

Again, Thanks for allowing me to share it with you.

Tim McGowan

Tim McGowan was born and bred in Scotland. Brought into a world of music,

as it had always been in his family. His Grandmother was a concert pianist,

his Father also an accomplished musician, his Brothers also professional

musicians playing in bands in many different venues in Scotland.

His parents having a piano in their home exposed Tim to a world of music and

the main musical instrument which would remain a part of his life.

At the tender age of six Tim had written his first song, a couple more were to

follow over the next few years, but, art & design was pulling at his young

creative mind & so all through his school years he concentrated on just that.

For the first six years after leaving college he worked for various companies

using his graphic design skills, but, during this time bought himself his first

synthesizer & after several years of teaching himself to play he realized

that a career in music was truly in his heart.

He enrolled in a music course and studied the Rudiments and Theory of music

for 2 years. During this time he co-formed a seven piece rock band

called "Jeopardy". The next six years he found himself touring all over

Britain with his band & going into the studio to record their original brand

of melodic rock. Their first two songs simultaneously entered the U.K

demo charts at numbers ten and six, which had never been done before.

The band were now gathering attention from several record companies

but the band decided to take the independent route releasing

their own material and managing themselves.

During the last two years of working with the band Tim had started training

in drama with a professional theatre company called "Borderline Theatre".

this was the start of yet another change in his musical path.

At the end of his training he was working as a freelance music & drama

workshop leader which saw him running workshops, for local authority

organizations, with large numbers of young adults teaching them music &

drama skills & writing and producing theatre productions tackling the issues

that were affecting the young people in the community.

During this time he also acted as Musical Director for "Borderline Theatre"

& "The South Ayrshire Youth Theatre" & various others which involved

writing & performing the musical scores for many professional stage

productions directed by Donald Stewart including:

The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe

Alice in Wonderland

Bugsy Malone

Summertime Blues

(Summertine Blues was part of the national Lloyds Bank Theatre Challenge

Directed by John Murtagh - Lochlan, in the movie Braveheart)

Tam `O Shanter (based on poem by Scottish bard Robert Burns)

The Audition (Royal National Theatre actor Mike Hayward - one man show)

He was commissioned to write many other scripts and scores for several local

government Social Work Departments, working with groups of young adults

with varying backgrounds, including "Another Supper" which was a short film,

written, directed, produced & filmed in Scotland by Tim, introducing the

life and works of Scottish poet Robert Burns to young adults in the

community that Burns lived and addressed modern day issues.

He went on to form his own theatre company "Weans` World" with

Donald Stewart, a business partner who had been the Community

Education Director at "Borderline Theatre" and also Coordinator and

Director of "The South Ayrshire Youth Theatre".

The next six years were taken up by touring with "Flat Broke", a showband

he formed in 1993 and also working as a session keyboard

player/programmer/arranger for many other bands including tributes to

Meatloaf and Whitesnake. During this time he was also writing and recording

his own brand of contemporary instrumental music.

Tim relocated to America 9 years ago setting up home in Florida.

He is at present writing and releasing more original instrumental tracks which

are currently being played on many terrestrial and internet radio stations

around the globe. Tracks from several of his CDs have entered many radio

station Top 10 track lists worldwide.

His 10th instrumental CD release, "Phenomena - Legends & Myths"

is available NOW!!!

Tim was recently commission to write the "Fight Song" for the

University of North Florida, Ospreys Athletic Team.

From one end of the musical scale to the other, he is also

performing live in the U.S.A. with a popular melodic rock band called

Burning in December

Samples of Tim`s original music can be heard by going to

Tim`s Audio CD Page.