Tim Fuller

Born in Minnesota, Fuller has resided in California, Vancouver, the Turks and

Caicos Islands and New York City. He started singing in church choirs as a child,

and went on to study classical piano during his teenage years. Simultaneously,

Tim began to play the drums and over a period of seven years he had also

developed into a very skilled percussionist. Once he pursued a post-secondary

degree in vocal jazz harmony at the Vancouver Community College in British

Columbia, success as a musician came almost immediately.

In the early stages of his career, Fuller had a record deal with his funk/R&B outfit

Vote of Confidence, known to fans as VOC. Since then, Tim has fronted several

successful bands, performing funk, soul and R&B, though he’s best known

across the West Coast for steaming up the stage as lead vocalist for the live

funk band ‘Soulstream’, which holds a longstanding residency at Vancouver hot

spot Bar None. Meanwhile, Jazz aficionados, will recognize Fuller as front man

of vocal quartet ‘The Melloyds”, which over period of seven years, recorded two

albums and toured internationally for A&M Records. Fuller has even performed

with the likes of Bobby McFerrin.

While greatly inspired by Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Al Green, Curtis Mayfield and

fellow Minnesota native Prince, once turned on to the work of Frankie Knuckles and

Tony Humphries, Tim set his sights on house music to bed his writing and singing

abilities. Making use of the influences he acquired throughout his career and bringing

them into the studio, Fuller has teamed up with Vancouver producers DJ Ali and

Sean Dimitrie to great effect. Their varied backgrounds and talents have resulted

in a fresh new sound, giving house an equally raw, sophisticated and funky edge.

Ali and Dimitrie’s ”disco dubbed techno” paired with Fuller’s soul drenched style

is making motions on charts and dance floors alike, as witnessed on singles such

as ”The Release” and ”Show me Right” on Manali Records ”So Hot” on Odori and a

full-length album to be released on Bombay Records in 2006. This collaboration

has also grown into to his latest venture on stage, a live performance with Dimitrie

which has torn up select clubs with its impressive display of vocal improvisation

and live production wizardry. Having also been recently remixed by Llorca, and with

forthcoming releases with Miguel Migs set to grace his ever-growing discography,

Fuller is excited about his foray into dance music and beyond.

While this introduction to one of Canada’s most in demand singer/songwriters

comes seemingly late, Fuller’s unique vocal style, musical ability and stage presence

break down walls between genres and infuse dance music with a new warmth and

humanity. Vancouver’s Tim Fuller is on track to become one of house music’s next

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