Fencer Tim hoping to build up musical career

WITTERINGS-based singer-songwriter Tim Sturdy is hoping to take things to the next level with his iTunes and Amazon download release Violet Blue.

Tim Sturdy, a fencer by day, is hoping the single will help build his profile towards achieving his dream of securing a regular income through his music,

Tim, who goes under the stage name Sturdy, will be in action at the Park Tavern, Chichester, on Friday March 4.

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“I have got an album out that I have had out for some time, but the main thing I am pushing at the moment is the song on iTunes which is the most professional sounding recording that I have done to date.

“It’s basically a song about a walk home at night. It’s a winter song. It’s more like a feeling of an atmosphere when the moon is out and it is cold and dark - though it is quite a light song.

“I always like to think that my roots are rock and roll. It’s just me and my guitar, but I do pack quite a punch when I am playing live. There are all sorts of influences in there, like blues and jazz and folk. I have been compared to Johnny Cash and The Doors. That’s that sort of direction.”

There are advantages and disadvantages to being a solo performer: “I am quite energetic and it is a powerful sound, but because it is just me and my guitar, I always get mid-week gigs or Sunday afternoon gigs rather than Friday or Saturday nights. But the advantage is that you get paid more. You don’t have to split it!”

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Tim’s album No 1 (a play on number one and no one) came out about three or four years ago: “I am still not 100 per cent happy with it, but it is very difficult to be happy with things that you have recorded yourself.

“It is not quite the sound that I wanted to portray. The guy that was doing the recording put a fair bit of pressure on me.

“We recorded it in a week and it was done. If I had the choice, I would probably have spent years and years on it!”

Now, Tim is working towards another album - though he admits it’s very difficult juggling organising gigs with full-time work with Knight Fencing.

His hope is to get picked up by management or an agency.

More details about Tim and his music on www.myspace.com/dancingsturdy.

www.myspace.com/dancingsturdy

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