About
Tim Hawkes Music
What exactly is Tim Hawkes Music? It’s a place to keep in touch with a number of bands, artists and music projects, including Morrison Hawkes, The Underground, and Tim’s solo work. Think of THM as a collective, where collaboration and evolution are the natural state of affairs.
Biography
Tim Hawkes
Tim Hawkes is a musician, songwriter, and performer who’s been playing ever since he started his first band back in grade school. His band, The Underground made a splash with their self-titled debut album, garnering extensive radio play and a loyal following. As a veteran of the Canadian club scene, Tim has logged thousands of miles, entertaining enthusiastic crowds from coast to coast. As a vocalist and songwriter, Tim Hawkes has a knack for blue-eyed soul, molten emotions and crucial social commentary.
Always writing, always recording, and surrounding himself with some of the best players in the world, Tim continues his journey with multiple projects. Sometimes glancing over his shoulder to remind himself where he came from, Tim is always moving toward the future – the next song, next show, next project. So perhaps the best question for Tim is, “What’s next?” That’s what this place is for.
Tim Hawkes Solo
In His Dreams He Runs
With the passing of Tim’s Morrison/Hawkes friend and writing partner Jeff Morrison, Tim was challenged by the loss. After a period of working through the challenges of losing a close friend and music partner, Hawkes turned his thoughts to paying tribute to Jeff’s life and the art that he created.
The In His Dreams He Runs record began as a one-off song project that reacquainted Tim with producer Trevor Titian. Hawkes and Titian found working together to be inspiring and decided to enter into a full album project.
Then the world shut down. Disappointed by the stop in progress, Hawkes used the opportunity to write and further develop the project.
Invigorated by all the challenges, Hawkes and Titian restarted the project with a new-found appreciation of what a privilege it is to be able to do what they do.
Morrison Hawkes
Two good buddies make music
Morrison Hawkes… two good buddies who’ve been writing songs and jamming together for many years.
Jeff Morrison was a songwriter and visual artist whose artwork has been exhibited and sold around the world. Musically, he began playing the piano at 9, and by high school had composed a number of original songs. As a young man, Jeff suffered a paralyzing spinal cord injury. Undaunted by the daily challenges of quadriplegia, he continued to draw and paint, write lyrics and compose melodies. He met Tim Hawkes and together they have been writing and recording ever since. Jeff sings lead and backing vocals, and plays harmonica.
Tim Hawkes is a musician, songwriter, and performer. In Morrison Hawkes, Tim plays guitars, bass, and keyboards, and adds backing vocals.
Morrison Hawkes strove to be intelligent, entertaining, and fun. According to Tim, “We were also trying to do our bit to make the world a better place.”
Visit the Morrison Hawkes website by clicking here.
The Underground
Hamilton Roots
The Underground was formed in Hamilton, Ontario. As part of the emerging alternative music scene, the band performed across Ontario and recorded their first full-length album. With Tim Hawkes and Willy Macauley as primary songwriters, the band was rounded out with Piero Amodeo and Steve Smith. The self-titled debut album, The Underground was produced by Mike Northcott and mixed by legendary producer/engineer Bob Doidge (Gordon Lightfoot, etc. etc.). The album was recorded at Grant Avenue Studio and MJM Productions.
Recently, some of the original members of The Underground have begun rehearsing and potentially writing new songs. Stay tuned to see where this may lead!
