Pianist from the US now living in Berlin. Solo piano LP, Pastoralia out now.

"a band from seattle taking quiet/loud and making it quieter and louder. and then, doing it again."

"Post punk singable power pop with a hammer and a brain." - D.T.

"it was like jonathan richman fronting muse doing covers of tom petty... and no part of that is less than awesome" - J. Briggs

“What we will be doing may be hard… Allowing the stresses and successes inherent in this environment to rise and fall, both in the people and the music, with compassion and love, is paramount. Ideally, people and music are lifted together. In a pinch: People first, always." – Tim Root (Team mail, 2017)
	
	Tim Root is an American Composer, Pianist and Conductor recently returned to Seattle after living in Paris, France, during the production of his debut album Constance and the Waiting.
	
	Trained in composition at UCSD and Mills College by some of the mavericks of the Avant-Garde, he also received early piano instruction from a student of Rachmaninoff. These strong influences, together with his love for complex rock, and free improvisation, inform the music of his ensemble TROOT.
	
	He is also known for his work in the theatre as a musical director, conductor, keyboardist and sound designer, and was an original member of San Diego’s notorious Sledgehammer Theatre. He has designed cutting edge productions of works by Beckett, Brecht, Shepard, Heiner Müller, Charles Mee, and countless others, and over the course of a 40-year career, has over 3000 productions to his credit.

Guitarist/composer with the bands GOAT, Beecraft, and Uncle Pooch. 

Steve Ball music features gentle, textural, hummable songs arranged for multiple voices and interlocking acoustic guitars. Steve's live shows feature an exceptional blend of musical influences including Robert Fripp and the League of Crafty Guitarists, Steve Reich, Kate Bush, Simon and Garfunkle, Jonatha Brooke, U2, Pete Townshend, David Byrne, Richard Thompson, the Cars, the Church, U2, Yes, and Peter Gabriel.

From 1996-2006, The Steve Ball Roadshow (SBRS) played in and all around the Seattle area in different configurations, both acoustic and electric. 

The SBRS lineup recorded and released a box set featuring three full length CDs -- 45 new songs from their live repertoire:

•The first CD ("Roadshow") features original acoustic math-pop short story songs arranged for multiple voices, multiple guitars, drums and percussion. 
•The second CD ("Naïve Melodies") features obscure but familiar songs clothed in unique arrangements for multiple voices and multiple guitars. 
•The third CD ("Knotwork") features ambient textures and remixed instrumental versions of some of the songs on the first two CDs.

This 3-CD release "SBBS" is the Steve Ball Box Set.

In 2012, Steve also released an even more ambitious project, "SBSB" (Steve Ball Sketch Box) - three CDs featuring 48 new songs, plus a bonus DVD featuring 96 mp3s and 9 SD and HD videos from his repertoire. details: http://www.steveball.com/SBSB 

Each of the songs in SBSB started as improvised seeds that blossomed into the 48 new tracks that make up the set. 

In 2013, Steve released a new book/CD package called "Motion Study" with longtime collaborator Paul O'Rear. Steve also completed an iPad app to accompany the physical book/CD.  details: http://www.steveball.com/C3 

C3 continues to play live shows throughout the Seattle area, and Steve in spring 2014, he is beginning a new set of 'odd pop' solo recordings with special guests (a host of famous / previous collaborators) from around the globe.  

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