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{{Infobox musical artist | {{Infobox musical artist | ||
| name = Tim Mooney | | name = Tim Mooney | ||
| caption = | | caption = Tim-Mooney.jpg | ||
| alt = | | alt = | ||
| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist <!-- drummer --> | | background = non_vocal_instrumentalist <!-- drummer --> | ||
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| alias = | | alias = | ||
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1958|10|6|mf=y}} | | birth_date = {{Birth date|1958|10|6|mf=y}} | ||
| birth_place = | | birth_place =Las Vegas, NV | ||
Las Vegas, NV| death_date = {{Death date and age|2012|6|13|1958|10|6|mf=y}} | | death_date = {{Death date and age|2012|6|13|1958|10|6|mf=y}} | ||
| death_place = Nevada City, CA | | death_place = Nevada City, CA | ||
| origin = | | origin = | ||
| instrument = | | instrument = Drummer, record producer, multi-instrumentalist | ||
| genre = | | genre = | ||
| occupation = Musician, drummer, composer, arranger, producer, engineer | | occupation = Musician, drummer, composer, arranger, producer, engineer | ||
| years_active = 1970s–2012 | | years_active = 1970s–2012 | ||
| label = | | label = Closer Recording, Ausgang Audio | ||
Closer Recording, Ausgang Audio| associated_acts = [[American Music Club]], | | associated_acts = [[American Music Club]], Sun Kil Moon, The Sleepers, John Murry, Negative Trend, [[Toiling Midgets]] | ||
| website = | | website = | ||
| notable_instruments = Drums, | | notable_instruments = Drums, guitar | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Tim Mooney''' (October 6, 1958<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.turkku.com/music/musicians_m.html |title=Rock Star's Digest: M}}</ref> – June 13, 2012<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bigtakeover.com/news/rip-tim-mooney-drummer-sleepers-toiling-midgets-american-music-club-sun-kil-moon-etc-and-producer |title=R.I.P. Tim Mooney, drummer (Sleepers, Toiling Midgets, American Music Club, Sun Kil Moon, etc.) and producer |date=21 June 2012 |work= | '''Tim Mooney''' (October 6, 1958<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.turkku.com/music/musicians_m.html |title=Rock Star's Digest: M}}</ref> – June 13, 2012<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bigtakeover.com/news/rip-tim-mooney-drummer-sleepers-toiling-midgets-american-music-club-sun-kil-moon-etc-and-producer |title=R.I.P. Tim Mooney, drummer (Sleepers, Toiling Midgets, American Music Club, Sun Kil Moon, etc.) and producer |date=21 June 2012 |work=The Big Takeover website}}</ref>) was an American drummer, producer, and sound engineer. He drummed in The Sleepers, [[Toiling Midgets]], Negative Trend, Sun Kil Moon and [[American Music Club]]. | ||
== | ==Career== | ||
In the 1970s and 1980s, Mooney played drums for | In the 1970s and 1980s, Mooney played drums for many San Francisco punk and rock bands including The Sleepers, [[Toiling Midgets]], Negative Trend and many others. Mooney was playing drums with [[Toiling Midgets]] when [[Mark Eitzel]] joined the band for their 1992 ''[[Son]]'' album. Mooney recorded [[American Music Club]] bass player [[Danny Pearson]]'s 2004 solo album, ''[[The Oblivion Seeker]]'' at his Closer Recording studio that he operated with [[Joe Goldring]] from 2003 until Mooney's death in 2012. | ||
===Tim Mooney with American Music Club=== | |||
Mooney was first approached to join AMC in 1986, and he rehearsed a few times at that point. Mooney was not in a point in his life to fully join the band at the time, although he did co-write "[[Art Of Love]]" with Eitzel, which was released on their 1987 ''[[Engine]]'' album. Mooney came up with the guitar part and told Sean Body, "That was at a time when things were less defined. It was one of those days in the studio when someone said, 'Hey, do you have any songs?'"<ref>{{cite book|last=Body |first=Sean |title=Wish The World Away |location=London |publisher=SAF Publishing |year=1999 |isbn=0-946719-20-9}}</ref> | |||
Mooney became a member of [[American Music Club]] in 1991, playing his first show with the band on June 29, 1991 in San Francisco. He played on every album from 1993's ''[[Mercury]]'' through 2004's ''[[Love Songs For Patriots]]'', which he also co-produced and engineered. Mooney recorded many AMC demo sessions at his own studios during this time. Mooney co-wrote "[[Memo From Aquatic Park]]" from the 1993 ''[[Keep Me Around]]'' single and he engineered and recorded AMC's version of Bob Dylan's "[[Queen Jane Approximately]]" which appeared on the 2005 ''[[Highway 61 Revisited]]'' compilation. He left the band in 2006. | |||
==Personal life== | |||
In 1998, Tim married Jude Mooney and had his only child, Dixie Mooney in 2000. Mooney moved to Petaluma, California in 1999, and lived there until his death in 2012. | |||
===Death=== | |||
Mooney passed away from a blood clot on June 13, 2012. Mooney had suffered a small heart attack prior to his death. | |||
Upon Mooney's death, Eitzel released a statement saying, "He was absolutely instrumental in whatever sound we had. His style was absolutely unique and as an artist no one could match what he did. He was a good friend to so many people and will be missed. What an absolute loss. I wish all the best to his wife Jude and his daughter Dixie. I have spent all day in a fog thinking about him." | |||
==In popular culture== | ==In popular culture== | ||
Mooney's death is directly referenced by former | Mooney's death is directly referenced by former Sun Kil Moon bandmate Mark Kozelek on the track, "Tavoris Cloud", on his studio album, ''Mark Kozelek & Desertshore'' (2013). | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
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[[Category: | [[Category:AMC members]] | ||