Tim Renwick

Tim Renwick 2007

Tim Renwick (born August 7, 1949 in Cambridge , Cambridgeshire , England ) is a British musician and guitarist . Renwick is known for working with various well-known artists such as Pink Floyd , David Bowie , Mike Rutherford , Procol Harum , Elton John , Mike Oldfield , Alan Parsons , Eric Clapton , Al Stewart and others. a.

Renwick came into contact with experimental rock music at an early age through his school friends Roger Waters and Syd Barrett , the founding members of what would later become Pink Floyd . Renwick had first commercial success in 1969 with the band Junior's Eyes and their first album Battersea Power Station. With this recording they caused so much attention in the music industry that David Bowie spontaneously invited the band to record his album Space Oddity .

For Renwick this was the beginning of the cooperation as a tour guitarist for many well-known artists. Initially active as a live guitarist for David Bowie, engagements with Procol Harum (1977 and 1991), Elton John (1980, world tour), Mike Oldfield (1982, world tour), Roger Waters Solo (1984, tour to The Pros and Cons of Hitch) followed Hiking ), Eric Clapton (several concerts in 1985), Pink Floyd A Momentary Lapse of Reason tour 1987-1989 ( Delicate Sound of Thunder tour ) and 1990 Knebworth and Division Bell tour (1994), Mike & the Mechanics (tour 1989 and 1996) and Alan Parsons (1999 tour). Most recently, Tim Renwick performed with Pink Floyd at their reunion during the Live8 concert in London .

In 1980 he recorded a solo album called Tim Renwick . Another album, Privateer, was not released until 2007 . In recent years Renwick has also made a name for himself as a composer and producer of film music .

Discography

• Tim Renwick 1980
• Privateer 2007
• Vintage Blues Guitar 2017

Web links

• Official website
• Fanpage for Tim Renwick ( Memento from December 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
• Interview with Tim Renwick about his collaboration with Pink Floyd and Eric Clapton (Engl.)