{"id":1698,"date":"2025-01-09T10:04:38","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T16:04:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edmonton-trend.com\/?p=1698"},"modified":"2025-01-09T10:04:40","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T16:04:40","slug":"tim-feehan-father-of-young-talents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edmonton-trend.com\/en\/eternal-1698-tim-feehan-father-of-young-talents","title":{"rendered":"Tim Feehan: Father of Young Talents"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There\u2019s no one in the world who doesn\u2019t love music, and Edmontonians are no exception. Many talented individuals were born here and have gone on to conquer global stages. One such person is Tim Feehan. Known for his remarkable voice, Tim has earned a place among the best singers of the West Coast, alongside names like Jane Sheff and Richard Marx. Here\u2019s the story of how Tim built his career and established a successful recording studio, as detailed on edmonton-trend<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tim Feehan’s Biography<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Tim Feehan was born on April 28, 1957, in Edmonton. From a young age, he loved singing, and his parents recognized his passion early on. They enrolled him in a local music school for vocal training. Tim\u2019s mother recalls how he held \u201cmini concerts\u201d for the family every weekend, singing in their living room and earning rounds of applause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tim excelled in school, graduating with honors, and his childhood dream was to form his own band\u2014a dream no one thought would come true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After high school, he attended the University of Alberta, where he and his friends formed the band Footloose, with Tim as the lead vocalist. His serious musical career began during his university days when the owner of a local studio asked his band to record a song, \u201cLeaving for Maui\u201d. The song became a hit in Hawaii, making it into the top 10 charts. During his studies, Tim honed his musical skills and, with his band, released several singles that also made it into Canada\u2019s top 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1980, Tim graduated with a bachelor\u2019s degree in sociology and began his solo career. By 1986, he participated in a songwriting competition sponsored by renowned producer David Foster, where he won first place and signed his first contract with Scotti Bros\/CBS in Los Angeles. That same year, Tim left Edmonton for London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Career Highlights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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In 1987, Tim released his debut album, earning five awards for his work. His single \u201cWhere\u2019s the Fire\u201d<\/em> was chosen as a track for the Charlie Sheen movie The Wraith, which became a cult classic. That year, Tim also won the Juno Award from the Canadian Academy of Arts and Sciences for Most Promising Vocalist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1989, Tim performed at the unveiling of Wayne Gretzky\u2019s bronze statue, drawing a standing ovation from a packed audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following this success, Tim was invited to join David Foster\u2019s World Tour of Stars as a lead vocalist alongside other musicians. In 1993, Tim and his collaborators purchased the recording studio Backroom<\/em> in Glendale, California. In 1996, he released his album Pray for Rain<\/em>, recorded at his studio. He also co-wrote and produced The Colour of Silence for teen pop star Tiffany, which achieved quadruple platinum sales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recent Projects and Contributions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

By 2000, Tim was actively collaborating with various Los Angeles artists and writing songs for well-known bands. His work became a staple on television, with dozens of his songs featured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2012, Tim founded ParkDriveProductions, a Los Angeles-based company producing new music. Thanks to his passion for music, Tim has introduced many talented artists and rising stars to the world. In Edmonton, he is fondly referred to as the \u201cFather of Singers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to his primary work of songwriting and producing music, Tim is committed to philanthropy, supporting children\u2019s homes in Edmonton and Los Angeles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There\u2019s no one in the world who doesn\u2019t love music, and Edmontonians are no exception. Many talented individuals were born here and have gone on to conquer global stages. One such person is Tim Feehan. Known for his remarkable voice, Tim has earned a place among the best singers of the West Coast, alongside names […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":411,"featured_media":1705,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[155],"tags":[960,881,969,967,886,965,959,961,968,970,964,963,971,962,958,966],"motype":[160],"moformat":[20],"moimportance":[32,35],"class_list":{"0":"post-1698","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-muzika","8":"tag-backroom-studio","9":"tag-canadian-composers","10":"tag-canadian-music-legends","11":"tag-david-foster-world-tour","12":"tag-edmonton-musicians","13":"tag-edmonton-philanthropists","14":"tag-edmonton-singers","15":"tag-footloose-band","16":"tag-juno-award-winner","17":"tag-los-angeles-music-industry","18":"tag-parkdriveproductions","19":"tag-pray-for-rain-album","20":"tag-rising-musical-stars","21":"tag-tiffany-the-colour-of-silence","22":"tag-tim-feehan","23":"tag-wheres-the-fire","24":"motype-eternal","25":"moformat-vlasna","26":"moimportance-golovna-novyna","27":"moimportance-retranslyacziya-v-agregatory"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/edmonton-trend.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1698","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/edmonton-trend.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/edmonton-trend.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edmonton-trend.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/411"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edmonton-trend.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1698"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/edmonton-trend.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1698\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1708,"href":"https:\/\/edmonton-trend.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1698\/revisions\/1708"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edmonton-trend.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1705"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/edmonton-trend.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1698"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edmonton-trend.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1698"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edmonton-trend.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1698"},{"taxonomy":"motype","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edmonton-trend.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/motype?post=1698"},{"taxonomy":"moformat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edmonton-trend.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moformat?post=1698"},{"taxonomy":"moimportance","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edmonton-trend.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moimportance?post=1698"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}