Let ’ s Meet songwriter / Music PubLisher , tiM Feehan
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Park Drive Productions is a Los Angeles music production company owned by producer Tim Feehan , boasting dozens of indie artists . Every song is artist written / self published and can be cleared immediately for licensing in TV / Film and Media .
Park Drive Productions is named after the street Tim grew up on in Edmonton , Canada where he honed his musical skills playing Beatles songs in the garage with his six brothers as bandmates . He graduated from the University of Alberta in the mid 80 ′ s and began his recording / songwriting career quite accidentally when his college band FOOTLOOSE was asked by a local studio owner to record a popular song he ’ d written . That song “ Leaving Tomorrow For Maui ” rocked it ’ s way to the top of the Canadian charts and became one of the most requested songs of the year in Hawaii .
Tim ’ s first foray into the Los Angeles music scene came when he was asked to sing alongside Whitney Houston for Nancy Reagan ’ s anti-drug video “ STOP THE MADNESS ”. The video also starred many of Hollywood ’ s biggest 80 ′ s heavyweights including Arnold Schwartzenegger , Herb Alpert and “ The New Edition ”.
In 1986 he entered a songwriting contest sponsored by the legendary producer David Foster ( Celine Dion , Whitney Houston ) taking first place and signed with Scotti Bros / CBS in Los Angeles where he relocated later that year . The self-titled TIM FEEHAN debut was released in 1987 and gained five A . R . I . A . ( Alberta Recording Industry Association ) awards including “ Best Pop Performance ” and “ Producer of the year ”. The first single “ Where ’ s The Fire ” was chosen as the theme song for Charlie Sheen ’ s motion picture debut and cult favorite “ The Wraith ”. 1987 also saw Tim win a Canadian Academy Of Arts & Sciences JUNO award for “ Most Promising Male Vocalist ”.
In the late eighties Tim signed with MCA records and released “ Full Contact ” featuring collaborations with producer Brian “ TOO LOUD ” Macleod ( Chilliwack , Headpins ) and songwriters Bruce Gaitsch ( Madonna ’ s “ La Isla Bonita ”), Gene Black ( Heart ’ s “ Never ”) and Marc Jordan ( Rod Stewart ´ s “ Rhythm Of My Heart ”). Musicians included American Idol judge Randy Jackson ( JOURNEY ), Steve Lukather ( TOTO ) and Richard Marx . During the down time Tim sang and produced “ Dirty Love ” which appeared in the James Bond film “ Licence To Kill ” and performed on both the “ Arthur 2 ″ theme and Dionne Warwick ’ s gold album “ Reservations For Two ”. It was during this time that Tim , with co-writer Macleod , scored a cut on the legendary band CHICAGO ’ s million selling album “ 19 ″, while also providing background vocals for the project .
Meanwhile , Tim ’ s growing studio experience earned him a reputation as a first call session singer and he began working for dozens of legendary artists and producers , most notably BURT BACHARACH .
In the early nineties Tim was involved in numerous projects including a stint as lead singer in David Foster ’ s all-star world tour featuring Lee Ritenour ( guitar ), Nathan East ( bass ) and Vinnie Colaiuta ( drums ). In 1996 Tim returned with the album “ PRAY FOR RAIN ” aimed at his growing fan base in Europe .
Recently Tim wrote and produced the critically acclaimed “ THE COLOR OF SILENCE ” for quadruple platinum selling teen pop star “ Tiffany ” and has worked with Brian Mcknight , Boyz II Men , Bone Thugs N Harmony and Sergio Vallin from Mexican supergroup “ Mana ” while penning songs for such diverse artists as KRAYZIE BONE , EDDIE MONEY and KINA .
Since the mid 90 ′ s , Tim and former manager Brad Schmidt owned and operated L . A .’ s legendary “ BACKROOM RECORDING STUDIOS ”, home to such artists as Justin Timberlake , DJ Battlecat and superstar producer ‘ Tricky ’ Stewart .
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