“One of the truly innovative guitar maestros, one of the most unique and original guitar voices of the century, for sure.”  Leonardo Pavkovic, MoonJune Records

“Guitarist Tim Motzer is an eclecticist by nature, a conjurer of immersive and richly textured sonic environments that he can mold to fit a surprising range of contexts.”
The Key, WXPN-fm

“An uncompromising multitalented musical visionary” Progression magazine

TIM MOTZER After 22 years of world touring, five solo albums, and stunning collaborations including over 90 albums of credits, Tim Motzer continues to “traverse manifold territories in music (Guitar Player magazine).” Tim is widely known for his distinct textural acoustic-electro guitar voice utilizing looping, bowing, electronics, and prepared techniques. From 2016-19, Tim toured the world playing prestigious venues and jazz festivals with Bandit65, an improvising trio he co-leads with guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel and drummer Gintas Janusonis. He has also collaborated with numerous musical luminaries including David Sylvian, Burnt Friedman, Jaki Liebezeit, poet Ursula Rucker, King Britt, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Vernon Reid, David Torn, Markus Reuter, and Pat Mastelotto, among others. Tim‘s work has appeared in the hit HBO series True Blood as well a major motion picture directed by Michael Mann. As an in-demand, solo live composer/improviser in the world of modern dance, Tim most recently playing to sold-out houses in Tokyo, Japan; Seoul, South Korea; Oujda, Morocco; Philadelphia, PA; and Toronto, Canada. For over a decade, he has served as a live accompanist/composer for master choreographers at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. Tim brings his dynamic, eclectic array of musical projects together under his own 1k Recordings imprint, which has over 40 releases and counting.

Solo and Collaborative Recordings:
1krecordings.bandcamp.com

Prepared Guitar: 13 Questions interview
http://preparedguitar.blogspot.com/2014/02/tim-motzer-13-questions.html

Guitar Player Magazine interview
http://www.guitarplayer.com/artists/1013/tim-motzer/11632

http://www.innerviews.org/inner/motzer.html

*A noted master of looping (since 1988) and textural guitar, Tim Motzer was nominated for the prestigious Pew Award in 2012 and 2017.

TIM MOTZER
GUITARIST / IMPROVISER / COMPOSER / PRODUCER / ARTIST / REMIXER

DISCOGRAPHY (AS OF 08/07/2019)
ALBUMS

KURT ROSENWINKEL BANDIT65 – SEARCHING THE CONTINUUM (HEARTCORE) 2019
MICHELLE LORDI – BREAKUP WITH THE SOUND 2019
TIM MOTZER, JEREMY CARLSTEDT – CONVERGENCE (1K) 2019
THE LAST POETS – TRANSCENDING TOXIC TIMES (ROPEADOPE) 2019
FIDES KRUCKER & TIM MOTZER – VANISHING (1K) 2019
SWANA, MOTZER, HIRLINGER – CHANNELS (1K) 2019
TIM MOTZER & MARKUS REUTER – RAPTURE (1K) 2018
HPRIZM – CATCHING A BODY (Don Giovanni) 2018
TIM MOTZER – HEX VARIATIONS [SCORES & DECONSTRUCTIONS] (1K) 2018
MICHELLE LORDI – EIDOLON (1K) 2018
TIM MOTZER – LUMINOUS (1K) 2018
ALON ILSAR, JANE SHELDON, TIM MOTZER – COMING DOWN FOR AIR (1K) 2018
BANDIT65 – LIVE AT NEFERTTI (1K_B65001) 2018
SIX OF SATURNS VOL. 1 LIMITED (ACE HOTEL/3KEYS/PRESERVATIONHALL) 2018
MARCO MACHERA – SMALL MUSIC FROM BROKEN WINDOWS 2018
TIM MOTZER – SOAK (1K) 2017
SISTER GERTRUDE MORGAN – ACE/ROPEADOPE VINYL ISSUE
GOLDBUG – NAACAL (1K) 2017
MARKUS REUTER & TIM MOTZER – SPACE IS THE PLACE (1K)
ORION TANGO – THE APPLE OF NO (1K)
TIM MOTZER & BERNHARD WOSTHEINRICH – HYPNOSIS (1K)
TIM MOTZER – UNSEEN UNIVERSE (1K) 2017
JULIE SLICK/ECHOTEST – FROM TWO BALCONIES
PAT MASTELOTTO/MARKUS REUTER – FACE
JAMAALADEEN TACUMA/HENRY GRIMES – SPARK/FIRE (JAMAAL)
SHADOW REWIND – CIRCLING THE GETAWAY (EP)
TIM MOTZER & BERNHARD WOSTHEINRICH – METAMORPHOSIS (1K)
ORION TANGO (1K) debut
BANDIT65  (1K) debut
MOONBOUND – UNCOMFORTABLE NEWS FROM THE MOON (POWERPROG_ITALY)
M’BALIA – HALFWAY THERE (GAS&TOLLS)
JEREMY CARSTEDT & TIM MOTZER – MOONSTONE (1K_ARTIFACT_005)
JOANNA PASCALE – WILD FLOWER (STILETTO)
RICO & TIM MOTZER – PHASE47 (1K_ARTIFACT_004)
URSULA RUCKER & TIM MOTZER – INTRO-PEACE  (1K)
INSTANT TAKEMITSU – SHAPESHIFTERS (1K_ARTIFACT_003)
TIM MOTZER – AKA (1K_ARTIFACT_002)
BASE3 – NORTHSTAR (1K_ARTIFACT_001)
INSTANT TAKEMITSU – SMALL MAGIC (1K)
KYRA GAREY & TIM MOTZER – LAIRS OF SELF (1K)
TIM MOTZER – LIVE FROM STARS END (1K)
BURNT FRIEDMAN & JAKI LIEBEZEIT – SECRET RHYTHMS 5 (NONPLACE)
LEE FLETCHER – FIWT REMIXES (UK)
JEREMY CARLSTEDT – WHEN I WAKE UP (1K)
NUCULTURES – TAI CHI & RUBY RED (1K)
ILSAR-MOTZER – TALES OF THE BLACKWINGED BIRD (1K)
GLOBAL ILLAGE – THE COMPLETE PORTLAND SESSIONS (1K)
LEE FLETCHER _ FAITH IN WORTHLESS THINGS (UK)
JULIE SLICK – TERROIR (SLICKSOUND)
DON MCCLOSKEY-CORPORAL SPIRITS
PAT MASTELOTTO-RECIDIVATE (7D MEDIA)
MARKUS REUTER WITH TIM MOTZER – STARS END (IAPETUS)
BURNT FRIEDMAN & JAKI LIEBEZEIT – SECRET RHYTHMS 4 (NONPLACE)
GOLDBUG – THE SEVEN DREAMS (1K)
DAVID SYLVIAN – SLEEPWALKERS (SAMADHISOUND)
URSULA RUCKER – SHE SAID (NOIZYBOY)
TIM MOTZER & MARKUS REUTER-DESCENDING (1K)
BASE3_LIVE FROM EARTH (1K)
BURNT FRIEDMAN – NONPLACE 10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION (NONPLACE)
TRUE BLOOD HBO SOUNDTRACK- SEASON TWO (Atlantic)
FRACTURED REVERB UNDERGROUND (1K)
BASE3 – DARKMATTER (1K)
NUCULTURES – THE ZEBRAMOON REMIXES (1K)
JAZZHEADS – AVANT WOT NOT (1K)
MIAMI VICE – ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK (ATLANTIC)
BURNT FRIEDMAN & JAKI LIEBEZEIT – SECRET RHYTHMS 3 (NONPLACE)
BURNT FRIEDMAN & JAKI LIEBEZEIT – UNLIMITED EDITION (NONPLACE) EP 45RPM
URSULA RUCKER – POET (FILM COMPOSER) DVD
RADIOHEAD – NUDE – TIM MOTZER REMIX
MIAMI VICE ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK (ATLANTIC)
NINE HORSES (W/ DAVID SYLVIAN) – SNOW BORNE SORROW (SAMADHISOUND)
SISTER GERTRUDE MORGAN (ROPEADOPE) PRODUCED BY KING BRITT/TIM MOTZER
URSULA RUCKER – RUCKUS SOUNDSYSDOM (FIVESIX)
URSULA RUCKER – MA’AT MAMA (K7)
URSULA RUCKER – SUPA SISTA (K7)
URSULA RUCKER – SILVER OR LEAD (K7)
NUCULTURES – BUTTERFLIES, ZEBRAS, AND MOONBEAMS (1K)
KENNY LATTIMORE – FROM THE SOUL OF A MAN (SONY)
SYLK 130 – WHEN THE FUNK HITS THE FAN (SIX DEGREES)
NINE HORSES – MONEY FOR ALL (SAMADHISOUND)
BURNT FRIEDMAN & JAKI LIEBEZEIT – SECRET RHYTHMS 2 (NONPLACE)
BURNT FRIEDMAN- FIRST NIGHT FOREVER (NONPLACE)
BURNT FRIEDMAN & JAKI LIEBEZEIT with DAVID SYLVIAN – OUT OF THE STICKS (NONPLACE) Vinyl EP
JAKI LIEBEZIET & BURNT FRIEDMAN – UNLIMITED EDITION – VINYL EP 45 (NONPLACE)
BURNT FRIEDMAN & JAKI LIEBEZEIT – SECRET RHYTHMS 3 – (NONPLACE)
LES NUBIANS – ECHOES – CHAPTER ONE NUBIAN VOYAGER (EARTHAWARE EDITIONS)
LES NUBIANS – ECHOES – CHAPTER ONE NUBIAN VOYAGER (TRILOKA)
SYLK 130 – RE:MEMBERS ONLY (SIX DEGREES)
URSULA RUCKER – ONE LOVE: BEST OF (K7)
KING BRITT PRESENTS: PHILADELPHIA EXPERIMENT REMIXED (ROPEADOPE)
LATE NIGHT WITH KING BRITT – (SWANK RECORDINGS)
THIS IS KING BRITT – (V2 RECORDS)
KENNY LATTIMORE – THE REMIXES (SONY)
KENNY LATTIMORE – DAYS LIKE THIS: THE BEST OF (SONY)
GROVER WASHINGTON JR – GOLD (HIPO-RECORDS)
NUCULTURES – A ONE K MIX COLLECTION (1K)
SECRET VOICES – NO TIME FOR SILENCE (1K)
TILOMO – SOFT LUNCH (1K)
JAZZHEADS – AVANT WOT NOT – (1K)
GLOBAL ILLAGE – SUSHI LOVE SESSIONS (EQUAL AREA)
JAMAALADEEN TACUMA – JOURNEY INTO GEMINI TERRITORY (ITM PACIFIC)
JAFAR BARRON – FREE BOP MOVEMENT (ATLANTIC)
MUSIQ SOULCHILD – AIJUSWANASEING (DEFSOUL)
PHILIP CHARLES – AURALPLEX – (SHABOOM)
CLARA HILL – ALL I CAN PROVIDE (SONAR KOLLEKTIV)

COMPILATIONS-REMIXES-SINGLES

FLETCHER/FLETCHER/REUTER – ISLANDS (MIKE OLDFIELD COVER) (UK)
SONIC LIBERTATION FRONT – POOLSHARK (TIM MOTZER COSMIC FUNK REMAKE) (HIGH TWO)
LEE FLETCHER – CRACKS WITHIN: FIWT REMIXES (TIM MOTZER MIX) UK
SAMORA – THE UNSPEAKABLE (TIM MOTZER RE-MAKE) (PSYCHONAVIGATION)
RADIOHEAD-NUDE (TIM MOTZER REMIX)
PHILIP SELWAY-BEYOND REASON (TIM MOTZER REMIX)
SANTOGOLD – ANNE (KING BRITT MOODY MIX)
ROBOT KOCH ELLIE P LIES (TIM MOTZER REMIX) (SUGARCANE)
EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL – ADAPT OR DIE: TEN YEARS OF REMIXES (ATLANTIC/WEA)
LOVE JONES ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK – (COLUMBIA)
ATLANTIQUITY – (ATLANTIC)
WEST INDIAN GIRL -REMIX EP W/ KING BRITT – (ASTRAWERKS)
THIS IS WHAT RADIO SHOULD SOUND LIKE – (FIVESIX)
RE-BOP THE SAVOY REMIXES – (SAVOY JAZZ WORLD WIDE)
MAYFIELD: REMIXED – THE CURTIS MAYFIELD COLLECTION (RHINO/WARNER) ‘Little Child Runnin Wild’
MPS JAZZREWORKED – GEORGE DUKE (MPS RECORDS)
VIRGIN UBIQUITY REMIXED – KWAJILORI (KING BRITT REMIX) – (RAPSTER)
URSULA RUCKER – TEMPEST/WHAT (K7)
URSULA RUCKER – SUPA SISTA SINGLES/REMIX (K7)
ON THE SEVENTH-PARK HYATT CHICAGO – (MILAN RECORDS)
CLARA HILL – DID I DO WRONG? 12 “ (SONAR KOLLEKTIV)
KING BRITT – LOVE IS THE ANSWER 12“ (SWANK)
4HERO – LES FLEUR – 9X9 KING BRITT REMIX (TALKIN LOUD)
4HERO – 9X9 PROMO (TALKIN LOUD)
SISE – CUANDO (12”) – KING BRITT REMIX (VIRGIN RECORDS)
COMPILATIONS-REMIXES-SINGLES (CONTINUED)
!K7 COMPILATION – (K7)
KAY RUSH PRESENTS UNLIMITED – (TIME RECORDS)
ESPERANTO – SEPTEMBER TILOMO REMIX (SMALL VOICES)
FABRICLIVE. 28 – (FABRIC LONDON)
FABRIC 03 – ELEKTRIK DREAMS (FABRIC LONDON)
ELECTRIC JAZZ VOLUME 01 – SUPA SISTA REMIX – (DA MUSIC)
UNDERCOVER CUTS 19 – IN SO MANY WAYS (UNDERCOVER MAGAZINE)
ANANDA PROJECT – SECRETS KING BRITT REMIX (NITE GROOVES)
H&H – STOP THE LOVE SCUBA REMIX – (FLOWER JAPAN)
MARQUIS WYATT – FOR THOSE WHO LIKE TO GET DOWN (OM)
OFF LIMITS – VOLUME 3 – (RECREATION/SONAR KOLLECTIV)
FANTASTIC PLASTIC MACHINE – CONTACT – TODOS OS DESEJOS SCUBA REMIX –
(AVEX TRAX/CUTTING EDGE JAPAN)

Bandit 65: Kurt Rosenwinkel, Tim Motzer, Gintas Janusonis (phototgraphy by Steve Belkowitz)

 

FILM AND TELEVISION SCORING

JE SUIS UN CHEVAL – I AM A HORSE (DIRECTED BY ESTHER BAKER-TARPAGA) 2015
[USA premiere NYC Dance on Camera Festival Walter Reade Theatre NYC] UNION RAGS: AN AMERICAN LOVE STORY 2011
PUBLIC ENEMY – MOTION PICTURE (DIRECTED BY MICHAEL MANN)
MIAMI VICE – MOTION PICTURE (DIRECTED BY MICHAEL MANN)
URSULA RUCKER – POET (DIRECTED BY MICHAEL DENIS)
FREEDOM: THE SELMA MARCH
NATIONAL BEAUTY
TWISTED TALES
KIDSPORTS -TELEVISION SERIES

CURATION/RESIDENCY 2018
1K PRESENTS at Arete Brooklyn, and other venues*.
June 15 2018 (blade of) David Torn, Tim Motzer, Jeremy Carlstedt
July 19 2018 Vernon Reid, Suphala, Tim Motzer, Gintas Janusonis
August 11 2018 Markus Reuter, Mark Wingfield, Tim Motzer, Doug Hirlinger
October 15 2018 Tim Motzer & Bernhard Wostheinrich, KFN, Philadelphia*
October 25 2018 Matt Mitchell, Tim Motzer, Doug Hirlinger
November 2018  Movement Sound Experiment with Tobias Ralph, Tim Motzer, and dancers: sav + AJ
December 2018 Fides Krucker & Tim Motzer Vanishing – Brooklyn debut concert
January 2019 Movement Sound Experiment with Tobias Ralph, and 8 dancers, Mascher Space, Philadelphia

TELEVISION APPEARANCES

GEKKO – VIVA TV – W/ URSULA RUCKER MILAN ITALY 2001
A NIGHT OF STARS AT THE APOLLO THEATRE W/ KENNY LATTIMORE NEW YORK 1998
SOUL TRAIN –  PARAMOUNT STUDIOS, LOS ANGELES W/ KING BRITT SYLK 130 |1998
MOTOWN LIVE – W/ LES NUBIANS LOS ANGELES 1999
CHRIS ROCK SHOW FOR HBO – W/ LES NUBIANS NEW YORK 1999
RUNCE TA BAIGNOIRE AT STUDIO VCF – CHANNEL 3 PARIS – W/ LES NUBIANS 1999
THE SOUND OF PHILADELPHIA – PBS TV12 – PHILADELPHIA 1997
URSULA RUCKER – IN PROFILE WHYY PBS TV12 2008

RADIO BROADCASTS

BBC RADIO4 UK w/ URSULA RUCKER LIVE SET 2001
STARS END  @ WXPN Studios w MARKUS REUTER 2008
ECHOES LIVING ROOM CONCERT w/ NUCULTURES 2007 NATIONALLY SYNDICATED BROADCAST
WRTI 91.7FM interview/playback w/ MARKUS REUTER/BARRY MEEHAN
WPRB 103.3FM PRINCETON THE MIKE HUNTER SHOW w/ MARKUS REUTER 2010
GAGLIARCHIVES RADIO—THE PULSE Z88.9/95,1.100.7FM w/ MARKUS REUTER 2010
WPRB-fm live broadcast with Dino JA Deane (Instant Takemitsu) 2010
WPRB-fm live broadcast with Bernhard Woestheinrich 2011
WXPN-fm live broadcast Tim Motzer solo on Stars End Nov 2013.
WPRB-fm, Princeton, NJ live broadcast Tim Motzer solo 2014
WXPN-fm, Philadelphia, PA The Key Sessions, Tim Motzer’s ORION TANGO  January 5, 2016

1K SESSIONS WEBCASTS

BASE3 (episode 1)  July 11, 2010
TILOMO (episode 2) August 8, 2010
GLOBAL ILLAGE  (episode 3) Septmber 19, 2010
TIM MOTZER & MARKUS REUTER (episode 4) October 17, 2010
CHARLES COHEN & TIM MOTZER  (episode 5) November 21, 2010
HELENA ESPVALL & TIM MOTZER (episode 6) January 16, 2011
BART MILTENBERGER & TIMMOTZER  (episode 7) March 6, 2011
JIM HAMILTON & TIM MOTZER (episode 8) April 17, 2011
JEREMY CARLSTEDT, ANTHONY TIDD, & TIM MOTZER (episode 9) May 18, 2011
JULIE SLICK, ERIC SLICK, & TIM MOTZER (episode 11) August 22, 2011
THOMAS WAVE & TIM MOTZER (episode 10) July 27, 2011
URSULA RUCKER & TIM MOTZER (episode 12) September 18, 2011
BERNHARD WOSTHEINRICH & TIM MOTZER (episode 13) October 10, 2011
RICH MEDINA & TIM MOTZER (episode 14) November 21, 2011
DINO J.A. DEANE & TIM MOTZER INSTANT TAKEMITSU (episode 15) March 6, 2012
MARKUS REUTER & TIM MOTZER ‘SOLO SOLO DUO” SPACE IS THE PLACE. (episode 16) October 6, 2013
ALON ILSAR & TIM MOTZER 2013 sugar tank session. (episode 17) December 6, 2013

TOURS AND FESTIVALS

TIM MOTZER SOLO SUMMER TOUR 2019 Kung Fu Necktie, Philadelphia; Beardfest, Hammonton NJ; Ardmore Music Hall NJ (opening for Stick Men-Tony Levin, Pat Mastelotto, Markus Reuter); The Saint Asbury NJ (opening for Stick Men); The Linda WAMC Performance Arts Studio Albany NY (opening for Stick Men); The Living Room Ardmore solo evening.

BANDIT65 2016—2018 Europe, US, JAPAN, Canada Tour
Kurt Rosenwinkel – guitar, electronics Tim Motzer – guitar synth, electronics Gintas Janusonis – drums, percussions, electronics
Europe: Budapest, Berlin, Milan, Montpelier, Vienna, Prague, Valencia, Nigran, Cadiz SPAIN, Rome, Firenze, Calabria, Potenza, Trento ITALY, 2017 SCANDINAVIA: Helsinki
US & Canada: Cambridge, Philadelphia, Montreal, Brattleboro VT, Los Angeles
Tokyo, Japan 2018, Ronnie Scotts, London, Brussels JazzFestival, Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg

TIM MOTZER LIVE SOLO US AND EUROPE TOUR 2014 w Dejha Ti (visuals)
Wroclaw, Poland, and Berlin Residency with 5 concerts.

JULIE SLICK, MARCO MACHERA, PAT MASTELOTTO, TIM MOTZER  EAST COAST TOUR 2015
Washington DC, Baltimore, Dunellen, Philadelphia, New York City

URSULA RUCKER – EXTENSIVE WORLD TOURS AND FESTIVALS 2000-2015
MUSIC DIRECTOR/GUITARIST
Singapore, Dubai, London, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Paris, Berlin, Rome, Milan, Stockholm, Helsinki, Lisbon, Oporto, Barcelona, Istanbul, Tel Aviv, Brussels, Madrid, Belgrade, Zurich, Wroclaw, Vienna, Brugge, Warsaw, Montreaux, Birmingham, Los Angeles, New York, Toronto, Montreal, Tokyo, Capetown, San Francisco, Vancouver, Detroit, Atlanta, Seattle, Brooklyn, Sydney, Perth, Kristiansand, Cincinnati, Estonia,
Festivals:
Montreux Jazz Festival/ Montreux, Switzerland; Hultsfred Festival/Sweden; Trans-Musicales Festival/Rennes, France; Bumpershoot Festival/Seattle, Washington;  Montreal Jazz Festival/ Montreal, Ontario; Amnesty International Festival Tour/Australia & New Zealand; Punkt Festival/Kristiansand, Norway; Big Chill Festival/UK; DanauFestival/Denau, Austria ; Brooklyn Bowl with the ROOTS; 2007 Tour Toronto, Vancouver, Seattle with Ursula Rucker , Tim Motzer,  and ?uestlove,

LES NUBIANS WORLD TOURS  1999 US TOUR /PARIS: 2000 WORLD TOUR
Paris, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington D.C., Detroit, Boston, Las Vegas, Portland, Seattle, Boulder, San Francisco,
Los Angeles, New Orleans, Miami, Dallas, Chicago, Quebec City, Atlanta

KING BRITTS SYLK 130 WORLD TOURS 1997-2008
San Francisco, Los Angeles, Reno, New York City, Philadelphia

SISTER GERTRUDE MORGAN EXPERIENCE WORLD TOUR 2006-2012
New York City, New Orleans, Asheville, Helsinki, Philadelphia, Lisbon, Oporto, Paris, London, Berlin
LEAF FESTIVAL Black Mountain, NC

NOVA DREAM SEQUENCE (King Britt, Tim Motzer, Daniel Potthast)
USA dates: New York City, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Detroit
AHKBANK JAZZ FESTIVAL, Istanbul, Turkey 2006

BURNT FRIEDMAN & JAKI LEIBEZIET at the JAZZ SAALFELDEN FESTIVAL
Saalfelden, Austria 2007

JULIEN LOURAU at the LA VILLETTE JAZZ FESTIVAL Paris, France 2007

EXITS – PUNKT FESTIVAL, Kristiansand Norway 2009
with Arve Henriksen, Jan Bang, BJ Cole, Bugge Wesstletoft, Guy Sigsworth, Eivand Aarset, & others.

OTTOKAR  featuring Jim Menesis – CUNEIFORM FESTIVAL at THE STONE NYC curated by John Zorn

TEDX PHILLY with Ursula Rucker Kimmel Center, Philadelphia 2010

GLOBAL ILLAGE at the STRING CHEESE INCIDENT FESTIVAL Portland Oregon 2010

Performed with Comedians LEWIS BLACK, DAVE ATELL, and MITCH HEDBERG
New Years Eve Tower Theatre, Upper Darby 2006

URSULA RUCKER – MY FATHER’S DAUGHTER
One woman show  with live score composed and performed by Tim Motzer
Annenberg Theatre, Philadelphia 2015 (2 nights)
Freedom Theatre, Philadelphia 2015 (2 nights)
Plays and Players, Philadelphia  2015 (1 night)
Kelly-Strayhorn Theatre, Pittsburgh 2015 (2 nights)
LaMaMa, New York, New York 2017 (5 nights)

COMPOSER + SCORES FOR MODERN DANCE

SCOTTISH DANCE THEATRE DUNDEE/EDINBOURGH SCOTLAND with SEAN FELDMAN 2004
GROUP MOTION, PHILADELPHIA PA  W  MANFRED FISCHBECK 2009-2015
UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS 2009-PRESENT FACULTY/COMPOSER/IMPROV ACCOMPANIST
NEWFEST PHILADELPHIA W/ KATHLEEN HERMESDORF 2011
LUCINDA CHILDS MASTER CLASS PHILADELPHIA 2010
PEGGY BAKER DANCE PROJECTS TORONTO SCORE – EPILOGUE 2014 OTHER WORLDS
CURT HAWORTH EITHER/OR—6 PERFORMANCES W/ LIVE SOLO GTRSCAPE SCORE/ PHILA 2011
BRIAN SANDERS/MANFRED FISCHBECK 2012 UARTS MERRIAM THEATRE PHILA
DANCE ADVANCE COMPOSER FOR MASTER CLASSES 2002-PRESENT
SESSION HOUSE, TOKYO JAPAN WITH CHOREOGRAPHER OLIVIER TARPAGA 2014.
CURT HAWORTH, SCORE PHILADELPHIA 2016 MERRIAM THEATRE UARTS DANCE
MODAFE, SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA WITH CHOREOGRAPHER WON KIM 2016.
SEOUL DANCE CENTER WITH SUNG-IL HER, SEOUL SOUTH KOREA 2016
OUJDA, MOROCCO WITH OLIVIER TARPAGA 2016
TORONTO, CANADA WITH PEGGY BAKER 2017
GROUP MOTION 50th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION, PHILADELPHIA 2018
MOVEMENT SOUND EXPERIMENT, Tim Motzer/Tobias Ralph w/ dancers Brooklyn/Philadelphia 2018/19

*Dance Advance/PEW Workshops and Masterclasses with Ty Boomershine (Lucina Childs/Einstein on the Beach); Toronto Choreographer/Dancer Peggy Baker, and Manfred Fishchbeck weekly residency; Amsterdam choreography Anouk Van Dijk; UK choreographer/dancer Sean Feldman; and others. 2011-2001

PUBLICATIONS-BLOGS

That Music Magazine | Tim Motzer profile Summer issue 2015
Prepared Guitar | 13 Questions with Tim Motzer 2014  http://preparedguitar.blogspot.com/2014/02/tim-motzer-13-questions.html
Guitar Moderne | profile on Instant Takemitsu 2012
Guitar Moderne | profile on Tim Motzer & Markus Reuter 2013
Guitar Player Magazine | Feb 2011 top editor pick
Guitar Player Magazine | April 2011 feature & interview
Progression Magazine issue 61 Spring 2011 | Profile Tim Motzer & 1k Recordings
UK Classic Rock presents Progressive Top Ten year end lists
Guitar Player Magazine | interview Sept 2009
State of Mind Magazine | interview 2006
City Paper | Philadelphia feature on Tim Motzer 2006
City Paper | Philadelphia cover story King Britt Tim Motzer Sister Gertrude Morgan. 2005
*Numerous magazine, newspaper, blog reviews of various records. 2011-1999

HONORS

Nominated for the PEW Fellowship Award 2012, and 2017.
300 ESSENTIAL NAMES in modern guitar, Prepared Guitar, Madrid Spain (2015)
Jazz Performer of the Year | Jazzheads | City Paper, Philadelphia (2000)
Tim Motzer, Ari Hoenig, Chris Cuzme, Ben Bocardo

WORKSHOPS

Music and Poetry Workshop, with Ursula Rucker – Muhlenburg University 2012
Finding Your Own Voice – Tim Motzer 2014-2018
Sonic Guitar Bootcamp – Tim Motzer 2015-2018
Facing Front Workshop – Meeting House Philadelphia 2015
Kimmel Center Jazz Summer Camp 2011-2017

PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITIONS
Tim Motzer Photography Exhibition Gallery 13w in West Philadelphia
Saturday July 28 – August 28, 2012

ART EXHIBITIONS
Seamaac Gala, Hamilton Hall, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, 2017
Texture and Motion, Arete Gallery, Brooklyn, New York, 2018
Texture in Motion, Open Studio, 1362, Philadelphia, 2018
Texture in Motion, Exhibition, Gryphon Cafe, Philadelphia, 2019

PRODUCTION/ENGINEERING/MIXING/1k RECORDING STUDIO

Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Henry Grimes Sessions at 1k Recordings | engineer 2015
The Last Poets |sessions engineered by Tim Motzer | produced by Jamaaladeen Tacuma (ropeadope)
No Stranger Here – Shubha Mudgal, Ursula Rucker, Business Class Refugees (earthsync)| engineer
Free Form Funky Freqs – Bon Viviant Vernon Reid, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Calvin Weston | recorded, mixed, mastered by Tim Motzer
Calvin Weston – Cosmic Miles Project | recorded, mixed and mastered by Tim Motzer
Interplay – Porter Records | digital editing, assembly, and sonic enhancement by Tim Motzer
Grimace Federation – On Velvet | Produced by Tim Motzer & Jeff Chestek
1k Recordings projects
1k Sessions
Ursula Rucker – various projects

Orion Tango: Barry Meehan, Tim Motzer, Jeremy Carlstedt (photography by Avraham Bank)

 

ENDORSEMENTS

TECH21
Red Panda
Digitech
Moog Music
Reunion Blues
Pigtronix Pedals
Eventide Electronics
Guyatone Pedals (Godlyke)
Godin Guitars
Takamine Guitars
Zvex Pedals
ZT Amplification