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Tim Donahue
12+ albums
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TIM DONAHUE stands proud among the many guitar protagonists as being one of the very few to have totally mastered the skill of performing on fretless lead guitar within the Rock format. As a graduate of Boston's Berklee College of Music Donahue, struggling to find a sought after sound on conventional instruments, built his own fretless device. This left field approach would signal the inception of a career which would emrace all styles of music from Symphonic Rock, Fusion, Jazz and Hard Rock. Relocating to Japan, Donahue's opening gambit was the 'Fifth Season' album. The studio band for this record comprised of bassist Kevin Axt, drummer Joel Taylor and keyboard player Ken Shima. The record certainly turned heads, especially in the Jazz Rock field. Building upon this success the guitarist changed tack and returned, touting a whole new instrument innovation- - the fretless electric harp guitar. In order to maximise the full potential of these harp guitars Donahue painstakingly developed completely new playing practices which, at times, leaves the listener thinking there is more than one player involved. This novel method combined with his own distinctive sound ignited a solo career leading through a series of well received albums. Donahue signed up with Nippon Crown Records for the 1994 record 'Still Dreaming'. Assisting in the studio would be accomplished Japanese musicians Tatsuhiko Hizawa on fretless bass guitar, Masay Nakano on keyboards and drummer Jun Saito. This
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Madmen and Sinners
Into The Light featuring Kelly Hansen
Madmen & Sinners
MADMEN AND SINNERS featuring James LaBrie / Remixed, Remastered
The Fifth Season - Remastered
Earlyworks Volume 1
Voices in the Wind
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This Is Metal
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Harp Guitar Dreams
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Voices in the Wind (feat. Paul Rodgers)
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Into the light
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Madmen + Sinners