Tim Donahue

1980

Designs & builds 6-string fretless guitar #1. Enrolls at Berklee College of Music, Boston Mass. USA. 1982

Graduated B.S. from Berklee College of Music. 1983

Designs and builds fretless electric guitars #2 & #3. Numerous live performances throughout Japan. 1984

Designs and builds fretless electric harp guitar #1 1985

Signed to Avalon Records, USA. Designs & builds fretless electric guitar #4. Designs and builds fretless electric harp guitar #2. Designs & builds fretless electric solidbody mandolin. 1986

Released solo album THE FIFTH SEASON, Avalon Records (Nominated in the top 5 jazz albums of 1986, JAZZIZ MAGAZINE). Collaborates on album COMMERCIAL LIFE, Invitation / JVC Records. TIM DONAHUE MODEL 6 string fretless guitar produced & marketed in Japan. Tim Donahue solo fretless harp guitar promotion videos WATCHING A MOVIE and IMAGEMUSIC nationally aired in USA (medium rotation) on VH-1. 1987

Signed with The Robert Fitzpatrick Corp. artist management, USA. Live performances throughout Southern California. Numerous fretless harp guitar clinics at GIT, Hollywood. 1989

Recorded solo album BRIEF DEPARTURE for Rittor Music Productions. 1990

Gibson Guitars artist endorsement for MAX MIDI GUITAR SYSTEM. 1990 - 1993

Scored numerous TV programs & commercials; numerous live performances in Japan. 1994

Signed to Nippon Crown Records. Released solo album STILL DREAMING, Nippon Crown Records. Solo fretless harp guitar performance High-Definition TV broadcast for NHK-TV, Japan. 1995

Scored major movie soundtrack MARKS MOUNTAIN, Shochiku Productions. MARKS MOUNTAIN CD soundtrack released, Nippon Crown Records.

1996

Recorded solo album VOICES IN THE WIND with vocalist Paul Rodgers, production by Jimi Hendrix/Led Zepplin producer Eddie Kramer, Nippon Crown Records. Roland VG-8 GUITAR SYSTEM artist endorsement. 1997

Solo album VOICES IN THE WIND released worldwide, SPV / Magnetic Air - Records Germany. Fernandes Guitars artist endorsement. 1999

Receives U.S. patent for DR. HOOK guitar strap pin device. 2000

Solo album INTO THE LIGHT licensed / released Nippon Crown Records. INTO THE LIGHT licensed / released Frontiers Records, Now & Then Productions, Europe. Hafler Corp. artist endorsement 2001

INTO THE LIGHT released in USA. UNION 4 compilation CD released worldwide. Vigier Guitars artist endorsement. Solo album MADMEN AND SINNERS currently in production. 2002

Work continues on MADMEN AND SINNERS. James LaBrie (Dream Theater) announced as the projects vocalist. Mike Mangini (Steve Vai, Extreme) announced as the albums drummer. 2003

Work continues on MADMEN AND SINNERS. 2004

MADMEN & SINNERS is released in April (Japan) and May (Europe), press reviews have been superb.