As the waters of Oz house sat stagnant, mrTimothy appeared with a splash to send ripples thru a club scene in search of a new freestylin hero. Plucked from the hedonistic late 90s heyday, mrTimothy was mentored by the likes of international legends E Smoove and Steve Silk Hurley to spearhead the down under house revival. Before you could say three smash club hits, the dude went global!Signed to Vicious (home to Madison Avenue, Rogue Traders & J Wess) mrTimothy exploded onto the scene with Keep Rockin, Featuring Donica Thorton on vocals, an old school party house stormer that went straight to #1 on the Italian Dance charts. Followed by I Am Tha 1, he took house back onto Australian radio, wreaked havoc on his homelands club charts and crossed over to the commercial pop charts. Hooking back up with I Am Tha 1 singer Inaya Day, mrTimothy soon delivered Stand By Me, another dancefloor magnet that reflected both his time spent in Chicago and the hours misspent at Melbournes infamous club Freakazoid.All three cuts now form the cornerstone of mrTimothys debut album, This Is Tha 1. And Yep, theyre accompanied by another nine potential club anthems. Hurley protge Sharon Pass rips through on Im On My Way (Im Commin), lifting mrTs 4-on-da-floor off the decks, past the hands-in-the-air and into house heaven. U want soul? U get nothing but as Rashaan Pattersons vocals fly across the rollin groove of 4 Eva. Jammin the studio with jazz aficionados such as Hilary H Fernandes, I Love.. brings a live band swelter to proceedings. And with Sharon Pass up front again, Youre My Love delivers the albums smoothest joint.Get 2 Know U Better finds former Aussie Pop Stars most credible discovery Katie Underwood doing what she does best adding fire to the sets raunchiest outing. Inaya Days third appearance creates what mrTimothy refers to as an instant party with Got 2 Get Up, guaranteed to start the party whether it be midnight, mid-morning, or middle of the day. Sweet Heaven is exactly that as mrT pays respect to his rock roots aided by the presence of the eternally classy and platinum throated Andrew Roachford. Work This Out may have started as a time killer in the studio but Sharon Pass proves mrTimothys belief that she always has another level to go and this song soars from club foreplay to dirty dancefloor sex Speaking of sex, is that mrTimothy himself we hear tripping out on the porn house growl, Alohaaa!? His coy response? Just wait for the video!From the Dj booths of seminal Melbourne clubs such as Warehouse to plying his housewares on the worlds most respected dance labels (Subliminal, Confidential, Happy Music, OnePhatDeeva) and scoring an ARIA Award nomination (Best Dance release 2004) , mrTimothys album has arrived in time to soundtrack the southern hemisphere summer. Dive in, mrTimothy is stirring up the deep end. This Is Tha 1 !
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