Mr. Timothy (a.k.a. 'T-Funk', real name Tim John Dudfield[1][2]) is an Australian dance music producer and DJ. Over the years, he has worked on projects by a wide variety of artists including Madonna, INXS, Felix da Housecat, E Smoove, Inaya Day, Slinkee Minx, Brandy, Cher, Craig David, and Steve Silk Hurley.
Career
editIn 2002, he released his debut single "Keep Rockin", which failed to chart. In 2004, he recorded "I Am tha 1" with American singer Inaya Day. The song reached peaked at number 28 on the ARIA charts on 12 July 2004.[1] At the ARIA Music Awards of 2004, the song was nominated for Best Dance Release.[3]
On 18 October 2004, MrTimothy released "Stand By Me" also featuring Inaya Day. The song peaked at number 59 on the ARIA charts. charted. In November 2004, MrTimothy released his debut studio album This Is Tha 1. Two further singles were released from the album; "4 Ever" and "I'm On My Way".
In 2005, MrTimothy changed his name to T-Funk and released a cover of "The Glamorous Life", again with Inaya Day. The song peaked at number 31 on the ARIA charts. In 2006, he released "Be Together" with Katie Underwood which also peaked at number 31 on the ARIA charts. In 2007, T-Funk returned to MrTimothy and released "I Don't Think That You Know" with Nat Dunn.
In April 2008, mrTimothy released a remix album of Katie Noonan's studio album Skin, titled Second Skin. The album debuted and peaked at number 19 on ARIA Dance Chart on 28 April 2008.[4]
Discography
editAlbums
edit| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| This Is Tha 1 |
|
| Second Skin (credited as John Course and mrTimothy presented Katie Noonan) |
|
Singles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [5][6] | |||||||
| Credited as Mr Timothy | |||||||
| "Keep Rockin" | 2002 | — | |||||
| "I Am tha 1" (featuring Inaya Day) |
2004 | 28 | This Is Tha 1 | ||||
| "Stand By Me" (featuring Inaya Day) |
59 | ||||||
| "4Ever" (featuring Rahsaan Patterson) |
— | ||||||
| "I'm On My Way" (featuring Sharon Pass) |
2005 | 89 | |||||
| Credited as T-Funk | |||||||
| "The Glamorous Life" (featuring Inaya Day) |
2005 | 31 | non-album single | ||||
| "Be Together" (featuring Katie Underwood) |
2006 | 31 | non-album single | ||||
| Credited as Mr Timothy | |||||||
| "I Don't Think That You Know" (featuring Nat Dunn) |
2007 | — | non-album single | ||||
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | |||||||
Awards
editARIA Music Awards
editThe ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987. CMr Timothy was nominated for one award.[7]
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | "I Am Tha 1" | Best Dance Release | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ a b One and only
- ^ "GOT 2 GET UP". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ ARIA Music Awards of 2004
- ^ "ARIA Chart Report issue 948" (PDF). webarchive.nla.gov.au. 28 April 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 May 2008. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
- ^ "Discography Mr Timothy". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ "Discography T-Funk". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- "Stand By Me" and "I'm On My Way": "ARIA Report Issue 801" (PDF). ARIA. 4 July 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2005. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ ARIA Award previous winners. "Winners By Award - 27th ARIA Awards 2013". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 1 March 2014.
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