Tim Carter (musician)

Tim Carter is an American musician from San Francisco who is best known as the guitarist for the band Kasabian. He is also a member of Loose Tapestries alongside Noel Fielding and fellow Kasabian member Serge Pizzorno, a group put together to produce music for Fielding's TV series Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy.
==Early life==
Tim was born in San Francisco. At the age of 10, Tim started playing the clarinet, piano, and drums. At Foothill Middle School, he joined jazz band as drummer. He went on to continue playing drums for NorthGate High School's school band. Tim formed a band with his best friend Dave Andre called The Field Mice. After graduating high school he enrolled in Diablo Valley Community College and later transferred to UC Santa Cruz to study Music. While at UC Santa Cruz, Tim played drums in the band Supersauce which featured SNL Alum Maya Rudolph, Jordan Glasgow, Gretchen Lieberun, Alex Budman, Mike Cruz. He graduated from UC Santa Cruz in 1994. After relocating to San Francisco, he studied drums with Tony Williams and played in various Bay Area Bands: The Uptones, Jim Greer, Amberslam, Rondo Brothers, and Five Point Plan. 
==2005–2011 early collaborations==
Tim worked with Dan The Automator on several albums including Deltron 3030, Crudo with Mike Patton, Féfé, Anaïs Croze, Pillow Fight, Miles Kane, and Kasabian. In 2008, Tim started his working relationship with Kasabian; beginning with what would become the West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum Album (he would later work on every subsequent Kasabian Album). In 2009 Tim was featured as the rapper, along with Chali 2NA, in the Evian commercial featuring roller skating babies which was entered the Guiness Book of World Record for the most watched viral ad of all time.
==2013–present Kasabian==
In 2012, Tim started recording full time with Serge Pizzorno and Kasabian. In 2013, he joined Kasabian as the live guitarist. He currently resides in Leicester, England.
==Equipment==
Tim plays Gibson and Fender guitars. He is usually seen on stage playing 1960s Gibson SGs, Les Paul Customs, and a custom Telecaster built by guitar tech Rich White. For acoustic work he often uses a Gibson L-OO. Tim plays through Marshall Amps.
==Discography==
===Albums===
====Kasabian====
* 2022 Kasabian "The Alchemist's Euphoria"
* 2017 Kasabian For Crying Out Loud
* 2014 Kasabian 48:13
* 2011 Kasabian Velociraptor!
* 2009 Kasabian West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum
====Additional albums====
* 2020–2019 The S.L.P. Meanwhile
* 2018 Andrew St James Liberation For Boring People
* 2016 Loose Tapestries N.H.S.
* 2016 Angelo Moore Centuries of Heat
* 2014 Got a Girl I Love You But I Must Drive Off This Cliff Now
* 2013 Deltron 3030 Event II
* 2013 Pillowfight 
* 2013 Féfé Le Charmes
* 2012 Loose Tapestries Luxury Comedy Tapes
* 2012 Angelo Moore Brand New Step
* 2011 Dredg Chuckles and Mr. Squeezy
* 2011 Miles Kane Colour of the Trap
* 2011 Jim Greer Ginger Vision
* 2011 Uptones East Bay Orbits
* 2011 The Kin Rondo Sessions
* 2010 Foster the People Torches (deluxe)
* 2009 Féfé Jeune a la Retraite
* 2009 The Uptones Skankin' Fools Unite
* 2008 Anaïs The Love Album
* 2008 Hey! Brontosaurus Life Stars
* 2007 Rondo Brothers Seven Minutes To Midnight
* 2004 Rondo Brothers No Time Left On Earth
* 2004 Samantha Stollenwerck Square One
* 2002 Five Point Plan Rare
* 2002 Gretchen Lieberum Brand New Morning
* 2000 Jim Greer Big Thieves
* 1999 Jacob Aginsky Quartet Travelogue
* 1999 Gretchen Lieberum 3am
* 1998 Amberslam 
* 1998 Jim Greer Rover Songs
* 1998 Five Point Plan
* 1997 Jim Greer Lucky Day
* 1996 Supersauce Keep On Keepin' On
* 1994 Eddie Gale Quiet Times, Inner Peace
====Film and TV====
* 2021 Last Man Standing soundtrack
* 2019 Death Stranding soundtrack 
* 2015 Shaun the Sheep movie soundtrack 
* 2015 Survivor soundtrack
* 2014 Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy
* 2010 Scott Pilgrim vs The World soundtrack
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