TIMOTHY E. McKEAGE
712 S. Race Date of Birth: October 29, 1956
Urbana, Illinois 61801-4133 Phone Number: (217) 328-4652
EDUCATION
1974 Graduated from Guilford High School, Rockford, IL.
1974-1975 Attended Simpson College, Indianola, IA.
1975-1979 Attended Milton College, Milton WI and graduated with B.A. in
Music Education with Piano Emphasis.
1979 Student Teacher at Delavan-Darien High School and Darien
Elementary School and certified to teach by State of Wisconsin.
MUSICAL EXPERIENCE
1976-1985 Sang with several choral societies including the Milton College
Chamber Choir, the Milton Choral Union, and the Lake Mills
Oratorio Group. Toured Europe with the Milton College Choir.
Was choral singer with the Northern Wisconsin Music Festival.
1978-1980 Gave two student piano recitals at Milton College, Milton, WI.
1981-1983 Played lead guitar and sang vocals in Left, a theatrical art-
rock band and the Erasers, a hard-rock trio.
1983-1987 Was lead guitarist, sang vocals, and composed original songs
for The Outnumbered, a four-piece pop/rock outfit. Made
several national tours, recorded three albums, and appeared
on one compilation album. Written up in numerous periodicals
and newspapers and in the book The Flashback by Vernon
Joynson who praised the "melodic guitar work reminiscent of
The Byrds." Reviewed favorably by Spin magazine and also by
Simon Frith in The Sunday Times of London (England) who wrote,
"I'm particularly fond of The Outnumbered's combination of
Seventies' punk thrash, Sixties' mod melodies and Eighties'
solemn words."
1988-1993 Played lead guitar, sang vocals and contributed songwriting
for The Last Straw, a bluegrass/rock band. Released two
cassettes and performed at the South by Southwest Music
Festival, Austin, Texas, March 1992.
1988-1990 Lead guitarist for Rhythm Rangers, a rockabilly/hard-rock
group. Opened shows for various national acts.
1989 Did studio work for cassette with the rock band Real Feel.
1991-1992 Performed piano, guitar and percussion for aerobics class at
the McKinley Foundation YMCA, Champaign, IL.
1992- Lead guitar player and manager for Hidden Places, a jazz/rock
improvisational trio.
1994- Guitar player for Hidden Universe, an ambient music duo.
1994 Played in Hidden Universe at the NOW Music Festival in November
1994 at Dominican College in San Rafael, CA
1994-1997 Played lead guitar with progressive rock group, Iconoclast,
Champaign, IL.
1995-1997 Played lead guitar and sang background vocals with Chicago
pop/rock group, Weird Summer.
1996 Featured lead guitarist on Weird Summer CD, I.S.O., Parasol
Records, Urbana, IL.
1997 Reissue CD of Outnumbered songs, Surveying the Damage,
Parasol Records, Urbana, IL.
1998- Presently plays bass guitar and sings with pop/rock group The
Signalmen, Champaign, IL.
1999 Played bass and sang background vocals on self-titled Signalmen
CD, Parasol Records, Urbana, IL.
2000 Performed with Champaign, IL pop/rock group, The Signalmen, at SXSW Music
Festival, Austin, TX, March 2000.
Reissued THE HIDING PLACE; music by HIDDEN PLACES cd, Pogo Records,
Champaign, IL, c1992; 2000.
Reissued HIDDEN UNIVERSE cd; Hidden Universe Records, Urbana, IL, c1994; 2000.
HIDDEN PLACES is featured "Blues" artist for the week of 4/21 through 4/27 with
THE HIDING PLACE cd, www.riffage.com, music internet service.
Tim currently performs live electronic music for the electric guitar
with devices as a solo artist in regional venues and live on radio.
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