Tim Thorney

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title: "Tim Thorney" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1955-births", "2021-deaths", "canadian-country-singer-songwriters", "canadian-record-producers", "canadian-country-guitarists", "canadian-male-guitarists", "musicians-from-winnipeg", "place-of-birth-missing", "canadian-male-singer-songwriters", "singers-from-manitoba", "canadian-screen-award-winning-musicians"] description: "Canadian guitarist (1955–2021)" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Thorney" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Canadian guitarist (1955–2021) ::

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Field	Value
name	Tim Thorney
caption	Tim Thorney in the studio
background	solo_singer
instrument	Vocals, guitar
genre	Country, pop
occupation	Singer-songwriter, record producer
years_active	1981–2021
label	Epic
Perimeter
Thorniac
associated_acts	Lisa Dal Bello
The Front
Alanis Morissette
Burton Cummings
birth_date
birth_place	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
death_date
death_place	Collingwood, Ontario, Canada
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| name = Tim Thorney | image = | caption = Tim Thorney in the studio | background = solo_singer | instrument = Vocals, guitar | genre = Country, pop | occupation = Singer-songwriter, record producer | years_active = 1981–2021 | label = Epic Perimeter Thorniac | associated_acts = Lisa Dal Bello The Front Alanis Morissette Burton Cummings | birth_date = | birth_place = Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | death_date = | death_place = Collingwood, Ontario, Canada

Tim Thorney (February 4, 1955 – June 15, 2021) was a Canadian guitarist, songwriter, and record producer, working out of his studio Villa Sound near Collingwood, Ontario.

History

Thorney first came to prominence as a recording engineer and songwriter. In 1981, he co-wrote most of Lisa Dalbello's Drastic Measures album. In 1983 and 1984, he was a singer, songwriter and keyboard player with The Front, a Canadian studio band that released two albums of pop rock.

In 1995, Tim and his younger brother Tom Thorney were taken on as partners in Great Big Music, which later became Tattoo Music. Through their studio work, the Thorney brothers have won advertising awards for many commercial campaigns in both Canada and the U.S., these awards include a Gemini Award and three Daytime Emmy Awards for the hit show Rolie Polie Olie. They have produced jingles for many high-end clients, including FedEx, Sympatico, 7up and the Ford Motor Company.

In addition to his work in film and television, Tim has worked with many Canadian music artists. Some of these collaborations include producing Vancouver-based hillbilly/punk/folk band Hard Rock Miners' 1992 album The Final Frontier (Einstein Bros./Epic/Sony), co-producing Jimmy Rankin's 2001 album Song Dog and his 2003 album Handmade (he also co-wrote a track with Jimmy), and co-producing Alanis Morissette's 2004 album So-Called Chaos.

In 2008, Thorney produced country artist Alex J. Robinson's debut album, Never Say Never, which featured the hit single "Breakin' on the Love Thing". In 2010, Thorney continued his association with Robinson, on her album, The Getaway. Also in 2010, Thorney was involved in producing singer-songwriter Andrea Ramolo. Albums for both Robinson and Ramolo were released on Thorniac Records, co-owned by Thorney.

On June 15, 2021, Thorney died at his home in Collingwood, Ontario, at the age of 66 following a prolonged period of illness.

Discography

The Front

• 1983 Gina's at a Party (Duke Street)
• 1984 Underworld

Solo

• 1993 Some Other Time
• 1999 Extenuating Circus Dances
• 2011 Villa Freud

Singles

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Year	Title	Chart Positions	Album	CAN Country	CAN AC	CAN
1993	"Missing Person"		29	27	Some Other Time
"Fortunate Home"	17
1994	"Chains" (with Cassandra Vasik)	54
"All the Things I Do"	38
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References

References

1. Wheeler, Brad. (July 2, 2021). "Obituary: Musical mastermind Tim Thorney was a sensitive and generous collaborator".
2. "Villa Sound About".
3. See credits at [[Drastic Measures (Dalbello album). Drastic Measures]].
4. See [[The Front (Canadian band)]]. A fellow member of The Front was singer-songwriter and producer [[Joel Feeney]].
5. http://www.framebyframesound.com/crew/tThorney/index.htm/ Profile of Tom Thorney on framebyframesound.com
6. http://radio3.cbc.ca/nmc/artist.aspx?name=TIM-THORNEY&readmore=true Profile on CBC Radio 3's website
7. Thorney is described as Robinson's relationship partner: see [http://www.myspace.com/alexjrobinson Alex J. Robinson Myspace Page]; retrieved 10-06-16.
8. link. (8 July 2011 ; www.canadianinvader.com. Thorney has been associated with Zayac since his youth, when Thorney was in the band "Homer", and Zayac was its manager. See [http://www.robertcerins.com/atriptothepast.html A Trip To The Past]; www.robertcerins.com.)
9. Doole, Kerry. (17 June 2021). "Music News Digest, June 17, 2021".
10. Kennedy, John R.. (17 June 2021). "Tributes Pour In For Canadian Songwriter-Producer Tim Thorney".

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