Tim Gallant

Grande Prairie, AB, Canada

July 12, 2005

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I'm primarily a songwriter - I've written roughly one thousand songs since about age 12. I listed myself as folk, but in truth I do a broad variety of stuff - quasi-prog, folk, rock, and too-difficult to classify. My major project I'm currently working on is called Metanarrative, and incorporates folk, quasi-classical, semi-Gregorian, art rock and more. The important thing to me is not genre, but beauty. Good melody, pleasing vocals (often with lush harmonies), musical balance. And thoughtful, artful lyrics.

Have you performed in front of an audience?

I don't play live very often. Occasionally I do for a handful of people, but I'm not presently pursuing the proverbial "gigs."

Your musical influences

I have been influenced by a very broad spectrum of music, so some of the background may be subtle. An early Christian folk-rocker named Don Franscisco was an early influence, and in the old days (1980s) U2 rubbed off some. But if the question is what is my favourite music, largely prog with a heavy dosage of classical content - Kansas, Spock's Beard, Proto-Kaw, Neal Morse, Kamelot and so on.

What equipment do you use?

My present gear is basically guitars: 1976 Morris W616 (acoustic 6-string); Carvin DC400 (electric); Rodriguez Model A (classical). I now record on Sonar Producer Edition.

Anything else?

I have more musical selections for download at these two sites:
http://www.timgallant.org (personal site)
http://www.metanarrative.net (a music project site)

#prog #folk #vocal #christian #artrock #timGallant

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