Timmy Curran

Tim Curran (born near Oxnard, California, on August 14, 1977) is an American musician, retired professional surfer and a spokesperson for the Surfrider Foundation. Curran's debut album "Word Of Mouth" was released Sept 9th, 2007. Half the album was recorded at Studio At The Shore in Malibu; the other half at a friend and producer Ian Nickus's home in the Hollywood Hills. It was there that Curran recorded vocals in a bedroom, drums in the garage, and all other instruments in the living room. Curran had his friends Andy "The One Man Band" Smith, and Ryan "Lion" Gleason record with him on this album. The album also includes very special guests and friends Chris Shiflett from Foo Fighters, Josh Moreau from Hoobastank, and Chauntelle DuPree, from Eisley. Curran had been working on this album for about 6 months in between his travels as a professional surfer, and touring his 6 song EP, "Citsuca". He had the amazing opportunity to open up for the Foo Fighters on 11 shows on their Acoustic Tour. One of the stops included 3 nights at the Sydney Opera House in Australia. He also played shows with Angels and Airwaves, Switchfoot, Brett Dennen, Eisley, Donavon Frankenreiter, and Matt Costa. and has also got to play The BluesFest in Byron Bay, The Falls Festival in Lorne, and Tasmania, and the Greenroom Festival in Japan. Between all these shows, and surf trips he has managed to finish his debut album "Word Of Mouth". Curran has been playing music he has always had the idea of giving the album away in the back of his mind, that is why he decided to call it "Word Of Mouth". "I feel if something is good and people like it, it always seems to spread by word of mouth", says Timmy. "The last 3 bands that I really liked I heard about from friends. There is so much great music out there now, whether it be on the radio, MTV, or itunes, but it's always cool being turned onto good music from a friend. I honestly never would of dreamed I would be playing music, especially singing in front of people. I tried for 10 years and was absolutely horrible. It was one day after a surf contest in Japan when I finally wrote a song that I was comfortable showing some of my friends and family. A lot has happened in the last 2 years, and I feel so blessed to be able to be doing two things that I am equally passionate about." Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.