Tim Carey
Tim Carey is a multi instrumentalist, bassist, and composer from Seattle Washington. Carey has played bass professionally since 2003 touring and performing in over 30 U.S. states, Canada, the Bahamas, Puerto Rico, Thailand, Japan, and South Korea with musicians such as Jovino Santos Neto, Patrinell Wright and the Total Experience Gospel Choir, Groove for Thought, Adam Rapa, Brothers of Soul, J.J. Barnes, Harvey Wainapel, as well as his own groups. Since graduating in 2006 with a Bachelor of Music from Cornish College of the Arts, Carey has maintained a private teaching studio focused on bass, guitar, and music production. He taught music theory, ear training, and composition at Cornish College of the Arts from 2011-2020, guitar and music production at Bellevue College from 2014-2018, and directed the jazz band at Seattle’s Holy Names Academy since 2012. Tim has given clinics and workshops at colleges and high schools around the country including Cal Arts, University of North Texas, UC Greely, and Cal State Long Beach. In addition to an active teaching schedule, Tim is also an active composer and arranger, focusing on music for media as well as his own creative projects and commissions for college and high school bands and choirs.