Tim Hollier (1947 – 5 July 2017) was a British folk musician who released several albums in the late 1960s and 1970s. He went on to work in music publishing.
Born in Brighton in 1947, Hollier was raised in West Cumberland.[1] In the mid-1960s he moved to London where he became involved in the city's folk scene, playing in the duo the Sovereigns.[1][2] He graduated in Fine Arts and Graphic Design in 1968, and was signed by United Artists Records, who released his debut album, Message to a Harlequin, in October that year, described by Allmusic as "hauntingly beautiful".[1][2][3] In November he recorded a session for the BBC's Night Ride radio show.[4]
In 1969 he moved to Fontana Records, releasing his self-titled second album the following year.[2] He followed this with Sky Sail in 1971 on Philips Records, described by Allmusic as Hollier's "magnum opus".[2][5] He performed several times on radio, including a half-hour Tim Hollier and Friends show on BBC Radio 1 in 1970.[6]
Hollier's final solo album was The Story of Mill Reef (1974), a collection of songs about the famous race horse recorded for a Yorkshire TV documentary.
In the late 1970s Hollier teamed up with Chris Cooksey and Lynda Taylor in the shortlived group the Softrock, releasing one album in 1980.[9] He also started the Softrock Music publishing company.[8]
Having moved into music publishing in the late 1970s, in 1983 he co-founded Filmtrax plc, which went on to own major catalogues including the ABBA Catalogue of Songs, Columbia Pictures Music Group, Novello & Co, and Belwin Mills.[1][2] In 1984 he acquired Leosong, retaining a 25% share in the company and serving as chairman until leaving in 1996 after disagreements with majority shareholder Mark Levinson.[10] In 1999 he founded Screen Music Services, and later co-founded Music Copyright Solutions plc.[1] In 2008 he co-founded the Atlantic Screen Group of companies.[1][11]
Hollier died on 5 July 2017 due to complications of surgery.[1]
^Ice Cream, Blue Jeans & Diamonds, DB Records (DB LP 1)
^Hunter, Nigel (1996) "Chairman Hollier Leaves Leosong Copyright Service", Billboard, 15 June 1996, p. 54. Retrieved 17 January 2018 via Google Books
^Mills, Richard (2017) "Pewsey firm is taking on the Hollywood big boys", Gazette & Herald, 4 March 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2018
December 17, 2023
hollier, 1947, july, 2017, british, folk, musician, released, several, albums, late, 1960s, 1970s, went, work, music, publishing, born1947brighton, englanddied5, july, 2017genresfolkoccupation, singer, songwriter, music, publisheryears, activemid, 1960s, 1974l. Tim Hollier 1947 5 July 2017 was a British folk musician who released several albums in the late 1960s and 1970s He went on to work in music publishing Tim HollierBorn1947Brighton EnglandDied5 July 2017GenresFolkOccupation s Singer songwriter music publisherYears activeMid 1960s 1974LabelsUnited Artists Fontana Philips York Contents 1 Career 2 Discography 2 1 Albums 2 2 Singles 3 ReferencesCareer editBorn in Brighton in 1947 Hollier was raised in West Cumberland 1 In the mid 1960s he moved to London where he became involved in the city s folk scene playing in the duo the Sovereigns 1 2 He graduated in Fine Arts and Graphic Design in 1968 and was signed by United Artists Records who released his debut album Message to a Harlequin in October that year described by Allmusic as hauntingly beautiful 1 2 3 In November he recorded a session for the BBC s Night Ride radio show 4 In 1969 he moved to Fontana Records releasing his self titled second album the following year 2 He followed this with Sky Sail in 1971 on Philips Records described by Allmusic as Hollier s magnum opus 2 5 He performed several times on radio including a half hour Tim Hollier and Friends show on BBC Radio 1 in 1970 6 In 1973 he started the Songwriters Workshop label signing artists such as Peter Sarstedt and later Ed Welch 2 7 8 Hollier s final solo album was The Story of Mill Reef 1974 a collection of songs about the famous race horse recorded for a Yorkshire TV documentary In the late 1970s Hollier teamed up with Chris Cooksey and Lynda Taylor in the shortlived group the Softrock releasing one album in 1980 9 He also started the Softrock Music publishing company 8 Having moved into music publishing in the late 1970s in 1983 he co founded Filmtrax plc which went on to own major catalogues including the ABBA Catalogue of Songs Columbia Pictures Music Group Novello amp Co and Belwin Mills 1 2 In 1984 he acquired Leosong retaining a 25 share in the company and serving as chairman until leaving in 1996 after disagreements with majority shareholder Mark Levinson 10 In 1999 he founded Screen Music Services and later co founded Music Copyright Solutions plc 1 In 2008 he co founded the Atlantic Screen Group of companies 1 11 Hollier died on 5 July 2017 due to complications of surgery 1 Discography editAlbums edit Message to a Harlequin 1968 United Artists Tim Hollier 1970 Fontana Sky Sail 1971 Philips The Story of Mill Reef 1974 YorkSingles edit In This Room 1970 Fontana The Circle Is Small 1971 PhilipsReferences edit a b c d e f g R I P Tim Hollier basca org uk 6 July 2017 Retrieved 17 January 2018 a b c d e f Eder Bruce Tim Hollier Biography Allmusic Retrieved 17 January 2018 Eder Bruce Message to a Harlequin Review Allmusic Retrieved 17 January 2018 Garner Ken 1993 In Session Tonight BBC Books ISBN 978 0563364528 Eder Bruce Sky Sail Review Allmusic Retrieved 17 January 2018 Radio Aberdeen Press and Journal 15 August 1970 Retrieved 6 February 2018 via British Newspaper Archive Hollier Tim BASCA profile basca org uk Retrieved 17 January 2018 a b Award Winning The Stage 17 July 1980 Retrieved 6 February 2018 via British Newspaper Archive Ice Cream Blue Jeans amp Diamonds DB Records DB LP 1 Hunter Nigel 1996 Chairman Hollier Leaves Leosong Copyright Service Billboard 15 June 1996 p 54 Retrieved 17 January 2018 via Google Books Mills Richard 2017 Pewsey firm is taking on the Hollywood big boys Gazette amp Herald 4 March 2017 Retrieved 17 January 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tim Hollier amp oldid 1167206968, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
