Tim Reeves
Drums
 
"Reeves (who had a past life as a pop star with Mungo Jerry and T-Rex), conjured a variety of textures, dynamics and feels while clowning about.  The songs swing, rock, lilt or wobble reggae-style."  
Sydney Morning Herald
 
"But I warned him before I hit him, DON'T TOUCH THE VERSACE, I said."  
Tim Reeves, Queenscliff Music Festival 2001.

Tim Reeves was born in Brighton, England. His father, as a dance band drummer, played the devils music.  Tim's musical journey began when he was three.  Now, many years and as many drumkits have come and gone and the solitary snare is once again his instrument of choice.
 
In the 60s Tim won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and his career was on stage and film until the mid 60s when he started playing drums on English blues tours.  He backed top performers including Sonny Boy Williamson and John Lee Hooker.  He played with some great English bands through the UK and Europe - even working with the legendary band The Fox whose album 'For Fox Sake' is now a most sought-after cult psychedelic classic.
 
In 1971 he replaced Mal Green on drums to tour UK with another Split Enz member, Nigel Griggs, in a band called Octapus; in 1972-74 Tim played with Mungo Jerry - an act that sold 23 million records and played to live audiences of 50,000.  When Paul McCartney auditioned 55 of England's finest drummers for Wings, Tim made the shortlist of three.  He then went on to play with Marc Bolan (T Rex) in the mid seventies.
 
1988 Tim came to Australia and played with Shane Howard, Ed Keuper's Saints, with Tim & Neil Finn and a number of other acts.
 
In 1997 he relocated to Byron Bay and found a musical niche just waiting for him - he joined Azo Bell and Billy Milroy to complete the outrageous Old Spice Boys.  After twelve months the trio split for two years.  Tim jumped at the opportunity to focus on dressing up.
 
By the time the Old Spice Boys re-formed in 2000 Tim had amassed the finest wardrobe of frivolous designer garments to be worn by an Australian musician since Hush in the Chokito ad.  Tim Reeves has been described in the Melbourne social pages as the 'Liberace of the snare drum'.  He has also been described in other media as a 'regurgitated pop star'.