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| Birth name | Tim Hawes |
| Born | (1965-04-30)30 April 1965 (age 59) |
| Origin | Windlesham, Surrey, England |
| Occupation(s) | Songwriter producer Publisher |
Tim Hawes (born 30 April 1965) is an English born songwriter, record producer andmusic publisher who has achieved in excess of ten million record sales including five number one singles. He is also a recipient of the prestigiousIvor Novello award for songwriting. Hawes is known for his work with theSpice Girls,Five,Hear'Say,Sugababes,Mutya Buena,Monrose,Aaron Carter,No Angels,Cinema Bizarre,Aggro Santos, Jimmy Blue andStefanie Heinzmann.
Hawes is currently CEO /partner of Zebra1.
Hawes was born inWindlesham, Surrey in 1965. Brought up on a heavy dose ofThe Beatles andThe Four Tops supplied by his mother, Hawes soon became switched on to pop music. Learning guitar at the age of 13 Hawes combined his already noticed talent for poetry with his newfound musicality and started writing songs.
From the mid-1980s and through to the mid-1990s, Hawes toured extensively in bands and had a single release onMCA records with alternative rock band Fra. The single failed to surface but the writing talents of Hawes came to the attention ofChris Herbert andBob Herbert, father and son management team Safe Management[1] who invited him to write for their artists. Safe had been responsible for the development ofBros and went on to put togetherThe Spice Girls for whom Hawes penned three songs including "Sugar and Spice" the song which inspired Hawes to suggest the name "The Spice Girls".[2] His involvement on the project led Hawes into a publishing deal withBMG and a period of writing which included the song "Satisfied" which featured on the 3.5 million selling debut album of boybandFive. The song also appeared on the US single release of "Slam Dunk Da Funk" which was a top tenbillboard hit. Hawes's association with Safe Management led to an introduction to and subsequently long term writing and production partnership withPete Kirtley. Together they formedJiant in 1999 and quickly made their mark with a release onAaron Carters 3 million selling albumAaron's Party. This was followed by two songs being recorded byBoyzone starStephen Gately. In 2001 Hawes andKirtley penned a song which was in the final for "A Song for Europe"[3] and resulted in the signing of artist Anniq toTelstar Records. Telstar went bust before the release of "Skin Deep" but the song went on to be featured in a worldwide ad campaign forLacoste. 2001 also saw the release of the Hawes/Kirtley/Clarkson written "Pure and Simple" by Popstars winnersHear'Say whichJiant produced forPolydor. The song found its place in theGuinness Book of Records that year as the fastest selling debut single of all time.[4] It went on to sell 1.3 million copies[5] and Hawes and his co writers each received anIvor Novello for their work.Jiant scored a second number one withHear'Say's "Show me the way", a co production withStargate. A third number one came withNo Angel (It's All in Your Mind) released by German garlandNo Angels. Hawes went on to work withMis-Teeq,S Club 7 andGareth Gates as well as having notable releases with theSugababes andMutya Buena. In 2006 Hawes scored a fourth number one with "Shame"[6] released by German bandMonrose and went on to write and produce songs for their albumTemptation and subsequent albumsStrictly Physical andLadylike. TheJiant partnership of Hawes andKirtley ended in 2007 and Hawes went on to form Zebra1 with songwriter and producerObi Mhondera. The Zebra1 partnership saw Hawes writing and producing forJoana Zimmer, most notably the Hawes/Bachman written song "What is the Good in Goodbye". Further releases withCinema Bizarre,Monrose, Jimmy Blue,Tata Young,Stefanie Heinzmann andAggro Santos cemented the Hawes/Mhondera writing and production partnership which continues to present.
In 2011, Zebra1 set up amusic publishing company in partnership withBucks Music. The company Zebra1/Bucks Music Publishing have since signed writer/producer Willie Weeks, writer Harry Brooks and The White Collar Criminals, a prolific South African based team responsible for the music for many major films and TV adverts. Zebra1 currently develop many new writers, producers and artists as well as continuing to write and produce songs for many major artists.[7]
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