Tim & Ra Acoustic Duo
TIM SKEDDEN
TIm Has been playing musical instruments since the age of 7 years, It started with classical piano training from his Grandmother to rock guitar lessons at high school. This soon led to starting school bands and playing gigs from as early as 16 years old, after many combinations Tim ended up being the lead guitarist for the well know New Zealand band “the feelers”. Tim played with the feelers during their height of fame during the “supersystem”, “communicate”, playground battle” and “one world” albums, throughout New Zealand and abroad. During this time Tim had started jamming with old school mates with a group that became “OPSHOP”. Often the bands would tour together and Tim would play two sets back to back as he was in both bands. Tim played with OPSHOP for the first album “you are here”. then had to make and exit from both groups to attend to family commitments. While attending to family matters Tim began to start writing in his home studio.
After writing 100’s of songs a little gem called “Everything’s Gonna Be Alright” popped up. With the help of old school friend and fellow band member Jason Kerrison , Tim and “the babysitters circus” released the song which has become one of New Zealand’s most iconic and well known singalong songs .
“I am now stripping everything back and enjoying playing acoustic guitar to accompany my very talented singer friend “Ra Toia”
RA CHARMIAN TOIA
Initially trained in Ballet, Jazz and Tap with formal qualifications from the Royal Academy of Dance, Ra has always had a passion for the arts.
While completing her Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Auckland, Ra became heavily involved in the music scene. After being scouted by overseas agents, she left New Zealand at the age of 23 to perform as a professional vocalist in 5 star hotels in over 10 different Countries.
Some of Ra's International Contracts include:
. Hilton, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
. Crowne Plaza, Shenzhen (China)
. Grand Hyatt, Bangkok (Thailand)
. Grand Hyatt, Seoul (South Korea)
. Hilton, Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates)
. Grand Hyatt, Shenynag (China)
TIm Has been playing musical instruments since the age of 7 years, It started with classical piano training from his Grandmother to rock guitar lessons at high school. This soon led to starting school bands and playing gigs from as early as 16 years old, after many combinations Tim ended up being the lead guitarist for the well know New Zealand band “the feelers”. Tim played with the feelers during their height of fame during the “supersystem”, “communicate”, playground battle” and “one world” albums, throughout New Zealand and abroad. During this time Tim had started jamming with old school mates with a group that became “OPSHOP”. Often the bands would tour together and Tim would play two sets back to back as he was in both bands. Tim played with OPSHOP for the first album “you are here”. then had to make and exit from both groups to attend to family commitments. While attending to family matters Tim began to start writing in his home studio.
After writing 100’s of songs a little gem called “Everything’s Gonna Be Alright” popped up. With the help of old school friend and fellow band member Jason Kerrison , Tim and “the babysitters circus” released the song which has become one of New Zealand’s most iconic and well known singalong songs .
“I am now stripping everything back and enjoying playing acoustic guitar to accompany my very talented singer friend “Ra Toia”
RA CHARMIAN TOIA
Initially trained in Ballet, Jazz and Tap with formal qualifications from the Royal Academy of Dance, Ra has always had a passion for the arts.
While completing her Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Auckland, Ra became heavily involved in the music scene. After being scouted by overseas agents, she left New Zealand at the age of 23 to perform as a professional vocalist in 5 star hotels in over 10 different Countries.
Some of Ra's International Contracts include:
. Hilton, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
. Crowne Plaza, Shenzhen (China)
. Grand Hyatt, Bangkok (Thailand)
. Grand Hyatt, Seoul (South Korea)
. Hilton, Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates)
. Grand Hyatt, Shenynag (China)
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