About Tim
TIM WENZL is a professional bassist who grew up near Stuttgart in Germany.
As a son and grandson of two bassists in his family, the decision to learn electric bass was not that far away. At the age of 12, he was allowed to play daddy’s bass for the first time and from then on, he learned to play the instrument autodidactically until he was 19 years old. He has been trained as a bass player at a state music school since 2019 and has continued his studies at the Popakademie in Mannheim since 2022.
As a result, he has played with various artists in workshops and individual lessons, such as Paul Turner (Jamiroquai), Henrik Linder (Dirty Loops) and Dominik Krämer (The Voice of Germany). Tim is musical director and bassist for the show band “Barbed Wire” and plays bass for the party band „FRESCH“. As a bassist for artists with their own music, he is on the road in Germany as well as in the USA.
Musical Career
- From 5 to 7 years – Carillon
- Since 7 years – singing Choir
- Since 7 years – Piano
- Since 12 years – E-Bass
- Since 2019 – 2022 – Berufsfachschule für Musik Dinkelsbühl
- Since 2022 – today – Popakademie Mannheim
EducationAt the vocational school for music in Dinkelsbühl, he completed a 2-year training course from 2019 to 2021 to become a state-certified ensemble leader specializing in electric bass. Other main subjects were choir conducting and band conducting. There he was taught how to make music and everything that goes with it as a craft. Subjects such as composition, ear training, arranging and instrument theory, as well as general music theory, were taught there by respected lecturers. He had piano and singing as compulsory and subsidiary subjects.
After the 2 years, he completed the pedagogical advanced year at the vocational school for music in Dinkelsbühl, which he successfully completed in summer 2022 with a focus on vocal coaching, pedagogy, teaching practice and working in bands or teaching in elementary school.
Since October 2022, Tim has been studying pop music design at the Popakademie in Baden-Württemberg, majoring in electric bass. His studies enabled him to spend a semester abroad at Columbia College in Chicago.
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