Tim Chatwood (ASCAP) is a composer/percussionist and Audio Engineer currently based in Colorado. A native of Northern Nevada, he received a Bachelor of Arts in Music, and his Master’s in Music Composition from the University of Nevada, Reno. He has studied composition under Dr. James Winn, Dr. Jean-Paul Perrotte, Dr. Stephen Blumberg and percussion under Dr. Andrew Heglund.

During his time at the University of Nevada, Tim was a member of the Wolf Pack Marching Band for three years marching cymbals. He also performed in Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, Percussion Ensemble, and Orchestra. Tim was a member of eNVision Percussion Theatre front ensemble in 2008 and 2010.

As an Audio Engineer, Tim studied Recording Arts under Tom Gordon at the University of Nevada. There, he was an assistant engineer on several projects. He went on to earn an internship at Imirage Sound Lab in Sparks, Nevada under Tom Gordon where he has assisted on recordings for local and national acts.

Tim has worked with several marching percussion sections and indoor groups as a front ensemble and sound/samples tech as well as teaching percussion privately. He currently works with Black Diamond Percussion, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, working with the front ensemble rhythm section and is the groups audio tech. Most recently, he joined the staff of Heat Wave Drum and Bugle Corps in Inverness, Florida, as the groups audio tech. Tim also consults for many groups in Nevada, Colorado, and California.

Tim continues to compose new works in his studio and performs as a percussionist in local ensembles. He is proudly endorsed by Innovative Percussion Sticks/Mallets, Sabian Cymbals Education Network, and D'Addario Evans Education Collective.