{{Short description|English guitarist}} {{EngvarB|date=May 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2015}} {{BLP sources|date=May 2010}} '''Tim Bricheno''' (born '''Timothy John Bricheno''', 6 July 1963, Huddersfield, Yorkshire) is an English guitarist, songwriter and music teacher. He was a member of several notable British indie bands, including All About Eve, The Sisters of Mercy,<ref>{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p12158/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=Biography: All About Eve|last1=True|first1=Chris|last2=Huey|first2= Steve|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=24 May 2010}}</ref> XC-NN (originally "CNN" until the band ran into legal problems with America's Cable News Network)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/xc-nn-mn0000678053|title = XC-NN Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More|website = AllMusic}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://trouserpress.com/reviews/xc-nn/|title=XC-NN|website=Trouserpress.com|access-date=16 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1994/10/28/xc-nn-not-as-hard-as-the-hype/bef8806e-0fd2-4780-b101-0f224e201f73/ |title=XC-NN not as hard as the hype |first=Mark |last=Jenkins |date=October 28, 1994 |newspaper=The Washington Post|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701161814/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1994/10/28/xc-nn-not-as-hard-as-the-hype/bef8806e-0fd2-4780-b101-0f224e201f73/ |archive-date=1 July 2022 }}</ref> and Tin Star.<ref>{{cite web |url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p363987/biography|pure_url=yes}} |title=Biography: Tin Star|last=Bush|first=John|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=24 May 2010}}</ref> He has also played as a tour guest and recorded with The Mission.

Bricheno has written music under several pseudonyms for other recording artists including Dusty Springfield and Gene Pitney. He currently{{when|date=April 2020}} plays in 'Jok', a band formed with ex XC-NN, and former Tin Star vocalist, David Tomlinson. He moved into media composition{{huh|date=July 2022}} during the late 1990s alongside brother Toby Bricheno.

Bricheno was listed as a songwriting tutor and course author at Middlesex University Hendon, ICMP (Institute of Contemporary Music) and the Academy of Contemporary Music in Guildford.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.acm.ac.uk/tim-bricheno/|title=Tim Bricheno &#124; Bass Guitar Lecturer &#124; Music Performance School - ACM|date=11 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120511095153/http://www.acm.ac.uk/tim-bricheno/ |access-date=16 March 2023|archive-date=11 May 2012 }}</ref>

In May 2024 Bricheno released the album "Apparitions" together with Julianne Regan on Bandcamp.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-12 |title=julianneregan. |url=http://www.julianneregan.co.uk/news.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-12 |title=julianne-regan-and-tim-bricheno-release-teaser-for-new-single |url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/julianne-regan-and-tim-bricheno-release-teaser-for-new-single}}</ref> Since 2019, Bricheno has been suffering from Tinnitus.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-12 |title=inside-the-tinnitus-support-group-s-mission-to-tackle-the-music-industry-s-hidden-disability |url=https://www.musicweek.com/media/read/inside-the-tinnitus-support-group-s-mission-to-tackle-the-music-industry-s-hidden-disability/089063}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-17 |title=regan-and-bricheno-interview |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/regan-and-bricheno-interview}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}}

{{All About Eve}}

{{The Sisters of Mercy}}

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