# Tim Hawes

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{{Short description|English musician (born 1965)}}
{{BLP sources|date=June 2013}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Tim Hawes
| image = Tim_Hawes,_songwriter,_producer,_publisher.jpg
| background = non_performing_personnel
| birth_name = Tim Hawes
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1965|04|30}}
| origin = [Windlesham](/source/Windlesham), Surrey, England
| occupation = Songwriter<br />producer<br />[Publisher](/source/Music_publisher_(popular_music))}}

'''Tim Hawes''' (born 30 April 1965) is an English born songwriter, record producer and [music publisher](/source/music_publisher_(popular_music)) who has achieved in excess of ten million record sales including five number one singles. He is also a recipient of the prestigious [Ivor Novello award](/source/Ivor_Novello_Awards) for songwriting. Hawes is known for his work with the [Spice Girls](/source/Spice_Girls), [Five](/source/Five_(band)), [Hear'Say](/source/Hear'Say), [Sugababes](/source/Sugababes), [Mutya Buena](/source/Mutya_Buena), [Monrose](/source/Monrose), [Aaron Carter](/source/Aaron_Carter), [No Angels](/source/No_Angels), [Cinema Bizarre](/source/Cinema_Bizarre), [Aggro Santos](/source/Aggro_Santos), Jimmy Blue and [Stefanie Heinzmann](/source/Stefanie_Heinzmann).

Hawes is currently CEO / [partner](/source/Business_partner) of Zebra1.

==Early life==
Hawes was born in [Windlesham](/source/Windlesham), Surrey in 1965. Brought up on a heavy dose of [The Beatles](/source/The_Beatles) and [The Four Tops](/source/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.

==Career==

===Songwriting and production===
From the mid-1980s and through to the mid-1990s, Hawes toured extensively in bands and had a single release on [MCA records](/source/MCA_records) with alternative rock band Fra. The single failed to surface but the writing talents of Hawes came to the attention of [Chris Herbert](/source/Chris_Herbert) and [Bob Herbert](/source/Bob_Herbert_(manager)), father and son management team Safe Management<ref>[http://www.safemanagement.co.uk/]  {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509210330/http://www.safemanagement.co.uk/ |date=9 May 2012 }}</ref> who invited him to write for their artists. Safe had been responsible for the development of [Bros](/source/Bros_(British_band)) and went on to put together [The Spice Girls](/source/Spice_Girls) for whom Hawes penned three songs including "Sugar and Spice" the song which inspired Hawes to suggest the name "[The Spice Girls](/source/Spice_Girls)".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thespicegirls.com/facts/timeline |title=FACTS |publisher=Spice Girls |date= |accessdate=27 June 2013}}</ref> His involvement on the project led Hawes into a publishing deal with [BMG](/source/BMG_Rights_Management) and a period of writing which included the song "Satisfied" which featured on the 3.5 million selling debut album of boyband [Five](/source/Five_(band)). The song also appeared on the US single release of "[Slam Dunk Da Funk](/source/Slam_Dunk_(Da_Funk))" which was a top ten [billboard](/source/Billboard_charts) hit. Hawes's association with Safe Management led to an introduction to and subsequently long term writing and production partnership with [Pete Kirtley](/source/Pete_Kirtley). Together they formed [Jiant](/source/Jiant) in 1999 and quickly made their mark with a release on [Aaron Carter](/source/Aaron_Carter)s 3 million selling album [Aaron's Party](/source/Aaron's_Party_(Come_Get_It)_(song)). This was followed by two songs being recorded by [Boyzone](/source/Boyzone) star [Stephen Gately](/source/Stephen_Gately). In 2001 Hawes and [Kirtley](/source/Pete_Kirtley) penned a song which was in the final for "A Song for Europe"<ref>{{cite web |title=A Song For Europe 2000/2001 |url=http://www.songs4europe.com/39.html |website=A Song For Europe |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004085407/http://www.songs4europe.com/39.html |archive-date=4 October 2011}}</ref> and resulted in the signing of artist Anniq to [Telstar Records](/source/Telstar_Records). Telstar went bust before the release of "Skin Deep" but the song went on to be featured in a worldwide ad campaign for [Lacoste](/source/Lacoste). 2001 also saw the release of the Hawes/Kirtley/Clarkson written "[Pure and Simple](/source/Pure_and_Simple_(song))" by Popstars winners [Hear'Say](/source/Hear'Say) which [Jiant](/source/Jiant) produced for [Polydor](/source/Polydor_Records). The song found its place in the [Guinness Book of Records](/source/Guinness_World_Records) that year as the fastest selling debut single of all time.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2001/0319/393197-popstars/|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120910213101/http://www.rte.ie/ten/2001/0319/popstars.html|url-status=dead|title=Popstars enter Guinness Book of Records|date=19 March 2001|archivedate=10 September 2012|website=Rte.ie}}</ref> It went on to sell 1.3 million copies<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?storycode=1049481 |title=Music Week |publisher=Music Week |date= |accessdate=27 June 2013}}</ref> and Hawes and his co writers each received an [Ivor Novello](/source/Ivor_Novello_Awards) for their work. [Jiant](/source/Jiant) scored a second number one with [Hear'Say](/source/Hear'Say)'s "Show me the way", a co production with [Stargate](/source/Stargate_(production_team)). A third number one came with [No Angel (It's All in Your Mind)](/source/No_Angel_(It's_All_in_Your_Mind)) released by German garland [No Angels](/source/No_Angels). Hawes went on to work with [Mis-Teeq](/source/Mis-Teeq), [S Club 7](/source/S_Club) and [Gareth Gates](/source/Gareth_Gates) as well as having notable releases with the [Sugababes](/source/Sugababes) and [Mutya Buena](/source/Mutya_Buena). In 2006 Hawes scored a fourth number one with "[Shame](/source/Shame_(Monrose_song))"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.surfmusik.de/airplaycharts_2007_kw01.htm |title=Airplay Charts Deutschland Top 30 |publisher=Surfmusik.de |date=29 December 2006 |accessdate=27 June 2013}}</ref> released by German band [Monrose](/source/Monrose) and went on to write and produce songs for their album [Temptation](/source/Temptation_(Monrose_album)) and subsequent albums [Strictly Physical](/source/Strictly_Physical_(album)) and [Ladylike](/source/Ladylike). The [Jiant](/source/Jiant) partnership of Hawes and [Kirtley](/source/Pete_Kirtley) ended in 2007 and Hawes went on to form Zebra1 with songwriter and producer [Obi Mhondera](/source/Obi_Mhondera). The Zebra1 partnership saw Hawes writing and producing for [Joana Zimmer](/source/Joana_Zimmer), most notably the Hawes/Bachman written song "What is the Good in Goodbye". Further releases with [Cinema Bizarre](/source/Cinema_Bizarre), [Monrose](/source/Monrose), Jimmy Blue, [Tata Young](/source/Tata_Young), [Stefanie Heinzmann](/source/Stefanie_Heinzmann) and [Aggro Santos](/source/Aggro_Santos) cemented the Hawes/Mhondera writing and production partnership which continues to present.

===Publishing company===
In 2011, Zebra1 set up a [music publishing](/source/music_publisher_(popular_music)) company in partnership with [Bucks Music](/source/Bucks_Music_Group). The company Zebra1/[Bucks Music](/source/Bucks_Music_Group) 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zebra1.co.uk |title=UK based Music Publishing / Management / Songwriting & Production company set up by Tim Hawes and Obi Mhondera |publisher=Zebra1 |date=31 October 2012 |accessdate=27 June 2013}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.hitquarters.com/index.php3?page=hitqnews/archive/2011/August4_12_53_43.html Hitquarters]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120929063208/http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/may01/articles/tracks.asp Sound on Sound]

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Category:1965 births
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Category:People from Windlesham
Category:English record producers
Category:English male songwriters
Category:Ivor Novello Award winners
Category:Music publishers (people)

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