Tim Wheeler is a Northern Irish singer, songwriter, and musician for the alternative rock band Ash. He has written nearly all of Ash's notable works, such as "Oh Yeah", "Shining Light", "Girl from Mars", "Kung Fu", and "Goldfinger".
In 1999, Wheeler contributed guitar and backing vocals on The Rentals' album Seven More Minutes. He has also contributed backing vocals Bob Geldof's Band Aid 20 2004 single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" and on Arthur Baker's song, "Glow".
In 2001, Wheeler won the Ivor Novello Award for Best Contemporary Pop Song for "Shining Light".
As part of Channel 4's program The JD Set, Wheeler worked with Emmy The Great, The Crookes, And So I Watch You From Afar, and Ma Mentor, joining each band in covering songs by Pixies, and then performing at London's XOYO on 24 March 2011.
TV/Film Credits:
- A Life Less Ordinary 1997 directed by Danny Boyle
Song “A Life Less Ordinary” written by Tim Wheeler, performed by Ash
- Ashes directed by Matt Whitecross
Score by Tim Wheeler and Ilan Eshkeri (2012)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqMBonDNJy4
- Spike Island directed by Mat Whitecross
Score by Tim Wheeler and Ilan Eshkeri (2013)
- Fleming The Man Who Would Be Bond directed by Mat Whitecross
Score by Tim Wheeler and Ilan Eshkeri (2014)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYwR4XJ0dDc
- Shaun The Sheep
Song "Feels Like Summer" written by Tim Wheeler, Ilan Eshkeri and Nick Hodgson (2015)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAKCpoLhMME
- Measure Of A Man directed by Jim Loach
Score by Tim Wheeler and Ilan Eshkeri (2018)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLx2JWkKl9Y
Guitarist on scores for:
- Blitz 2011
- Johnny English Reborn 2011
- The Snowman & Snowdog 2012