Introduction
Tim Thornton (born 1973) is an English musician, composer and novelist. He is best known as the drummer and guitarist for the UK Indie act Fink. He was born in Darlington, had a boarding-school education, and gained a degree in drama.
Drumming
In 2006 Thornton was asked by a friend, singer-songwriter Fin Greenall of Fink, to contribute drums to the band's album Biscuits for Breakfast. He has been its drummer ever since.
Writing
Thornton's debut novel The Alternative Hero (Jonathan Cape/Knopf, 2009) was described by The Guardian as "the indiest book of all time". It follows a young man's obsession with a band. His second novel, Death Of An Unsigned Band, was published by Cape in July 2010. Both have a music-industry setting. Thornton is a regular blog contributor to The Huffington Post.
Film music
In 2012, Thornton's music for the British short film Fish! was nominated for Best Score (Short Film) at the Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema and gained an Honorable Mention. Thornton is currently scoring the music for a forthcoming 2015 short film, The Five Wives and Lives of Melvyn Pfferberg, directed by Damian Samuels and starring Brooke D'Orsay and Callum Blue.