"I think some of the most amazing moments in your life - when you’re growing up, especially - music changes you. The artist will tell you it's the music behind everything else that makes the difference. "It’s people who are working in refugee camps and risking their lives to save other people - I think they're philanthropists."Īs Wakefield works on new projects in his East Austin studio, the impact of his work continues to stretch far beyond his own footprint. It’s really not the case," said Wakefield. I mean, I’ve got the best job in the world! People say ‘well done, you’re doing a great job. As his nonprofit Soundwaves Art Foundation continues to grow, Wakefield remains humble about his generosity. In the last 12 years, Wakefield has donated around 250 pieces of Soundwaves artwork and has raised more than $2.5 million for charity. Everywhere I go, everyone’s doing volunteer work - everyone offers their help." "I think Austin is a perfect example of how people should be," said Wakefield. The uniqueness found in Austin and the kinds of people you meet in Texas' capital city is what made the London-native decide six years ago that Austin would be his forever home.
"I think the world is reaching a kind of tipping point with various issues where people have to decide what sort of world they want their children to live in," said Wakefield. Photo of Tim Wakefield's soundwave art (Spectrum News) He, then, donates each piece to be auctioned, and the money raised benefits charities across the globe. It was like we had this huge showroom in Beverley Hills, and people from all over the world buying, and that really launched Soundwaves on a global scale.”īefore each piece of artwork is complete, Wakefield allows the music artist to autograph the canvas. "Their foundation saw my work, and they asked me to go and do an auction in Beverley Hills - which was insane. "I was doing this in the UK with people like Pink Floyd, Elton John, and then I met Gibson Guitars," said Wakefield. Wakefield examines the digital pattern created by the sounds and vocals within the lyric that the artist chooses, and by playing with colors, shapes and designs, he transforms the image of the soundwaves into beautiful artwork. The artists, then, choose a lyric that carries meaning to them. Wakefield works with famous musicians and artists who choose one of their songs for Wakefield to work with. The process begins in a music recording studio. Photo of Tim Wakefield's soundwave art created using Dave Matthews Band's "Crash" (Spectrum News) Twelve years ago, he found a way to live out his lifelong dream by combining art, music and philanthropy to create visionary masterpieces that change the world.
For the last 25 years, he has devoted much of his life to fundraising for causes that support social justice. Tim Wakefield is a visual artist whose lifelong dream has always been to work within the periphery of music. A person does not need to play an instrument or be a famous singer to experience music's power, and an Austin-based artist is proving that. Everyone experiences something different when they hear a song that moves them. While beauty is often said to be found in the eye of the beholder, one could also say that music is in the ear of the beholder. Has worked with Pink Floyd, Elton John, and others.
Musician choose songs for him to work with.Artist transforms image of the soundwaves into art.The afterschool and summer music institute is located at the original site of Stax Records in Memphis and offers deeply discounted tuition that helps students earn music scholarships to college, and go on to thriving industry careers.AUSTIN, Texas - Music is defined as sounds combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form, harmony, and expression of emotion. Oates said he is “proud to know the proceeds from this unique song artwork can help such a worthwhile organization as the Stax Music Academy.” & the MGs, along with Iggy Pop, Huey Lewis, Kesha, and Elvis Costello in partnering with Soundwaves on artwork that benefits the Academy. Hall & Oates, longtime devotees of the Stax musical heritage, thus join label figurehead Booker T. All originals and prints ship unframed in a protective tube, and have a certificate of authenticity. They’ve also hand-signed four original artworks on crystalline canvas. The image is 24 x 24 with a three-inch white border. Soundwaves describes itself as “a philanthropic foundation that combines music, modern art, and technology by capturing the digital heartbeat of some of the world’s most iconic music in order to raise money for nonprofits addressing the world’s most pressing problems.”īoth of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees have hand-signed 50 fine art canvas prints of the artwork, which are also hand numbered from 1/50 to 50/50.
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