cashybear Producer/Mixer/Writer/Musician/Engineer/Strings
Studio Twickenham
cashybear (also known as Tim James Ross, formerly of alt/R&B electronic outfit Cash+David) is a young and talented producer, mixer, writer, orchestrator and engineer. As a member of Cash+David, he was signed to Columbia/Sony Records. The duo gained critical acclaim across the blogosphere, The Fader to The Guardian and continue to have a dedicated cult following. Their biggest success, "When You're Lonely" has reached over 4 million streams on Spotify alone. His work has accumulated over 30 million streams across all platforms.
As a classically trained pianist, saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist, cashybear cultivated his talent with a fully awarded scolarship studying composition and orchestration at the London College of Music. This training helped shape cashybear's strong sense of musicianship and song-focused productions, enabling him to harness and nurture the talent he works with. His creative and sensitive approach ensures a safe and open space for artists to feel at ease and therefore their ideas to be heard, develop and come to life.
cashybear's own musical tastes lie between pop, electropop and alt-pop to rap, grime, drill and trap. This leads to his own music having a fresh approach and unique edge. As a producer/mixer, cashybear has been working with a whole host of new talent for both major labels and renowned management companies. A selection of these include Sony artist SAPPHIRE (her current covers EP "Supalonely" / "Midnight Sky") and forthcoming original material), Oscar Welsh's track "Bleach Blinds" featuring SINDYSMAN and Marshall from his "Aestival" EP and Laky's debut single "Saving Me (published by Saulty Dog and recipient of the PRS Women In Music Fund). cashy has also been producing and mixing for Songer (#1 on the hip hop charts) and Saint Joshua (whose recenelty been nominated for an AIM award). cashybear's reliability in delivering stand-out, relevant productions and mixes puts him at a tipping point.
Upcoming releases include Callum Beattie (signed to 3 Beat/Universal), Songer (signed to ADA/Warner Music), Vlera (SB Management), Lucy McWilliams (YMU Management), and Hare Squead.
Other current collaborations include Jalle (signed to Parlophone), Len Blake (signed to Universal), Keir (signed to Island US/Vertigo), Charlotte Plank (signed to Black Butter), the hotly tipped Dominic J. Wright and Yxng Dave (signed to KSI).
Alongside his production/mixing skills, cashybear has written alongside a great number of stellar collaborators including Nina Nesbitt, Melanie Fontana, Chelcee Grimes, Jamie Hartman, Hannah Jane Lewis and Rhodes. He has also leant his skills to major brands such as YouTube, LEGO, The BRIT Awards (Warchild) and Disney.
Other credits include Jamie Lawson on his self-titled UK #1 album, including the single "Someone For Everyone" and subsequent release "Testify" (Warner/Gingerbread Man), pop duo ELM (signed to Sony) on their single "Golden", for which cashybear did additional production and mix as well as Joe Nix, Gola and Mononoke (Kira).
cashybear is based in his own studio in Twickenham, West London.