Timothy Hearst was born as the younger child of WW2 veteran Matthew Hearst and his wife Linda. Throughout his childhood, Tim had always had a rebellious nature, often getting in trouble for talking back to teachers and putting on humorous shows that lampooned them between classes. He discovered music while still in his teens, shocking his parents by announcing that he intended to make it his full time job.
While the Hearst family had little faith that their son could actually pull it off, Tim caught the attention of John Faraday and signed with the now-defunct Faraday Records in 1968. His self-titled debut album released the following year. While reaction to it as luke-warm at best, Tim was still determined to make a name for himself in the industry, releasing three subsequent albums and enjoying two number one singles. He also made the lovely Nancy Faraday (John's niece) his bride in 1972.
It was speculated around the label that Tim had only married Nancy impress her uncle and secure himself a place at the label for years to come, but Tim vehemently denied that allegation, claiming that he and Nancy were very much in love. During his marriage, Tim moved out of the performing realm and into the executive one, something he'd called a longtime dream. He released his final album, Footnotes, in 1976, the year after he became a marketing executive at Faraday.
It was around this time that Tim first began seeing Victoria Grant, a fellow recording artist at Faraday. For a while, they kept their romance a secret, but eventually "came out," at a company party in 1977. Tim, still married and living with Nancy, made no apologies for the affair, admitting that he'd never loved Nancy in the first place - everyone had it dead on when they said he'd only been interested in advancing in the company and he'd thought the way to do that was to make nice with the boss' niece.
As much as everyone expected that revelation to damage Tim's career, it did not. If anything, it seemed to endear him to John and the rest of the Faraday management even more. In 1978, Nancy filed for divorce and Tim moved out of their home and into Vicky's. That same year, he acquired the Vice President position at the label, from an executive that had opted to retire. Once again, Tim had defied everyone's orders and expectations and had ended up on top, but it wouldn't last long.
In 1982, John took pity on Joel Gibson, a young man with an upstart label of his own, and cut him a deal. For a small fee, he allowed Joel's JLN artists to record at the Faraday building and for their singles and albums to be made available to the general public, through Faraday distribution. Almost immediately, Tim felt threatened. Joel was focused, fierce and he seemed rather chummy with John. Tim feared that Joel might be his replacement, but it turned out to be much, much worse.
In the early months of 1984, John Faraday shocked his label and the industry at large by selling out to Joel Gibson, merging the two labels and setting the stage for a large housecleaning. Tim, who had never made a single effort to hide his dislike of Joel, was the very first one fired when the new regime took over. Interestingly, the label was interested in keeping Tim's girlfriend Vicky on contract, but she walked away from the business in protest of his firing.
For many years after this, Tim laid low. He made it legal with Vicky in 1988, after a decade of living with her and set his sights on building his own label that same year. 'The Think Box Project,' as it later became known, was a resounding failure. Tim, not used to managing funds and not having any idea what exactly he was supposed to be spending this money on, quickly squandered it on all the wrong things. When it looked like things couldn't get any more bleak, Tim received a phone call from Andy, asking for some advice on this new label thing and the pieces seemed to fall into place once again.
Happy to be back in the saddle again, Tim is taking the reigns of Vyro full force, something which is bound to cause a very big sore spot with Andy...
While the Hearst family had little faith that their son could actually pull it off, Tim caught the attention of John Faraday and signed with the now-defunct Faraday Records in 1968. His self-titled debut album released the following year. While reaction to it as luke-warm at best, Tim was still determined to make a name for himself in the industry, releasing three subsequent albums and enjoying two number one singles. He also made the lovely Nancy Faraday (John's niece) his bride in 1972.
It was speculated around the label that Tim had only married Nancy impress her uncle and secure himself a place at the label for years to come, but Tim vehemently denied that allegation, claiming that he and Nancy were very much in love. During his marriage, Tim moved out of the performing realm and into the executive one, something he'd called a longtime dream. He released his final album, Footnotes, in 1976, the year after he became a marketing executive at Faraday.
It was around this time that Tim first began seeing Victoria Grant, a fellow recording artist at Faraday. For a while, they kept their romance a secret, but eventually "came out," at a company party in 1977. Tim, still married and living with Nancy, made no apologies for the affair, admitting that he'd never loved Nancy in the first place - everyone had it dead on when they said he'd only been interested in advancing in the company and he'd thought the way to do that was to make nice with the boss' niece.
As much as everyone expected that revelation to damage Tim's career, it did not. If anything, it seemed to endear him to John and the rest of the Faraday management even more. In 1978, Nancy filed for divorce and Tim moved out of their home and into Vicky's. That same year, he acquired the Vice President position at the label, from an executive that had opted to retire. Once again, Tim had defied everyone's orders and expectations and had ended up on top, but it wouldn't last long.
In 1982, John took pity on Joel Gibson, a young man with an upstart label of his own, and cut him a deal. For a small fee, he allowed Joel's JLN artists to record at the Faraday building and for their singles and albums to be made available to the general public, through Faraday distribution. Almost immediately, Tim felt threatened. Joel was focused, fierce and he seemed rather chummy with John. Tim feared that Joel might be his replacement, but it turned out to be much, much worse.
In the early months of 1984, John Faraday shocked his label and the industry at large by selling out to Joel Gibson, merging the two labels and setting the stage for a large housecleaning. Tim, who had never made a single effort to hide his dislike of Joel, was the very first one fired when the new regime took over. Interestingly, the label was interested in keeping Tim's girlfriend Vicky on contract, but she walked away from the business in protest of his firing.
For many years after this, Tim laid low. He made it legal with Vicky in 1988, after a decade of living with her and set his sights on building his own label that same year. 'The Think Box Project,' as it later became known, was a resounding failure. Tim, not used to managing funds and not having any idea what exactly he was supposed to be spending this money on, quickly squandered it on all the wrong things. When it looked like things couldn't get any more bleak, Tim received a phone call from Andy, asking for some advice on this new label thing and the pieces seemed to fall into place once again.
Happy to be back in the saddle again, Tim is taking the reigns of Vyro full force, something which is bound to cause a very big sore spot with Andy...