Tim Dudfield
{{short description|Australian dance music producer and DJ|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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Mr. Timothy (a.k.a. 'T-Funk', real name Tim John Dudfield[http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2005/03/10/1110316107225.html One and only]{{cite web|url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/workID/911989241 |title=GOT 2 GET UP |website=ASCAP |publisher=American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers |access-date=February 25, 2024}}) is an Australian dance music producer and DJ. Over the years, he has worked on projects by a wide variety of artists including Madonna, INXS, Felix da Housecat, E Smoove, Inaya Day, Slinkee Minx, Brandy, Cher, Craig David, and Steve Silk Hurley.
Career
In 2002, he released his debut single "Keep Rockin", which failed to chart. In 2004, he recorded "I Am tha 1" with American singer Inaya Day. The song reached peaked at number 28 on the ARIA charts on 12 July 2004. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2004, the song was nominated for Best Dance Release.[http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=2004 ARIA Music Awards of 2004]
On 18 October 2004, MrTimothy released "Stand By Me" also featuring Inaya Day. The song peaked at number 59 on the ARIA charts. charted. In November 2004, MrTimothy released his debut studio album This Is Tha 1. Two further singles were released from the album; "4 Ever" and "I'm On My Way".
In 2005, MrTimothy changed his name to T-Funk and released a cover of "The Glamorous Life", again with Inaya Day. The song peaked at number 31 on the ARIA charts. In 2006, he released "Be Together" with Katie Underwood which also peaked at number 31 on the ARIA charts. In 2007, T-Funk returned to MrTimothy and released "I Don't Think That You Know" with Nat Dunn.
In April 2008, mrTimothy released a remix album of Katie Noonan's studio album Skin, titled Second Skin. The album debuted and peaked at number 19 on ARIA Dance Chart on 28 April 2008.{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/issue948.pdf|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080519140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20080520-0000/issue948.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2008-05-19|title=ARIA Chart Report issue 948|publisher=webarchive.nla.gov.au|date=28 April 2008|accessdate=26 April 2016}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
Discography
=Albums=
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! scope="col" style="width:14em;"| Title ! scope="col" style="width:16em;"| Album details |
| scope="row"| This Is Tha 1
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| scope="row"| Second Skin (credited as John Course and mrTimothy presented Katie Noonan) |
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=Singles=
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|+ List of singles, with selected chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|AUS {{cite web|url=https://australian-charts.com/search.asp?cat=s&search=mr+timothy|title= Discography Mr Timothy|work=australian-charts.com|publisher=Hung Medien|accessdate=3 March 2019}}{{cite web|url= https://australian-charts.com/search.asp?search=T-Funk&cat=s|title= Discography T-Funk|work=australian-charts.com|publisher=Hung Medien|accessdate=3 March 2019}}
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| colspan=4|Credited as Mr Timothy |
| scope="row"| "Keep Rockin"
| 2002 | — | |
| scope="row"| "I Am tha 1" (featuring Inaya Day) |rowspan="3"|2004 | 28 |rowspan="4"| This Is Tha 1 |
| scope="row"| "Stand By Me" (featuring Inaya Day) | 59 |
| scope="row"| "4Ever" (featuring Rahsaan Patterson) | — |
| scope="row"| "I'm On My Way" (featuring Sharon Pass) |2005 | 89 |
| colspan=4|Credited as T-Funk |
| scope="row"| "The Glamorous Life" (featuring Inaya Day) |2005 | 31 | non-album single |
| scope="row"| "Be Together" (featuring Katie Underwood) | 2006 | 31 | non-album single |
| colspan=4|Credited as Mr Timothy |
| scope="row"| "I Don't Think That You Know" (featuring Nat Dunn) | 2007 | — | non-album single |
| colspan="8" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. |
Awards
=ARIA Music Awards=
The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987. CMr Timothy was nominated for one award.ARIA Award previous winners. {{cite web|url=http://ariaawards.com.au/history/award/best-dance-release|title=Winners By Award - 27th ARIA Awards 2013|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)|access-date=1 March 2014}}
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Category:Australian record producers
Category:Australian electronic dance music DJs
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
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