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"Singing for me is Life!"
Tyndale Thomas creates and performs Gospel/inspirational music throughout the UK, Europe and America. A co-founding member of one of the first contemporary Gospel groups and choirs, The Challengers and The Merry bell Gospel Choir, he wrote, produced and arranged material for numerous tours from 1982 to 1992. Tyndale has supported and performed with nationally and internationally acclaimed artists Such as Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, Rick Wakeman and gospel legends Andre Crouch, Richard Smallwood, The Clarke Sisters, Edwin Hawkins, Jesse Dixon and Mighty Clouds of Joy.
Tyndale has contributed greatly to the development and integration of Gospel music with other world music and the secular music industry, writing songs for Cleopatra, background vocals and vocal arrangements for Howard Jones. Tyndale has continued to build on his reputation as an ambassador for Gospel and inspirational music in this country and abroad, by initializing new working techniques, delivering music, singing and song writing workshops and seminars to people of all ages and from a diversity of cultures and abilities.
Tyndale is the choir director for The Liverpool Philharmonic Gospel Choir and the One Voice Choir in Preston and the musical director of Urban Voice. His debut album, Genesis, with original music and lyrics has just been released featuring the above choirs.
Meet The Composer
Anne, Rob, Charlotte, Becky and Otto asked Tyndale about his work.
Why did you write this song? I wrote it to be uplifting because people are under a lot of pressure, whether it's homework, doing exams or things at home. Sometimes you feel the whole world is on your shoulders.
When did you start writing songs? When I was twelve.
How did you start? I'm from a church background and I've been in choirs since the age of six. We used to sing loads of songs and every week there would be a new song. This really inspired me to write about my own feelings and what was happening around me.
Do you have time to do anything else besides make music? Yes, I'm also a graphic designer and I do find time to do some illustrations, which is wonderful. It helps me to relax. I like drawing people in a semi-photographic way because people really interest me.
Are there any ways your graphics and your music come together? Yes, sometimes I do workshops in art galleries. We'll look at a painting and people tell me what they feel about it; on the spot we'll start making up a song.
Why do you enjoy singing? I enjoy singing because it touches every single human emotion. It's one of the ways that people can come together. For me music is very, very powerful because I have seen that it can be life-changing. Singing for me is life! |
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