Tim Sidden Productions

Tim Sidden grew up in the Foothills of North Carolina in a small town called North Wilkesboro. By the age of 21, he had played piano on over 100 records and CDs for various Gospel and Country music artists at Granite City Recording Studios in Mount Airy, NC. He credits Gary Prim, Gary Smith, Matt Rollings, John Barlow Jarvis, and Anthony Burger as his inspirations for learning the piano.

Tim's first taste of traveling professionally came at 18 when he joined The Anchormen, a group with several Top 40 gospel hits. 

In 1990, his life changed dramatically when he was offered a position with Calvin Gilmore Productions in Myrtle Beach, SC, to play piano for The Dixie Jubilee. For several years, Tim was the featured pianist for this nationally acclaimed show.

In 1998, Gilmore Entertainment consolidated The Dixie Jubilee, Southern Country Nights, and the Carolina Opry into a new 2,500-seat state-of-the-art facility in Myrtle Beach, where Tim continued as the featured pianist. During this time, he began orchestrating for the shows when the primary orchestrator left. Despite initially declining the offer, Tim accepted and found it to be one of his best decisions.

Tim’s orchestration skills led him to produce music for touring artists and studio projects, sometimes working on as many as five artists' CDs a week. His tenure with Calvin Gilmore Productions and the Carolina Opry earned the SC Governor’s Cup twice, and accolades from major news sources like The New York Times and The Washington Post.

In 2004, after 14 years and nearly 5,000 shows, Tim decided to leave Calvin Gilmore Productions to explore new opportunities. On May 28, 2004, he played his last show with the Carolina Opry and moved to Nashville, TN.

In Nashville, Tim joined "The Honky-Tonk Tailgate Party," a highly successful national tour featuring 90s Country hit-makers Daryle Singletary, Rhett Akins, Chad Brock, David Kersh, and Jeff Carson. This opportunity led to performances at the Ryman Auditorium and the Grand Ole Opry, fulfilling one of his lifelong dreams.

Today, Tim's music can be heard on Country and Gospel radio stations across the country. He has produced, orchestrated, or played piano on numerous Top 40 hits. His orchestration style, known for its "movie soundtrack quality," has been featured on networks like ESPN and The Discovery Channel.

For the last 5 years, Tim has been one of the Co-Owners in an East Coast Variety Band called Cat5. The Cat5 Band since its inception has taken home 6 CMBA Awards including Band of the Year and Song of the Year in which Tim Produced. 

In 2017, he won a CBMA  Award for Collaboration of the Year for producing "We Are Beach Music." 

In 2018, he had a Number 1 single on the Beach Music charts with "Carolina Queen," which inspired a line of merchandise.

Tim’s credits include The Carolina Opry, Dixie Jubilee, Daryle Singletary, Rhett Akins, John “Bo Duke” Schneider, T. Graham Brown, Tom “Luke Duke” Wopat, Jimmy Fortune, Grayson Hughes, Georgette Jones, Chad Brock, Jeff Carson, Ben “Cooter” Jones, David Kersh, The Greenes, The Easter Brothers, Michael English, Bruce Hedrick, The Anchormen, Ann Downing, and Barbara Fairchild.