HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (Aug 9, 2007) — Tim Stewart, guitarist for the
American Idol tour, has joined Yamaha Guitar's impressive artist roster. Tim plays an APX900 acoustic and AES920 electric on the
Idol tour, which kicked off July 6 and extends to Sept. 22.
 Tim Stewart accompanies Jessica Simpson |
"We are so thrilled that Tim will be playing Yamaha throughout this tour, and we're even more excited that Tim has joined our roster," comments Mike Tempesta, Artist Relations Manager for Yamaha Guitars. "Tim has worked with some amazing artists, and with his talent, the future is wide open."
Spanning 56 dates, 35 states and even making a stop in Canada,
Idol's sixth season Top 10 – Melinda Doolittle, Chris Sligh, Gina Glocksen, Sanjaya Malakar, Haley Scarnato, Phil Stacey, Lakisha Jones, Blake Lewis, Chris Richardson and Jordin Sparks – have all embarked on this summer tour that has become an annual right-of-passage for the finalists who are able to crack each
Idol season's Top 10. This is Tim's second year to play on the tour.
Since moving to Los Angeles from the Bay Area in 2003, Tim has performed with Jessica Simpson, Heather Headley,
American Idol Live, Omarion, Jennifer Hudson, Frank Mccomb, Tonex, Mary Mary, Marques Houston and many others. He has played on numerous albums with artists such as Destiny's Child, Mary J. Blige, Jennifer Lopez, Faith Evans, Ray J, Lionel Richie, Bobby Valentino, Tamia, Tonex, Marvin Sapp, Noel Jones and the City of Refuge, Deitrick Haddon, Brian Culbertson, Heather Headley, K-Ci, Vickie Winans, Rodney Jerkins, Tupac and more.
As a member of alternative hip-hop group 4th Avenue Jones, he co-wrote and co-produced their album titled
Stereo – The Evolution of HipRockSoul on Gotee/EMI records in 2005.
He has appeared on television with a variety of artists on shows such as the
Late Show with David Letterman,
Tonight Show with Jay Leno,
Jimmy Kimmel Live,
Good Morning America,
Ellen,
CBS Early Show,
MTV Music Video Awards,
Pepsi Smash and the
Today Show.
For a chance to hear and see Tim playing his Yamaha guitars live and in person, check out the following remaining dates of the American Idol tour:
August 11 Columbus, OH Schottenstein Center.
August 12 Auburn Hills, MI Palace at Auburn Hills
August 13 Cleveland, OH Wolstein Center
August 14 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
August 16 Indianapolis, IN Indiana State Fair
August 17 Louisville, KY Kentucky State Fair
August 18 Sedalia, MO Missouri State Fair
August 19 Des Moines, IA Iowa State Fair
August 22 Pittsburgh, PA Mellon Arena
August 23 Rochester, NY BlueCross Arena
August 24 Uniondale, NY Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
August 25 Uniondale, NY Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
August 27 Hartford, CT Hartford Civic Center
August 28 E. Rutherford, NJ Continental Airlines Arena
August 29 East Rutherford, NJ Continental Airlines Arena
August 30 Albany, NY Times Union Center
September 1 Allentown, PA Allentown Fair
September 2 Syracuse, NY New York State Fair
September 4 Portland, ME Cumberland County Civic Center
September 5 Worcester, MA DCU Center
September 7 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Center
September 8 Atlantic City, NJ Boardwalk Hall
September 9 Washington, DC Verizon Center
September 11 Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum
September 12 Duluth, GA The Arena at Gwinnett Center
September 13 Memphis, TN FedExForum
September 15 Huntington, WV Big Sandy Superstore Arena
September 16 Charlottesville, VA John Paul Jones Arena
September 18 Hampton, VA Hampton Coliseum
September 19 Baltimore, MD 1st Mariner Arena
September 20 Bridgeport, CT Arena at Harbor Yard
September 22 Manchester, NH Verizon Wireless Arena
