Timothy Kneeland "Timo" Ellis is a multi-instrumentalist and record producer from New York City, currently in the band Netherlands. He also runs a commercial music company called 70% Water Music as well as his personal label Records and Tapes Records.
Ellis attended Evergreen State College in Washington. It was while in school there that he first began working with local bands such as Nubbin, Lemonade, Hotess, Freebird, and Dig Yer Grave. He returned to New York in 1994, where he joined with Sam Koppelman and Sean Lennon to record as IMA. IMA backed Lennon's mother, Yoko Ono, on her album Rising.
In 1997 Ellis and Sean Lennon joined Cibo Matto (both playing bass, guitar and drums). As a quartet (Yuka Honda, Miho Hatori, Ellis, Lennon) Cibo Matto released an EP, Super Relax (1997) and their final album Stereo ★ Type A (1999). He continued to tour with Cibo Matto until they disbanded in 2001. Later in the year Ellis released his first solo EP, The Enchanted Forest of Timo Ellis. Ellis has since self-released 31 additional EPs and LPs which are available on iTunes (or by contacting Timo himself.) He currently performs regularly in his band Netherlands. He's also recently been a regular player in Miho Hatori's New Optimism and Joan as Police Woman. His music can be previewed from his Bandcamp page and Official Website. He lives in Brooklyn.
Timo is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:
MY LIFE Rexx/Valentine
He lost his mind. Ain’t life unkind?
So now he’s playin’ hide ‘n’ seek.
And when he’s not around then it’s lost ‘n’ found.
10 or 20 times a week.
Is he in the pink?
The doctors seem to think that it’s just a pill away.
My Life ain’t no high life, baby.
That high life. . . it ain’t my life, no!
The car got wrecked. Y’know the side effect. . .
Romance ain’t what it used to be.
But then now we know that the afterglow
Honey, is just a pill away. . .
My Life ain’t no high life, baby.
That high life. . . it ain’t my life, no.
A memory loss. And now she’s the boss.
And she knows just how she wants it done.
A level head? Remember what the doctor said,
‘Honey, it’s just a pill away. . .’
My Life ain’t no high life, baby.