Tim Myers

Faith. Family. Service.

These are the values that have guided Tim Myers’ life, all connected by his love for music and using it to help people’s lives.

Back when Corona was filled with orange groves, Tim Myers grew up in a working family on Poinsettia Street as a third-generation Southern Californian. His father was a pastor at Riverside’s Harvest Christian Fellowship who taught him the importance of hard work and giving back. He took Tim on church outings to feed the homeless, which is where Tim learned his love of service. Growing up, his family faced the same realities a lot of Inland Empire families face — the high cost of living, stagnant wages and making ends meet. So, at 14, Tim got his first job mowing his neighbors’ lawns and as a janitor at his dad’s church because he knew if he wanted something then he’d have to work to get it.

After watching his dad lead the band at church, Tim caught the music bug and began taking classical piano lessons. When he was six, he was accepted into Kids Praise Club, which gave him an opportunity to sing on records, on TV, and in stadiums in San Diego and Anaheim. While a student at Corona Fundamental Intermediate School, he traded piano for bass and joined his first band, Call Box. He quickly developed an entrepreneurial mindset, setting up a bank account and lining up venues and organizing gigs for the band at local parks, churches, and skate parks — real business experience that would give him a leg up later in his career.

After attending high school, Tim hustled every day: working as a janitor and at a coffee shop, and playing in two bands on the side. But in 2002, his life permanently changed when he was introduced to Ryan Tedder and formed the band OneRepublic. Just six months later, they were signed by their first label only to be dropped a few months later and then signed again by Interscope Records / Mosley Group.

However, it’s been Tim’s career post-OneRepublic where he has put his mark on the music industry. As a writer and producer, Tim has written hundreds of songs and has amassed 12 gold and platinum albums. As a working artist, Tim understood the raw deals that he and his peers were getting from the corporations that controlled the music industry, so Tim founded Palladium Records to build an innovative business model where the people actually doing the work got a better deal. The single most rewarding part of his career has been giving artists the power to have their own work pay off, helping to give them the financial means to buy homes and make ends meet. Palladium Records has landed thousands of placements in TV, film, and ads, released a wide catalog of albums, and signed over 60 artists to its label.

Over the years, Tim has had a lot of titles, from janitor to barista to bassist to business owner, but his favorite title is dad. Tim and his wife, Lauren, met when he was 21 at one of his shows, and today are the proud parents of two young girls. Tim is running for Congress because he believes that his daughters should grow up in a world where everyone is treated with respect, everyone gets a fair shot, and everyone who works hard has the chance to pursue their dream.