Tin Man Alley is the favorite song writing outlet for prolific songwriter and composer, Robert Wait. When he's not composing scores and songs for film and TV, writing songs for other artists, or producing other independent and major label bands, you'll most likely find him writing more songs to perform with TMA.

Life has been busy in the seven years since the Los Angeles based former filmmaker shifted focus from making movies to making music. A few music credits from this period include: TV scores for cult favorites "Alien Autopsy" and "Ghosts Caught On Tape", feature film scores for "Breakaway" and "Under The Influence", and songs placed alongside Beck and The Rolling Stones in the Denzel Washington movie "Fallen". Most recently, two songs by Tin Man Alley have been licensed for the documentary about LA Screenwriters, "Talk Fast", due for release in Fall of 2001.

While Robert's film scores span a range from orchestral to techno and everything in between, Tin Man Alley's debut CD, "Public Display of Affliction", is firmly planted in melodic vocal, shimmering guitars-with-loops territory. Imagine Neil Finn playing with the Goo Goo Dolls and Vertical Horizon at Sarah McLachlan's house. Modern and retro, loud and soft, polished and rough, all tied together by Robert's distinctive, compelling voice, attempting to make sense of all the variables life has to offer.

Since its release, "Public Display of Affliction" has earned "top-seller" status at CDBaby.com, and finished as a Finalist for Best Modern Rock Album and Best Modern Rock Song ("Hello Goodbye") in the Just Plain Folks 2001 Music Awards. With fans from around the world embracing the band's sound, Tin Man Alley's second CD is scheduled for release in early 2002.

Originally a drummer, Robert Wait grew up in a musical household. On one end of the hall, classically trained sisters practiced cello, violin, and voice. On the other, street trained Robert and his guitarist brother flailed through Led Zeppelin, Who, and Clash songs with reckless abandon. Anyone listening certainly experienced a dizzying blend of harmony and cacophony. In the quieter moments, everyone would meet in the middle and sing old Beatles, Stones, and Elton John songs. Perhaps it's this exposure to so many styles of music during one's childhood that enables Robert to write in varying genres today. At the very least, it makes life interesting.