Percussionist / Conductor Timothy Phillips holds degrees from the Canberra School of Music and the Sate University of Music in Karlsruhe, Germany studying with Daryl Pratt and Professor Isao Nakamura respectively. As a performer Timothy appears with Orchestras, chamber ensembles and in solo shows and he has also created original music for DVA (mixed ability) Theatre, Ignition (NMIT) Theatre and Westside Circus. As a conductor Timothy is the founder of the Arcko Symphonic Project, which launched in 2008, he has also conducted premieres for Kate Neal, Dianne Peters and Daniel Salecich and has appeared at MIAF and on recordings for Move records.

Phillips appeared with BOLT in JOLT's 2007 NEBULON concert and will again be performing with the BOLT Ensemble for THE NIS in 2009.