Tim Kubart and The Space Cadets
Tim is known to audiences for infusing children’s music with a pop sensibility and heartfelt sound that moves your feet and touches your heart. Joined on stage by his band, the “Space Cadets” (and a tap-dancing sidekick!), Tim performs songs celebrating real life kid and family moments and milestones. No matter the venue, a Tim Kubart and the Space Cadets show is highly interactive, musically rich, and always speaks to kids at the top of their intelligence.
“The Best of the Best.” – Parents’ Choice Awards
Best Preschool TV show
Best Preschool On-screen host
Tim started performing music for children and families while volunteering at a women and children’s shelter in Manhattan. Since then, Tim has become a familiar face and voice to families creating media of all kinds.
“Registers an instant and electric connection with kids and families.”
Billboard
He spent 2013-2017 as the Host/Writer/Producer of Sunny Side Up, a live morning show for preschoolers, on NBCUniversal’s Sprout Channel live from 30 Rock. Highlights of his time include having a tea party with Julie Andrews, singing with Pentatonix, and interviewing First Lady Michelle Obama. He also wrote and performed a song for the 2017 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Tim’s SSU videos on YouTube have collectively millions of views, and Tim has also been featured on NBC’s “The More You Know.”
He has released 5 independent albums for kids, is multi-GRAMMY nominated, and won the GRAMMY for Best Children’s Album in 2016 for his album HOME. His most recent album, Building Blocks, was nominated for a GRAMMY in 2019. Tim’s music is also a mainstay on Sirius XM’s Kids Place Live.
With a passion for children’s media and all its forms, Tim hosts the podcast “Highlights Hangout” for Highlights Magazine, is a HarperCollins published picture book author with his debut “Oopsie-Do!”, and writes songs for other children’s properties including PBS, Netflix, and Sesame Street. Sesame contributions include the introduction song for Julia, the first muppet with autism.
“Kindie’s Breakout Star.” – New York Family
He is possibly best known as “Tambourine Guy,” an original member of the viral music collective Postmodern Jukebox, a YouTube channel with over 1 billion views. With sold out shows across 6 continents, Tim has toured extensively with the group playing sold out world famous venues. He also created “Postmodern JUICEbox,” a preschool friendly version of PMJ.
On a never-ending tour of cities and towns, Tim has performed thousands of times in a variety of venues, including at-capacity shows at The Kennedy Center, Brooklyn Bowl, The Smithsonian, and the Music Hall of Williamsburg, in addition to having an opening slot for “Kool & the Gang” and headlining spots on the family stages of Lollapalooza and Austin City Limits.
In 2018, Tim worked with the US State Department to take part in their first Cultural Exchange program specifically for children, a performance and master class tour of Nigeria.
Tim lives in Los Angeles and New York City, and is always willing to travel. His performances can include master class add-ons of tap dance workshops, picture book writing, and puppetry.
