Songs with a little more structure.
Trabecular Sound is an independent music label founded by composer and songwriter Tim Waters, providing a home for original rock, pop and musical theatre.
Music from an
unlikely source.
Trabecular Sound grew out of Tim Waters’ songwriting alongside a rather different day job.
Tim is a composer, songwriter and orthopaedic surgeon whose music ranges from melodic rock and pop to original musical theatre.
The label provides an independent home for his recorded music and creative projects.
And yes, the name is a bone reference.
Tim Waters
Different voices.
Same songwriter.
No Wiser
A female-fronted rock project built around melodic, guitar-driven songs written by Tim Waters.
Releases include Own Shoes and Believing.
No Time Wasters
A new outlet for Tim’s rock songwriting, giving another collection of songs and recordings an identity of their own.
More music to follow.
Le Pétomane
The extraordinary true story of a baker who became one of the most famous performers in Paris.
Le Pétomane – The Musical is an original musical by Tim Waters based on the life of Joseph Pujol, the celebrated Moulin Rouge performer whose remarkable talent made him a sensation in late nineteenth-century Paris.
Paris Is Calling
“Paris Is Calling”, from Le Pétomane – The Musical, was selected as a finalist for the 2026 Stiles + Drewe Best New Song Prize.
The song will be performed live at The Other Palace, London, in October 2026.
Discover the musicalTim Waters
From operating theatres to musical theatre.
Tim Waters is a London-based composer and songwriter whose creative work spans rock, pop and musical theatre. He is also a consultant orthopaedic surgeon specialising in hip and knee replacement surgery.
Trabecular Sound brings the musical side of those slightly unusual parallel careers together.
timwaters.com