🌻 Meet the Southern Time Band
In a world full of noise, the Southern Time Band (STB) stands out not just for its music — but for its message.
Rooted in Canada’s vibrant music legacy, STB is more than a rock band. We’re a movement of artists, survivors, and truth-tellers, using sound and story to spark healing and change in a world that needs both more than ever.
🔥 Rising from the Ashes, Playing from the Heart
While the road has not been easy, we’ve never wavered in our purpose.
Building belief in a groundbreaking band with a mission to heal, reconcile, and inspire hasn’t been a walk in the park — but we didn’t come to be ordinary.
Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, our songs and stories continue to reach deeper, louder, and wider — resonating with those who long for a world built on truth, love, and transformation.
We’re not here for fame. We’re here for something real.
🎶 Our Story, Our Sound
Every member of the Southern Time Band brings unique gifts to the stage — musical mastery, lived experience, and a shared passion for impact.
Our bandmates have performed on prestigious stages and collaborated with renowned artists. But it’s not just about performance. It’s about purpose.
Because behind every voice, every instrument, and every lyric… is a story.
🎤 T – Lead Singer, Storyteller, Survivor, Thrivor.
When T (Timothy Bartsch) learned he was HIV-positive — and faced the trauma of how it happened — his life took a turn. He left his classical cello studies behind, unsure if he’d ever love again, or how long he would live.
But the music didn’t stop. It transformed.
T found new expression in his second musical love — classic rock — and began to write, sing, and speak his truth through song.
Today, T leads STB not just with voice and vision, but with a deep conviction to help end AIDS and tackle the global health, social, and environmental challenges that affect us all.
💫 Why We Do What We Do
STB stands for more than sound. We stand for:
- Stories that heal
- Messages that move
- A world where art helps us forgive, grow, and unite
We believe in the universal truth:
What you give to life, life gives back to you.
Hate creates more hate. Love brings more love.
We choose love.
And we invite you to feel it — through our music, our stories, and the path we’re walking together.
🎸 The Band, The Movement
STB is more than a band — it’s a mission in motion.
We create to heal, to educate, and to connect through the power of story-driven music.
At the core of STB are three artists with a shared purpose:
- T (Timothy Bartsch) – lead singer and founder, whose journey with HIV and healing birthed the vision
- Justin Anantawan – vocalist and co-writer, also living with HIV, bringing soulful strength to the message
- Bryant Didier – bassist and music producer, whose decades of musical mastery ground the band’s powerful sound
Together, they form the creative and spiritual heart of the Southern Time Band — amplifying voices often left unheard and breaking down walls of stigma with every performance.
Over the years, we’ve been grateful to collaborate with many gifted session musicians and past members who helped bring our music to life on stage and in studio. Their contributions are part of the STB legacy — and of the larger movement we’re building.