BMI singer-songwriter-musician Tim Bennett formed the band Civilized Tears in 2007 as a sonic mouthpiece in response to an arresting and rhythmical emotional life he had been living in the most vibrant and darkest corners of the planet from Brazil to Southeast Asia to New York and back home in London. Bennett's emotive use of lyrics metaphorically encapsulates his demons and triumphs set against modern soulful rock melodies. His fans responded back in full force with a ground breaking action- they personally funded this thinking man's rock and roll band's first studio album "Miseducated" raising over $30,000.