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Description:
While Tommy's music has elements from electronic music ranging from New
Age
to Jazz to Ambient Industrial, the difference is that he does not
perform
this music with any sequencers or pre-recorded tracks. Everything
is played live. Tommy plays a 14-pad electronic
drumset,
a keyboard, and a pedalboard, with vocals on his headset
microphone.
His hands and feet are divided among the instruments, often picking up
and
putting down sticks as he moves hands from keyboard to drums. His
left
foot hovers over the pedalboard, sometimes providing a bass part or a
solo, or playing chords with both feet when he isn't kicking the beat
with his right
foot.
Background:
Tommy's first instrument was the piano. Growing up in Texas and
New
Jersey, Tommy would often play on the family upright with his 3
brothers and
2 sisters from toddler age. Later, he received a toy trap set and
took
piano lessons at about age 9. In 8th grade, Tommy began learning
proper
drum rudiments on a practice pad, then a real snare. Later in 9th
grade,
Tommy mowed enough lawns to save up for his 1st drumset, an 11-piece
Ludwig
Blue Vistalite with Zildjian cymbals. At 16, Tommy worked for a
music
store and bought his first electronic keyboard, a Moog Opus 3.
Later,
at around age 20, Tommy purchased his first electronic drumset, a
Simmons
SDS-5. Tommy played in various bands through the years:
Polaris,
Raz, Abraxas, Neon Blue, Habit, Plane Stewpid, and Pleasing Mary.
During
1999, Tommy decided to hone his skills and go solo. He bought the
pedalboard
and configured his current drumset, keyboard, and the pedalboard to
play
through a sound sampler (EMU ESI-32). Tommy has written over 3
hours
of original music as well as some somewhat mangled and warped versions
of other's
music. He is performing and recording his 1st solo album, Catharsis . Demo versions of his
music are available
here
.
Soloist Experience:
Arlington,TX
- Skippy's
Austin,TX
- Texas Bar and Grill
- The Vibe
Bastrop,TX
- Maxine's
- The Oyster Bar
Bedford,TX - Jubilation
Canyon Lake,TX
- The Shanty
Dallas,TX
- TGI Fridays
- Dallas White Rock Marathon
Mesquite,TX
- TGI Fridays
Richardson, TX
- Astronomy Day Festival
Currently, Tommy books his own shows and would love to
discuss performing at your restaurant, club, party, or festival!
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