Tom’s first television scoring experience, a documentary on the Smithsonian, nominated for an Emmy, opened doors for composing for television and commercials. This soon lead to his establishing Los Angeles Post Music, which provides music for visual media including commercials, television and film.
Tom has produced multiple CD’s for Steve Allee and performed with him twice at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland. He has composed, arranged and produced over 150 CD’s while continuing to perform with LA’s finest musicians. His forthcoming solo jazz project “Simply One” was slated for a fall 2011 release with Steve Allee on piano, James Genus on acoustic bass and Will Kennedy on drums.
Tom began playing saxophone in his native Indiana at age 7 and never looked back. While studying classical saxophone in his school years, he also launched several successful bands in high school and college. His high school R&B/ Funk band consisted of Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds, Daryl Simmons and drummer Rayford Griffin. At that time he also performed at Indianapolis Clowes Hall with the Indiana Symphony Orchestra and was featured on a live radio broadcast on the soprano sax. His next youthful adventure was a fusion band with guitarist David Grissom and Kenny Aronoff, who went on to become Rolling Stone Magazine’s drummer of the year multiple times. All the while Tom studied extensively with some of the leading teachers of the day including David Baker, Phil Sobel and Bob Sheppard.
Moving to LA in 1981, Tom became part of the session player scene and found his talent as a composer. Soon after, Tom landed his first recording deal as a solo artist and his debut album shot to number one on radio airplay all across the nation. Extensive performances at national jazz festivals and clubs soon followed.
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