Music, coffee, good food, better wines, other stuff I can't think of now.
Music
Tool, Radiohead, The Stills, Pulse Ultra, The Mars Volta, I Mother Earth, Miles Davis, Sarah Slean, Sean Lennon, East Village Opera Company, TV on the Radio, K'Naan, M.I.A., John Coltrane, Bach, Albeniz, Sor, Brouwer, Villa-Lobos, and so on....
Movies
13 Conversations About One Thing; Pulp Fiction; Lost in Translation; Motorcycle Diaries; original Star Wars (the new ones just weren't right); The Great Escape
Television
The Wire, OZ, Sopranos, Rome, Weeds, Seinfeld, Simpsons, Family Guy, M*A*S*H*, Letterman, NYPD Blue, Law & Order, NFL, NHL (Toronto must lose)
Books
Mitch Albom, Mordecai Richler, Musician Autobiographies, George Orwell, Chuck Klosterman
Graduated from the music program at University of Ottawa in 2002, concentration in guitar performance. I like the rock music, but I'm happy to play any style.
Tom's Companies
Sam Roberts Band Montreal, QC CA Monitor Engineer Touring
In a nutshell, my "day job" is tour managing and doing sound for rock bands. I've been fortunate to work and tour with some pretty amazing artists (see below), who have trusted me to take care of them in almost 20 countries around the world. However, as cool as my job is/may seem, I also like being onstage, so I've been known to play in bands, the most recent experiment was Order of the Day, and I'll be starting a new record once I get home, if that happens anytime soon... One way or another, I'm always on a stage somewhere, keep your eyes open...
Who I'd like to meet: Need a guitarist? What about a monitor tech? Or even a tour manager? I'm open to any performance or crew-related discussions. Let's talk...
Okay, well I arrive early hours this morning, free tomorrow. What's your cellphone number? I'll call you in the morning. I think we're staying at the Londoner? On 54th st.
"we're actually going to hang out with the KoL guys next week in Nashville" =O you wrote that on purpose didnt you ??!!! BOO TOM IS MEAN !!! only joking :) (little bit gutted anyway !!) did you mean the crew, or the crew AND the band ? i added their soundguy on myspace before the tour manager messaged me. i might try to ask him to get me in too !
by the way, when are you dragging the Stills to Europe then ?? xxx
i'm alright thanks, i've got a cold, but i'm alright ! it's freezing, windy, oh and there was an earthquake last tuesday night.. i work at the Carling Academy sometimes (club nights lights + load in/load out), and i'm doing a work placement (sound) at the Cluny (small venue, about 300people) where the JD Set has been recorded for Channel 4. (my lights are gonna be on TV !!)
i sent an email to several persons apparently involded in the management of Kings Of Leon to ask them to go on tour with them... i know they're really big now, but a trainee a tour costs money so.. and i don't have anything to lose (...)
what about you ? still on tour with, well, the Stills ? =] is it really really cold in Canada ?
Actually i'm moving to Newcastle this week end to study.. FdA Live Music and Touring Production, should be fine !! Kind of new start because i stopped my HND before getting my diploma...
hey tom, thx for the friendship! remember you from all the 3 times I've seen sean in concert so far, always wondering what your name was, soo... have a good day! cheers!
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