One Sunday, Tom’s family took him to see Superman II. This was the first time Tom heard an actual orchestra, and the music of John Williams. He was so mesmerized by the score, he came home from the movie, and without ever having had a piano lesson, sat down at the piano and played the theme song by ear.

His "super" talent was definitely apparent and piano lessons immediately followed. As Tom continued to excel in his musical accomplishments and after having surpassed the expectations and abilities of a number of different music instructors, he finally became a private student of the acclaimed James Tannenbaum of the Cleveland Institute of Music.

After having attended an Indiana college for two years, Tom decided to come back to his hometown of Cleveland, Ohio and started performing. He quickly got gigs playing piano at upper scale malls and restaurants, often performing songs of Broadway, American standards, and pop tunes.

In December of 1998, Tom recorded his first album, “Treasure The Gift.” It was his first CD of all original music, and was well received in the Cleveland area. The next year, a chance meeting with piano sensation Jim Brickman led Tom to move to Los Angeles to further pursue his musical career.

Once in Los Angeles, Tom began working for Jim Brickman, arranging and scoring various projects. Tom’s arrangements can be heard on a vast array of Jim’s albums, including “Beautiful World” and the holiday album “Joy”. Inspired by the birth of his niece and nephews, Tom recorded his second album, “Little Miracles”, which was his first all solo piano CD.

Tom has recently hooked up with Somerset Entertainment, a Canadian record label, and has released 5 albums for them. The first two, “Lavender” and “Inner Peace” are Wal Mart exclusives. The third album, “Love At First Sight” is available through amazon.com, and theme parks throughout the country. His latest projects, “Twinkle Twinkle Little Starfish”, under the Fisher Price label, can be found at Toys R Us and Babies R Us stores. His newest release “Peaceful Evening” will be available soon. Samples of all of these albums can be found on the site.

This past summer, Tom performed in the First Annual Jim Brickman Summer Music Fest in Cleveland Ohio, and debuted a CD he’s worked on himself as a labor of love, called “Reflections Of Love.” This album is currently available on iTunes and CDBaby, as well as “Treasure The Gift” and “Little Miracles.” Another exciting endeavor for Tom has been the release of his music in the Philippines. His CD “Little Miracles” was repackaged and released this past summer, under the name “Pure Soul-Music For Relaxation.” Tom is currently working with Disney on getting a theme park CD soundtrack off the ground as well.

In his spare time, Tom enjoys reading, and is a big video game junkie. He currently resides in Los Angeles. Stay tuned to the web site for all the new original music Tom is writing.