ORIGINAL MUSIC
Rill Song Studios has produced three music productions: 1.) Late Blind Nite, 2.) Beneath This Wide Blue Dome, and, 3.) Chiaroscuro. I’m hard at work on others and I’m about to release my first book of poetry called The Motionless Shades of Tranquility.
All Songs are available for download on iTunes and your other favorite on-line streaming services.
Late Blind Nite
Late Blind Nite (both the band’s name and self-titled work) features a high energy series of eclectic musical styles (Latin Rock, Country Rock, Pop, Easy Listening and Jazz) primarily in an acoustic driven format interspersing eccentric rhythms, horns, violins, and synthesizers with layers of counterpoint topped with satirical lyrics.
The Grand Machine - Beneath
This Wide Blue Dome
Beneath This Wide Blue Dome is a retro-personal view into the author’s life and his revelations of identity and belonging in youth. Styled primarily as a Hard Rock project featuring layers of keyboards, electric and acoustic guitars, melodic bass lines and harmonic vocals; this project evokes a return to the early rock sounds of the 1970s.
The Grand Machine - CHIAROSCURO
Chiaroscuro is a style of painting popularized in the Renaissance by artists like Michaelangelo and Caravaggio. The term Chiaroscuro literally translates to “Clear Dark”. This album explores the contrasts between good and evil, light and dark and alternate points of views and personal traits explored by the author’s unique perspective. The album is characterized by Hard Rock and Easy Listening styles of music featuring layers of keyboards, electric and acoustic guitars, melodic bass lines and harmonic vocals.
Beginnings
Starting out as the lead singer for Messiah in the 1980s, an all-original rock group, and subsequently, as one of the singers in the seven-piece wedding band called MindGames in the ‘90s, Tom was a “utility player”: a versatile musician capable of playing multiple instruments on demand (lead and/or background vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, bass, piano, keyboards and percussion), appearing in numerous performances and in a number of roles.
MindGames eventually emerged into the Classic Rock scene enjoying moderate success in the Mid-Hudson Valley, New York region, playing local clubs and small concert venues. Following its disbanding, Tom, a singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist created and released Late Blind Nite with Ronnie Kane (drums and percussion) in 2013. Late Blind Nite (both the band’s name and self-titled work) features a series of eclectic musical styles (Latin Rock, Country Rock, Pop, Easy Listening and Jazz) primarily in an acoustic driven format interspersing eccentric rhythms, horns, violins, and synthesizers with layers of interweaving harmonies topped with satirical lyrics. Tom thanks Germain Matthieu (keys), Lenny Lopez (lead classical guitar on “In Your Arms Tonight”) and Bill Buarle (bass), for their contributions to this project.
