Bio

Founding member, guitarist and manager of touring band Electric Swing, over the past 12 years Tom has spent much of the past 12 years touring festivals and live shows in 26 countries. Tom set up Swingamajig Festival (an annual 2500 person event) and Ragtime Records (a vintage remix record label) well as promoting venue shows, designing flagship events for public/corporate events, hosted festival stages and much more. Tom is also a composer/engineer/producer, working on his own projects as well as label and private clients.

As a producer Tom brings his experience of taking songs from concept to successful commercial tracks, particularly in capturing the energy of a live band and getting that to translate on a record. Tom co-produced the most recent Electric Swing Circus and Big Band of Boom records as well as releasing his own music as a solo artist and remixer.

Projects

Manager/Guitarist

Electric Swing Circus

Launched in 2012, Electric Swing Circus are on of the UKs leading live festival bands, and their hit some Empires is now approaching 20 million spotify Streams. Tom is the band manager, responsible for commercial and creative outputs.

Creative Director

Swingamajig Festival

Swingamajig is a one day festival like no other - bringing together an eclectic blend of music, dance, and cabaret. The festival takes the sounds and styles from the roaring 1920s and brings them up to date with a modern twist.

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Guitarist/Manager

Big Band of Boom

Birmingham's rock juggernaut; This 10-piece behemoth is set to redefine everything you know about heavy guitars and big-band brass! Chunky guitar riffs with a killer horn section, drawn from some of the best bands in Birmingham, the BBOB continue their meteoric trajectory into 2025.

Director

Ragtime Records

Ragtime Records is an indepent lable based out of Birmingham Uk and California USA. Since our launch in 2012 we have been the home of home of quality Electro Swing & Vintage Remix.

Expect to hear a fusion of all types of swing and vintage music, brought up to date with a modern twist!

Tom ESC

Freelance Recording Engineer

While my speciality is festival music, I work with a wide range of clients on different projects. Sometimes purely recording and editing, other times working alongside session musicians. I also compose for commissions and arrange horn and string parts for rock/pop/dance music.

Area manager

Shambala Fesitval - Swingamajig Stage

Shambala Festival is a 20k capacity festival in the midlands and home of the Swingamajig Stage. While the Festival has been going for over 20 years, the Swingamajig Stage appeared in 2013, showcasing the best of vintage influenced music to make people move their feet.

Solo Artist

Tom ESC

As well as the bands Tom also releases music under his own name, with several tracks under his belt including origional compositions and remixes

Lecturer

Freelance Lecturer

Tom also teaches at BIMM university in Birmingham where he specilaises in event management, production skills, project management, research and writing skills.

Discography

A collection of music I played, recorded mixed, produced or a collection of the above available on spotify

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