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About Me

Starting a new band right now. This is some of my older music, new music will be shared to those who give me your real email. My name is Tom, I have been playing music for a very very long time. I have been with a few bands, but have spent most of my time playing solo and writing. I have come to realize playen is just a state of mind for me. Some might call it the "Zone", like my old art teachers. Music is a way of communication, one of the oldest and best I would say. Its great to be able to get on a common ground with people from all over the world, with the love and expression of music. Here is what my old Band Bio said, its all still true for this music that I have up here:I am not friendly with Tech stuff, or computers... Every Songs that you hear is Very very RAW.... Nothing has been edited. Nothing done on Pro Tools Yet..(I know I am in the stone age) Everything is done on a Digital 8Track... Its all solo tracks put together without going back to fix anything. What you hear is what you get. I write all my own lyrics and music.. When I perform, I might be solo, or with some of my family of musicians. Playen is a living growing musical organism, with me (Tommy) being the nucleus. I am from Chicago, and feel a rebirth of Music and art from this great city.. I would like to be a part of it... Enjoy!!!

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Member Since: 1/9/2006
Band Website: myspace.com/playenjamz
Band Members: Tommy - Vocals / Guitar / bass / back up vocals / keys / hand drum / frogSome of the family of musicians that are always part of Playen:..............Teddy - Bass / Vocals....................Robby - Drums / Vocals...................Zach- percussion / hand drums / Vocals.................Joel- Drums/recording artist..................Joe- Drums........................Gavin - Guitar / Bass / Vocals....................................Caroline - Vocals / Back up Vocals / Guitar..........................................Group Artists:Todd Heinz.... Drew Waggoner....... Kate Fadden.... Tommy
Influences: Music History...I like all music from Chant to house...I can put a random list out there: Talking Heads, The Who, Violent Femmes, Phish, Frank Zappa, RAQ, Contraption, Depesh Mode, Aberdeen City, FOB, Django R., Jaco Past., The Doors, The Dead, Allmans Bros., Prince, Playen, Digable PLanets, The Cars, The Police, Sting, NIN, Dialated Peoples, Paul Johnson, Dearborn, Beatles, Stones, Jonny Cash, Jonny Cage, Bach, Mozart, Perfect sandwich, Muddy Waters, Howlen wolf, Herbie Handcock, Rob Zombie, Radiohead, System of a down, strokes, killers, PRIMUS, Tool, Picasso and Sunny, Shaman, Oysterhead..etc.. If you wanna know if I like the group you are thinking about just ask... I am sure I do or would if I can check it out. I have studied the history of music back and fourth, what I don't like I am sure I still would respect.. About the People in my top 12, the groups of 4 people in the top row I don't know personally, but have been a big fan for a long time...The 8 others on the bottom row (they change from time to time), I do know personally as friends and respect greatly.. FOB, Aberdeen City, RAQ, Mercurine, Ashley Wolf, Ted Wulfers, Caroline Kovas, Todd(film/artist), Drew(Artist) , And Dearborn, are all bands/musicians/artists most from Chicago that I know, and see them all going far in the music world.. Aberdeen City, all but 1 memeber is from here. Drew is an artist from CT, and RAQ is not from Chicago, but they kick ass enough for Chicago to be a home for them always. Bands are influenced live, from the people that are at the show giving there energy. Chicago is a great influence, and so is real life that we all live and deal with..
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My Blog

From The New Book

You were in another dreamAnother lightFrom were I've seenI held your heartYou held my soulNo speech or boundsof were to goPure loveand life would flowIn your eyes vanish minutes to yearsAn ease from a...
Posted by PlaYen on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 01:41:00 PST

Chicago Police... Abuse of Power.. You dig your own grave..

"You Just Dug Your Own Grave"July 20, 2006Tommy from PlayenWalking into the parking lot of Charter One Pavilionat Northerly Island after the Trey, Mike, and Duoshow, I hear from up ahead a voice shou...
Posted by PlaYen on Fri, 21 Jul 2006 11:57:00 PST

NEW ORLEANS

My Friends-As most of you know I just got back from New Orleans. Mardi Gras was smaller than normal, but what do you expect after what has happened to that city. It seems to me that the terrible trage...
Posted by PlaYen on Fri, 03 Mar 2006 08:27:00 PST

Are you as salty as I am?

Bush is a stupid motherfucker... He will say one things and do the opposite. He is destroying our freedoms and civil liberty's. If you are one of those people who will say "support our president...
Posted by PlaYen on Fri, 03 Feb 2006 09:05:00 PST

CHI Town

Whats going on Chicago?? The Bears lost.. well there were some hostel assholes in the parking lot... My brother nearly going into like 6 different fights. I think the Vibe was way off in the wrong pla...
Posted by PlaYen on Mon, 16 Jan 2006 10:59:00 PST

Its Up Now

Well, my Raw music is up now for everyone to check out. This was all done on a digital 8 track, no mastering at all. 6 tracks layered on eachother, and burned. Check back in a few weeks and I will hav...
Posted by PlaYen on Wed, 11 Jan 2006 11:21:00 PST