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About Me

TOMMY HERNANDEZ E-PRESS KIT
If you'd like to help with promotion and shows, e-mail [email protected] .
Thanks to everyone who had a part in the ideas or talent behind Mimespeak. And thanks to everyone who gets it and gets carried away with it.
"...Hernandez obviously did plenty of introspection while writing these songs. While the album's piano-heavy music is dreamy and sufficiently stripped, it's lyrically and thematically where Hernandez shines--his thoughtful (and sometimes angry) words speak to the lovelorn, yet often still shimmer with hope...The upbeat piano on 'Take/Give,' along with the pounding beat of 'Death In Dallas' and his emotionally honest lyrics prove that Hernandez is a contender in the indie-pop realm."
--David Cobb, Envy Magazine
"Produced by Denton supastar Robert Gomez, Mimespeak is symphonic pop at its finest, with Mr. Hernandez singing and playing piano on rich songs that sound as though they should be part of some dark cabaret act."
--Hunter Hauk, Dallas Morning News
"Tommy creates music from a visionary standpoint. He thinks conceptually and colorfully, and could easily go on to create entire productions from such an approach."
--Ayo, KDGE 102.1 FM
"After listening to the album several times, itâ€™s clear weâ€™re lucky heâ€™s recorded this â€œjourney.â€ Mimespeak, although heavily piano focused, pulls from a variety of influences creating a work that is at times playful, toying with different genres and time periods, while at other times exploring dark feelings about life and dysfunction."
--Erin Rice, Pegasus News
TOMMY INTERVIEWED BY PEGASUS NEWS

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/4/2005
Band Website: tommyhernandez.com
Band Members: Tommy.........Piano, Vocals Krista V.....Gorgeous Voice Beau Turkey...........Drums Jason Basa..................Bass
BJ Hernandez...........Guitar
Influences: George Winston
Claude Debussy
Fiona Apple
Yann Tiersen
Tom Waits
Mrs. Hernandez

Sounds Like: Yann Tiersen having a nightmare in which a jilted Sufjan Stevens and Elton John are chasing him wielding steak knives and candelabras. He wakes up back in Kansas to find his three beloved friends, George Winston, Claude Debussy and David Bowie sitting around him. Just as Yann breathes a sigh of relief, they pull of their masks to reveal startling mime faces (Yann hates mimes). They start jumping around violently in imaginary glass boxes. Edith Piaf comes in with a cold compress, a glass of wine, and her amazing pipes, ordering the others to bugger off. Damn mimes.
Record Label: Facepaint
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Strings Players! This one’s for you!

I need a cellist and a violinist/violist [sp?] to come down to Houston with me in June. A dance studio there is putting on several pieces based on my music and they are having me play live.If you have...
Posted by Tommy Hernandez on Sat, 03 May 2008 12:04:00 PST

Skell

Hey my buddies.Listen to the new song, "Skell". Keep checking back because I will have new shit to share all the time. If you like it tell all your friends...I'll be back onstage in mid- to late- summ...
Posted by Tommy Hernandez on Sat, 03 May 2008 04:33:00 PST

New Songs

Dear Friends:I have posted a new song. This one is a rap improv that Lauren Smith and I put together. I hope you love it. There will be more songs, rap and not. I'm learning how to use computers in co...
Posted by Tommy Hernandez on Sat, 12 Apr 2008 11:43:00 PST

Ta Da!

I am preparing for the new record. 'Twill be a long process, but I'm just saying. It's on it's way. The feedback I got from all you wonderful folks who came to this last show was really important to m...
Posted by Tommy Hernandez on Wed, 19 Sep 2007 10:04:00 PST

A Bitch In Heat

I've spent my time relaxing for the past couple of days. By relaxing I mean filling my day brimful with shit that I wanna do. By shit that I wanna do, I mean shit that's really important and relevant ...
Posted by Tommy Hernandez on Thu, 13 Sep 2007 10:51:00 PST

My Brother Is Hotter Than Me

I do detect the major fascination that my friends, co-workers, show-goers, and enemies have with B.J,, my wonderful (highly under-age) brother.Blah, blah, blah, "he's so mature" and "I can't believe h...
Posted by Tommy Hernandez on Fri, 31 Aug 2007 02:27:00 PST

Facebook

Sorry! an unexpected error has occurred.This error has been forwarded to MySpace's technical group.Ahh! Damn it to hell.
Posted by Tommy Hernandez on Sat, 18 Aug 2007 06:06:00 PST

Harry Potter Is My Friend

This book is the shit.It makes me want to get books on tape so I can read more.
Posted by Tommy Hernandez on Mon, 06 Aug 2007 11:58:00 PST

Le Ettiquette

In Dallas, we have an ettiquette. Give the person in front of you (however shit-canned you may be) the time of night to plug or pry or fascinate you. If they have a card, convenient. If they write dow...
Posted by Tommy Hernandez on Sat, 28 Jul 2007 12:47:00 PST

Envy's Pick of the Month

Envy Magazine is free, prevalent all over Dallas, and extremely fucking wonderful. Pick one up when you're around, not only for the review below, but also 'cause they tell you the best places to eat, ...
Posted by Tommy Hernandez on Mon, 09 Jul 2007 05:21:00 PST