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Brandon Thomas...My musical accomplishments are directly attributed to every step that I ever took. I, like most musicians, have been in several bands and jammed with more than my share of true musicians. I have played many shows and performed with many great musicians in a very short time. I am grateful for all the opportunities. In 2007 alone we have played in a VH1 “Save the Music” tribute show, 2 killer shows in Austin during SXSW, played with Tobe Champagin at the St. Arnold's Brewery for a sold out film festival and I released my first album "Life After You". I am currently on a solo tour of China with 16 dates in three weeks time starting in Hong Kong on October 10th. I also worked with Warner Brothers’ producer Mike Diesel on Mike Jones' new album. I'm in this for life, so it's easy to stay focused. No regrets and a promise to stay original. Come see me live and you'll know what I mean.My story begins in North Texas. Born in Ft. Worth and raised in a small suburb between Denton and nowhere called Keller. My first instrument was, (don't laugh), the clarinet. Luckily, it only took me two years to figure out that the clarinet wasn't exactly what I was meant to play. At age 15 I found the guitar or rather it found me. I tinkered around with no formal "training" to speak of. I taught myself by listening to my favorite bands and other music of the time including Metallica, Pink Floyd, the Offspring, Zeppelin, and Collective Soul. It wasn't until just before my 18th birthday, when we moved to Houston, that I got serious about making music my life. My first band, called Morning Wood, was a cover band. We did cool covers for our high school friends and fun was had by all. Then I graduated from Cy-fair High School, moved out of my parents’ house, moved around, wrote music, then came back to Houston and started playing with an original modern progressive band, Perpetual Motion Theory. We freakin’ rocked as shown by our big win in a Battle of the Bands competition at the Engine Room where we beat out 80 other bands! You may still be able to find some old recordings and videos floating around somewhere on the Internet.After 3 years of rockin’ with PM Theory and finding the right girl at the wrong time, I moved on to pursue my own musical endeavors. I wrote and recorded my first album fueled by the most painful loss of love I have ever, and will likely ever, experience. I was blessed enough to have recruited some of the most amazing musicians that I have ever heard -- Mark Dini on guitar, Ken Mondshine on sax, Kevin Berry on drums, and Bob Russell on upright bass. Playing at this level of musicianship really inspired me to shape up and form a live groove band. Since then I’ve jammed with many talented artists, and now have a trio with whom I am very proud.I can't wait to see what's in store next! Stay tuned cause it's gonna be good!
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Member Since: 5/3/2006
Band Website: brandonthomasband.com
Band Members: Brandon Thomas- guitar and vocals

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Influences: life. love and all that come along with both. Which are actually synonymous. i am a reader. i atribute and enjoy much inspiration from my favorite authors/Philosophers mainly:Neale Donald Walsch, Lisa Nichols, Rhonda Brine, and any other a brilliant mind involved in the book The Secret, Bill Hicks, Thomas Moore, Fred Alan Wolf, James Austin Ray, Ralph Waldo Emerson, just to name a few of the influential. musically, mostly anything we can get our ears on. love: Mark Dini, Pat Matheny, pearl jam. floyd. Mike Doughty, Xavier Rudd, Mozart, Dave Matthews Band, Frank Sanatra, all kinds of artists and music, any kind of funk, soul coughing, any little audible anything is important..I take influence in the groove of life
"Her" at Low Bar in Minyang China
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Sounds Like: Everything and Nothing that you've ever heard music do
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Brandon Thomas Band

Record Label: Groove Tones
Type of Label: Indie

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Co-Collective Creative

alright.well the new record "Co-Collective Creative" is finally ready to be enjoyed by more than just me. so after a year-ish, she's finished! i will be getting the whole CD thing done and produced fo...
Posted by on Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:13:00 GMT

Tex is funny

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6KYk87k6q0 Tex vs. the farm
Posted by on Tue, 20 May 2008 09:19:00 GMT

NEW, RAW STUDIO TRACKS FROM THE UPCOMING ALBUM!!!!!!!!!!!

alright so i have not been in the studio for that long. be that as it may, i wanted to show you some of the early tracks that i’m working on. i repeat... THESE ARE UNFINISHED. they final song wi...
Posted by on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 11:25:00 GMT

new pictures from Warehouse Live 12/15/07

here's some pictures from the show i played with Rod Williams of Stillife saturday night(12/15/07). we had a great time and thanks to the super sexy photographer.and to rod,jj and warehouse live ...
Posted by on Sun, 16 Dec 2007 17:31:00 GMT

undefined clip of "this time around" in Minyang China (very cool

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Check out this video: "Her" in Minyang China at Low Bar

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Posted by on Thu, 15 Nov 2007 17:43:00 GMT

Check out this video: on the radio in Zibo China(sorry about the crappy sound)

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Posted by on Thu, 15 Nov 2007 10:36:00 GMT

Much Love

simply...thank you to all for your well wishes and support. my tour of China is being made more amazing by the family of folks that i am temporarily saying goodbye to. You have pumped me up more than ...
Posted by on Sun, 23 Sep 2007 10:00:00 GMT

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Check out this video: this time around

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