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Atomic Tom

Brooklyn, New York
29 Years Old
Songwriter
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"On a bed of nails she makes me wait"
BIOGRAPHY
I began writing when I was 12 in rural Virginia, and made the city transition to Boston in college. After being chewed up by the Berklee songwriting system, they spit me out and I landed on my ass in Brooklyn where I now wake up every afternoon chanting pop lyrics and cranking melodic riffs with my awesome / sometimes sober band mates to pay for my 2.5 nightly shots of Jameson whisky. This is the life...
LEVEL
professional
GENRES
Alternative Pop, Alternative Rock, Rock
PUBLISHING COMPANY
Luke White Music, I own my own publishing
Contact
Management: info@weareatomictom.com
Publishing: BMI / Luke White Music
Label: unsigned
Booking: booking@weareatomictom.com
Administrative: o2bwanobe@gmail.com
P.R.O.
BMI
INSTRUMENTS
bass / drums / acoustic guitar / electric guitar / keyboard / percussion / piano / synthesizers
INFLUENCES
The Cure, Doves, Rooney, The Editors, Phantom Planet
DAY JOB
Songwriter / Band Leader
I AM INTERESTED IN
in co writing in person
in networking with songwriters
in pitching songs to tv
in getting a record deal
in getting a publishing deal
I WRITE:
When I have time

I Also Write:
by myself
with others
for myself

I Prefer To Write:
melody
music
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SONG CUTS
all for Atomic Tom
SONG PLACEMENTS
The Hills (Aug 2008) AMC TV (July 2007)
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