1. Tom Brislin was born on October 5,1973 and is an American keyboardist, songwriter, singer, producer, and author.
16 Facts About Tom Brislin
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Tom Brislin was born and raised in New Jersey, the youngest of five children in a musically inclined household in Dunellen, New Jersey.
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Tom Brislin formed his first bands with childhood friends at the age of 10; by 12, he had cemented his aspiration to be a professional musician.
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Tom Brislin graduated from Immaculata High School in Somerville, New Jersey, and was inducted into the school's hall of fame in 2016.
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Tom Brislin went on to study classical and jazz piano performance at William Paterson University under the tutelage of notable musicians Harold Mabern, Norman Simmons, Rufus Reid, and others.
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Tom Brislin produced 3 recordings with You Were Spiraling, including a self-titled EP distributed via the Hello Recording Club in 1997.
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In 1996, Tom Brislin played keyboards for fellow New Jersey resident Glen Burtnik.
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In July 2001, Tom Brislin came to notoriety within the progressive rock sphere as keyboardist for Yes, joining them on their YesSymphonic tour in support of their nineteenth studio album, Magnification.
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In 2004, Tom Brislin was a member of the house band featured on the pilot of John McEnroe's short-lived CNBC talk show, McEnroe.
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Tom Brislin spent 2007 serving as musical director and keyboardist for Deborah Harry during her supporting turn in Cyndi Lauper's True Colors concert series, followed by her own headlining Necessary Evil concert tour, both encompassing North America.
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Tom Brislin continues to play material written for Spiraling in his solo live shows.
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Tom Brislin began the latter half of 2008 as a member of the reformed lineup of prog rock outfit The Syn.
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Tom Brislin toured with this incarnation of Renaissance throughout 2010, then returned to the band from the fall 2014 to the spring of 2016.
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The album, which Tom Brislin describes as "Cinematic Pop", was written, produced, performed, and recorded by Tom Brislin, and features guest contributions from guitarist and platinum songwriter Clint Lagerberg, vocalist Annie Haslam of Renaissance, and Theremin synthesist Shueh-li Ong.
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Tom Brislin spent a portion of 2014 as a guest faculty member at the Swarnabhoomi Academy of Music outside of Chennai, India.
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Tom Brislin appeared with Kansas on an episode of The CW's Walker, which aired on April 14,2022.