Tom Jackson has a passion for music and performance. His passion began in high school when he fell in love with music, picked up an instrument and started to learn to play. It continued to grow and, as most, he learned his craft playing every gig possible with his band in his local area (Southern California). Later on he toured and probably did close to a thousand concerts over his music career. While on tour he was struck with what people responded to during the show and started his quest to understand all he could about the artist-audience relationship.
When he wasn't performing or on the road he was working in the studio, as a player, an engineer and sometimes a producer. But he never found his true calling till he quit the band and started consulting/teaching people on making the connection with their audience from stage. Tom says "I absolutely loved the studio, playing, and performing onstage, but I believe all those experiences have lead me to where I am today." Since then (the last 15 years) he has had the privilege of helping over a hundred signed acts get their show together for showcases or tours. Many newly signed acts, established artists and quite a few million selling acts have used Tom's expertise on their shows. In that same time he has found a passion for teaching these insights to "indie" artists through workshops and conferences, and he probably speaks to more "indies" than anyone in the world. His unique perspectives on development of the artist individually, AND delivering the final product (the show), have him in constant demand as a consultant/producer and speaker around the globe.
When asked what he does, he always starts with, "Let me tell you what I'm not! I am not a choreographer, drama dude, dancer or vocal coach."
What makes Tom's insights unique is that as a musician he knows the importance of the music! He knows what musicians think and feel onstage and their desire to keep it real AND he understands what audiences want to experience.
Tom states "A great performance coach/producer helps an artist's show exceed the audience's expectations, while helping the artist become more confident, spontaneous, develop skills and have more fun."
Through both spontaneity and form, he uses the strengths of each individual artist to create distinct and memorable moments in the show. One last thing that he has also been involved with for the last 14 years is connecting artists with the largest Christian relief organization in the world (World Vision) to help those who are in need around the world. The artists, (signed & indie) have raised over a billion dollars through tours, events, shows etc., to help HIV/aids orphans, deliver emergency relief and facilitate community development to millions in over a hundred countries.
Tom's experience and passion to help artists and his unique insight has qualified him as one of the premier performance consultants and live producers in contemporary music today.
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