Tom Rule: the MacMusicGuy

MacMusicGuy News!

GOings and DOings - Click here to see Facebook updates

Performed with The Mosely Dixon project three times in town - twice for Ballroom dancing with the Dance Centre in Macon.
Accompanied mezzo-soprano Rebecca Lanning along with Barbara Altman (cello) on a recital at Macon State College (June, 2009).
Accompanied the Macon State Chamber CHoir in their Spring Concert (April, 2009)
Just setup:
--- a YouPublish.com site where you can purchase music I've arranged/created. Click here to see what's there.
--- a Last.FM radio station for tom&co and my music as well. Take a listen! Much of this music is available at govaccessmusic.com for use in broadcasting on a royalty-free basis.
Scheduled Performances Fall 2008 include:
October 3 at Mercer University with Bob Huellemeir Quintet,
October 4 in Eatonton with the Joey Stuckey Band (we'e opening for Clarence Carter),
November 6 in Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, Iowa with the Joey Stuckey Band,
November 17 at Georgia SouthWestern University accompanying Rebecca Lanning in a vocal recital, and
December 19 at the City Auditorium for the Bon Hommes event with the Bob Huellemeir Orchestra. (7/23/08, updated 9/23/08)
August 16 I'll be playing a wedding in Gray at Elam Baptist with Sue Tomlin (violin) and Roy Jostino (trumpet). (7/23/08)
I'm playing the piano on Tyler Hughes' latest demo at ShadowSound studio. Mark Williams is doing the drum work, Joey Stuckey is producing. (7/23/08)
I am accompanying the Macon State Chamber Chorus on Friday April 25th in their Spring concert, along with a Chamber orchestra. I'll be playing on the Missa Festiva by John Leavitt and a killer spiritual called I Know the Lord Will Make a Way.(4/24/08)
I just spent a week recording the accompaniment track for Central High School's production of Edges - a 2007 musical by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. Pretty cool stuff, and quite a challenge to get 68 minutes of music recorded in a week. You can take a listen here. (4/24/08)
Performance with Rebecca Lanning. mezzo-soprano of Macon State on March 17th at Macon State, and again at Little Carnegie of the South in Macon on March 28th as a part of the Cherry Blossom Festival. Pieces include just about every era and style, from Romantic opera to 20th century songs (including one by Aaron Copeland) to Tin Pan Alley. We're doing some real interesting stuff which is full of surprises. One of the more interesting songs, Song of the Chattahoochee, is by local composer Jacqueline Hannah McNair. The first set is labeled "Songs About Body Parts". (1/26/08 - updated 3/11/08)
I'll also be playing with the Joey Stuckey Band at a wedding reception on March 29th in Bolingbroke (a former student of mine is getting married!) (3/11/08)
I have been booked to record several piano tracks for Shadowsound Studio for a client of Joey's, John Hagger. (1/26/08 - additional tracks booked 2/20/08. Even more tracks done in April, 08)
After some experimenting with blogging, it's time to get serious about it. Check out feeds.feedburner.com/ThePianoTeacher for the blog about piano, teaching, and stuff. You can subscribe to it in a variety of ways (including some web browsers - Opera & Firefox, for example). (1/26/08)
I've updated to tom&co site to reflect that the album is available on a TON of online music retailers. It may take a few days to show up, though, because I'm changing web hosts to MidGaHosting.com. (1/26/08)
2007
Performances with the Bob Huellemeir Big Band: Friday Dec 14 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church for the traditional Christmas Big Band Dance, and Saturday Dec. 22 at the City Auditorium for the Bon Hommes event. (12/7/07)
Recently received notice from ASCAP that a few tracks from Brethren were played on satellite radio last Christmas. Pretty cool! (9/1/07)
A couple of tracks I recorded on an acoustic piano have been sent to Taxi - original arrangements of Rock of Ages and Nearer, My God to Thee. (8/28/07)
I performed an original arrangement of I Surrender All at Vineville North a few weeks ago. Here it is on youtube!(8/28/07)
I just added several mp3s to the portfolio page, including 2 tracks from some recording done in 1985 with some great Christmas arrangements. (If you listen you can tell they serves as inspiration for some of the tracks on tom&co's Seasons). I also added a few songs from VBX 2005, 2006, and 2007 that I co-wrote. (7/26/07)
Performances with the Joey Stuckey Band: Wed 6/20/07 at the Douglass Theatre, at 7:30 - part of MidSummer Macon series. We will also be performing Monday 6/25/07 for an event sponsored by Retired General Rick Goddard's political campaign.
I co-wrote and produced the theme song for Vineville North's VBX. Well over 100 kids received copies, and learned the song with choreography as aprt of the activities.
Coming soon: GovAccessMusic.com - royalty-free tracks specifically designed for use by Government access channels. Check out the website and blog for more details.
I accompanied two students in a competition at Macon State - one on a Mozart Violin concerto, the other a Haydn Piano concerto. (3/23/07)
Just created some keyboard tracks and did some soundesign work for The Blessed Blend's new album titled "Journeys through the Mist". Both sessions were down at Joey Stuckey's ShadowSound studios. (1/25/07) You can listen to samples here. I worked on the tracks "Wayfaring Stranger", "Wisdom's Path", and "Going to Gathering". (3/28/07)
tom&co performed a piece from Seasons last Sunday at Vineville North Baptist.
2006
Several performances coming soon: Friday Dec. 1, 2006 at First Presbyterian Church for the Macon State Chorale - accompanying the choir on piano (and even some timpani on the Faure Requiem). I'll also be with the Bob Huellemier Big Band on Frrday Dec. 8 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church for a Big Band dance, and again with Bob at the Bon Hommes event on Friday Dec. 15 at the City Auditorium. (11/29/06)
I recently played keyboards and strings for 3 tracks on Camille Scoggin's new album, due out next Spring. It is being produced by Mark Hooten, and recorded at Shadowsound Studios.(11/29/06)
I mixed and produced 2 tracks by my son. One was used to produce a music video for use at D'Now 06 (see the original here, or the youtube version here.) We also created a track for a Breakaway magazine promotion - the winner gets to spend a day with KJ-52 in the studio, which would be very cool. (11/29/06)
Ed Grisamore's Audiobook Gris&That was nominated for a Grammy! Nice to know I had a small part in it (even if it was a bit of cheesy organ music). (11/29/06)
My laugh - which is apparently fairly distinctive - is available for sale at 3daudioscapes.com.
I was part of the Sister2Sister band on Monday, October 16 at the Macon Auditorium. It was a great event!
I performed with The Grapevine in Stone Mountain on Saturday September 16. (9/5/06)
Sunday Brunch, cowritten with Joey Stuckey and recorded at Shadowsound Studios, has been forwarded by Taxi to a major music distributor in Los Angeles. (8/26/06) It was also forwarded to another Taxi listing at the beginning of September. (9/5/06)
I just signed on with SignWave records. We plan on creating a library of instrumental tracks in a plethora of styles. (8/24/06)
NEW MUSIC added - performance of an arrangement of Sing to the King plus several surprising traditional hymns. See the portfolio page. (8/12/06)
I performed with the Joey Stuckey Band for a meeting of Clean Air Georgia at the Terminal Station in downtown Macon on Monday July 31. (8/5/06)
I am primary keyboardist for several events sponsored by "Moving Forward with Gary and Kristie Lamb" at the Macon Coliseum Monument Room. The first was held on July 20-21 - other dates are August 18-19, September 8, October 13. Come down and listen! (edited 8/25/06)
Performed with the Joey Stuckey Band Tues. June 20 at the Capitol Theatre for MidSummer Macon.
I edited the audio for the video skits shown each day at Vineville North's Vacation Bible eXtreme. I also co-wrote, performed, engineered, and produced the theme song.
"Gris & That", Ed Grisamore's new Audiobook, has a couple of tracks with some "organ" music I recorded. Both stories deal with funerals - perhaps I should start calling myself the MaconMusicMortuary........
June is, of course, wedding month and I have performed at a couple of them already. One was on a nice grand piano in the sanctuary of Ingleside Methodist on Ridge Ave.

Check out the new BLOG page!