Tom Sochas

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About me

Tom is a Franco-American pianist and composer born and raised in Paris, France. He moved to the UK in 2008 to study Music at Royal Holloway, University of London. This was a great place to collaborate and create with like minded musicians and artists, allowing him to perform and compose in classical, jazz and blues genres. University also provided a comfortable environment for learning to score both films and theatre.

His passion for Jazz, however, only truly blossomed after University when he moved to London and began to study the rudiments, first on his own, and then privately with award winning pianist Tom Cawley. It's around this time that he began to also compose for quartet and brainchild : Phoenician Blinds. This contemporary jazz quartet has kept very busy and released two albums, gone on several UK tours and recently been nominated for an UMA Award for Best Jazz Act 2018. You can find samples of this under the 'Composer' page.

Today he focuses in equal parts on playing with his own original quartet, Phoenician Blinds, playing Jazz standards for private events, but also composes for film and theatre. His most recent collaboration was with physical-theatre dramaturge and actor Maite Jauregui. Tom was commissioned to write five pieces of instrumental music to accompany the one-woman piece.
Additional skills:
Mixing Sound. Sound design.

Skills

Secondary Job Title	Musician
Job Titles	Sound Operator / Engineer, Sound Mixer / Recordist, Sound Designer, Composer, Music Production
Years in industry	3 to 6 years
Musical Skills	Piano/Keyboards