(e.g., "New York guitar player" or "Beatles influenced drummer")

Musician - tom sparks

• Age 45 | Musician | Palatine, IL

As a musician, I've played drums, guitar, bass and keyboards in many Chicago-area bands over my career. A few years ago, I decided to stop playing live gigs and concentrate solely on the one thing I enjoy most - recording original songs and marketing them to other artists, producers, publishers and music libraries within the Music Industry. Since that time, I've written songs with some truly outstanding songwriters, such as:

Lyricists: Georgia Harrell, Kim Stewart, Melissa Richard, Jehara, Cat Welch, Diane Richardson and Teri Weston.
Songwriter/musicians: Cindy Keeling, John Calabrese, Rik Mallin and Lori Clark.
Songwriter/performers: Constance Walsh, Melissa Bauer, Dana Wittman, Stacy Donahue and Paula Mengarelli.
Songwriter/musician/performers: Jill Dawson, Andi Morici and Amy Carlson.

I've also had the pleasure of recording and producing artists such as Nancy T, The Garritys, Dana Wittman, Constance Walsh, Melody Mallin, Stacy Donahue, Andi Morici and Amy Carlson. I'm an active member of Taxi, The Chicago Songwriters Collective, Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI), and am a voting member of The Recording Academy. I like good, well-crafted songs more than a particular musical genre, and am always looking to try something new in order to make the song more memorable for the listener.

• "Love Is Made That Way" (vocals by Andi Morici)

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• Bass Guitar,
• Drum Kit,
• Guitar,
• Piano

• Singer/Songwriter,
• Rock n Roll,
• Rock,
• Folk,
• Country,
• Classic Rock,
• Christian Rock,
• Acoustic

• Lead Vocals

• Singer/Songwriter,
• Rockabilly,
• Rock n Roll,
• Popular,
• Folk,
• Country,
• Christian Rock,
• Acoustic,
• Southern Rock

• An creative singer/songwriter to write and record songs with, the objective being to end-up with excellent recordings of great (well-written and memorable) songs to pitch/promote within the Music Industry. Lately I've been working in the Pop, Country, Rock and Adult Contemporaty genres (primarily with female singer/songwriters), but I know that every genre requires great songs (and equally great performances) to get anyone in the business to listen seriously (and for me, it's all about the song more than where it happens to fit). Ideally, I'd like to work with someone who's voice can help sell the song, but writing some worthy songs comes first. You can find out more about me and listen to a number of songs that I've done at www.sparksongs.com or www.taxi.com/sparksongs. If you're interested in discussing further, please let me know. Thanks

• Experience: Professional
  
• Availability: 2-3 days a week
  
• Commitment: Professional
  
• Energy: Upbeat
  

• Smokes: Nope
  
• Drinks: Nope
  

• Experience: Intermediate
  
• Energy: In the groove
  

• Tolerates Smoking: Don't Care
  
• Tolerates Drinking: Don't Care