Greetings, FAWMers! FAWM #5 for me this year.

I've been playing in bands since high school - Malocchio, Atomic Bus, Do Not Resuscitate, The Code Blues Brothers, The Curbfeelers, The Retractors, January Hill, Those Guys Over There, Too Many Beepers, SutureSelf, the Porch Pirates, End of April...and more one-off bands and open mic collaborations than I could count. I've spent a lot of the past two years composing, scoring and recording for the musical "The Other Christmas Show", which premiered at Theatre III in Acton, MA. (Where a lot of the movie was shot); it's on the festival circuit now and coming to streaming soon. More information at: https://www.smokingbottleentertainment.com

Having grown up with Classic Rock, that's my main influence, but warped by gigs as a dee-jay playing disco, country and R&B stations, some really remote classical piano training and open ears.

My 2024 and 2025 FAWM releases are on BandCamp https://raspberry33.bandcamp.com/music and my other releases are on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/6LkgyF3gT7gq79y9Jqbe7N/discography/all?edv=1 and iTunes as "Tom Higgins". And if you're in Western Massachusetts, watch out for "SutureSelf" and "End of April" for occasional gigs.