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Following this tradition composer and Grammy® nominated performer Tom Peters creates new music for silent movies, connecting well-known masterpieces and lesser-known cinematic gems with modern audiences through cutting edge music. While the music you hear is current, it always serves the film, outlining the director’s vision and the actors’ performances in a way that is complementary to the action you see onscreen. Since 2008, Tom has created new scores for such classics as Nosferatu, THE CAT AND THE CANARY, PANDORA’S BOX, The CABINET OF DOCTOR CALIGARI, THE LODGER: A STORY OF THE LONDON FOG, DER GOLEM and CHICAGO. His score for THE PASSION OF JOAN ARC premiered at the 2013 Toronto Silent Film Festival with acclaimed Viola da Gambist Joelle Morton.

Tommy Graven is a professional recording artist, educator and songwriter from the Pacific Northwest specializing in the Native American Style Flute and the Acoustic Guitar.

Tommy James, is singer/songwriter of Jazz, R&B, and Gospel. Early musical influences for Tommy James include Andrae Crouch, Stevie Wonder, Lionel Richie, Bobby Caldwell, Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson, Bill Withers, and Michael McDonald. Raised in Biloxi, Mississippi, the son of a Pentecostal minister, his nanny, Ms. Dorothy, taught him to sing the ebony melodies of Jazz, Blues, R&B, and Gospel...

Tommy is a fiddle player and electric violinist (classically trained), and also teach violin lessons. He frequently does studio sessions, recording on all types of musical projects! If you or someone you know is interested in violin lessons, recording violin for a song , or other inquiries such as weddings, etc, you can email Tommy at: tdesantos50@gmail.com

As a first call guitarist for the exclusive School of Rock All-Stars, Tom has performed in numerous tours, backing up major artists such as Gloria Gaynor, John Wetton, Dee Snider and KT Tunstall. He has appeared at Lollapalooza, Gathering of the Vibes, Red Rocks, the CBS Early Show and on CW and Fox News. He currently fronts Infant Elephant, a relentless power trio...