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"My guitar is like a part of me and it goes everywhere that I go. The Reunion Blues Continental Voyager lets me take my instrument anywhere and gives me peace of mind knowing that it’s safe. Some things are irreplaceable and those things deserve the best protection money can buy."
Before you hear Tom Rhodes’ voice, you feel it - like a left jab to the jaw. Raspy and soulful, like Ray LaMontagne or a young Van Morrison, but with a soaring intensity that recalls Jackson Browne. Your eyes adjust. You regain your bearings. A familiar feeling washes over you: Have I heard this before? Then, a split-second later, comes the power-punch: the words - direct, poetic, timeless, true.
Like a good boxer, Tom Rhodes mastered this one-two technique through years of training. The Oakland, California-based songwriter has spent more than a decade honing his honest, heartfelt brand of Americana, and learning to craft songs whose truth matches his passion as a performer. In that time, he has performed all over the US and Europe, released five albums, 2 EPs, numerous singles, and even appeared on season 9 of The Voice. Tom’s songs and voice have been featured on dozens of TV shows and Movies, including Spenser Confidential, Hawaii 5-0, 9-1-1, Criminal Minds, and many more.
“I realized that you can do more with music than talk about yourself. You can do more with music than express a feeling. You can express a piece of information with feeling and get the same emotional response, but you’re actually doing something to spread good ideas and help people out there.”
As Rhodes puts it, “To me, singing songs is about passionately connecting with the thing I’m talking about, and if you’re singing about something that you actually believe in it’s really easy to get there.” One listen and you’ll understand.
Tom Rhodes
"My guitar is like a part of me and it goes everywhere that I go. The Reunion Blues Continental Voyager lets me take my instrument anywhere and gives me peace of mind knowing that it’s safe. Some things are irreplaceable and those things deserve the best protection money can buy."
Before you hear Tom Rhodes’ voice, you feel it - like a left jab to the jaw. Raspy and soulful, like Ray LaMontagne or a young Van Morrison, but with a soaring intensity that recalls Jackson Browne. Your eyes adjust. You regain your bearings. A familiar feeling washes over you: Have I heard this before? Then, a split-second later, comes the power-punch: the words - direct, poetic, timeless, true.
Like a good boxer, Tom Rhodes mastered this one-two technique through years of training. The Oakland, California-based songwriter has spent more than a decade honing his honest, heartfelt brand of Americana, and learning to craft songs whose truth matches his passion as a performer. In that time, he has performed all over the US and Europe, released five albums, 2 EPs, numerous singles, and even appeared on season 9 of The Voice. Tom’s songs and voice have been featured on dozens of TV shows and Movies, including Spenser Confidential, Hawaii 5-0, 9-1-1, Criminal Minds, and many more.
“I realized that you can do more with music than talk about yourself. You can do more with music than express a feeling. You can express a piece of information with feeling and get the same emotional response, but you’re actually doing something to spread good ideas and help people out there.”
As Rhodes puts it, “To me, singing songs is about passionately connecting with the thing I’m talking about, and if you’re singing about something that you actually believe in it’s really easy to get there.” One listen and you’ll understand.