Brooklynite, powerhouse Thomas Piper is a Futuristic Renaissance Man; multi-genre/instrumentalist, soulful baritone vocalist, powerful songwriter, dynamic showman, composer, film director, cinematographer and visual craftsman. This tech virtuoso electrifies audiences by composing each beat & song live on stage. Thomas’ highly anticipated debut album PERMISSION TO LIVE, released 6/5/20 transcends music & culture. His mission is to empower & inspire humanity to take agency over their lives. Thomas’ soul-infused melodies are intricately layered with RnB, Hip Hop & Afrobeat. A modern griot, with an electronic contemporary edge, reflecting our genuine human experience akin to Marvin Gaye, Anderson Paak & Radio Head. In addition, he mixed & mastered the records, also, illustrated the album artwork; filmed, directed, designed & edited the graphics for each video. Driven to carve his own path into mainstream music, Thomas developed The People’s Republic Of Sound, his record & visual production company. Thomas has penned music for Hank Shocklee & Amel Larrieux, directed & scored for Sesame Street, Motema Records, & Georgiann Muldrow. Time Out New York, Create Digital Music, Ableton Inc., KORG and Trinidad & Rinse UK Radio have all praised his artistry. He’s mesmerized audiences at the Knitting Factory w/ Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, premiered on Soul In the Horn, In Plain Sight BK, Art Basel and was awarded an ACE Hotel New York artist residency: he entitled De-Gentrify.