Tom Brooks (music producer)

Tom Brooks
Brooks in 2019
Brooks in 2019
Background information
Birth nameJames Thomas Brooks
Born (1954-10-31) October 31, 1954 (age 69)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Occupation(s)Producer, arranger, engineer, keyboardist, music director, professor, conductor, author
Instrument(s)Piano, Hammond B-3, synthesizers
Years active1978–present
LabelsIntegrity Music, Sony Music
Websitewww.tombrooksmusic.com

Tom Brooks (born October 31, 1954) is an American music producer, arranger, engineer, and conductor.[1] He is keyboardist/Music Director for Alan Parsons and the Alan Parsons Live Project,[2] and is the founding producer of Integrity Music and the Hosanna Music series[3] distributed by Sony. For his production work Brooks has been awarded 6 Platinum Albums, 12 Gold Albums,[4] a Latin Grammy Award,[5] and a GMA Dove Award.[6] He is Director of the Center for Commercial Music at California Baptist University and Music Professor at Hope International University.[7] His "Language of Music" book is published by Hal Leonard Publishing.[8]

  1. ^ "Tom Brooks – Credits – AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
  2. ^ "TOM BROOKS: Keyboards". Alan Parsons. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
  3. ^ Boruff, John (January 3, 2015). "Integrity and HOSANNA! MUSIC: The REVIVAL WORSHIP Label – John Boruff". Wesleygospel.com. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
  4. ^ "Gold & Platinum – RIAA". Riaa.com. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
  5. ^ "Latin GRAMMYs". Latin GRAMMYs. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  6. ^ "Past Winners – The 48th Annual GMA Dove Awards". doveawards.com. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
  7. ^ Inc., Caliber Media Group. "Hope International University – Tom Brooks". Hiu.edu. Retrieved August 27, 2017. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  8. ^ "The Language of Music, Worship Musician Presents – Hal Leonard Online". Halleonard.com. Retrieved August 27, 2017.