For people who are not familiar with you, please introduce yourself…

Hello I am Thomas B short for Thomas Brinson. I grew up on Long Island, NY and have been living in Tucson, Arizona for the last 12 years. I love all forms of music, creativity, art and expression as long as it is done well, with good intent, with passion and dedication to the craft. I have been a dj pushing mostly drum and bass since 1996

How did you end up producing music, and for how long have you been doing it?

I started producing around 2010. I have always been interested in making music but spent so long as a dj getting booked regularly it was hard to gather the time and equipment necessary to persue production. Around 2010 I started to sit with a close friend Corbin Dooley. He showed me ableton and I have been hooked ever since then.

What do you do when you’re not producing music?

I hang with my lovely wife, go on hikes, hang with close friends and explore Tucson and I try to eat the best food I can find. I love to try new dishes and going out to eat at restaurants. I love to look at art magazines like Juxtapoz, VNA, and High Frutcose. I help throw events with long time friend Ronnie Spece of PHAT Entertainment. I have a career as a Logistics Supervisor for a Herman Miller furniture dealer here in Tucson which keeps me very busy during the week.

How would you describe your music?

Soulful, techy, ethereal, textural, bass.

Is it only drum&bass you produce?

I also make footwork/ juke, hip hop, half step (If that’s separate) and some dub step. I try not to pigeon hole my creativity.

You’ve done an absolutely amazing mix for us – thank you and big up! What can you tell us about it?

I wanted to shine light on the Free Love Digi VS E.P picking some of my favorite bits from the compilation while mixing in some of my favorite tunes at the moment from the likes of Crypticz, Eprom, Subtension and Spectrasoul.

Favourite producer?

To hard to narrow down to one. Right now I would have to say Alix Perez, Eprom, Amon Tobin, Noisia, Om Unit and I love most everything the Ivy Lab dudes do. Most everything on Exit records gets my attention.

What do you prefer: to go out raving or producing/djing?

Producing/ djing. It takes a lot for me to go “Rave” if I am not involved with the show in some way or if its not a huge act that I never get to see here in Arizona. I’m old guy married status so going out isn’t as easy as it used to be ;)

What inspires you to make music, if anything?

Nature, Urban walks, the beach, a piece of art work, film and good conversation.

What kind of studio set up do you have?

I use Ableton as my daw. I’m a pc guy myself and had a buddy build a hefty machine a couple years ago. For out board gear I have an Aturia microbrute, a Teenage Engineering Op-1 and a tiny fun little korg volca keys. I use Adam f5 as my monitors and I treated my room with acoustic foam to reduce reflections.

Any forthcoming releases we should keep our ears out for?

I have a tune called “Body Business” that will be coming out on LowRise Sounds Volume 3. I am unsure of the release date on that.

What’s next for Thomas B?

I am currently working on a mixed tempo solo ep and haven’t begun to shop it yet. Stay tuned:) I am also working on a collab E.P with my buddy Tyler aka Tetrakt pretty heavy minimal stuff. And Ghast and I have flirted with the idea of doing another collab project but have not started anything solid yet.

Any famous last words?

Shout outs to the boss man Quentin Hiatus, Ronnie Hardcase, Ghast, Tetrakt, The AZ DNB community and the LowRise Sounds crew.

Thank you!

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