Tom Brown is a percussionist, music educator, and audio engineer, who currently resides in Los Osos, CA (near San Luis Obispo). Tom grew up on an old chicken farm off a dirt road between the railroad tracks and the river bed, where he could play drums all-day. After graduating top 50 at Atascadero High School (class of 2013), Tom then went to study music theory, composition, arranging, recording, and many other skills at Cuesta College in San Luis Obispo. It was at Cuesta College that Tom began playing the vibraphone and would later study with the legendary Charlie Shoemake through his non-profit organization, The Central Coast Jazz Institute. After graduating with honors from Cuesta College (class of 2017), Tom moved down to Los Angeles to further his education at Cal State Northridge (CSUN). During his time in southern California, Tom integrated himself into the music scene as a versatile percussionist. The experience reached its peak when the CSUN Jazz “A” band was invited to perform at Lincoln Center, in New York City. Tom then graduated magna cum laude from CSUN (class of 2020). The artisan percussion company, Marimba One™️, signed Tom as a Discovery Artist in 2021. In 2023, Tom released his debut record, Expression of Home, featuring the Cuesta Jazz Faculty, Charlie Shoemake, and Grammy Award winning saxophonist Scott Martin. Tom now works as a freelance music educator and audio engineer out of his home studio. Tom is also the Director of Technology for Unitarian Universalists of San Luis Obispo.