Thomas Claxton - Randy Wood Guitars - Pooler, GA

Four time IMC and RMA award-winning Vocalist / Songwriter, Thomas Claxton, performs year-round, spanning the United States and abroad. The classically-trained vocalist performs solo or with his bands, "Thomas Claxton & The Seventh Realm All-Star Band" around the country and with "Thomas Claxton & The Myth" and "Sonic Temple" when back home in Savannah, GA.

In addition to performing, Claxton is also the Founder, Promoter, and Producer of the popular "Me, Myself, & Us" Concert Series based out of Savannah, GA where he brings in industry-recognized artists as Special Guests, often performers whom he's worked with throughout his career.

Thomas has performed on stage OR recorded with a number of industry-recognized performers such as:

• Chuck Negron (Three Dog Night)
• Leland Sklar (James Taylor, Jackson Browne, Phil Collins)
• Liberty Devitto (Billy Joel)
• Carmine Rojas (David Bowie, Rod Stewart, TIna Turner)
• Eddie Martinez (Steve Winwood, Robert Palmer, Run DMC)
• Bernard "Pretty" Purdie (Aretha Franklin, Steely Dan, Hall & Oates)
• Scott Page (Pink Floyd, Supertramp, Toto)
• Stephen Perkins (Janes Addiction, Porno For Pyros)
• Nicko McBrain (Iron Maiden)
• Jonathan Mover (Grammy Award-winner, Joe Satriani)
• Mario Cipollina (Grammy Award-winner, Huey Lewis and The News)
• "Kidd Funkadelic" Michael Hampton (Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, George Clinton's Parliament-Funkadelic, Grammy "Lifetime Achivement" Award winner)
• Mike Keneally (Frank Zappa, Steve Vai)
• Will Calhoun (Living Colour)
• Doug Wimbish (Living Colour, Sugarhill Gang)
• Kenny Olson (Founding Guitarist of Kid Rock & The Twisted Brown Trucker Band)
• Bernie Williams (New York Yankees)
• Phil Hilborne (Brian May, Les Paul, Nicko McBrain, "We Will Rock You" London musical)
• Will McFarlane (Bonnie Raitt, Muscle Shoals Swampers)
• Larry Mitchell (Grammy Award-winning Guitarist, Tracy Chapman)
  

Chosen by internationally circulated, "Rockwell UnScene Magazine", as their "Best Male Vocalist" (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017), Thomas has performed in every style venue ranging from arenas and theatres to major clubs and is also an experienced Event Promoter, Coordinator, and Vocal Coach. He has been featured in Acoustic Guitar Magazine, South Magazine, NAMM's "Oral History Program", as well as The NAMM Foundation's "Talking Up Music Education" . In January of 2020, at The NAMM Show in Anaheim California, Thomas debuted his “Sitting In (with Thomas Claxton)” podcast featuring extensive discussions with industry professionals ranging from artists, producers, engineers, and publishers to manufacturer CEOs, music attorneys, CPAs, retailers, and techs in an attempt to bring more information forward about the ins and outs of the world of the music. Guests included world-renowned artists such as: Bill Champlin (Chicago), Stephen Perkins (Jane's Addiction), Jen Majura (Evanescence), Mario Cipollina (Huey Lewis and The News), Kenny Olson (Kid Rock), Scott Page (Pink Floyd), and many others.

Thomas Claxton officially endorses the following brands:

• Gator Cases
• Taylor Guitars
• Lewitt Audio
• Klotz Cables
• Triad-Orbit Advanced Stands
• FiR Audio
• G7th Capos
• Furman Power
• Fuchs Audio