It’s in the seemingly effortless ease with which he delivers his conversational lyrics and mellifluous melodies, this natural magic that is at the heart of Tom Freund’s music. Though he’s well-schooled and widely-traveled in a variety of genres — from hearftelt folk to buoyant pop to boho jazz to straightforward rock ‘n’ roll, and beyond — Freund ultimately comes across simply as a singer-songwriter with his own singularly distinctive and engaging voice.
His newest album, The Edge of Venice is produced by John Alagia (John Mayer, Jason Mraz, Dave Matthews) and features of some of LA’s finest musicians joining him. The album comes in the wake of his latest EP "Fit To Screen" whose songs have been featured in this seasons "Parenthood" on NBC; and his latest full length "Collapsible Plans" which was produced by his musical cohort Ben Harper and hosted Jackson Browne as a special guest. The song "Collaspible Plans (Sugar) was seen performed live on "Last Call With Carson Daly" in January of 09: "I’ve always been a fan of Tom’s work, and I thought that I had something to bring to Tom sonically that was maybe a place he hadn’t stepped into yet,” Harper says.
A sought-out standup bassist, the talented, versatile Freund plays most of the stringed instruments as well as piano on his albums.
Tom writes all his own material and his songs continue to be featured on such prime time TV shows as “Las Vegas” and “One Tree Hill” as well as such films as “Charlie Bartlett,” and “12 Bucks.” Steven Spielberg’s SHOAH Foundation also used three of Tom’s compositions for their Giving Voice video. He also won a Telly Award for the music behind a National Public Service Announcement concerning child abuse.
“Every year the mounting landfill of new releases that threatens to bury the working music journalists yields a few unexpected gems, and Tom Freund is one of them.”
– THE NEW YORK TIMES
