Tom Cunningham is a singer-songwriter, studio and
performing musician. He works as a solo artist and is a
multi-instrumentalist on fiddle, mandolin acoustic and electric guitars.
Tom plays with several bands including his own, mixing Americana,
Country, Bluegrass, and Western Swing.
Tom keeps busy providing music for corporate events, casinos and showrooms throughout the Southwest. Tom wrote and performed the theme song for RFD-TV network’s Cowboy’s Kitchen and also appeared on the show as a regular. His songs were also used in the Lions Gate movie Cold Storage.
Tom has been a long time member of Las Vegas based production shows Superstars of Country , Hot August Nights and Adventures in Parrotdise. He is a past recipient of CCMA’S Fiddler of the Year award and first place winner in JC Penney’s Flat-picking competition.
Tom worked as a musician and talent provider at Sea World for many years and was the Dolphin Show Host for several years.
Tom is also a member of Lighthouse a California Bluegrass Band and is also a founding member of Grassology a Bluegrass trio that has done hundreds of shows for San Diego County Schools through Young Audiences a national organization.
" Young Audiences of San Diego has dedicated itself
to integrating the arts into the education and lives of all children of
our region through an extraordinary range of high quality
performances, residencies and workshops to help our young people
identify their cultural roots and discover their creative wings."
"Tom is an amazingly gifted musician and song-writer. His music is completely top-notch both in writing and production. He was very eager to provide us with several songs for use in a feature film and quickly made any tweaks we needed to get the right sound for the scene in question. His music brought the level of character and professionalism to the the film that it needed. He is our first choice in Acoustic/Americana/Rock for any production" David Helpling Composer/Producer at DHM Music Design
"Tom is a multi-faceted instrumentalist with the highest professional standards imaginable. His production values are impeccable and he has a relentless quest for inspired performance! It is a joy to work and hang out with Tom Cunningham!” Scott E Burns, Owner/operator, Scotty b Music
"I have known Tom for many years and have been well aware of his musical talents& accomplishments for a long time... Goal oriented guy who "screams" with talent. A very accomplished musician, low key, fun to be around kind of guy and it is certainly a real delight to be in his musical presence..If he has an instrument in his hand...hang on..... You’re in for a real treat!” George Garrett, Owner and Consultant. GVGARRETT Mkt./ Productions
"Tom is not only a very proficient musician, he is also reliable, flexible, and very pleasant with which to work. I recommend him for any musical engagement.” Anthony Bollotta, President at Bollotta Entertainment.
“Tom is the bomb!! An unbelievably talented musician!! ” Peter Pupping, owner, GuitarSounds