Biography

Tommy O first picked up the guitar and began playing music he listened to on the radio at age three. During high school, he joined the R&B band, Tease.

Soon after, Tommy accompanied, wrote, produced and toured with a multitude of artists such as Usher, Toni Braxton, TLC, New Edition, Wayman Tisdale, Maxwell, Melissa Manchester, Anastasia, Aaron Carter and Janet Jackson; for which he was honored with a six-time platinum sales certification for Black Cat on Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 album.

In 2009, Tommy was chosen as guitarist for Michael Jackson's This Is It tour as well as its subsequent documentary film. In the following years, Tommy joined the house bands of The Late Show with George Lopez and Baisden After Dark. In addition to a publishing catalog with hundreds of composer and songwriter contributions, Tommy is also credited as a writer on the King of Pop's Black or White.

In 2012, he began touring with the Jacksons and in 2015 toured with Tito Jackson on his solo projects. He continues to spend much of his time creating music. He has released rock inspired singles, She's My World, Rollin' Now and I Want You; in which he performs as lead vocalist, guitarist, writer, and producer. Tommy serves as both founder and A & R scout at the independent record label, Artistic Records; providing musicians the expertise, talent and guidance he acquired in his 30+ year successful career.
- IMDb mini biography by: Laura Chamberlain-Organ