“As much as I love working with other musicians, playing solo piano is incredibly exhilarating,” Thomas said. Thomas said that he didn’t write out a game plan for each song, but rather worked at getting comfortable pianistically and using his memory to play what was in his head. Thomas recently released his first solo album, titled From the Heart a task he said was an interesting challenge. Thomas has also worked as a record producer with over 30 artists of different genres, composed film scores, and co-created a music brand dubbed Caverock Music – which consists of a recording studio, production house, rehearsal space, music venue, and record label. Now, Thomas has played at top venues in the city with a variety of musicians. There are so many elements to learn, build upon, and be consistent with in order to achieve success.” “Basically the whole first year I was here, I spent all of the money I had saved, never slept, and hardly made a dent on the scene. “Trying to make a name for oneself in the NYC music scene is an incredibly hard and constant challenge,” Thomas said. Thomas is now playing piano in the New York City music scene, but getting there was no easy task. “Which in my opinion, is the most valuable thing you could have in order to learn.” “There is an extreme focus from the faculty on giving individual attention to each and every student,” Thomas said. Thomas said that WMU and the faculty in the School of Music are phenomenal in preparing students for their careers. He was always performing with various ensembles and vocalists, all the while playing outside gigs and practicing his own music. Throughout his time at Western Michigan University, Logan Evan Thomas ( BM ’07, Jazz Studies) was one of only a few pianists in the School of Music.
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