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2 hours of studio time/production work with award winning songwriter and producer, Tom Prasada-Rao. Must make appointment to schedule time. 

Tom Prasada-Rao is a singer-songwriter of breathtaking vision. His voice belies his musicianship and his extraordinary songs. From Rishi’s Garden with it’s homage to Ravi Shankar to the groove of Sleeping Beauty , Tom’s music is melodic, ambitious, and reverent.

Since the fall of 2007 Tom has been on hiatus from touring - staying home, producing records, raising two stepdaughters, and walking one rather large Golden Doodle named Thurman. In addition to producing, he’s a teacher, currently at White Rock Montessori in Dallas, formerly of The University of Virginia’s Young Writer’s Workshops - where he created the songwriting curriculum and taught for eight years.

From headlining major festivals 15 years ago, to the relative obscurity of his recording studio - Tom has continued to mature as an artist. That work has blossomed into an impressive resume of producing credits as well as cuts (his songs covered by other artists). 2009 will mark Tom’s first solo release in 10 years.

Tom Prasada-Rao was born in Ethiopia of Indian parents and raised in Washington DC. He moved to Texas in 2003 and is married to singer-songwriter Cary Cooper.

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If you've heard the latest from Johnsmith, Cary Cooper, Kate Graves, The Sherpas, and The Dreamsicles; or the spectacular tribute to Rachel Bissex then you've heard what Tom Prasada-Rao can do in the studio.

The WILDWOOD TOFU BAR is in Dallas, TX. A 19' by 19' space, set up perfectly for singer-songwriters.See website for a complete list of TPR's clients over the years. 

Think of your song as a movie, with each new verse and chorus as a scene. How do you make each scene sound different? For more produced albums it’s easy – we can emphasize different instruments from verse 1 to verse 2, etc ... for sparse recordings it’s more difficult – using phrasing, intensity, and dynamics. Regardless, we’ll look to find the sonic space where the lyrics are understandable with a nice bed of support underneath.

GEAR:

I use Pro-Tools LE software on a Mac
Waves, Auto Tune, & Digi plug ins
Digi 002 audio interface
Focusrite, Aphex, & Presonus mic preamps
Neumann, AKG, Shure, EV, Shiney Box & Rode mics
JBL monitors, Audio Technica headphones
Sample rates up to 96K / 24 bit .WAV or .AIFF files