BIO for Tom McLeod

A finalist at the New  Zealand Screen Awards for Best Original Music in 2005 with the children’s comedy-drama series Secret Agent Men,  Tom’s  versatility has seen him work on a wide range of musical projects. He has just hosted a musical entertainment / chat show TV special - The Tommy Love Show.

Tom's other recent work includes scoring doco-feature Lost In Wonderland, music directing TVNZ's new prime-time entertainment show One Night Only plus collaborations with critically acclaimed indie-rock band The Phoenix Foundation on their  gold-selling album, Happy Endings, and Luke Buda on the album Vesuvius. He has produced and arranged albums  such as Tim Beveridge’s Come Rain Come Shine for Sony Music - recorded in LA alongside Oscar-winning arranger Russell Garcia; and The  Spirit Symphony with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; as well as several tracks for pop album Abe Messiah, from the worldwide hit  children’s TV series The Tribe.

Tom’s original scores include prime-time musical drama series Karaoke  High (composing the entire series' songs and lyrics in styles ranging from hip-hop to pop and rock); teen horror-comedy series The Killian Curse 2, superhero comedy-drama series The  Amazing Extraordinary Friends, NZ short  film Karma,  and co-scoring Carlton America’s action feature Maiden Voyage, as well as numerous television commercials including The Motion Picture Association's new global anti-piracy trailer. In 2008, Tom was commissioned by the Auckland  Philharmonia Orchestra to compose for the innovative new short film competition “CUT  TO: MUSIC” in which filmmakers were required to create a film to fit his score - a work which has also been selected for the SOUNZ Readings to be recorded by the NZ Symphony Orchestra in 2009.

As Music Director, Tom orchestrated teen TV  series’ The Tribe (series 4), cult hit Atlantis High, and historical family drama Revelations – all produced for the UK’s Channel 5 - as well as several light entertainment shows for TVNZ, including Showcase, Young Entertainers and The Gong Show.

Tom regularly arranges  and conducts stadium concerts and stage shows, as well as touring his faux Las Vegas comedy act Tommy  Love and the Loungerillo Orchestra – a role he also performed as a lead actor in the television series Revelations.