Tom Colontonio
| Tom Colontonio | |
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Thomas Colontonio, OntoniO, Djtommyboy , NJ Mafia , Artexx, NjKidd |
| Origin | Cherry Hill, New Jersey |
| Genres | Trance , Progressive House Rock Music |
| Instruments | Piano , Guitar, Vocals , drums |
| Years active | First emerged 2001 |
| Labels | Interscope , Universal Music Hardwire Records, Armada Music, Vandit Records , Spinnin Records |
| Website | http://www.tomcolontonio.com |
| Members | 1 |
| Notable instruments | |
| Synthesizer , Logic Pro , Ableton Live , Piano | |
Tom Colontonio was born in New Jersey, US and is both an International dance music Producer and DJ.
Colontonio began to play Guitar at age 11 and studied classical and Jazz fusion guitar at a young age. He became a DJ in 1996 and a producer in 2005. His first public gig was at the legendary nightclub Studio Six in Atlantic City. Colontonio is one of the most prominent DJs from the city of Philadelphia and won the prestigious award for "Trance dj of the year" (2005) in the Philadelphia City Paper, DJ Nights. Colontonio was also featured on the front page of the Tri state are newspaper The Courier Post Image from Front page.[1] He is responsible for releases on many labels such as Interscope Party Rock records Armada Music, Vandit Records , Discover Records, Spinnin' Records Doorn Records, Mondo and more. His songs "Nighthawk" , "The Sun feat CiBon" , "Induction" and "Reflection"[2] were a major part in his rise in trance music on Subculture Records.
He was established in 2006 with the help of Irish music producer John O'Callaghan Robert Stevenson (Activa), Sean Tyas and John Askew the A/R for Discover records (UK) who all took interest in his early works. Colontonio's musical growth in the DJ world was rapid with the support of Artists such as Tiesto, Paul Van Dyk and Armin Van Buuren, Marcus Schossow, Leon Boiler , W & W and more. He is responsible for remixing and collaborating with such artists as Noelia , Redfoo , Paul Van Dyk, John O'Callaghan, Sean Tyas and Giuseppe Ottaviani and many more. By 2015 Colontonio had released and remixed over 60 tracks in the genres of House Music , Progressive House , Electro House and Trance Music.
Tom has had many interviews in publications such as Trance.nu,[3] Youredm.com,[4] Trancehits,[5] Nightclubber (Argentina)[6]
In 2010 Colontonio suffered from thyroid cancer which led to the removal of the gland at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. He has since made a full recovery. His musical travels have brought him to over 20 countries (as of 2015) including Argentina, Australia,[7] Germany , Brazil , El Salvadore,[8] Guetamala , UK , Ireland , Russia , Egypt and more.
Colontonio was signed to R1 Management in early 2013 to expand his reach in the American House music market. In late 2013 management shifted to BRJ Management, LTD, a management group in the North East.[9]
In 2015 Colontonio established Hardwire Records an American dance music label specializing in quality Dance music spanning all genres.[10]
References
- ↑ Jenning, Brenda. "Tom Colontonio front page Courier Post, NJ". Courier Post. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ↑ Jenning, Brenda. "Tom Colontonio - "Reflection" Armada Music". Armada Music. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ↑ Jenning, Brenda. "Trance.nu Interviews Tom Colontonio". Trance.nu.
- ↑ Jenning, Brenda. "Tom Colontonio interview in YourEDM.com". Youredm.com. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ↑ Jenning, Brenda. "Trancehits Interviews Tom Colontonio". TranceHits. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ↑ Jenning, Brenda. "Nightclubber Interviews Tom Colontonio". Nightclubber. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ↑ Jenning, Brenda. "Tom Colontonio "Trance lives in the USA"". Inthemix Australia. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ↑ Jenning, Brenda. "Lifefest pres Dash Berlin & Tom Colontonio". Elektronik.net. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ↑ Jenning, Brenda. "BRJ Management". BRJ management. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ↑ Brenda, Jenning. "Hardwire Records". Hardwire Records. Retrieved 18 March 2016.