John Christopher Thomas was born in Omaha, Nebraska, and raised in San Antonio, Texas. He is a songwriter with many diverse influences. Since the mid 1980s, John has played keyboards and acoustic guitar in a variety of band settings including Funk, Rock, and Blues. As a result, John enjoys writing and recording in a variety of styles, which is understandable, given his short attention span. John is also a bit of a joker, so he is a cool and welcome breeze for our clients, just like his fun, laidback music!
Instrumental dramatic based, R & B retro groove reminiscent of the 1970’s. Excellent for chasing and quick moving scenes. Blaxploitation, funky retro style. Transition, action scenes, intense, comedies, music beds, Rhythmic music, I love the 70’s. 1:06 minutes. Circa 1971-1974. Instrumental, Action, Intense RnB
A dreamy, ethereal tune with unsettling backward tracking. Combining slow, hip-hop rhythms with subtle synthesizers and orchestral arrangements providing a gentle, psychedelic mood. Dramatic soundscape, Instrumental, Dramatic, Electronic Music
A grooving tune with a catchy bass line, and a slight mid-1980s, MTV video feel. Perfect for scenes featuring 80's fashion and style. Extended keyboard solo Spandau Ballet, Talking Heads, David Bowie's thin white duke era, The Power Station, rock dance, music popping drums short radio edit, Male Vocals, Pop, Pop Groove
A grooving tune with a catchy bass line, and a slight mid-1980s, MTV video feel. Perfect for scenes featuring 80's fashion and style. Spandau Ballet, Talking Heads, David Bowie's thin white duke era, The Power Station, rock dance, music popping drums, short radio edit, introductory transition scenes, Instrumental, Pop, Pop Groove
A grooving tune with a catchy bass line, and a slight mid-1980s, MTV video feel. Perfect for scenes featuring 80's fashion and style. Spandau Ballet, Talking Heads, David Bowie's thin white duke era, The Power Station, rock dance, music popping drums, short radio edit, introductory transition scenes, Instrumental, Pop, Pop Groove
A grooving tune with a catchy bass line, and a slight mid-1980s, MTV video feel. Perfect for scenes featuring 80's fashion and style. Spandau Ballet, Talking Heads, David Bowie's thin white duke era, The Power Station, rock dance, music popping drums, short radio edit, introductory transition scenes, Instrumental, Pop, Pop Groove
A grooving tune with a catchy bass line, and a slight mid-1980s, MTV video feel. Perfect for scenes featuring 80's fashion and style. Spandau Ballet, Talking Heads, David Bowie's thin white duke era, The Power Station, rock dance, music popping drums short radio edit, Male Vocals, Indie Rock, College Rock
Time for some crazy rock fun! Song starts and stops with distorted guitars blasting, moving into a harder, driving chorus. Rough around the edges, this tune reminiscent of early to mid 1990s, grunge and post-grunge acts. Energy, breaks, loud, live sound, concert scenes, angry, break-up, solo guitar, Male Vocals, Indie Rock, Alt Rock
The Bar is closing, and you've got to go home. A laid-back piano trio blues tune in the style of early 1960's. Perfect for background music, transitional scenes, period pieces Mad Men series late night themes lonely bar scenes black and white film bluesy, funky and cute comedy quiet club, Instrumental, Jazz, Swing Ensembles
A dark and somber tone about an overwhelming sense of sadness. Dramatic and full of dread, this song captures that sense of melancholy in the first dark hours of the morning. Suspense psychological dramas, male vocals, Male Vocals, Dramatic, Sad Music
A relaxed vocal tune with acoustic guitar and piano accompaniment. Singer-songwriter style tune reminiscent of Jack Johnson and Iron and Wine A song designed for late night listening, Male Vocals, Singer/Songwriter, Folk Singer-SongwriterCaution: Explicit Lyrics
A dreamy, ethereal tune with multilayered vocals. Combining slow, hip-hop rhythms with subtle synthesizers and orchestral arrangements providing a gentle, psychedelic mood. Perfect to listen to in a chill-out atmosphere during the very early hours. Male Vocals, Electronic, Psybient
Smooth, and easy going song about the difficulties of finding the right person. With breezy acoustic guitar and a sweet sounding electric piano, this tune is perfect for casual adult settings. Message: Relationships are a gamble, and we take our chances. background music happy tasteful meaningful, Male Vocals, Pop, Soft Pop
A smooth and sophisticated dance track, perfect background music for retail, shopping, fashion shows and media presentations. Begins with soft, shimmering tones, and expands with electro sub-bass drums, high hat and transparent snare. Excellent for transitional music, hip music beds and commercials. Instrumental, Corporate, Corporate Pop Electronic
A powerful rendition of the European theme called La Folia. This bombastic version of a tune dating back almost 400 years, is perfect for dramatic introductions or endings of epic proportions. Lasting less than one minute with full orchestral treatment. Perfect for any media requiring a huge impact. Instrumental, Action, Thriller Classical
Straight ahead drums, beginning with a kick pattern that mimics a heartbeat. Strong and full, this drum tune features a standard drum kit and progresses into a more complex rhythm. Energizing, this hard bop drum style of the mid-1960s is ideal for music beds, period pieces and other dramatic media. Instrumental, Drums, Jazz Drums
A soothing and melodic instrumental, which starts with a harp and expands to a full wind quintet. Baroque style pop music with orchestration. Art Rock style. Beauty romantic, nostalgic,, Instrumental, New Age, Contemporary Instr
Moving instrumental with RnB and americana roots, complete with a soaring ending. Starts with acoustic guitars and finishes with strings, bass and drums. Good for climactic, powerful scenes. Instrumental, RnB, Country-Soul
A thoughtful, reflective acoustic tune about the fleeting nature of life. Warm and tender, this sparse, philosophical song will appeal to singer-songwriter fans. Finger-picking style of guitar playing gives off a slightly country, backwoods atmosphere. Emotive vocals. Adult Casual, Male Vocals, Singer/Songwriter, Folk Singer-Songwriter
A pensive acoustic tune about the disintegration of a marriage. Fans of storytelling, singer-songwriter style songs. Ideal for background music in a reflective, solitary or poignant scene. Quiet moment, drama, relationships, thoughtful, metaphorical, Male Vocals, Singer/Songwriter, Folk Singer-Songwriter
An ambitious rock song influenced by Pachelbel’s Canon in D. Beginning with a piano progression the song laments the difficulty in romantic relationships, but offers an optimistic ending. Good alternative Cross-over tune, excellent for romantic themes, comedies, light-hearted presentations, Male Vocals, Pop, Alt Pop
A relaxed, easygoing tune with vocals reminiscent of Marvin Gaye. Warm guitar fills and a warm organ rhythm makes this tune ideal for cheerful get-togethers Laid-back groove perfect for background music. Positive, adult casual, Old-school, Male Vocals, RnB, Blue-Eyed Soul
A strong alternative rock tune dramatizes being a lonely, confused and bored teenager. Includes guitar interplay comparable to Blue Oyster Cult’s Don’t Feel the Reaper. A young rebel having too much time on his hands. Great for dramatizing that awkward period of youth. Reassuring ending: it's O. K. Male Vocals, Indie Rock, Alt Rock
A bright, happy and optimistic song about the desire to experience miracles. Soft synthesized keyboards with strumming acoustic guitars recall college alternative rock music from the late 1980's and early 1990's. A fun and bright tune features a steady rhythm with light male vocals REM Sundays World, Male Vocals, Indie Rock, College Rock
Powerful, percussive song merging the exotic rhythms of an Indian raga with an R&B vocal style. Song describes a person determined to leave a situation and travel the world. Excellent for adventure commercial, film or documentary scenes describing departure or travel. funky synth bass organs, Male Vocals, Pop, Quirky Pop
An edgy, textured track, featuring backward effects and a looped jazz drum style. Perfect for psychologically mysterious media. Song discusses a person's tendency to sabotage himself. Flowing, echoing vocals, dream sequence, mystery, unusual circumstances, thoughtful reflections, dark mood, Male Vocals, Rock, Melodic Rock
An inspiring dramatic tune of low self-esteem and personal triumph through hope, loyalty and friendship. A lovely rhodes piano introduces a person with self-loathing, but finds someone that believes in him. emotive, emotional scene promise happy ending, Male Vocals, Indie Rock, Emo
Uptempo, rocking rock song about a person wishing to turn back time and correct mistakes. Clean electric guitars segue into a harder, driving chorus. Rough around the edges, this tune is good to drive to. commercial car chase speed late oh yeah, Male Vocals, Indie Rock, Alt Rock
Upbeat, grooving song about allowing someone to be free to do what they want. Bopping drum track combines with a low-key electric guitar relaxed vocals comedy entertainment light, Instrumental, RnB, Neo-Soul
This tune was meant to played while driving. A Fun, Power-Pop track About a father exaggerating his past to his bored children. Acoustic and electric guitars with a bopping beat are emphasized in this tune, which playfully laments the foibles of middle age. Infectious grove, poppy, snappy, Male Vocals, Indie Rock, Power Pop
Upbeat rock song about a person feeling tired and run-down. 60's influenced beginning verse with pop organ melody segues into a Nirvana-like chorus. Music for extreme sports, high-adrenaline, heart pumping, exciting, Instrumental, Indie Rock, Alt Rock
Latin influenced pop song with rhythmic percussion and gentle guitar fills Reminiscent of late pop bands of the 1980s. Tinged with a slightly dramatic atmosphere, this is a good tune for backgrounds: Strong enough to maintain interest, but not to distract from the action. cruise resort dinner, Instrumental, Latin, Latin Pop
A driving, modern rock song that starts with a guitar riff and swells with a three-part vocal chorus. Backbeat drums lay the foundation. Perfect for grooving while driving. The lyrics are reassuring, saying not to worry so much, you'll be alright. Perfect if you like early Coldplay. Male Vocals, Indie Rock, Alt Rock
A rhythmic acoustic guitar and a melodica creates a tune steeped with a European flavor. Perfect for café scenes, this sparse instrumental provides a moody tone with an old world atmosphere. For those who like movies such as The Third Man, this song will deliver that sense of sweet melancholy. dated, Male Vocals, Dramatic, Sad Music
A vintage sounding old world instrumental recalls a lonely tango. The tune also can be associated with Korean "trot" or "bong-chak" music. A bandneon is combined with a subdued bass bittersweet subdued nostalgic commercials lonely dancing closing time bar Europe, pensive, old-world, touching, Instrumental, Latin, Tango
Percussive rhythmic African influenced track about the mysterious nature of evening and the futility of knowledge. Numerous percussion instruments enhance the exotic atmosphere. safari, ceremony, excursion, travel, foreign,, Male Vocals, World Music, African World Fusion
An upbeat, jangly guitar song, circa early 1990's about a person telling his ex-girlfriend she'll be sorry she left him. Good for period productions and flashback scenes marriage writing letters John Hughes comedy playful breakup romantic, Male Vocals, Indie Rock, Dream Pop
A bouncy tune about an upset person whose partner had left him. A soft, laid-back vocal contrasts with a popping drum groove. Feeling of a live performance. Good for background music. breathy vocals, infectious, never forget, Male Vocals, Pop, Pop Groove
Upbeat, grooving song about allowing someone to be free to do what they want. Bopping drum track combines with a low-fi electric guitar. relaxed, vocals, comedy, entertainment, light, raw, rough, sloppy, funky, bouncy, Male Vocals, RnB, Soul
A quiet, introspective tune about a person realizing how alone he is without his lover and his need for her to take him back. Double-track guitar and vocals in a coffee-house setting Influenced by Tracey Chapman's "Fast Car" smokey sultry sensuous, Male Vocals, Singer/Songwriter, Folk Singer-Songwriter
Upbeat rock song about a person feeling tired and run-down. The singer likens being pulled down by the stone of Sisyphus. 60's influenced beginning verse with pop organ melody segues into a Nirvana-like chorus. Soft gentle vocals contrast with the aggressive tone of the song. click log in, Male Vocals, Indie Rock, Alt Rock
Lonely acoustic guitars with a gentle vocal expressing thoughts of a passing time. Song explores an introspective person lamenting his past deeds. Quiet, and thoughtful song of a person sharing his regrets to a close friend. Perfect for a Wes Anderson style moment. solitude, Male Vocals, Folk, Folk Singer/Songwriter
Nice and short; This is and upbeat, feel good pop tune featuring a slide reminiscent of George Harrison. A catchy chorus about being rejected without being too sad about the whole thing. This song is quick, happy, and to the point. breakup music snappy romantic comedy love power-pop, Male Vocals, Indie Rock, Britpop
Laid-back, easygoing instrumental ballad with tropical and jazz characteristics. Gentle piano flourishes with an acoustic guitar provides a soothing background. A song to hear near the beach at sunset. Instrumental, Tropical, Caribbean Music
A smooth tune that gently builds into a laid back groove. A spare, acoustic guitar introduces a bluesy folk tune about the fleeting nature of popularity in modern culture. Adult Casual, Male Vocals, Blues, Country Blues
Bluesy style rock song, complete with B-3 organ and a textured voice. The tune begins with an acoustic guitar, progresses with an electric stratocaster tone and a rising end. The singer laments the difficulty of life, yet still proclaims happiness to be alive and healthy. character theme down home, Male Vocals, Rock, Blues Rock
Laid-back, easygoing ballad with tropical and jazz characteristics. Gentle piano flourishes with an acoustic guitar provides a soothing background. A mellow voice sings of a problematic relationship that still has hope. A song to hear near the beach at sunset. Drama refreshing vibrant, Male Vocals, Pop, Easy Listening
Latin influenced pop song with percussion, gentle guitar fills, relaxed vocals and a catchy chorus. Reminiscent of late pop bands of the 1980s. Tinged with a slightly dramatic atmosphere, this is a good tune for backgrounds: Strong enough to maintain interest, but not to distract from the action. Male Vocals, Latin, Latin Pop
