Influenced by equal parts of Kraftwerk, AC/DC, and Farley Jackmaster Funk, mid-west rave legend and Brooklyn, NY resident Tommie Sunshine is raising the bar.  Covering ground as artist, remixer, producer, label owner, DJ and songwriter and with his legendary hybrid of live performance and DJ sets now traveling the globe it won’t be long before there will be, at least a little, Tommie Sunshine in your life.  

His studio collaborations have included Felix Da Housecat, James Murphy, Arthur Baker, Mylo and DJ Hell; he has played everywhere from the Electroclash festivals in New York to Bjork’s tour wrap party in Reykjavik to serving as support DJ on the Spring 2003 leg of Fischerspooner’s North American tour to opening for New Order in London to Colette parties in Paris beside 2 Many DJs to Vice Magazine launch parties in Tokyo and he has rocked crowds in Mexico City, Barcelona, Munich, Sao Paulo, Berlin & Rio di Janeiro. As an established remixer, Tommie (alongside long time collaborator Mark Verbos) has been requested to retouch work from a diverse list of Kelis, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Elvis Presley, Pink, The Killers, ‘Da Brat, P.O.D., Fischerspooner, The Faint, Kill Hannah, Ima Robot, Ladytron and Avril Lavigne. Furthermore, major fashion houses have asked Tommie for his deck time such as Versace, Raf Simons, Chanel, Xavier Delcour and Jeremy Scott – Beverly Hills. Now with all this under his belt, Tommie is setting the international stage for the release of his debut album this year and an album preview on Hell’s label, International DeeJay Gigolos. The first single ‘Head 2 Toe In Drag/Dance Among The Ruins’ out now via his own imprint, xylophone jones Recordings. Tommie’s original music has also been featured in a film by designer Jeremy Scott, NY hotel Tribeca Grand’s website, Blockbuster Video radio spots, a CD advertisement for the fashion label Chanel and on the CBS show “Without A Trace”.

But far from an overnight sensation - the spotlight has been a long time coming for Tommie - after six years in Georgia where he ran Satellite Records - Atlanta and held down two residencies at Club Sol and Fusion, he moved back to Chicago for four years establishing club nights ElectroSweat and Degeneration, holding down the position of promotional director of the Midwest dance mecca Dust Traxx and being named in URB magazine’s ‘Next 100’. As a member of Thee Maddkatt Courtship with longtime collaborator Felix Da Housecat, Tommie co-produced "Cosmic Pop" for ffrr/London Records and worked again with Felix & Miss Kittin - co writing “Silver Screen”, “Happy Hour” and “Glitz Rock” - on the award winning 2002 “Kittenz & Thee Glitz” LP that Thom Yorke of Radiohead is quoted in URB Magazine saying, “That should have been fucking number one all over the world”. The single "Silver Screen (Shower Scene)" continues to be a dancefloor classic around the world years after release. The duo returned to the studio again for Felix’s new album “Devon Dazzle & The Neon Fever” and the first single, “Rocket Ride” is co-written and co-produced by the duo as well as the track “Everyone Is Someone In LA”. Since his move to New York, Tommie also worked with International Deejay Gigolo records supremo DJ Hell and DFA’s James Murphy on Hell’s “NY Muscle” LP and has produced and written a track with Princess Superstar for her upcoming full length. Tommie was also featured DJing in Billy Corgan’s post-Smashing Pumpkins band Zwan’s video for the song “Lyric”.

His long history in the mid west rave scene made him a major source for Mireille Silcott’s novel, “Rave America” and earned him an appearance in Peter Jennings Reporting on ABC, two separate BBC documentaries on House Music as well as the just out on DVD rave documentary “Rise”.  In addition, Tommie has been featured in print magazines such as The Face, Self Service, Muzik, URB, Mixer, Big Shot, Filter, BPM, XLR8R, Teen People, Spin, Rolling Stone, Time Out, Raveline, iDJ and Groove in addition to newspapers such as The New York Times, Village Voice (NYC), The Reader (Chicago), Miami Herald, Boston Weekly Dig, City Pages (Minneapolis), Houston Chronicle, LA Weekly and Creative Loafing (Atlanta). He has also been establishing his own presence as A&R and label owner with xjR - upcoming releases and feature work from Hakan Lidbo, Ulysses, Crossover, Atomizer (with Jimmy Cauty of The KLF), Binge & Purge, Junior Sanchez, a cast of shocking newcomers and Tommie himself. 2004 also brings Tommie to radio, doing a monthly feature on XM Channel 80: The Move - nominated for a DanceStar award in 2004. His xylophone jones Recordings Showcase at WMC 2004 was named by URB Magazine as the #2 event of Conference in between Ultra Music Festival and BBC Radio 1 Essential Selection.

ElectroDiscoPunk & Lo-Fi Dance Pogo is what you can expect from the decks and a full-blown, unpredictable party is what you can expect through the speakers and on the dance floor.

Tommie Sunshine Productions

2005

• Tommie Sunshine – Intl. DJ Gigolos 12” Spring 2005
• Tommie Sunshine/Scissor Sisters/DJ Dan/Mark Verbos single 2005
• Les Visiteurs f/Tommie Sunshine—“Time Slide” (available for licensing now) Co-production w/Boris D’Lugosch and Michi Lange
• Mylo/Sunshine/Verbos “Sunday Morning Sun” co-produced & co-written by Mylo, Tommie Sunshine & Mark Verbos  12” on Breastfed UK 2005
• Sunshine & Sanchez single—Spring 2005
• Tommie Sunshine double mix cd Summer 2005
• Tommie Sunshine – Full Length LP January 2006
• Kill Hannah (upcoming album)—Atlantic Records
• Tommie Sunshine vs. Radioslave (recording Spring 2005)
• Tommie Sunshine vs. ATFC (recording Spring 2005)
• Tommie Sunshine vs. Spiller (recording Summer 2005)

2004

• Tommie Sunshine “Dance Among The Ruins/Head 2 Toe In Drag” written by T.S. & Mark Verbos lead vocals by T.S. 10” on xylophone jones Recordings
• Tommie Sunshine “Head 2 Toe In Drag” End Title and front screen on DVD for the Film “A Midsummer Night’s Rave” Velocity Entertainment/Vanguard Film/DVD release
• Felix da Housecat – Devon Dazzle And The Neon Fever featuring “Everyone Is Someone In LA” co-produced & co-written by Felix & T.S. additional lead vocals by T.S. & “Rocket Ride” co-produced & co-written by Felix & T.S. CD & LP on Emperor Norton/Rykodisc
• Felix da Housecat  “Rocket Ride” remixes by Soulwax, Freeform 5, Felix, John B co-produced & co-written by Felix & T.S. 12” on Emperor Norton/Rykodisc

2003

• Hell – NY Muscle featuring “Tragic Picture Show” written by Hell, T.S. & James Murphy lead vocals & synths by T.S. & “Wired” written by Hell, Abe Duque, T.S. & John Selway CD & LP on Universal Germany/ Gigolo
• V/A - Music From And Inspired By The Documentary Film: RISE featuring Tommie Sunshine “Dance Among The Ruins” written by T.S. & Mark Verbos lead vocals by T.S. CD on Utensil Recordings

2002

• Felix da Housecat – Kittenz & Thee Glitz  featuring “Silver Screen (Shower Scene)”, “Happy Hour” & “Glitz Rock” CD & LP released on City Rockers [UK], Emperor Norton [US] & Warner Bros. [Germany]
• V/A – Misery Loves Company featuring Tommie Sunshine “Runway Runaway” CD & LP released on Adult.’s Ersatz Audio imprint
• V/A – International DeeJay Gigolos Six featuring Tommie Sunshine “Runway Runaway” 2XCD released on Hell’s Gigolo imprint
• V/A - Neo.Pop featuring Binge & Purge “A Little Bit Of This Town Goes A Long Way” CD released on Universal Germany

2001

• Arthur Baker - Breakin’ featuring The Crazies [Arthur Baker, Felix da Housecat & Tommie Sunshine] “Quiet Riot” CD released on Paul Oakenfold’s Perfecto imprint
• Binge & Purge [Tommie Sunshine & Mark Verbos] - Wait, It’s Fantastic! LP released on Swiss label Mental Groove 2000
• V/A - One World One Love Parade: The Compilation 2000 featuring Maddkatt Courtship “Cosmic Pop” CD released on BMG Germany

1999

• Maddkatt Courtship – I Know Electrikboy featuring “Cosmic Pop” [Felix da Housecat & Tommie Sunshine]  CD & LP released on FRR/London UK