Tomas Costanza

 

Tomas Costanza graduated from The High School of the Performing Arts, attended Berklee College of Music and studied with professors from The Juilliard School since the age of 15.

In 1996, Costanza founded the rock band DIFFUSER and in 2000 signed a major-label recording contract with Hollywood Records. The first CD "Injury Loves Melody" spawned a Top 20 Modern Rock hit entitled "KARMA" while the second CD "Making the Grade" broke the Hot 100 chart with a song called "I Wonder".

After touring the world with bands such as SIMPLE PLAN, HOOBASTANK, THE ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS, GOOD CHARLOTTE, THE TOADIES, LIFEHOUSE, SEVENDUST and FALL OUT BOY, the group disbanded in 2004. Recently, due to overwhelming support from a small but loyal following, DIFFUSER re-united in the Fall of 2007 and is scheduled to release their 3rd CD entitled "Sincerely, Wasting Away" in August of 2008.

In past years, Tomas has worked alongside of acclaimed producers such as Don Gilmore, (Linkin Park, Good Charlotte, Eve 6) Mark Trombino, (Blink 182, Jimmy Eat World, Finch) and Steve Albini (Nirvana, Led Zeppelin, P.J. Harvey) learning every detail of modern production and engineering.

Production credits include Christian Burns (Hollywood Records), This Is Hell (Trustkill Records), Bed Light for Blue Eyes (Trustkill Records), Bandcamp (Atlantic Records), John Hampson, (Columbia Records), Val Emmich (Epic Records), Sara White (Epic Records), Brianna Taylor (Chamberlain Records) and Diffuser (Hollywood Records).

Songwriting credits include soundtracks such as Mission Impossible: 2, Freaky Friday, Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen, Summer Catch and Zathura which have collectively sold over 4.2 million copies worldwide. Tomas Costanza recently wrote and produced two of the theme songs for the Regis and Kelly show on ABC as well as various tracks for the MTV network.

Founder and Head Producer/Writer of Bozang Incorporated, Owner and CEO of Killingsworth Recording Company, General Manager/Head of A&R of the Chamberlain Music Group, songwriter for Seven Peaks Music/Walt Disney Co. and a key lecturer at Five Towns College of Music, (Dix Hills, NY) Nassau Community College (Uniondale, NY) Berklee College of Music (Boston, MA) and UCLA (Los Angeles, CA).

   
             
   

Questionare:

Top Ten Favorite Artists?

  1. Black Sabbath
  2. Justin Timberlake
  3. Metallica
  4. Mindy Smith
  5. Keane
  6. Chavez
  7. Nine Inch Nails
  8. Slayer
  9. U2
  10. Christina Aguilera

Top Ten Favorite Movies?

  1. The Shawshank Redemption
  2. The Shining
  3. Rocky
  4. Saving Private Ryan
  5. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
  6. Rosemary's Baby
  7. The Insider
  8. A Clockwork Orange
  9. Jaws
  10. Old School

Childhood Ambition? To be a professional baseball player.

Person you most want to meet? Steven Spielberg

1st Job? I was a paperboy

Song you wish you wrote?

"No One Is To Blame" Howard Jones
"Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own" U2
"Hurricane" Mindy Smith

Proudest moment? Getting a record deal

Sexiest Female? Elisha Cuthbert

Indulgence? Working long hours

Wildest dream? I'm living it

Ultimate recording session? U2, Nine inch nails or Britney Spears

Last purchase? Chicken wings and fries