Tom Hipps

A few years ago, I started learning the ins and outs of writing and recording music for TV, movies, ads, etc. and about the process of submitting those pieces of music to the music libraries who shop them to the…

The Holiday Season… and winter! …approaches once again. Summer was, as always, very busy with lots of shows and road trips. It's what I call my ant-storing-up-for-winter season, as this time of year is always slower, with no outdoor festivals…

I'm very excited about my latest project: I've assembled a band of talented, seasoned musicians to perform the music of Elton John. Elton's music was the chief soundtrack to my junior high days in the 1970's...  a musical companion through…

I'm now 6 years+ into my return to full-time music, and I'm still survivin' :) I have been amazingly provided for, even throughout the covid epidemic that threatened to put me (and many others) out of business. Somehow, someway, God…

It's been way too long since I've posted any news. In the past year, with covid shutting down so many things, it just didn't feel like there was a whole lot to report. But there's always something going on, so…

...in fact, it already has!  My latest album, Spiritfruit, was officially released on Friday, November 29 and is already selling well and earning very favorable reviews.

Like this one by Peter Welle, Blogger/Musician: "After long months of recording in…

Now that the crazy whirlwind of summer (playing up to 20 shows a month!) has wound down, I've been able to spend more time working on my upcoming album, Spiritfruit. I've got about 6 tracks completed. I feel it's…

Winter in a state like Minnesota can be a slow and somewhat tough time for us working musicians. There just aren't as many opportunities to perform as there are in nice weather. Summertime lends itself to additional opportunities, like restaurant…

I've never been a prolific songwriter. I'm not cranking out a tune a day... in fact, sometimes a month will go by without any concrete creative output. Being that live performance is currently my main source of income, I focus…

I love this time of year.  As a Christian, no matter how stressful this season can be, with all its parties and shopping and overeating and bad driving conditions and commercial greed and overplayed Christmas songs on the radio... I'm…