ABOUT

Tom Burger is a music industry professional with experience handling top-line acts. Tom runs TAB Music Management, LLC, an Artist Management and A&R Consulting Firm based in Nashville, TN. TAB Music features Indie Pop star Maya Manuela (7 mil streams on Spotify alone in 1 year and estimated 21+ mil across platforms in that time), rising Nashville folk musician and Tone Tree Artist Melanie MacLaren (1mil Apple Music streams in just under 2 years), 2024 Juno Awards Nominated Canadian artist/producer Josh Sahunta (2024 nominee for "Adult Contemporary Album of The Year, music used in Luke Paul's engagement video, Sony India, Love Island, Love is Blind, Cobra Kai, and many more), Tommy Champion (productions have been featured on a variety of Spotify Editorials and on both Tone Tree and Music distribution for certain projects), Factory Underground Studios (recording home of projects by many touring artists such as Jose Feliciano, Chelsea Cutler, Goose, Eliot Lewis, and comedian Justin Long), CPR Entertainment - Gina Mendello (former Tommy Emanuel, Gareth Pearson, others), Bill Haley Jr.’s Bill Haley Documentary, A&R Scouting label alternative company Run With Us (aimed at funding for artists without giving up the ownership of their rights led by the creators of Amuse Distribution), and a plethora of other music industry endeavors. Tom is also partnered with longtime industry leader Trey Wilson, founder of Gray Slate Management and formerly of Vector Management through Live Nation and currently manager of Blackberry Smoke.

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TAB also has promoted shows and showcases around the country as part of Tom’s “TAB Music Presents” Concert Series, which premiered in Nashville, and has strong music industry contacts throughout both national and international markets. Industry experiences for Tom include The Allman Brothers Band Museum at The Big House, the Norristown Throwdown and Peach Music Festival's, Signing Moon Walker to Warner Chappell Music and Limited Edition Publishing, WIUX Radio, Leading the New Heights Brewery "Moon Walker Hazy IPA" launch, writing music reviews, sourcing vintage materials for international guitar pedal and amplifier companies, securing sync, label, publishing, and publicity deals for artists of all sizes, as well as consulting on the full spectrum of artists careers. Tom's clients have signed publishing deals to Warner Chappell Music, sold out tours in Nashville, Chicago, Denver, Seattle, Portland, Columbus (OH); played SXSW, Treefort, Bonnaroo, New Colossus, Southside Spillover, Beyond the Music Festival in the UK, Coca Cola UK Promoted tours, and many historic venues throughout the world. Clients have appeared in extensive press coverage and multiple clients have been Tiktok viral to the tune of tens of millions of views. Press placements include NPR's Artists to Watch Out For, Jam in the Van, Glide Magazine, No Country for New Nashville, Nashville Scene, and many others. 

 

Tom also worked full time for Wolfson Entertainment based out of Los Angeles, CA and part of Live Nation for 4 years. Wolfson is the artist management home of Daryl Hall, Daryl Hall & John Oates, Huey Lewis & The News, Howard Jones, Loverboy, and The Tubes. Accomplishments included global press campaigns and placements as high as Jimmy Kimmel for television and Wall Street Journal for print, global album campaigns including Daryl Hall's first solo album in over a decade with 2022's "BeforeAfter" release, promoting large international tours as part of a team that sold out Madison Square Garden, Hollywood Bowl, Ryman Auditorium, and many other historic venues, ran the 2021 John Oates’ “Oates Songfest 720” virtual festival feeding 450,000 American families, and released 2022's "From Philly to Chile" Daryl Hall & John Oates documentary. Tom was the main media contact for all bands on Wolfson’s roster during this time and the booking contact for Daryl Hall's Hit TV Show "Live From Daryl's House" for the season filmed in 2022 and slated for future release. 

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Tom believes that the wide variety of experiences in many areas of the music industry have afforded TAB an unique and detailed understanding of how to operate in the ever-changing music field. He believes in an artist first approach, aimed at long term sustained success. Tom, and TAB's, goal is to shine light on music that ignites feeling. 

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Contact:

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Tom Burger - tom@tabmusicmgmt.com

Ben DeUrso - ben@tabmusicmgmt.com