Tom Denney


Tom Denney is an American musician from Ocala, Florida. Denney is a founding member and the ex-lead guitarist of A Day to Remember. He has since parted ways with the band and now produces at his own recording studio.

History

Early years and A Day to Remember (1992–2009)

Tom Denney started playing guitar from the age of 10. Denney was later in a band called 2 Days 2 Late with drummer Bobby Scruggs; Denney called vocalist Jeremy McKinnon asking if he wanted to form another band, later called A Day to Remember. Denney performed on the band's first three albums: And Their Name Was Treason, For Those Who Have Heart, and Homesick. Denney has stated that Nirvana was a major influence on him, adding that "if it wasn't for Nirvana, I honestly wouldn't be here". Other inspirations include country music artists such as George Jones and Johnny Cash.
On June 2, 2009, the band announced that Denney had left the group; and was replaced by Four Letter Lie guitarist Kevin Skaff. The band stated that Denney left because he wants to focus on his marriage, a family, and his recording studio. Regardless of his departure from the band, he still remained a part of the writing process of new material. Denney has since contributed music to a number of the band's albums: What Separates Me from You, Common Courtesy, and Bad Vibrations.

Record producer and solo career (2007–present)

, a friend of Denney's, stopped by Denney's Titan Studio, while he was working on a song. Calzini asked whether or not he could overdub vocals to it: "we stayed up all night fucking around on this song and I just randomly made up lyrics to it as I went. The song had a very nu-metal singing part so Tom sang on it to be funny. The song was a complete joke just for fun". Later that night after the session had finished, Calzini took the track home with him, and put it on MySpace, titling it "I'll Swing My Fists". After changing the name of his MySpace account, due to the growing number of plays of the song, to Boston B; the pair soon recorded several tracks that Denney had left unused to which Calzini added lyrics to. Calzini gathered a group of people to pose as a band, and to record music with, at Denney's studio; naming the group as Paddock Park and releasing the songs on With False Hope EP. All the songs featured on the EP were later re-recorded in August 2008, with Denney producing, with some new songs to make it a full-length album.
On July 26, 2011, it was announced that Denney would be releasing a solo EP in the fall of that year on his own record label, 33 Records. A short preview of one song, rap song "I'm Gangsta", was released on the same day. The song was later released as a single on October 25; the music video of which had its premiere via Alternative Press' APTV, on November 1. Band Mest released a single on June 4, 2013, "Radio ", which was co-written with Denney and features McKinnon as a guest musician. It was also produced by Denney.

Discography

;Solo
;With A Day to Remember
BandAlbumRoleRelease Year
Paddock ParkA Hiding Place for Fake FriendsProducer2008
Dang We're on FireWake Up the Sleepers Producer2008
Dang We're on FireHeart Stopped Beating Producer2009
We Are DefianceLet's Forget Regret Producer2009
ConfideRecoverComposer2010
We Are the in CrowdGuaranteed to Disagree Composer2010
Pierce the VeilSelfish MachinesMusic2010
Honor BrightAction! Drama! Suspense!Producer, engineer2010
The Word AliveDeceiverComposer2010
Close to HomeNever Back DownProducer, engineer, composer, vocals2011
We Are DefianceTrust in FewProducer, engineer, mixing, mastering, composer2011
For the Fallen DreamsBack BurnerProducer, engineer, mixing, composer2011
Live the StoryEverything I Am Producer2011
Outline in ColorProducer2011
For the Fallen DreamsWasted YouthProducer, engineer, mixing2012
SecretsThe AscentProducer, engineer, mixing, mastering, composer2012
Speaking the King'sHere to Stay Composer, producer, engineer2013
SecretsFragile FiguresProducer, engineer, mixing2013
The Rose LineConsequencesProducer2013
Woe, Is MeAmerican Dream Producer2013
FathomsCold Youth Producer2013
A Sound in SightA Sound in Sight Producer, mixing, mastering2013
We Are DefianceLive and LearnProducer
Pierce the VeilMisadventuresComposer2016
Before Their EyesIIProducer
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