TobinMueller
(Tobin James Mueller)

Bio:
I am a professional musician, composer, playwright and director. I lead a charmed life. I'm married to fellow MJer Suzanne and MJer Twonicus is my son. See my Spotlight Interview - Tobin Mueller: Talking With Myself in the Macjams Music Blog.

You can link to most of my online activities and projects via Tobin Mueller's Official Website. Also see MySpace Page for my progressive rock band Audiocracy, my artist page at Simig Media, the CD release page for my jazz album Rain Bather, and links to music currently available on iTunes and CDBaby.

In addition to music, I also design websites. Examples of my web work include Privateer Lithograph Prints, Bayberry Building, Paper Discover Center, Sound Solutions Entertainment, and TobinMueller.com. More recently, I've begun selling my photography to hotels in Europe.

I'm the founder of the artists' collaborative site, ArtsForge.com, a Dramatist Guild member (NYC), member of ASCAP, composer, dramatist, stage director, author and poet. I've been writing music since I was 15 years old and have been using Macs since they were invented. In addition to Garageband, I regularly use Digital Performer, Ableton's Live, and Bias' Peak to master; a Roland A-90 controller, a MOTU 2408 and PreSonus Firebox for audio input, a MOTU 128 for MIDI input, and I have a stack of sound modules and other dinosaur gear... and GB has given me the incentive to dust them all off, including: Proteus I & II, Wavestation, U220, JV 1080, Vintage keys, Morpheus, Fender Rhodes and B3 organ...

Click here to view my Collected Works. There's also an extensive online interview (Interview w/ Tobin - Jan. 2006) that Giovanni did for an internet radio show he contributes to. (It takes a while to get going, but does have good stuff later on.) I've written 5 books, 2 symphonies, 12 plays (10 musicals), and over 300 songs. I love photography and have some personal photos displayed on my Photo Gallery (Suzanne's flowers are my favorite, and the sunsets taken in Cape Cod). I have 4 children who are, without question, my best collaborations. I am also the recipient of the United Nations Global 500 Roll of Honor award, given in 1994, for my work with the environmental movement worldwide. I have a series of educational and issue-oriented musicals for youth available from a company I founded in 1987, CenterStage Productions. Links to my latest collections of poetry can be found here: Writings. Several of my poems have been set to mp3 by Del.

I thank my mother for singing swing jazz-blues to me every night, my sister for insisting I learn to play piano before she died, and Suzanne who inspires me daily.

(Click "play" below to listen to a random playlist of my songs. Refresh page to get a new list...)



Tobin Mueller's CDs for sale...

RAIN BATHER - jazz
80-minute long play jazz collection by my all-star ensemble, featuring me on B3 organ, Chris Mueller at the piano, percussion by Dane Richeson, plus a totally hip ensemble of saxes, horns, flute, clarinet & acoustic bass. Coming out in February 2009. See my RAIN BATHER webpage.

CDBaby.com (coming soon) - iTunes (coming soon)

AUDIOCRACY: Revolution's Son - progressive rock
Hard-driving neo-progressive concept album featuring heavy organ, multiple guitars, layered vocals, fellow MJers Twonicus, Darren Chapman, Tadashi Togawa, Alimar, plus Bob Piper & Rob Thomas.

CDBaby.com - iTunes - Reviews


A Bit Of Light - rock/jazz/folk fusion
14 track compilation, from tango to jazz fusion, gravitating to folk-rock. Inventive arrangements that paint a portrait of the artist. Features: Entcho Todorov-violin; Donny McCaslin-saxes; BBarner-clarinet; Thoddi-bass; Komrade K-violin; TEXASFEEL-fusion guitar.
The Lost Records - CDBaby.com - iTunes


13 Masks - solo piano
Interweaving of jazz, avant-garde classical, and "Progressive Ragtime." Blending each style through the chaos of my subconscious, influences include Monk, Tatum, Brubeck, Joplin, Bartok, Ligeti.

Simig Media Records - CDBaby.com - iTunes - Reviews


Morning Whispers - solo piano
Heartfelt solo piano full of lyrical impressionism and epic emotion, combining healing New Age, romanticism, and contemporary jazz influences; original compositions.

Simig Media Records - CDBaby.com - iTunes - Reviews


Holy Land - The World Trade Center Project

Songs written after 9/11/2001, while still living in NYC, featuring: I Will Love, Was There Once A Time, more.... Songs of love, loss, courage, and surival.

ArtsForge.com


MacJams Collaborations (not listed in regular "Jams" submissions below):

Del: (based on my poems)
Old
The Cigarette and The Actress
Wall of Heaven
Simple as Soap
The Fall (from the Serpent's point of view)

Suzanne:
Queen Crimson
Rock The Baby With Vodoo
Looping Through Hell
Dressing For Death (outtake from the musical "Creature")

Thoddi's Christmas Collab:
Tuck Me In Tonight

McBoy: (MJ Woodstock fest)
SitCom (with McBoy's add-ons)

SpasmodicMan:
Charon's Requiem (shared experimentations on many levels)

Emily Rohm:
Do I Know Him
Dreams
Here, For A Moment (from the musical, "Robin Hood")

Darren Chapman:
How Many Times (electric piano and B3 organ)

Fosod/IvanJS/Suzanne:
Please Eat (BorateZoned Collab)

MulletsRock: (jazz-funk)
FrankenFun II (with Suzanne and iGStudio)
Frankenfunk (original)
Mullet Funk (original track that became "Windowshade")

Scorpjammer:
Mudbug Boogie (B3 organ solo)

TEXASFEEL:
Girl From Padre Island (Charlie organ accompaniment)

iGStudio:
St. Standard (jazz piano)

MacJammers United:
Happy Birthday MacJams (part 1)
Happy Birthday MacJams (part 2)
SlimGirlThat

Many thanks to Alimar, Twonicus, Suzanne, Darren Chapman, Ziti, John Selvia (ivanjs), BBarner, Mystified, Troy, Thoddi, Packosmokes, McBoy, iGStudio, Del, Woody Mankowski, TEXASFEEL, K Komrade, Mungo, Donny McCaslin, Encho Tudorov and Chris Mueller for their hand in collaborations listed in my regular submissions section below.



Tobin's Beta Playlists: (opened in separate window)
• Tobin's Nightclub (Favorite jazz, blues, cabaret)
• Tobin's Rathskeller (Best of MJ singer-songwriters, mostly folk rock)
• Mainstream MJ Hits (Radio-ready MJ)
• Mind Experiments (Progressive MJ rock)
• Peaceful Plays (Pretty music, mostly New Age and classical)

Songs by Tobin you shouldn't miss: (click on image to go to song page)

You can also check out Tobin's Sampler which includes portions of selected songs prior to August 2005.



TOBIN MUELLER'S OFFICIAL WEBSITE