Tom Scholz
Donald Thomas "Tom" Scholz (born March 10, 1947 in Toledo ) is an American musician, known as the songwriter and guitarist of the rock band Boston .
He is also an engineer and made an appearance as an inventor, including for the Rockman amplifier .
Career
As a child, Scholz learned classical piano. Prior to his musical career, he studied at MIT mechanical engineering and graduated in 1969 with Bachelor , 1970 master from. He then worked as an engineer at Polaroid in Boston .
The prehistory to Boston began in 1969 when Scholz joined the band Mother's Milk as keyboardist around guitarist Barry Goudreau, singer Brad Delp († 2007) and drummer Jim Masdea. Although the band did not last long, Scholz began to record a series of demo tapes with self-written songs in his private recording studio in Wayland . At first he was mainly a keyboard player and technician. The first set of cassettes was not well received by record companies. A second set, on which Tom Scholz could be heard more on guitar, finally led to a record deal with Epic Records .
Scholz published his own series of guitar effects that were based on his personal guitar sound.
Private life
Scholz is a vegetarian and a supporter of PETA and Greenpeace . In 1987 he founded the DTS Charitable Foundation , which is committed to conservation projects for humans and animals.
He lives with his second wife near Boston. He has a son from his first marriage.
Individual evidence
- ^ DTS Charitable Foundation ( Memento of October 24, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Scholz, Tom |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Scholz, Donald Thomas (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 10, 1947 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Toledo |