Bio:
I am a professional musician, composer, playwright and director. I lead a charmed life. I'm married to fellow MJer Suzanne - and Twonicus is my son.
(Click "play" below to listen to a random playlist of my songs. Refresh page to get a new list...)
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) 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. 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 jazz to me every night, my sister for insisting I learn to play piano before she died, and Suzanne who inspires me daily.
Tobin Mueller's CDs for sale...
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.
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.
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.
What Survives - jazz
From Tobin's Broadway musical Creature. Live recordings featuring a sextet of all-star players, including Ken Schaphorst, Tom Washatka, Dane Richeson, Woody Mankowksi, Bob Levy, Doug Schneider and my nephew Chris Mueller.
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.
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.
AUDIOCRACY: Revolution's Son - progressive rock
A Bit Of Light - rock/jazz/folk fusion
13 Masks - solo piano
Morning Whispers - solo piano
What Survives - jazz
Holy Land - The World Trade Center Project
TOBIN MUELLER'S OFFICIAL WEBSITE 
TobinMueller's Favorite Jams
