The Cloning World CD released 2003                                                                                           

    Music and song writing for me started in high school https://youtu.be/QYCotPJ2fhk singing in choirs and playing piano. My music endeavors continued through my 5-year Air Force tour of duty in England.

During my service in USAF/Desert Storm 1988-1991, I played in a fun party glam band called Departure. Can you make out the red leopard skin pants in the photos below? After returning home and eventually founding my own electronic company, I worked in various video-related electronic jobs while raising my family and playing in one band or another. Tom Barrette Live!, Bottom Line, and Reelin' in the Years were a few of the show names. You may recognize two-time band mate Will Roberts (gone but never forgotten) in the photos below.

My solo performances continued, mostly playing classic rock piano in various bars and restaurants.  I finished my solo album "The Cloning World," an all original collection, in 2003 - come by The Music Dispensary to get a copy for free! This year, Reelin' in the Years has been re-invented as Reeling in the Years (RITY) to become my newest project and we have some of the best musicians I have ever played with. Funk and Dance, here we come!

Departure 1989-1991

 Bottom Line Band 1998-2003

Reelin' In the Years 2010-2012

Reelin' in the Years SOLO 2012- Now

My New 2019 Band "The Reeling In The Years Band

Married for 30 wonderful years to my awesome and loving wife. And so proud of my two sons.  

Owner and operator of an electronics repair center in NC.       See https://www.electech.tv