I am pleased to announce that I am now a member of The Curtis Parry Jazz Cartel! Curtis Parry is a great band leader with an amazing voice and killer guitar skills. We perform regularly at Cucina Rustica in downtown Los Angeles and The Venice Whaler in Venice Beach. You can find out more about our group at www.CurtisParryJazzCartel.com.
-Tommy Goddard
Come celebrate New Year’s Eve with me at Cucina Rustica in downtown Los Angeles tonight starting at 8pm. I will be performing with Curtis Parry Jazz Cartel. Curtis has an amazing voice and leads this all-star band. You will definitely enjoy the music, food, and atmosphere at Cucina Rustica this evening!
I hope you start 2015 with confidence and a yearning for greatness! I wish you peace, patience, and the best year ever!
-Tommy Goddard
I hope you all enjoyed a wonderful Christmas Day today! I surely had a lot of fun sharing old stories, giving wonderful gifts, and remembering the real reason why we celebrate Christmas: the birth of Jesus Christ.
We had a little excitement this morning as my wife, Labra-Shepard dog, and I went on a Christmas morning jog. We were attacked by a golden retriever as we passed by his home. My dog, Poppy, and I gave him a Christmas gift as we took him down to the ground and then continued our run.
I hope you start 2015 with confidence and a yearning for greatness! I wish you peace, patience, and the best year ever!
-Tommy Goddard
Goddard’s Christmas Eve 2014 @ Disneyland
Micha, Sandie, Danny, & Tommy Goddard
It has been a while since I have posted on my website. It’s been a busy Fall so far…
New Job: Adjunct Professor of Percussion at California Baptist University
Existing Job: Assistant Band Director/Percussion Caption Head at Western High School
Existing Job: Band Leader and Musician at The Disneyland Resort
With all of these roles at several different locations, it has definitely been a busy Fall. I am very thankful for my new job as professor at CBU! Teaching college students has been a goal of mine for a long time. I am extremely blessed and very excited about what the future holds.
Thank you for your continued support!
-Tommy Goddard
Come check out some cool bands that I am playing in this week…
Wednesday, July 30th Adam Daniel and his band at the International POP Overthrow @ Molly Malone’s (575 S. Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90036). Show starts @ 9:45pm!
Thursday, July 31st Minna Valentine and her Big Band @ Catalina’s Jazz Club (6725 W Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA 90028). Show starts @ 8:30pm!
Friday, August 1st Maureen and the Mercury 5 @ Downtown Disney’s ESPN Zone Main Stage (1580 S Disneyland Dr, Anaheim, CA 92802). Show starts @ 6pm!
I hope to see you this week at a show!
-Tommy Goddard
Please check out my new Percussion Quartet compositions:
Marching Percussion Writer/Arranger
I am also available for writing and arranging for this upcoming Marching Band season. You may view and listen to some of my marching band arrangements by clicking here. Please contact me before my schedule fills up!
-Tommy Goddard
Have you ever wanted to learn an instrument or do you need summer tutoring to get ready and prepared for the Fall Semester in school? Goddard Music Studios and Goddard Tutoring Studios are currently accepting students for Summer 2014!
Don’t be a “couch potato” this summer, instead do something constructive and valuable. (Not to mention it is fun to hang out with my wife and I (and our dog, Poppy). Spots are filling up, so please contact us today!
“Drink Him Down,” a song I co-wrote with Maureen Davis and the members of our band, Maureen and the Mercury 5, is featured in the Lifetime TV movie Status: Unknown. It is the second song I have co-written for a movie. The first was with my former band, Distal. The composition, “Follow Me,” was featured on the 2012 blockbuster hit Hardflip.
Please check out these movies and listen for my songs! After a lot of hard work, I am very satisfied with the outcomes. Thank you for staying current in my music and I hope you enjoy!
-Tommy Goddard
Happy New Year! I hope that 2014 is a great year for you and your family!
My 2014 has begun with the addition of a new instrument in my studio: 5 octave M4 SEP model DeMorrow marimba. It’s bars are made of rosewood from Honduras and the piping for the brass resonators were imported from Germany. It is by far the BEST marimba I have ever performed on!
If you or anyone you know are interested in learning how to play the marimba, now is the time to get started! I am currently accepting students for this semester. Please contact me today!
-Tommy Goddard
Wow! What a show at Prestonwood Baptist Church in Dallas, TX! The Gift of Christmas was definitely one of the highlights of my career so far. I have never drummed from being picked up by a cable and lifted several stories in the air inside a huge auditorium. Every single performance was quite the rush. Playing drums for Christ in a dramatic way is what performing is all about and I am so fortunate enough to have had that opportunity last week!
Here is a short video clip from the show (I am the drummer in the middle of the screen wearing a bright yellow shirt)…
What a dramatic and elaborate way to celebrate the birth of our Savior! I hope you and your family have a wonderful and Merry Christmas this year!
-Tommy Goddard