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About Thomas J. Allen:
Thomas was born Dec 10, 1976 in Ocala Florida, he then moved to Bayonne, NJ at the age of 4. Since the age of 12 Thomas has studied music, and started cranking out his own tunes. Around the age of 15 he started to learn computer systems. He purchased a few Commodore computers and mastered the basic programming language. When 386 computers made its first mark on the computer market, Thomas purchased a few of those as well. Learning QBasic and later in time, Visual Basic, and then the C++ language. With the 386 computers being equipped with 2400 bps modems before the AOL age, Thomas found a new world to indulge himself in. He started calling online systems called BBS's. Thomas started uploading his creations to these systems to market his music, software, games, and other computer utilities he designed. From there he met the Sysop Craig Koppenhaver which owned the BBS system CyberWorld BBS. Craig seen most of his software and offered him a spot on his system for his small business at the time called Megabyte Productions. But during this time of new found knowledge, Thomas has achieved to have his games and utilities published by Ziff-Davis publishing and had his featured game 3001 - Space Survival published in on CD that was released with one of their magazine issues.
In 1997 while continuing his software development and playing clubs with his bands, Craig Koppenhaver of CRK CyberWorld BBS started his company CRK CyberWorld, Inc. and offered Thomas a partnership with 5 others. Thomas handled most of the Web, Graphics, and Music, Development tasks. Also creating numerous software multimedia program packages for the company. A few years later Thomas decided to step back from CRK CyberWorld, but keep his partnership status active. Thomas then moved to New York and created his own software company called Mega Tech Software, Inc. While creating the building blocks of this new venture, Thomas started working in the corporate industry as a technical consultant. While consulting as a Computer Tech and Web Developer for big companies, he gained massive knowledge of their operations, and how to do things better and more productive. This would help him later in his efforts to build his business. During his consulting period, Thomas continued working with Music and his bands, doing shows, radio interviews, etc. Thomas's music, web skills and production skills has helped him during his consulting career, and led him to some exciting jobs like MTV. Thomas has done web development, production, programming and musical services for companies like MTV, MTVi Group, MTV's TRL, VH1, SonicNet, Calvin Kline Jeans (MTV Contract), Oracle, Chase, Grey Direct, Redmond Media, MediaTool Network, and many others.
During his technical career, he has played Bass Guitar in many Metal Bands including the most recent band Modus Operandi who was featured on K-Rock 92.3FM whereas his previous band Damned Cause who was on many radio stations with multiple interviews and airplay. With the few successful bands Thomas was in, he gained a lot of experience of music writing, radio airplay, radio interviews, opening up for bigger well known bands like Crises, Ill Nino, Canderia, Exodus, and has learned about management, promotion, advertisement, marketing, and also stage presence. Thomas also played a club in Staten island, NY where his band at the time "Damned Cause" was complimented by A.J. Pero, The drummer from Twisted Sister on a good performance and tightness.
After 9/11/2004 hit home, his small software company Mega Tech Software had to be shut down due to financial issues, but later he started BrainScanMedia.com, Inc. and has been running strong since. After all the bands were done with, Thomas moved on and has continued his solo project "Diversity", writing albums of the music he enjoys most! "Celtic, Egyptian, Electronic, Ambient, Techno, Dark Melodic Trance". He has a small recording studio setup in his home office where he writes, records, and mixes all his material. His studio consists of Many computers, recording studio software, midi, synthesizers, samplers, etc.
Quote:
"Life is just a dream where you are trapped in a fleshy tomb until you awake to see the true reality."
Current Musical Projects:
- Diversity - Solo Project
Past Musical Projects:
- Legacy "High School Band" - Metal, 1992-1995
- Renegades Mutilation "6 Month Fill-In" - Death, 1995-1996
- Attacker "Signed Band, 3 Month Fill-In" - 80's Metal, 1996-1996
- Dark Decay "Metal Project" - Metal / Ambient, 1996-1997
- Damned Cause "6 Year Project" - Heavy Metal, 1997-2001
- Diversity "Solo Project" - Ambient, Celtic, Etc., 2001-Current
- Morose "Metal Project" - Metal/Death Mix, 2001-2002
- Modus Operandi "Techno/Metal Project - 2/Mo Fill-In" - 2002-2002
Instruments:
- Two Custom Built Pentium 4 Systems
- Soundscape - Mixtreme Computer-Based Multitrack Soundcard
- Korg - MS2000 Synthesizer
- Yamaha - PSR540 MIDI Portable Keyboard
- Ibanez - EDB605 5-String Bass
- Hartke - Bass Head Model 5000
- Hartke - 410 XL Bass Cabinet
- CakeWalk "Pro Audio 9 Recording Studio" "The Best"
- Fruity Loops 3 "Great Loop Mixer and Creator"
- Sound Forge 7
- Acid Pro 4
- Magik Music Studio
Hobbies:
- Film Making, Script Writing, Production.
- Recording, Writing music, Mixing
- Electronics and Robotic Engineering
- Embedded Chip Programming, embedded Basic Stamp Chips
- Circuit Board Design & Manufacturing
Community Involvement:
- NRA
What Tom's Dream Job Would Be:
- Satellite Programming Tech or Intelligence Analysts for the NSA or CIA. He applied to the NSA in 1999, but was turned down. They required a PHD in Computer Science. Oh Well! ;o( |
| Thoughts about SETI and SETI@home |
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| I run Seti@Home cause I feel that this search is important to the human race. I feel the project can help us not only search for ET but can also help us all learn and grow the technology to advance our communications. Just like the new technology coming soon which uses hi powered lasters to send data over the light wave that is 10 times brighter then our own sun. I feel that this project can also help us dream of the day when the private sector can fly among the stars without government involment or sanctions. |
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