About Tom:
Based in Martlesham Heath, Ipswich, Tom provides guitar, music production and bass lessons, workshops and Arts Awards. Tuition is available for all ability levels and in a variety of genres. One of his greatest loves is composing and his music has been featured internationally in various TV shows and films.
Tom has also always been passionate about inclusive education and has taught and performed in a variety of settings, including with Deaf students, SEN schools, elderly care homes and supported living services. He recently created a first-of-its-kind video guitar course tailored to Deaf students called ‘Six String Signs’.
Bio:
Tom graduated from New Zealand’s prestigious University of Otago in 2008, with ‘A’ grades in all final music modules. He studied under a variety of tutors including extensive training with virtuoso Nick Andrew, a renowned session guitarist and a previous judge for the international competition ‘Guitar Idol’.
Proficient in a variety of styles of music, Tom composed for and performed in everything from Jazz, Blues and Folk acts, to Heavy Metal and Rock bands. One example of Folk/Blues is ‘Outlaws Kept The View’, an acoustic duo in which he played guitar and sang lead vocals alongside bassist Jake Munn. The pair performed at some of London’s top venues including Monto Water Rats, The Good Ship and Proud Galleries.
Their music has also been a hit with filmmakers and is featured on the acclaimed snow
sports DVD ‘So Far So Hood’ (4bi9 Media), as well as online in ‘Wednesdays with Wallisch’ – the video diary of world champion skiier Tom Wallisch.
Tom has also composed and played guitar with various rock bands. In 2011 he teamed up with members of hard rock band ‘New Device’ to create the song ‘Hell to Pay’, which was released through Abstract Records.
Away from bands and duos, Tom has written scores for film and television. His music has been featured on TV in countries including France, Czech Republic, Belgium and New Zealand. Examples include composing for an episode of the French TV show ‘Entre Ciel Et Terre’ (aired regularly since 2018) and two short TV nature documentaries in a series called ‘Wild Dunedin’ (channel 9, NZ). Double Emmy-award winning filmmaker Ian McGee described his music in these latter films as ‘Fantastic!’.
Tom also composed for the final footage of the famous ‘Press Bar’ in the House of Commons, as well as ‘Just Us’ which featured in Cannes Film Festival Short Film Corner 2008.
Tom has been teaching music for around 20 years in various forms, mainly through guitar, music production, bass lessons and composition workshops. He has a special interest in adapting tuition to be as inclusive as possible. He has worked in several autism specialist schools and SLS in Hertfordshire and is also proficient in BSL.
Recently, Tom helped organise the first concert in the history of Heathlands School for Deaf Children using his own adapted notation, music visualisers and sign language. In early 2025 he released a first-of-its-kind video course for Deaf guitar students called ‘Six String Signs’ and delivered Deaf music workshops in Watford Palace Theatre. You can read the story behind Tom’s Deaf guitar tuition here: https://limpingchicken.com/2025/01/31/tom-hunt-tells-us-about-the-inspiration-behind-creating-a-deaf-friendly-beginners-guitar-course/
If you’d like to contact Tom about lessons please email tom@tomhunt.co.uk