The multi-talented Tom Arntzen is a gifted vocalist, pianist, bandleader and entertainer living in Vancouver, Canada. He is also a highly respected teacher, composer, arranger, producer, multi-media designer and actor.

vocalist & pianist

Tom is a vocalist-pianist who is well known to event planners and banquet staff at all of Vancouver's major venues. From opening for the Commodores with a jazz trio to singing the U.S. National Anthem for 3000 delegates at Canada Place, has performed at a variety of private and special events.Tom played 5 nights a week at Umberto Mehngi's Circolo in Yaletown, every winter for several years.

bandleader & entertainer  

As bandleader and entertainer Tom leads or co-leads several of the Lower Mainland's most popular groups including:

The Hitmen and The Hitmen XB: A Top 40, 1950's thru 2000's showy dance band;
SwingSoul Orchestra: Vancouver's classic dance band, featuring swing, jazz, latin and rhythm & blues standards;
3 Generations of Jazz: Thre generations of Thee Family Arntzen joined in a celebration of vintage jazz;
The Gospel Giants: Soulful, high energy, modern Gospel group featurinf Georgina Arntzen;
Jake & Elwood's Blues Brothers Revue: The top Blues Brothers Revue in the Pacific Northwest;
Vibe Band: Vancouver's coolest jazz band

Tom was Musical Director for The Rocky Horror Show. Red Rock Diner, and Cheatin' Hearts (Jessie Nomination) at Arts Club Theatre, Forever Plaid at the Starlight Theatre, and All Grown Up at Richmond Gateway Theatre. Stage credits in Vancouver include the roles of Tommy in Brigadoon and Lt. Cable in South Pacific for Royal City Musical Theatre, Billy in Carousel at Theatre Under the Stars, and Roy in A Closer Walk with Roy Orbison at Richmond Gateway Theatre.

As arranger-copyist Tom can satisfy your musical needs. If you require musical arrangements and transcriptions, Tom can arrange any tune for any size band.

Tom composed or co-wrote all the music featured on the CBC Special The Western Alienation Comedy Hour, numerous tunes on his debut CD The Turning, his original children's album Real Live Music (nominated for a West Coast Music Award), and his songs have been recorded and performed by Charlotte Diamond and Fred Penner. Tom co-wrote with his father Lloyd Arntzen the children's musical Cinderella In King Arthur's Court. Tom has written music for the films Double Lo-Fat Latte, The Touch, The Stories Inside and Searching For Balance.

As a studio musician ,he has played keyboards and sang on sessions produced by Kat Hendrikse and Michael Conway Baker for the Nostalgia Network in the U.S. and for feature films. Vocal studio sessions include work with Miles Ramsey, Wave Productions, Koko, and Tom Keenlyside.

As an actor, Tom has appeared in numerous TV ads, and has sung, written, and produced TV. and radio jingles aired in Canada, the U.S., Japan and New Zealand. Stage credits in Vancouver include the roles of Tommy in Brigadoon and Lt. Cable in South Pacific for Royal City Musical Theatre, Billy in Carousel at Theatre Under the Stars, and Roy in A Closer Walk with Roy Orbison at Richmond Gateway Theatre.

Tom graduated with honours from the Centre for Digital Imaging and Sound in Burnaby, BC, completing a certificate in Media Arts, and taking home the Digital Media Award.