T. Thomason

T. Thomason, formerly Molly Thomason, is a singer-songwriter based in Toronto, Ontario.

After releasing three albums under their former name, Thomason came out in April 2015 as transgender,[1] indicating a preference for gender-neutral pronouns.

Biography

Born in Sidcup, Kent, England, in 1994, to director/writer Ed Thomason and actor/writer Shelley Thompson, Thomason moved with their parents to Nova Scotia in 1996.[2][3]

Thomason released their first CD, Through the Static, in June 2009.[3] Produced by Tim Feswick, it was nominated for two Music Nova Scotia awards.[3][4] Through the Static also produced two number-one songs on the East Coast Countdown--"Kiss Me," and "Text Book Cute." "Kiss Me" stayed at number one on the ECC for three weeks and in the top ten for nearly four months.[5] "Kiss Me" was, furthermore, placed on the popular teen TV series Degrassi: The Next Generation.[6]

Thomason's second CD, Beauty Queen, was released in 2011.[3] The first single from Beauty Queen, "All Down The Highway," went to number one on the East Coast Countdown in July 2010.[7] They received another placement on Degrassi: The Next Generation with "Trouble" from that album (aired August 2011).[8]

Thomason's songs "Little Bones" and "People Lie" were semi-finalists in the International Songwriting Contest in 2010 and 2011. "People Lie" also won the Viewfinder Competition and was released as a video at the Atlantic Film Festival in 2010.[9]

Thomason won a Canadian Folk Music Award in 2011 for Young Performer of the Year,[10] the "She’s the One" competition at the 2012 Ottawa Bluesfest, and the Emerging Artist Series at Summerfest in 2013. They were also named one of Canada’s Top 20 Under 20 by Youth In Motion for their work as a human rights activist.[11]

Their 2014 album Columbus Field was produced by John-Angus MacDonald.[12] The album was praised for Thomason's "fiery, Joan Jett-like" presence.[13]

Thomason has performed original work at festivals throughout Canada including Canadian Music Week, North by Northeast, Luminato Festival, and World Pride in Toronto, ON; Stan Rogers Festival and Evolve Festival (voted Best Music Festival in Canada) in Nova Scotia; and at the Halifax Metro Centre as part of “Halifax for Haiti” joining Joel Plaskett, Classified, and Bruce Guthro on stage.[14][15][16][17]

Discography

References

  1. ↑ "How T. Thomason is claiming a stake in the music world – and helping other transgender artists do the same". The Globe and Mail, June 5, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Governors Songwriters Circle with emerging bards MacDougall, Stone, and Thomason May 26". www.whatsgoinonin.ca. Cape Breton, Nova Scotia: WGO Media. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Thorne, Tara (August 25, 2011). "Young blood". www.thecoast.ca. Halifax, Nova Scotia: Coast Publishing Ltd.
  4. ↑ Elliott, Wendy (June 5, 2009). "Here's Molly". www.novanewsnow.com. Yarmouth, Nova Scotia: Nova News Now.
  5. ↑ "Two acts equal one show at Glasgow Square". www.ngnews.ca. New Glasgow, Nova Scotia: The News. October 17, 2010.
  6. ↑ "DeGrassi: The Next Generation - Soundtracks". www.imdb.com. Seattle, Washington: IMDB.com. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Showcase Artists - Molly Thomason". www.contacteast.ca. Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island: Contact East. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
  8. ↑ "DeGrassi: The Next Generation - Soundtracks". www.imdb.com. Seattle, Washington: IMDB.com. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Things are just dandy for Nova Scotia's Molly Thomason". www.eastcoastkitchenparty.net. Kanata, Ontario: Atlantic Multimedia Incorporated. September 27, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Results 2011". Canadian Folk Music Awards. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  11. ↑ "Antigonish native wins award at Ottawa Bluesfest". www.1015thehawk.com. Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia: MacEachern Broadcasting Ltd. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
  12. ↑ Nemetz, Andrea (February 12, 2014). "Molly Thomason: She loves rock and roll". thechronicleherald.ca. Halifax, Nova Scotia: The Chronicle Herald.
  13. ↑ Doole, Kerry (February 5, 2014). "Columbus Field review". newcanadianmusic.com. Toronto, Ontario: Slaight Music.
  14. ↑ "Local performers taking part in Canadian Music Week". www.1015thehawk.com. Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia: MacEachern Broadcasting Ltd. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Festival Hub - Slaight Music Series". www.luminatofestival.com. Toronto, Ontario: Luminato Festival. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  16. ↑ "Lineup 2014". www.evolvefestival.com. Antigonish, Nova Scotia: Evolve Festival. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  17. ↑ "Stars coming out for Haiti benefit". New Glasgow, Nova Scotia: The News. February 5, 2010.
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