Tom Colontonio
Tom Colontonio
 Tom Colontonio press image 2015 | |
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| Also known as | Thomas Colontonio, OntoniO, Djtommyboy , NJ Mafia , Artexx, NjKidd |
| Origin | Cherry Hill, New Jersey |
| Genres | House , Progressive House |
| Instruments | Piano , Guitar, Vocals , drums |
| Years active | First emerged 2001 |
| Labels | Interscope , Universal Music Hardwire Records, Armada Music, Vandit Records , Spinnin Records , Tazmania records |
| Website | http://www.tomcolontonio.com |
| Members | 1 |
| Notable instruments | |
| Synthesizer , Logic Pro , Ableton Live , Piano | |
Tom Colontonio was born in New Jersey, US and is both an International dance music Producer and DJ.
Tom began to play Guitar at age 11 and studied classical and Jazz fusion guitar at a young age. He became a DJ in 1996 and a producer in 2005. His first public gig was at the legendary nightclub Studio Six in Atlantic City. Colontonio is one of the most prominent DJs from the city of Philadelphia and won the prestigious award for "Trance dj of the year" (2005) in the Philadelphia City Paper, DJ Nights. He is responsible for releases on many labels such as Interscope Party Rock records Armada Music, Vandit Records "The One", "Modern Day Madness", Discover Records, Spinnin' Records Doorn Records, Mondo and more. He was established in 2006 with the help of Irish music producer John O'Callaghan Robert Stevenson (Activa), Sean Tyas and Discover records (UK) who all took interest in his early works. Colontonio's musical growth in the DJ world was rapid with the support of Artists such as Tiesto, Paul Van Dyk and Armin Van Buuren, Marcus Schossow, Leon Boiler , W & W and more. He is responsible for remixing and collaborating with such artists as Noelia , Redfoo , Paul Van Dyk, John O'Callaghan, Sean Tyas and Giuseppe Ottaviani and many more. By 2015 Tom Colontonio had released and remixed over 60 tracks in the genres of House Music , Progressive House , Electro House and Trance Music.
In 2015 Tom established Hardwire Records an American dance music label specializing in quality House music.
In 2010 Colontonio suffered from thyroid cancer which led to the removal of the gland at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. He has since made a full recovery. His musical travels have brought him to over 20 countries (as of 2015) including Argentina, Australia , Germany , UK , Ireland , Russia , Egypt and more.
Tom Colontonio was signed to R1 Management in early 2013 to expand his reach in the American House music market. In late 2013 management shifted to BRJ Management, LTD, a management group in the North East.