Tommy Coster

Tommy Coster

Tommy Coster
Background information
Birth name Thomas Joseph Coster, Jr
Born (1966-06-10) June 10, 1966
Genres Hip hop, jazz, jazz fusion
Occupation(s) Musician, music composer,
Instruments Piano, synthesizer, keyboards,
Years active 1977–present
Associated acts Eminem, 50 Cent,
Website tommycoster.com

Tommy Coster is an American keyboardist and son of Santana keyboardist Tom Coster. He has composed songs with such artists as Dr. Dre, Eminem, 50 Cent. In 2000 he co-wrote the single "The Real Slim Shady" with Dr. Dre, Mike Elizondo and Eminem.

Career

In 1999 Tommy worked on various projects, one of which being "The Marshall Mathers LP". From 1999 to 2004, he performed on several records including, "The Marshall Mathers LP", "Get Rich Or Die Tryin", "Devil's Night", "War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc)", "The Documentary".

Film and commercial work

Coster alongside Brad Fairman scored Master P's movie entitled "I Got The Hook Up". Later, in 1998 Coster scored two movies for Michael Martin and Snoop Dogg, "The Eastsidaz" and "Da Game of Life".

2011 to present

In 2011, Coster was involved in the soundtrack for South Africa's first animation movie called "Jock of The Bushveld" which featured the voices of Bryan Adams & Helen Hunt.

In June 2013, Coster arranged a big band Christmas project for Killer Tracks Special Products, entitled "Jingle All The Way".[1]

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References

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