ABOUT

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     WELCOME! my name is TM Brown Jr., multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, creator and producer of 100 Seconds To Midnight. As a Singer/Songwriter, I had some limited success in the mid 1980’s with the studio band “Tommy & The Strangers”. Our video “Say It Isn’t Over” was aired on USA Cable’s Night Flight in an LA band segment in August 1985.  Being introduced by Graham Parker, we were the only unsigned band aired during the broadcast.  Our concept video was filmed at UCLA under the direction of Max Almy, who directed the “Abracadabra” video for The Steve Miller Band. The band went on to sign with RCA, however, I left prior to the signing and, to my knowledge, nothing ever became of the band.

​     After working 4 years on this project, I moved on and co-founded an Environmental Company, of which I managed until the early 2000’s.  In 2003, I founded Energy Events and became a professional DJ/KJ,  performing in over 2400 events, Also during this period, I operated "The Playground" Recording Studio in Costa Mesa, California and worked on projects with DCP (Dick Clark Productions) and Paramount.  In 2015 I traded hats again, becoming an Electronic Musician, founding 100 Seconds To Midnight in 2022 (the time on the Doomsday Clock by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists of that year).  The Original Project (100 Seconds To Midnight) consisted of mostly compositions made entirely of organic/virtual instruments and commercially licensed loops creating 24 albums over a 7 year period.  Changing direction again in 2024, I moved into the AI arena. Rather than creating individual albums of various genres (like The Original Project), I decided to separate genres and give them a “Project Name”.  Along with The Original Project (which is non-AI), there are 14 Projects to date.  These Projects include:

 

1. Andalusian Nights: Flamenco Fusion

2. Evergrace: Christian Contemporary & Worship

3. Ghosts In The Sands: Indie Pop/Rock & Folk

4. Monsters Of Dance: EDM

5. No Coffee 4 Cats: Alternative Hip Hop, Rap & RnB

6. Of Men & Dragons: Experimental Genres & IDM Abstract

7. The Original Project:: Non-AI Music-Various Genres 

8. The Original Project (Remixes): AI Remixes of The Original Project

9. The UnChurched: Christian Hard Rock

10. Timberland: Country, Folk & Americana

11. TM Brown Jr: AI Versions of My Singer/Songwriter Compositions, Recorded Live

12. Tommy & The Strangers: Progressive, Metal & Hard Rock

13. Transcendent Planet: Ethereal Wave & Dream Core

14. Seasonal Albums: Christmas & Halloween Playlists-Various Genres

 

     The above works total over 60 albums and 730 songs.  Combined with The Original Project, there are over 80 albums and 1,000 songs.

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     Each AI Project has a distinct design and concept.  Even though I believe everything is open to interpretation, I am considering going over the background/concepts for each project.  Separating genres gives me the option to take a song and remix it to another genre and include it in another project.  The idea being - good lyrics transcend genres, howbeit, some with a little tweaking. Another benefit of AI is the ability to use music/lyrics that were written years ago.  For example, songs on the first few albums of "Tommy & The Strangers" and "Timberland", were written in the early to mid 1980's. Also, many songwriters, including myself, write in different styles.  For example; songwriting classes will typically instruct on song structures and rhyming patterns for various genres, but they don’t necessarily instruct on how to write “stream of consciousness”. With AI, you can express your range.

 

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Updated: 09/07/2026

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