Tom Eaton / Sounds & Substance

09/15/2025

Big changes afoot. With much help and guidance from I’ve installed a pair of Genelec 8351b monitors and two 7360 subwoofers. It’s a totally different window into my work. I’ve had a sort of muscle car approach to monitoring in the past (lots of power, big cabinets, big drivers, and kinda dumb) and the new rig comes at performance from the other direction. The technology in the Genelec system is amazing, but the proof is the music in the room, and the clarity and resolution of this rig is blowing my mind (the low end is down .5dB at 20Hz, down 6dB at 16Hz!). A new chapter.

08/01/2025

New today on Bandcamp! “Found” collects 19 singles I released over the past two years and one brand new song into a twenty-track journey into my world of sonic exploration.

06/21/2025

The River Never Sleeps. My new one-hour ambient excursion is available now on Bandcamp. It’s name-your-own-price (including free) until the middle of next month.

06/19/2025

Back in the office after a quick trip. Working on new Masako music…coming soon!!

06/18/2025

“The Heavy Heart” is June’s single on Bandcamp. The first part of the year was rocky on a number of fronts. Onward!

I love this little Bandcamp review:
“Thanks, Tom, for so creatively extending the rich tradition of Erik Satie, Harold Budd, and Tim Story”

06/04/2025

The June newsletter is out now! There's new Tom music, new in-studio news including new albums from Fiona Joy Hawkins and Ann Sweeten, and some unintentional swimming. Check it out!

https://tomeaton.net/so/9fPSrwR2V?languageTag=en&cid=6add0810-5d53-4afe-9b71-89d96d9f253a

Explore the world of GRAMMY® nominated ambient composer and mastering engineer Tom Eaton

05/23/2025

Good morning from the loft. Every day I get to spend inside the magic of music is a good one. Thanks for being out there listening.

05/21/2025

is the fourth collaboration between and me and it’s been getting some spins out there in the land of streaming. I love creating these peaceful zones with Ryan and I hope they bring a little calm into your life.

05/03/2025

“Against the Sky” is my take on the Budd/Eno classic from their album “The Pearl.” It’s one of my very favorite albums and I thought this track, which features Harold’s Rhodes electric piano wrapped in Eno’s treatments and soundscapes, might sit well on acoustic piano with my kinds of swirling textures behind it. It’s over on Bandcamp for “name-your-own-price” including free!

05/02/2025

Happy birthday to “Linger” which turns two today! A series of seven soundscapes about places where I wanted to spend more time.

04/23/2025

Six years old! In 2019 Spotted Peccary released my album “How It Happened” on April 19th, the day after I met Sarah. A lot has changed since then! I still love this music, and am so glad to keep hearing from people about their experiences with the album. And Daniel Piptone’s art and design still make me smile. I’m almost done with my next Spotted Peccary album… more to come!

04/07/2025

"Rise" is the latest single from PLATFORM8! Noah encourages me to sing LOW and this song has one of the few moments where I sing the lead (in many layers) and also play every bass I own. If I didn't take myself so seriously I might mention Spinal Tap's legendary "Big Bottom" song in which every band member plays the bass. But I do take myself seriously, so I won't. Follow the link to hear all five of the first singles from the album!

Listen to Rise by Platform8.