Tom X. Chao presents “Moving Back to Hollywood,” “I Have Heard,” and “I Just Sat Down.” Also, “It’s Too Early to Celebrate Christmas” was released in the fall of 2023 as the first single. These are the first new songs by Tom X. Chao in over 10 years.

Co-produced by Tom X. Chao and Vern Woodhead (Woodhead, Grace Bergere, Martin Bisi, Highly Effective People). Collaborators include Chris Stromquist (Slavic Soul Party!, Mustafina, Kultur Shock, Estos Gritos), drums; Janette Lallier (St. Patrick's Cathedral), soprano vocals; and José Aarón Ramírez AKA Pop Disaster, drum programming.

Notes:
Moving Back to Hollywood: Heavy rockin’, Vern channels VU and Television with blazing electric guitars, Chris rumbles on the toms, Tom recounts an autobiographical story.
I Have Heard: An acoustic/electric futuristic sci-fi pop song which takes the listener on an incredible journey of wonder and amazement. Loads of instruments. (Note both clean and explicit versions of "I Have Heard" exist.)
I Just Sat Down: Synth pop will never die! Pollard syndrums make a comeback. The virtual Casio CZ-101 provides a burbling bass. Tom harmonizes with himself.
It’s Too Early to Celebrate Christmas: It’s its own thing. Poppy, straightforward. Snare cross-stick in the bridge. Vern walks the bass all over the place. Tom serves up clever wordplay. Janette provides choral vocals. Okay to play any time of year except Dec 23-25.

Bio:
Tom X. Chao is known for creating numerous theatrical shows in New York City and Canada for over 25 years, but he has also composed and released several original songs during that time. Theater work: Chao most recently presented Hot for Feminist Theory Professor, co-created with Kim Katzberg (The Brick). Also: Callous Cad, a one-act comedy, at HERE, originally debuted at Dixon Place, The Alternative Lifestyle Fair in the Ontological Theater's Tiny Theater festival, and The Peculiar Utterance of the Day: Live on Stage at the Frigid Festival. In 2006, he presented Can’t Get Started at the Edmonton Fringe Festival. Chao toured with his sketch comedy show, Freak Out Under the Apple Tree, to the Montreal, Toronto, and Winnipeg Fringe Festivals in 2005. Chao's comedy Cats Can See the Devil was selected for the print anthology Plays and Playwrights 2004. Chao previously held a residency at the Horse Trade Theatre Group. He staged original pieces at the invitation of P.S.122, Surf Reality, BRIC Studio, and Confluence Theatre Company, among others. He's performed comedic monologues and sketches at many NYC venues. Excerpts from his plays have appeared in monologue anthologies for actors. He is based in lower Manhattan.