Reintroduction: after leading product at Base, I've spent the past year cooking up a new project in the classical music space, Run up the Sky. We are a chamber music collective dedicated to recording, performing, and promoting new works, by living composers. Our mission is to reduce greed, hate, and delusion by bringing people together with music and story. I just got back from a fun and productive summer festival run: in Vienna, a performance of my string quartet at Mozarthaus by Mivos Quartet; in China, a recording of my solo piano piece at the Shanghai Conservatory with Soundbox Ventures. And next month, I’m recording my chamber quintet, The Guilds of Sibiu, with New World Symphony Fellows here in Miami Beach. At a moment of enormous technological and cultural change, we’re betting on: - Human connection - The importance of art and aesthetics in our lives - Real people; real performances; tactile objects and experiences - And yes, brought to life, in part, with technology just now becoming possible Link to our first music video (for solo flute) in the replies. And while I’m not actively contributing in tech right now, I’m following closely, and it’s great to see friends and former colleagues building at the edge of what’s possible. If you’re interested in classical music, new creative work, or simply reconnecting, I’d love to hear from you. May you all be well and happy and productive! Tom // August 2026