Tom Sanfilip has lived the life of a true artist, dedicated to his muse, subordinating all in pursuit of self-realization, while in continual pursuit of the finest in self-expression as a poet, composer and musician. This was immediately evident in the publication of his first book of poetry, By the Hours and the Years, published by Branden Press. Shortly afterwards he moved to Los Angeles, working as a freelance journalist, writing for such publications as The Music Connection and Songwriter Magazine, while pursuing a career as a recording artist. He wrote his second book of poetry, Myth, A Poem while living on the West coast, later published by Iliad Press in 2002. He continued writing poetry as well as literary and journalistic articles and essays for a variety of publications such as Book Page, Rain Taxi, Letter Ex, Filmfax, Film Score Quarterly, Film Score Monthly, the Journal for Popular Film and Television, and the Walt Whitman Encyclopedia. At the same time, his poetry and fiction appeared in such publications as the Ivory Tower, Nit & Wit, Tomorrow, and Ginosko Literary Review. Three additional collections of poetry were later published -- The Art of Anguish (2004), Last Poems (2007), Figures of the Muse (2012), in addition to a collection of short fiction, The Killing Sun (2006) and a collection of published and unpublished essays, Poetry in the Age of Impurity, in 2013. But in spite of critical admirable for his work as a poet, music has always called him back, an integral part of his creative talent. His songs blend a fierce poetic realism with uncompromising energy characterized by inspired lyricism infused with rare sincerity. “This guy is really great! One of the most commercial voices that I’ve heard in a long time,” said producer Neal James of Aladdin Entertainment. “With the right master quality production, and just a little luck, this guy could stand a chance of possibly being one of the major driving forces in the music industry.” His first album Secret Heart released by Eatin’ Records prompted the interest of MCA Records, but though set back by circumstances, the decision to continue to record original music was self-evident. Hear then an impressive second time around, Sanfilip’s Out of the Dark.
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