Biography
Job Title: Lecturer
Courses Taught: BA Production, FdA Electronic Music, MA Music
Specialisms: Electronic Music Composition and Production, Ableton
Thomas Trueman is a prolific composer and producer, working in many different areas of Electronic Music.
Dokkodo Sounds is his main artistic project, which focuses on Lo-Fi, Ambient and Downtempo. He has released with labels including Inner Ocean Records, College Music, Pueblo Vista and many more. The project has achieved over 5 million streams to date and been featured on multiple Apple Music and Spotify editorial playlists, including Lo-Fi Beats, Road Trip To Tokyo, BEATstrumentals and Ambient Sleep.
Through his work as Dokkodo Sounds, he has become an established Producer and Sound Designer. Thomas creates content and sample packs for Touch Loops, SoundGhost and Amplify (Novation / Focusrite), iOS Apps Launchpad and Blocs Wave.
Thomas composes Production Music for various music libraries and publishers, including EMI, Ninja Tune Production Music, WotNot (Cavendish), Felt, Apache and Pretty Decent Music.
He has had syncs with Netflix, BBC, Channel 4 and MTV.
Thomas has a deep passion for music education. He lectures at Leeds Conservatoire on the BA Production and FdA Electronic Music Production courses.
Find out more about Thomas on his website.
Awards/Releases/Credits/Achievements
Composer/Producer
- Dokkodo Sounds project has over 5 million streams to date.
- Releases on established global labels such as Inner Ocean Records, College Music and Pueblo Vista.
- Frequent editorial Apple and Spotify playlist support from Lo-Fi Beats, BEATstrumentals and Ambient Sleep.
- Multiple releases on vinyl and cassette tape.
Sound Design
- Create sample packs for Splice, Touch Loops, SoundGhost and more.
- Create content and loops for iOS apps from Novation / Focusrite.
Sync
- Production Music on libraries such as EMI, Ninja Tune, BMG, Cavendish and FELT.
- Has had music synced on Netflix, BBC, Channel 4 and MTV.
Quote
"My approach as a musician is centred around trying to find my own voice, especially within music production. By focusing on my artistry, this has naturally led to many opportunities, such as writing music for sync and creating sample packs, which feeds back into writing and releasing my own music. As an educator, I strive to bring my experience into my teaching. I try to encourage students to see the real-world applications of the teaching and to best prepare students for their professional careers."
