Thomas Cleary, better known by his stage name TOMC3 is an
American born Half-Japanese Hip Hop DJ/Producer residing in the San Francisco Bay Area

San Francisco Bay Area

The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, is a populated region that surrounds the San Francisco and San Pablo estuaries in Northern California. The region encompasses metropolitan areas of San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose, along with smaller urban and rural areas...

. For the last few years he has contributed Sound
Library music for Fuel TV

Fuel TV

Fuel TV is a U.S. cable and satellite specialty channel that launched on July 1, 2003. It focuses on the cultures of such extreme sports as skateboarding, snowboarding, wakeboarding, motocross, surfing, BMX and FMX. It is a unit of Fox Cable Networks and is currently available to 26-million...

 and also for the now defunct TV show Fashion House

Fashion House

Fashion House is an American telenovela that aired at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT Monday through Saturday on MyNetworkTV stations. The series premiered on September 5, 2006 and concluded on December 5, 2006...

. He is perhaps best known for his work with Kool Keith

Kool Keith

Keith Matthew Thornton, better known by his stage name Kool Keith, is an American rapper from The Bronx, New York. A founding member of Ultramagnetic MCs, Kool Keith has recorded prolifically both as a solo artist and in group collaborations. Kool Keith is the self-proclaimed inventor of...

 on Project Polaroid

Project Polaroid

Project Polaroid was a collaboration between rapper Kool Keith and producer TOMC3.-Track listing:# "Project Polaroid "# "Space 8000"# "Talk to the Romans"# "Mechanical Mechanix feat. Prince Po"# "I’m Libra"# "Diamond District"...

 which is considered to be one of Kool Keith's best albums of recent as well as his collaboration with Prince Po

Prince Po

Lawrence Baskerville ,also known as Prince Po, is an American rapper and former member of the rap duo Organized Konfusion with Pharaohe Monch. Originally the duo was called Simply 2 Positive. Prince Poetry MC'd and Monch beat-boxed...

.
TOMC3 is known for his Lo-Fi sound that he gets from using vintage samplers such as the Akai MPC60

Akai MPC60

The Akai MPC60 was an electronic musical instrument produced in 1988, by the Japanese company Akai in collaboration with celebrated designer Roger Linn. It combined MIDI sequencing and audio sampling with a set of velocity/aftertouch-sensitive performance pads, to produce an instrument optimized...

.

He is currently working on his new album Super Sounds - The Last Goodbye.

Albums

• 2004: Dopestyle 1231
• 2005: Japacronix (with Kaijin)
• 2006: Project Polaroid
  Project Polaroid
  Project Polaroid was a collaboration between rapper Kool Keith and producer TOMC3.-Track listing:# "Project Polaroid "# "Space 8000"# "Talk to the Romans"# "Mechanical Mechanix feat. Prince Po"# "I’m Libra"# "Diamond District"...
  
  (with Kool Keith
  Kool Keith
  Keith Matthew Thornton, better known by his stage name Kool Keith, is an American rapper from The Bronx, New York. A founding member of Ultramagnetic MCs, Kool Keith has recorded prolifically both as a solo artist and in group collaborations. Kool Keith is the self-proclaimed inventor of...
  
  )
• 2007: Saga of the Simian Samurai (with Prince Po
  Prince Po
  Lawrence Baskerville ,also known as Prince Po, is an American rapper and former member of the rap duo Organized Konfusion with Pharaohe Monch. Originally the duo was called Simply 2 Positive. Prince Poetry MC'd and Monch beat-boxed...
  
  )

External links

• Interview on MP3.com