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Tom Rothrock is an American musician, composer, record producer and owner of Bong Load Records.Tom Rothrock has worked with James Blunt, Foo Fighters, Moby, Beck, Badly Drawn Boy, R. L. Burnside, Athlete, Sloan, Gwen Stefani, Motörhead, Elbow, Stevie Nicks, Poison, Elliott Smith, Richard Thompson, Yonder Mountain String Band.Rothrock has also composed or contributed to soundtracks for notable motion pictures such as About A Boy, Good Will Hunting, Collateral and The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie.

Rothrock started Bong Load Custom Records in the early 1990s enlisting former Record Plant Recording Studios co-workers, Bradshaw Lambert and Rob Schnapf.Bong Load Records is notable for developing and releasing Beck's "Loser" single which became the first number one, non-major label single since FM radio became mainstream. Together Rothrock, Schnapf, Beck, and Karl Stephenson recorded Mellow Gold, Beck's major label debut.

In film, Rothrock produced the original songs for the About A Boy soundtrack and score with Badly Drawn Boy. He composed music for the film Collateral directed by Michael Mann and is credited on the song "Goofy Goober Rock" on The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie soundtrack. His recording of R. L. Burnside's "It's Bad You Know" was included on The Sopranos original television soundtrack release.

During 2013, Rothrock returned to collaborate with James Blunt on the album Moon Landing.Working primarily at Sunset Sound Studios in Hollywood, California the resulting release was generally well received among music critics and considered a comeback for Blunt.

In 2016 Rothrock marked Bong Load Records' 25th anniversary by re-launching the label's vinyl record division.He also relocated the Los Angeles company to the arts district of Las Vegas, Nevada.

Selected discography

Solo

  • 2014: Brightest Starr Single – Tom Rothrock Featuring Marie´ Digby
  • 2010: All Right Now Ep – Tom Rothrock
  • 2010: FuzzFace Ep – Tom Rothrock
  • 2010: Magneto Ep – Tom Rothrock
  • 2010: Eivissa Ep – Tom Rothrock
  • 2007: Resonator Lp – Tom Rothrock

Produced and/or mixed

  • 2013: Moon LandingJames Blunt
  • 2013: Division StreetHarper Simon
  • 2011: Blue Sky Blue – Pete Murray
  • 2009: Harper SimonHarper Simon
  • 2009: Black Swan – Athlete
  • 2009: The Show – Yonder Mountain String Band
  • 2008: UnfoldMarie Digby
  • 2007: All the Lost SoulsJames Blunt
  • 2007: New MoonElliott Smith
  • 2007: Never Slow Down – Roman Carter
  • 2006: Yonder Mountain String Band – Yonder Mountain String Band
  • 2005: Leaders Of The Free World – Elbow
  • 2005: Surgery – The Warlocks
  • 2005: Exploration – Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion
  • 2005: Back to BedlamJames Blunt
  • 2004: Launchpad – Particle
  • 2004: Greatest Hits: 30 Years Of Rock Who Do you Love Remix – George Thorogood
  • 2003: Action Pact – Sloan
  • 2003: Third Shift Grotto SlackJay Farrar
  • 2002: Have You Fed the Fish?Badly Drawn Boy
  • 2002: About A BoyBadly Drawn Boy
  • 2001: Hell Below/Stars Above – Toadies
  • 2000: Supreme Beings Of Leisure – Supreme Beings Of Leisure
  • 2000: Figure 8Elliott Smith
  • 1999: Mock TudorRichard Thompson
  • 1998: XOElliott Smith
  • 1998: Aquamosh – Plastilina Mosh
  • 1998: Come On InR. L. Burnside
  • 1997: Either/OrElliott Smith
  • 1997: SoundtrackGood Will Hunting
  • 1997: Mr. WizardR. L. Burnside
  • 1996: Mic City Sons – Heatmiser
  • 1996: Static Prevails – Jimmy Eat World
  • 1996: OdelayBeck
  • 1995: Foo Fighters (album) – Foo Fighters
  • 1995: Daredevil – Fu Manchu
  • 1994: Rubberneck – Toadies
  • 1994: Mellow GoldBeck
  • 1994: Box Set – Wool
  • 1993: Fishy Pants – Muzza Chunka
  • 1993: Test Your Own Eyes – Dog Society
  • 1992: Budspawn – Wool
  • 1991: Swallow This Live – Poison
  • 1991: Timespace – The Best of Stevie NicksStevie Nicks

Selected film composition, film music production and placement

  • 2012: Holy Motors
  • 2004: Collateral
  • 2004: The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
  • 2004: Shrek 2
  • 2002: About A Boy
  • 1999: The Sopranos
  • 1997: Good Will Hunting
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