Tommy Roc

05/24/2026

https://youtube.com/shorts/Vq841LKKQxU?si=UgtxYAow9xWd2ulf

04/21/2026

Here's "a song about a song"👈🎶🤣

4 comments. "🎶A Song About A Song🎶 (ORIGINAL by Tommy Roc)"

02/16/2026

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Playlist · Tommy Ryan · 35 items

11/19/2025

I am maintaining my songwriting organization memberships...probably until my MRC membership expires in April 2026.
My NSAI membership expires January 1st 2026.

For three decades I've proved I can do it all, yet the so-called "powers-that-be" constantly play "the gatekeeper game" with me.

Honestly, I can't believe this...
I pay for services and I basically get nothing.

The latest excuse from the inner echelon is that I'm not living in Nashville.
No s**t...
It's a huge circle-jerk.
The excuse before that was the "10-year town" excuse.
The one before that was that I wasn't "bringing complete music".
Before that it was I was "bringing music that was complete & the pubs & artists don't want that".

I went to a few pitch events directly in Nashville, and the pub reps either turned my songs down for the same reason four others were accepted.
Another one couldn't believe it when I brought my best, and then acted like I was "in the wrong" because I proved myself by bringing the goods....when The pub rep initially said they "didn't think I could bring it"...& acted "insulted" when I did.

I'm NOT "arrogant" either. Arrogant would be claiming that I could do it, and then not doing anything.
Confidence is saying that I can (when asked to) and bringing it.

It's not that I expect "yes" all the time (that's unrealistic).
I'm not just merely a jr highschool level "poet laureate" and I'm not just a "wa**er" on an out-of-tune instrument, either.
I'm getting tired of people treating me like I am.
I have always been supportive of my peers and I don't think any less of anyone else who can't do exactly what I do (so I end up supporting others in co-writs & collaborations), but when I'm told by "the industry suits" to "bring it" and I DO...then they start pontificating their nonsense (bouncing back and forth between the songwriter point-of-view and the artist point-of-view) AS IF I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND, I start to sense the insults.

Otherwise, I feel like I've wasted a lot of MY time...& that THEY wasted MY time and money.
Money can be recovered, but time cannot.

What a complete waste of my time.

Regards,
Tommy Roc

07/28/2025

Some "rockstars" gotta try harder to NOT BE "rude-as-hell"
🤔🙄🫩🎶☝️

07/22/2025

Tommy "Roc"
July 21st 2025:
"0 for 5"
(honestly I'm not surprised)

☝️Can't say I didn't give 100% at the speed of sound🎶

07/13/2025

As an aspiring songwriter (moving through the system rapidly) there's a huge issue that songwriting organization coordinators have to take into account:

The personal aspect:
I have the most amazing opportunity to eventually bring songs to a publisher.
One more step & I'm there (the meeting happens on the 21st of July)

The organizational aspect:
The thing I'm asking coordinators to help other writing peers understand is the aspect of steps from the 1st (writing concept)...all the way to the last (distribution).

The business aspect:
There's 8 steps in-between that; where those whom I call "the peanut gallery" don't understand; yet speak as if they do☝️

That's okay...let 'em pontificate😉
☝️One of the 5 songs that I brought was at the last organization meeting (which was foolishly "critiqued" by some peers as "not good enough") is even highly considered to end up on a publisher desk & go to an artist,
otherwise🎶😎

1/2 way through the process is "the pitch"...& that's FAR from "making the cut" (to use the term).
Most don't even make it to "demo"...& without access to a decent studio or the resources, tracks remain at the "scratch track" step.
Misunderstood even MORE is that any song that makes it to an artist may not even sound CLOSE to the demo submitted in the pitch; yet the bare-bones of the song submitted remain.

I'm getting angry responses from some coordinators right now because of my message.
Stupid, really🙄🫩

I replied to the one coordinator:

Hmmm🤔
It's not meant to "cause waves".

It's just that I was seeking a common denominator within the organization.

No offense meant, either🙏
I really appreciate these songwriter organizations and I don't mean any disrespect at all🙏

SURE...I'm NOT a "coordinator"...yet that aspect shouldn't be taken into account BY coordinators...& my request either dismissed BY coordinators OR taken as rude statements.
They're NOT.
I really appreciate the opportunity to learn so much within the organization🎶😎

I've just seen things that made me scratch my head & wonder why it happened that way🤔

The opportunity:
Where I was just invited to "be" (with my songwriting coach) is just past "pitch"...& the 5 songs may make it to the publisher desk. Unsure of the next steps, though🤔🎶☝️

NEXT comes the publisher's "pitch-to-artist" (which I discovered is HARDER than getting a song to the publisher's desk by a LONG stretch).

☝️There-in lies the quandary:
If a writer has ONLY a one-dimensional idea for a song; the publisher only puts it THERE...& it may sit in the pub files FOREVER.

That's why I decided to get my tunes set up for "artist pitch" & possibly be used for "sync".

These hurdles🙄🫩
It's a danged headache which realistically exists within the music industry gulag😉☝️

☝️Yeah...that's alot to read & take in🤔

I've learned so much since March🤓...& I combined ALL of the organization stuff (from several organizations)🎶

I'd say it put a halt to writing...but that's not entirely true🤔🎶✍️☝️
☝️I wrote 2 concept instrumentals this week.

🎶Giving 100% At The Speed of Sound🎶

Once again:

Said With Respect🙏

Tommy "Roc"

02/18/2025

https://youtu.be/fb8AouME-iE?si=Hj89_MV7Yoe5C2BD

02/18/2025

https://youtu.be/jQMJpV-kRRE?si=xXv7esAcyG8L2xpm

02/18/2025

It's really crazy how many charlatans there are in the entertainment industry for music and movies:
Kobe "Rich" Smith
Rick Pineo
John Chisholm
Greg Owens
& more.....not to mention the countless FAKE accounts which abound for "famous people". I've encountered posers pretending to be:
Steven Tyler
Randy Travis
Wesley Snipes
Tyler Perry
Katy Perry
Stacey Ferguson (Fergie)
& More...
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Do Your Own Research