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About Tom Stokes
Music Industry
Background, WAR
of ROCK and
More...
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I am often asked
why Rockin' The
Red Carpet and
War of Rock
Shows
crosses so many
different genres
of music. I
contribute this
to my
upbringing.
I grew up in a
Boys Home
(Orphanage) in
New Orleans, LA
called Waldo
Burton Memorial.
The resident
kids called it
“The Home”
outside kids
called us “Home
Boys” not to be
confused with
“My Home Boy”
there wasn’t
anything really
cool about being
called a “Home
Boy”. The home
is located at
3320 South
Carrollton Ave,
New Orleans LA;
built in 1918 it
is considered a
national
landmark.
There were three
levels of
occupants
Junior’s, ages
from 1 year old
to 9,
Intermediates,
ages 10 – 13 and
Seniors ages 14
– 18. I became a
ward of the
State of
Louisiana and a
member of the
Home December
1979.
The Home never
knew race or
color barriers
and was run by a
man that to this
day we all
consider our
father,
Ralph Stroup
Mr. Stroup was
the
superintendent
and attended
Waldo Burton
from 1951 to
1968... Note:
Ralph has three
beautiful
daughters,
Jennifer,
Rebecca and
Lydia.. NO BOYS
LOL. In
1981 I saw this
movie "The
Decline of
Western
Civilization"
by the Rock
anthropologist;
Penelope
Spheeris
also
director of
Waynes World.
This seem to set
the ball rolling
for me and
music/movies.
COUNTRY: Before
the Boys Home, I
grew up
listening to
Freddie Fender
blaring out the
speakers of my
mother’s 1967
Corvair
convertible, my
mother toured
with Freddie as
a backup singer
from 64 to 67, I
was born August
1967. This kind
of explains my
country roots.
JAZZ:
My mother also
worked at The
500 Club
on Bourbon St.
with Mrs. Chris
Owens in the
French Quarters.
Every Sunday
morning while
everyone was
busy cleaning up
the local
musicians would
meet and have
breakfast at
Pat O'Brien's
and play morning
Jazz. I didn’t
know who I was
listening to
until much later
in life by
stories told to
me by Mrs. Chris
Owens. I would
sit at the piano
with the
pianist/composer/rock
star/shaman
Malcolm
Rebennack,
a.k.a.
Dr. John,
with
Al Hirt
and
Pete Fountain
usually lending
help. It was
1975/76 on any
given Saturday
you could catch
the trio at one
of the many Jazz
clubs in the
Vieux Carré
One of the great
bands that
frequently stop
in to say “Hi”
to my mother and
Chris was Kool
and the Gang.
ROCK: Back to
the Boys Home,
In the Home
there were
several
different ethnic
backgrounds from
Latin American
to African
American and
beyond both boys
and counselors.
The
Intermediates
always looked up
to the seniors
kind of like big
brothers. The
seniors were all
about music. If
I wanted to hang
out with any of
them that meant
having to like
what they liked.
This is where I
was turned on to
ROCK N ROLL. I
was 12 years old
and wanting to
be cool so I
hung out with
Troy Hutton..
Troy had long
blond rocker
hair and
listened to
these bands
called Black
Flag, PiL & Sex
Pistols. Glynn
Bunch
(Considered by
most in the home
as the devil)
listened to KISS
& Black Sabbath,
Dart LaMoore
listened to Fog Hat
&
RUSH.
Neil Peart (
RUSH Drummer) is
one of the
greatest
lyricist ever.
One of the
counselors,
Fred Edward
Moolekamp Jr
was a drummer
and was friends
with a guy named
Guy Gelso from
the New Orleans
hometown
favorite Rock
Band
ZEBRA..
I had the shirt
that he gave me,
signed by Randy
Jackson, Felix
Hanemann and Guy
Gelso forever
but lost it
during Katrina.
So this was like
the first ROCK
album I ever
heard besides
B97 FM &
WRNO
spinning tunes
on the radio. I
remember going
to his apartment
(All counselors
had apartments
in the home) and
would ask him to
play it while we
played his
Atari.
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Several
Counselors like
Fred were into
different types
of music... Jack
was Rock/Jazz,
Curtis was Punk
Rock and was in
this band called
“The Limit”. I
forget his name
but there was
another
counselor that
loved Vinnie
Vincent
Invasion.
Overall The Home
represented and
respected every
culture and
music derived.
There were times
when I would
hear Latin music
coming from
Jorge
Santamaria’s
Apartment.
I leaned more to
the Black Flag,
Sex Pistols, PiL crowd because
they were always
doing fun insane
shit. Later that
summer, 1982,
this new kid
came to the Home
and had this
album that was
solid black with
just a red
circle and star
in the middle..
The group was
called
Mötley Crüe
I heard that and
said to myself,
how did he (
Mick Mars) play
that riff?
RAP HIP/HOP: Of
course this came
from the home
too... Another
Home Boy turned
me on to this
group called
The
Sugar Hill Gang
the name of the
song was
"Rapper's
Delight" from
there I always
had a love for
Hip Hop. The
song was the
first ever
multi-platinum
Hip Hop single.
Yes, you heard
right,
multi-platinum.
Nile Gregory
Rodgers not only
had a HUGE hand
in Rapper’s
Delight he also
produced David
Bowie's biggest
selling album
Let's Dance with
several hit
singles,
including "China
Girl", "Modern
Love" and the
title track,
"Let’s Dance".
He produced the
single "Original
Sin" by INXS.
Duran Duran
worked
extensively with
Rodgers after he
co-produced
their largest
selling hit
single, "The
Reflex" in 1983
and followed up
with "The Wild
Boys" on their
1984 live album
Arena.
Well, that about
sums it up and
why you have
some many
different types
of competitions
across different
genres of music
within my shows
like
Rockin' The Red
Carpet and
WAR of ROCK.
Our newly
launched record
label (LOUD
Spirit Records)
was a way I
could give back
to music what it
gave me. Also
just got tierd
of There
is no such thing
anymore as
“Discovery” on
radio and I
really do love
new artist and
hearing original
music and
lyrics.
The end of the
story or really
the beginning. A
couple of my
favorite Rock
Bands are Zebra,
Motley Crue and
SLAUGHTER
amongst many
others.. For the
last few years I
have had the
pleasure of
working with all
three of my
hero's in rock.
I have produced
a track with
Randy Jackson of
Zebra with
Darren DPaul
Wise, titled:
What it Feels
Like,
created a
TV show pilot
with Mark
Slaughter
and have
produced several
Rockin The Red
Carpet Shows
with Vince Neil
of Motley Crue.
In 2012
Johnny Rotten
(John Lyndon Sex
Pistols/ PiL)
was my first
musical guest
producing The
Drew Pearson
Show for Sports
Plus. Johnny
helped launch
the
Sports+Music
side of the show
the way it
appears today on
Sports+Plus
Entertainment.
Last year I was
afforded the
opportunity to
work with Robert
Kool Bell and
Kool and The
Gang.. In
2015 I will be
producing shows
with
Eddie Money and
Warrant.
I have always
been inspired by music
and movies
especially
movies about
music. On the
promotional
musical side
there is one guy
that stood out
to me and that's The
Late Great
Bill Graham.
Thanks to
everyone out
there for all
the help, you
know who you
are, too many to
list.
Tom Stokes
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Tom's favorite
TOP 20 tunes:
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1. Any
and All from
Muddy Waters /
Buddy Guy
2.
Celebration:
Kool and the
Gang
3. Kickstart
My Heart: Mötley
Crüe
4. Who's
behind the door:
Zebra
5. Use
Me: Aaron
Neville
6. Sweet
Home Chicago:
Buddy Guy
7.
Such a Night: Dr
John
8. Up
all night:
SLAUGHTER
9. Aint
that a kick in
the head: Dean
Martin
10. Stardust:
Al Hirt
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11.
Whiskey Bent and
Hell Bound: Hank
Williams Jr.
12.
Tom Sawyer -
RUSH
13.
Crossfire:
Stevie Ray
Vaughan
14.
Bouncin' Back:
Mystika
15.
Two Tickets to
Paradise: Eddie
Money
16.
She's My Cherry
Pie: Warrant
17.
Start Me Up:
Rolling Stones
18.
American Badass:
Kid Rock
19.
Sweet Emotions:
Areosmith
20.
Touch Me: The
Doors
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About
LOUD
Entertainment
History |
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The LOUD legacy
of promotional,
entertainment
and publicity
success goes
back over 25
years. It began
in New Orleans,
with the world
famous Court of
Two Sisters
Restaurant,
Bart's of the
Lakefront, Pat
O's. Chris Owens
500 Night Club
and
The Hotel
Monteleon.
For
celebrities
these were "the"
places to be
seen in New
Orleans. For
more than 25
years, the
clientele read
like a celebrity
who's who list.
From Dean Martin
to local
celebrities
like Erma
Thomas, Pete
Fountain and
Archie Manning.
TODAY
LOUD Celebrities
List Includes:
Dennis Mckinnon
(Chicago Bears),
WARRANT, Eddie
Money, Chazz
Palminteri, Dr.
Bon Blossman,
Jamie Foxx,
Adam Sandler,
Chris Rock,
Marc
Colombo,
Amanda Harris,
Mayra Leal,
Jeremy Piven,
Drew Pearson
(Dallas
Cowboys), Hall
of Famer Michael
Irvin (Dallas
Cowboys), Tony
Romo (Dallas
Cowboys), Bradie
James (Texans),
Vince Neil of
Motley Crue,
Vanilla ICE,
Wayne Toups,
Juan Gotti, SPM,
Drew Brees (New
Orleans Saints),
Andy Mayer,
and many other
celebrities.
The LOUD
Corporation
(TLC) is a
full-service
promotional,
entertainment
event and
publicity agency
that has
represented a
wide variety of
restaurants,
hotels, auto
dealerships,
celebrities, and
athletes. For
the last 25
years, LOUD has
paved its way
into several
facets of many
businesses,
making the LOUD
Team an
invaluable
commodity in any
setting. With
services ranging
from web design
to brand
development to
television and
red carpet event
production,
there is no
company that
works harder
when it comes to
out-of-the-box
ideas for its
clients via
ROCK IN YOUR
BRAND.
LOUD's major
accomplishment
is
Sports Plus.
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Created by The
LOUD
Entertainment
Group, the
sports and
entertainment TV
show can be seen
in major cities
during football
season, gaining
popularity
quickly ever
since its start
in 2011 with the
Dallas Cowboys
Legend Drew
Pearson. The
company is also
the creator and
producer of
Rockin The Red
Carpet Tours
that was hosted
by Vince Neil of
Motley Crue
several times.
Also to their
credit is
WAR of ROCK (American
Idol for Hard
Rock) with Mark
Slaughter and
Dana Strum of
the
Multi-Platinum
Rock Band
SLAUGHTER. The
company has
recently formed
a new label
division
LOUD Spirit
Records
for rock music
with major
distribution and
promotion.
November 2014
LOUD
Entertainment
entered into an
agreement to
Executive
Produce
WeishFest LIVE
streaming
and edited for
TV Special.
Hosted by Dennis
Mckinnon
(Chicago Bears)
from their
Sports Plus
Franchise. The
show will
feature Eddie
Money, Warrant
and many others
while Dennis and
Co-Host
introduce
sponsors and
bring awareness
to The Andrew
Weishar
Foundation in a
Jerry Lewis type
telethon.
The LOUD
Entertainment
Core Team is
from New
Orleans, LA, and
led by Tom
Stokes (
CEO/Founder) Tom
grew up at
Waldo Burton
Boys Home in New
Orleans, LA.
He now lives in
Dallas, TX area
where the LOUD
studios are
located. In the
works are two
feature films
one about a
famous Rock Star
from the 70’s
the other about
Tom’s younger
life working
with Gov. Edwin
W. Edwards. Tom
has four
children and one
grandchild. His
oldest daughter,
Victoria Stokes,
attends LSU
Medical.
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Tom Stokes is a
18 year car guy
and is founder
of Moving Iron
Inc. Moving Iron
has broken sales
event records at
several
dealerships over
the past decade
including
Trophy Nissan's
One MILLION
Dollar 4 day
sale in Dallas
Texas
( VIDEO ) .
To date
Prestige Ford
in Dallas TX has
yet to hire
anyone to break
Tom's record
that was set in
2002, 175 units
SOLD in 5 days.
From The Car
Business to
Major Movies
-
With a CORE
Team of 20 strategists,
analysts,
managers,
executives,
administrators
and
specialists
working
together to
help bring
auto dealers
OVER-THE-TOP
sales and
service for
more than 15
years;
-
Bringing over 100 combined
years of
experience
in the
fields of
data
compiling,
mail
promo's,
printing,
PR, dealer
marketing,
advertising,
social
media,
TV/Movie
production
and Web 2.0;
-
Has worked
on over 1,500
automotive campaigns
across more
than 42 States
and Three
Countries;
-
Started
Moving Iron
in 1998.
Moving Iron
holds the
record at
Trophy
Nissan for
one million
in gross
profit in
four short
days;
-
Has
personally
sold
customers a
vehicle and
has worked
every
position in
a dealership
at one time
or another.
Including
detail.
-
Has helped
build,
contribute
to and
maintain
over 3000
automotive
websites,
blogs and
forums;
-
Founded the
first ever
automatic
vehicle
inventory
posting
system
Inventory
Blaster.
-
Trained
several of
the TOP car
dealers in
the country
and is
founder of
www.ProAutoTalk.com
-
Designed and
built the
first ever ARTIFICIAL
RESPONSE
TECHNOLOGY
SYSTEM known
as V.I.C. (
Virtual
Intelligent
Communicator)
. V.I.C.
automatically
follows-up
on
prospective
clients.
(VIDEO)
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Speaker at
several
conventions
including
but not
limited to
NADA.
-
Founder of
Radar Beacon
a Auto
Dealer
Traffic
Control &
Positioning
Software
that has
created
several of
the most
successful
new and used
car sales
campaigns in
the
industry. By
using APDS
( Auto
Predictor
Database
System ) Radar
Beacon can
create a
list of who
is in the
market to
buy a car in
90, 60, 30
days to
immediately.
-
Founder of NUbond.com the
first time
anyone paid
someone to
promote and
suggest a
product via
facebook was
100% done by
Tom Stokes
in the car
business in
2006.
-
Created and
produces
www.TrueInvoice.com
-
Founder of
The
Super Chevy
Show
TV and Movie
Projects
-
Founded
LOUD Media
in 2006
combining 25
years of car
business and
entertainment
industry
into one.
LOUD Media
is a
prominent
automotive,
entertainment
and sports
agency
headquartered
in Dallas TX
and now home
of Moving
Iron LLC.
LOUD
represents
A-listers
and emerging
stars in
movies,
television,
music, and
sports.
Including
working with
Jeremy Piven
VIDEO
in
The Goods
Used Car
Movie, Chazz
Palminteri A
Bronx
Tale,
Vince Neil
of Motley
Crue
VIDEO ,
Darren DPaul
Wise and
several
other A list
Rockers.
LOUD Media
Client List
-
Created and
produced
WAR of ROCK
TV with
Darren DPaul
Wise, Dana
Strum and
Mark
Slaughter of
Multi
Platinum
Rock Band
SLAUGHTER.
-
Created and
produced
The Drew
Pearson Show
FOX Sports
IMDB
2011 - 2013.
It was the
number one
most
followed and
watch Sports
and
Entertainment
show online
starring
Dallas
Cowboy
Legend
Drew Pearson
-
Created and
Produces
Sports Plus
Dallas and
Chicago.
2013 -
Present
-
Created and
will produce
working with
Drew Pearson
and
Roger
Staubach
The Hail
Mary Film
The
Drew Pearson
Roger
Staubach
Story..
-
Produced
The Big
Texas Toy
Run
Documentary
in post
slated for
release
early summer
2016.
Charity Work
Music Industry
Broadway Shows
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Jeremy Piven and
Tom Stokes |
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Movie: The
Goods - Live Hard Sell
Hard
Event: Red Carpet
with Media
Location: Studio
Move Grill
Celebrities: Jeremy
Piven, Tony Romo, Brett
Hull, Miles Austin, Tony
"The Thrill" Hill
Credit: LOUD
Productions with Paramount
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