Tom Larkin has been a career musician for the past 29 years, as the founding member of the NZ rock band Shihad. Having established himself in Melbourne since 2003, Tom is also the founder of the newly minted SIGNAL Artist Development Accelerator , a Trans-Tasman artist development training course that combines high-end Recording Studios (The Studios In The City), and the resources of Artist Management Company (VVV MGMT) and a specialist team of three, working out of Brunswick, Melbourne, Australia
Producing, Recording and Developing the careers of Calling All Cars (Top 20 Aria Debut, Triple J album of the week), Villainy (2 x Top 10 Album Debuts with #4 in 2015 and #8 in 2013 with the 6th most played track in NZ for 2012) King Cannons, Young and Restless (Triple J unearthed J award winning album, Triple J album of the week) Strangers, The Getaway Plan, High Tension (ARIA Award nominated 2014) and as well as playing session drums for various artists including seminal UK post-punk band Killing Joke on their album Pandemonium (#16 UK album Charts #38 US Billboard Charts) As a management company VVV MGMT are responsible for overseeing the careers of Killing Heidi, Darren Middleton, Strangers, Woodlock, Villainy, and new Christchurch act, DECADES.