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MUSIC
CATALOG & DISCOGRAPHY
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Although Tom is a professional polka
musician by trade, the music he produces reflects how varied his
musical influences are. Using his own recording studio and mammoth
collection of software-based instrument libraries and synthesizers, Tom
writes
and records music spanning an extremely wide range of genres. To make
each song the best it can be, Tom seeks out and hires professional
vocalists from all over the world.
"You ain't nobody 'til Tom Brusky hires
ya!"
— a
well-intentioned but shamelessly inebriated fan
at a recent polka event
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NEW! Back to the '80s (EP)
Genre: Retro Pop
Released:
December
15,
2023
Slide
into your acid wash jeans, step into your high-top tennis shoes, and
get ready to
reminisce! This EP will
transport you back to the 1980s with four pop songs you remember and
love from that era. Five extraordinary vocalists are
featured.
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Go Rest High on
That Mountain (single)
Genre: Contemporary Country
Released:
June 28,
2023
Three
days after Steve Meisner passed away, Tom Brusky started production on
this
rendition of Vince Gill's beautiful memorial song as a tribute to
Steve's life and legacy.
Joining Tom are two of
Steve's longtime bandmates Don Hunjadi and Jerry Bieniek, and
vocalists Abby Broeniman, Mollie B, and Craig Palmer. Free to download.
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I'm Yours (single)
Genre: Retro Adult Contemporary
Released:
May 5,
2023
Imagine
if
Richard Carpenter arranged a song for Patsy Cline to sing with Bert
Kaempfert. You'd get a song like this — a hodgepodge of
"cheesy-listening" sounds reminiscent of 1960s light pop.
The very talented Samantha
Laine is featured.
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How Much I Love You (single)
Genre: Alpine Volksmusik
Released:
January
20,
2023
Arranged
in the Oberkrainer style, this simple, uplifting waltz was produced and
released for the
celebration of Valentine's Day, and it features special guest Jelena
Krožnar.
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Get Your Butt Down to the Lodge (single)
Genre: Blues-Rock
Released:
November
26,
2022
This
whimsical take on fraternal lodge weekend festivities is fronted by
powerhouse vocalist Dee Wolf and backed by a hot five-piece horn
section.
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Escape to Polka
Paradise (album)
Genre: Polka
Released:
July 15,
2022
Tom
returns to his polka roots once again to deliver a collection of new,
original songs, fronted by top vocalists and backed by
top musicians. Yes, that's Mollie B on the cover, who is featured on
six songs. More vocals are covered by Betillo Arellano, Abby Broeniman,
Andrea Ehlinger, Dawn Jones, and Steve Meisner.
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In This Quiet
Refuge (single)
Genre: Contemporary Christian
Released:
May 18,
2022
Two
virtuoso vocalists, Betillo Arellano and Nicki Gonzalez, deliver an
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My Daddy Lives On (single)
Genre: Country
Released: February
16,
2022
Life
was not easy for her after she got married and started a family, but
what got her through the tough times were
the
words of a very special song she learned from her father. It's in the
lyrics of this song that she finds her father's guidance and wisdom,
even
long after he has passed on. Jessica Lynne Witty delivers a beautiful,
emotional
vocal performance.
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Cruisin'
in My Crown Vic (single)
Genre: Oldies Rock & Roll
Released:
June 1,
2021
Tom
Brusky wasn't around in the 1950s, but he was a teenage cruiser in the
1980s
and he owns a Ford Crown
Victoria. Tom brought those two ideas together in a new
song with an authentic 1950s arrangement and vintage sound. Dan
Tutsch is the lead vocalist, and Don Hunjadi is featured on tenor sax.
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Polka
Band
(single)
Genre: Classic Hard Rock (Parody)
Released:
November
26,
2020
In
1976, the band Boston released one of the most iconic rock albums of
all time. One of the album's hits, Rock & Roll Band, chronicles the
life of a band, from their humble beginning to finding fame thoughout
New England.
But what if the song's writer, Tom Scholz, grew up in Milwaukee? Might
the lyrics have turned out a little differently?
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Light
the Way
(single)
Genre: Contemporary Christian
Released:
June 1,
2020
The
COVID-19 crisis has brought a lot of fear and uncertainty into the
world. To help people of faith navigate through it, Tom Brusky wrote
this
encouraging and spiritually upifting song. Light the Way
is an all-volunteer, collaborative effort
fronted by an exceptionally talented vocalist and backed by a
twenty-member choir. And it's free.
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Broken
Mirrors
(single)
Genre: Retro/Synth-Pop
Released:
May 4,
2020
Tom
Brusky takes you on a trip 35 years back in time. Broken Mirrors is a
new
song arranged with the dreamy, synth-heavy pop sound of the 1980s.
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Country
Christmas Collection (EP)
Genre:
Country
Released:
November
29, 2019
What
makes this EP unique is that each song
represents a different era of country music — from the 1940s to the
2010s — and was painstakingly engineered and mixed to reflect the
distinct sonic characteristics of its time. Three guest vocalists are
featured.
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Emergency
(single)
Genre: Contemporary Pop
Released:
April
15, 2019
Emergency,
performed by Shayna, is an
original,
high-energy, Top-40-style song with flavors of dance-pop,
synthwave, and EDM. Tom put
approximately 90 hours of production this song, which he began writing
in December of 2018
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Positively
Polka
(album)
Genre:
Polka
Released:
June 15, 2018
Tom
Brusky
returned to his polka roots to deliver this exciting
collection of new, original music. The bulk of the album is comprised
of instrumental polkas and waltzes performed in the
Slovenian/Cleveland-style, but you'll also hear a few other polka
styles as well as some amazing vocal performances and unique
arrangements.
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Compilation
of original music from discontinued albums (album)
Genre: Polka-Variety
Compiled: 2017
This is a compilation of 13 songs that Tom Brusky wrote, recorded, and
released on albums between 1997 and 2014.
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The
Holidays in Music (album)
Genre: Mixed
Released:
August
10, 2016
The
Holidays In
Music is an emotionally-charged, uplifting, musical
journey through our country's most celebrated holidays. Each holiday is
represented by its own song, and every song is performed in a different
genre of music. This album took approximately 370 hours to produce and
showcases nine outstanding vocalists.
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The
Polka Pontoon (album)
Genre: Polka/Comedy
Released:
September
21, 2014
The Polka Pontoon takes a lighthearted,
satirical
jab at polka music through the bumbling operation of a fictional,
hometown radio station. It's a polka album, but the music is presented
in the form of a one-hour polka radio show with commercials, news, and
special segments. The show is laced
with technical difficulties, inept announcing, and inside jokes.
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The
older recordings below are sold out and will not be reissued.
Radio
DJs are requested to pull these albums from their libraries as they no
longer reflect the
sound, arrangements, or production quality of the artist.
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The
First Forty Years
(album)
Released:
November, 2009
Format: Compact disc
Additional
musicians: Don
Hunjadi, Eric
Noltkamper, Ron
VanDenboom, and
Kathy
Zamejc
Vogt
Additional
Vocalists: Dan
Tutsch, Dan Wojtila, and
Steve Meisner
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Playing
Your Requests, Vol. 2
(album)
Released:
October, 2005
Format: Compact disc
Vocalists: Dan
Tutsch, Ron VanDenboom, and the Polkasound
Studio
Singers |
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Playing
Your Requests, Vol. 1
(album)
Released:
October, 2005
Format: Compact disc
Vocalists: Dan
Tutsch, Ron VanDenboom, and the Polkasound
Studio
Singers |
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On the Bright Side
(album)
Released:
2003
Format: Compact disc
Additional
musicians: Gary
Hendrickson, Don
Hunjadi, and Jerry Loughney
Additional Vocalists: Dan
Tutsch, Ron
VanDenboom, Mark Wenzlaff, Jeff Winard,
Jay Hoppe, Bill Gempler, and the Polkasound
Studio Singers |
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Butt n' Box by Joe LaBotz
(album)
Released:
April, 2001
Format: Compact disc, audio cassette
Additional
musicians:
Don Hunjadi and Eric Noltkamper
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Did You Remember
To Pack Your Accordion?
(album)
Released:
May, 2000
Format: Compact disc, audio cassette
Additional
musicians: Gary
Hendrickson, Don
Hunjadi, Dale
Stelzer, and Bob
Zierer
Additional vocalists: Dan
Tutsch,
Ron VanDenboom, Karrie Lane, and Nichal Kelsch
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Polkas
from the Digital Domain
(album)
Released:
1999
Format: Compact disc
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Polkasound
Potpourri
(album)
Released:
1997
Format: Compact disc, audio cassette
Performed
by: Tom
Brusky, Carol & the Keynotes, Concertina
Millie, Gentleman Jim,
Ed Hause Band, Bryan O'Donnell Orchestra, Mike
Schneider Band, Ron VanDenboom,
and the Jeff Winard Band
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Tom
x 5 But Not Quite Live
(album)
Released:
1997
Format: Audio cassette
Additional
musician & vocalist:
Ron VanDenboom
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Polkalanis
(single)
Released:
1997
Format: Audio cassette
Vocalist:
Nichal Kelsch
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Undercover
(album)
Released:
1995
Format: Audio cassette
Additional
musician:
Eric Noltkamper
Additional vocalist: Jay Hoppe
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Don't
Shoot the Accordion Player
(album)
Released:
1992
Format: Audio cassette
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Generations
Together
(album)
Released:
1990
Format: Audio cassette
Additional
musicians: Jim
Brusky, Ed Hause, and Ron VanDenboom
Additional vocalists: Mark Truesdell, Kim
VanDenboom, Ron VanDenboom
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Song of Lecco
(album)
Released:
1989
Format: Audio cassette
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Radio Music
Requests
If
you are a radio DJ or IJ and would like to have Tom's music
to play
on your show, please send an email
with some basic information about your show. After your DJ/IJ status
been verified, you will
receive links to download the requested music in high-quality MP3
format.
Cover Song
Licensing
Tom
Brusky grants compulsory licensing exemptions exclusively to
bands and musicians in the traditional polka circuit, allowing them to
record his original songs free of charge. This exemption is designed to
make music production more affordable in an age when it's nearly
impossible to recover production costs through album sales and
streaming royalties. Some limitations apply. Please email for more information.
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