About Thomas O'Shea and OK Hit Record Productions
Thomas O'Shea- a record producer, songwriter, audio engineer, and artist hailing from Madison, Wisconsin, crafts a sound that fuses pop, hip hop, R&B, and EDM. Born Yoon Young Hoon and adopted from South Korea by an Irish American family, his musical spark ignited as a child watching the church pianist on Sundays. This led to piano lessons at age six, singing at age seven, crafting his first beat at 13, and penning his initial song under the alias TY'O at 14, a passion that has never waned.
Holding a degree in audio production and music business, plus a certificate in music composition from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Thomas built his skills through diverse ventures. While in school, he produced for artists nationwide, co-founded and produced for his band Let Them Eat Cake, experimented with music using found sounds from plastic bottles and TikTok memes, and collaborated with Billboard-charting and Grammy-nominated producers. He studied solo piano and chamber music with Dr. Eli Kalman, music composition with Dr. Ed Martin and Dr. John Mayrose, and audio production with Nathan Edwards.
Since graduating and shedding his stage name, Thomas's solo work has garnered acclaim from international blogs, magazines, radio stations, and curators, with his productions, remixes, and sound experiments reaching hundreds of thousands globally. Highlights include features by top 20 LA blog Cage Riot Music, Instagram page and management firm ProducerCulture, and DJ Pain 1's podcast Music Entrepreneur Club. Beyond the studio, he has provided sound reinforcement for acts featured on AGT, BGT, Penn and Teller's Fool Us, and more. He has also worked with various acts live as an audio engineer, stage hand, and support staff.
About Thomas:
Thomas from his Senior Recital at UW Oshkosh
OK Hit Record Productions LLC
I created OK Hit Record Productions originally as a label to house all of my solo music but then thought "why stop there?" With experience in many areas of the music and entertainment business, I decided to put all my main interests into the company I created! Through OK Hit Record Productions I will be working (and housing) everything that fits under my audio and production brand. That includes my production services (like music production, beat making, loop making, and sync licensing for tv, film, video games, and commercials) and audio engineering services (including recording, mixing, and mastering). I will also be offering minimal live sound work in the surrounding Madison, WI area.
Music is more than just a passion or a job for me, it's a part of me. I hear music in everything (hence making music with plastic bottles), I'm constantly listening to music, and I'm always excited to talk about music and learn something. I want to inspire people to be excited about music like I am, and I want to make something meaningful with my art. With OK Hit Record Productions, my hope is to educate, inspire, and show how important music is to society. Music and entertainment isn't just about the music or entertainment anymore- it's about the feeling that comes with it. Feelings are why we do anything in life, and I want to be able to connect to people by making them feel something. So let's create something together!
Thomas caught in an action shot mixing on the University of Wisconsin Memorial Union Terrace.