Tom Rothrock is an international musician, composer, record producer, and owner of Bong Load Records. Tom Rothrock has worked with James Blunt,

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, Moby,

Beck Beck David Hansen (born Bek David Campbell; July 8, 1970), known mononymously as Beck, is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He rose to fame in the early 1990s with his Experimental music, experimental and Lo-fi mus ...

, Badly Drawn Boy, R. L. Burnside, Athlete, Sloan, Gwen Stefani, Motörhead,

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, Elliott Smith, Richard Thompson, and Yonder Mountain String Band. Rothrock has also composed or contributed to soundtracks for notable motion pictures such as '' About A Boy'', '' Good Will Hunting'', '' Collateral'', and '' The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie''. Rothrock started Bong Load Custom Records in the early 1990s enlisting former Record Plant Recording Studios co-workers, Bradshaw Lambert and Rob Schnapf. Bong Load Records is notable for developing and releasing

's " Loser" single which became the first number one, non-major label single since FM radio became mainstream. Together Rothrock, Schnapf, Beck, and Karl Stephenson recorded '' Mellow Gold'', Beck's major label debut. In film, Rothrock produced the original songs for the '' About A Boy'' soundtrack and score with Badly Drawn Boy. He composed music for the film '' Collateral'' directed by Michael Mann and is credited on the song "Goofy Goober Rock" on '' The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie soundtrack''. His recording of R. L. Burnside's "It's Bad You Know" was included on ''

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'' original television soundtrack release. During 2013, Rothrock returned to collaborate with James Blunt on the album '' Moon Landing''. Working primarily at Sunset Sound Studios in Hollywood, California the resulting release was generally well received among music critics and considered a comeback for Blunt. In 2016, Rothrock marked Bong Load Records' 25th anniversary by re-launching the label's vinyl record division. He also relocated the Los Angeles company to the arts district of Las Vegas, Nevada.

Selected discography

Solo

* 2014: ''Brightest Starr'' Single – Tom Rothrock Featuring Marie´ Digby * 2010: ''All Right Now'' Ep – Tom Rothrock * 2010: ''FuzzFace'' Ep – Tom Rothrock * 2010: ''Magneto'' Ep – Tom Rothrock * 2010: ''Eivissa'' Ep – Tom Rothrock * 2007: ''Resonator'' Lp – Tom Rothrock

Produced and/or mixed

* 2013: '' Moon Landing'' – James Blunt * 2013: ''Division Street'' – Harper Simon * 2011: ''Blue Sky Blue'' – Pete Murray * 2009: ''Harper Simon'' – Harper Simon * 2009: ''

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'' – Athlete * 2009: ''The Show'' – Yonder Mountain String Band * 2008: '' Unfold'' – Marie Digby * 2007: '' All the Lost Souls'' – James Blunt * 2007: '' New Moon'' – Elliott Smith * 2007: ''Never Slow Down'' – Roman Carter * 2006: '' Yonder Mountain String Band'' – Yonder Mountain String Band * 2005: ''Leaders Of The Free World'' –

* 2005: ''

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'' – The Warlocks * 2005: ''Exploration'' – Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion * 2005: '' Back to Bedlam'' – James Blunt * 2004: ''Launchpad'' – Particle * 2004: ''Greatest Hits: 30 Years Of Rock'' Who Do you Love Remix –

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* 2003: '' Action Pact'' – Sloan * 2003: ''Third Shift Grotto Slack'' – Jay Farrar * 2002: '' Have You Fed the Fish?'' – Badly Drawn Boy * 2002: '' About A Boy'' – Badly Drawn Boy * 2001: '' Hell Below/Stars Above'' – Toadies * 2001: ''Slow'' – Phil Tagliere * 2000: ''Supreme Beings Of Leisure'' – Supreme Beings Of Leisure * 2000: '' Figure 8'' – Elliott Smith * 1999: '' Mock Tudor'' – Richard Thompson * 1998: '' XO'' – Elliott Smith * 1998: '' Aquamosh'' – Plastilina Mosh * 1998: '' Come On In'' – R. L. Burnside * 1997: '' Either/Or'' – Elliott Smith * 1997: ''

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'' – '' Good Will Hunting'' * 1997: ''Mr. Wizard'' – R. L. Burnside * 1996: '' Mic City Sons'' – Heatmiser * 1996: '' Static Prevails'' – Jimmy Eat World * 1996: '' Odelay'' –

* 1995: '' Foo Fighters (album)'' –

* 1995: '' Daredevil'' – Fu Manchu * 1994: '' Rubberneck'' – Toadies * 1994: '' Mellow Gold'' –

* 1994: ''Box Set'' –

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* 1993: ''Fishy Pants'' – Muzza Chunka * 1993: ''Test Your Own Eyes'' – Dog Society * 1992: ''Budspawn'' –

* 1991: '' Swallow This Live'' –

* 1991: '' Timespace – The Best of Stevie Nicks'' – Stevie Nicks

Selected film composition, film music production and placement

* 2012: '' Holy Motors'' * 2004: '' Collateral'' * 2004: '' The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie'' * 2004: '' Shrek 2'' * 2002: '' About A Boy'' * 1999: ''

'' * 1997: '' Good Will Hunting''

References

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10 Years of Mellow Gold Documentary
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