Hi! My name is Calvin Thomas. I've been performing professionally for about 16 years now, playing mostly acoustic pop/singer-songwriter tunes but also other genres such as jazz, folk, and fingerstyle guitar. I perform live (private events, markets, restaurants, etc); I record music (my own music and session work for clients); and, I broadcast online shows via Youtube. Looking forward to working with you all!
Music Styles I Perform: jazz, acoustic pop, singer-songwriter, fingerstyle guitar, piano pop
Music Influences: John Mayer, Jim Croce, James Taylor, George Benson, Andy Mckee, Snow Patrol, Keane, Passenger
2 reviews
Sandra A. V.
August 9, 2025Calvin is amazing. Provided music throughout our wedding weekend. Traveled to join us in finger lakes NY and wowed the audience. He has range of genres and is a great showman. Appreciated having him. Sounded like a full band. Jazz, rock, pop and more. Thanks Calvin!
Hired as: One Man Band
Calvin Thomas
Thanks for this awesome review Sandra! Couldn't have made this possible without you and Victor. Hope you two have been doing well!
Bruce R.
June 11, 2023Outstanding voice and talent.
Hired as: One Man Band
Calvin Thomas
Many thanks for this review Bruce!
Price range: $150 and up
Languages: English
Gig length: 120 - 240 minutes
In my performances, I play a wide variety of tunes generally ranging from the 50s to contemporary, such as Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, Jim Croce, Eric Clapton, James Taylor, and John Mayer. These tunes carry over smoothly for different types of performances that I do, which are usually specialty events (i.e. weddings, office parties, etc.), traditional venues (restaurants, coffee shops, etc.), and online shows (YouTube Live, etc).
In addition, my gear used for traditional shows/specialty shows/busking often consist of my main Ibanez guitar, a Shure SM58 microphone, a Harbinger loudspeaker, a Yamaha MG10XU mixing board, and other equipment such as a Gravity microphone stand.
My feel is more of a singer-songwriter/acoustic/fingerstyle guitar vibe, so the atmosphere often becomes relaxed and great for any audience. Some songs (both fast and slow) are even tweaked (slightly) to match my singer-songwriter/acoustic feel. All in all, I aim to make my shows a pleasant and relaxing experience with the songs I play, the gear I use, and the music feel I bring to those shows.
Calvin Thomas is a 35 year old multi-instrumentalist and producer/writer/composer based in Maryland. His musical and lyrical influences include Jim Croce, James Taylor, George Benson, Paul Jackson Jr., Ray Lemontagne, Snow Patrol, and Andy Mckee just to name a few. He is also on Instagram as "calvinthomasmusic", on Spotify as "Calvin Thomas", and YouTube as "CalvinThomasMusicGO".
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Saturday
Dinner Party
6:00pm - 8:00pm
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Monrovia, MD
80s/90s
The Way - Fastball
Take on Me - A-Ha
Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper
Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen
No Rain - Blind Melon
If You Could Only See - Tonic
She Talks to Angels - The Black Crowes
Everybody Wants to Rule the World - Tears for Fears
Human Nature - Michael Jackson
We Are the Champions - Queen
Dancing in the Dark - Bruce Springsteen
2000s
Unwell, 3 A.M. - Matchbox 20
Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes
Mr. Brightside - The Killers
Clocks, Fix You, Yellow, Speed of Sound - Coldplay
No Such Thing, Clarity, Why Georgia, Gravity - John Mayer
Breakeven - The Script
Crazy - Gnarls Barkley
Starlight - Muse
2010s
One Call Away - Charlie Puth
Lukas Graham - Love Someone
Can't Stop the Feeling - Justin Timberlake
Riptide - Vance Joy
In The Blood - John Mayer
I See Fire, Thinking Out Loud, Perfect - Ed Sheeran
Rude - MAGIC!
More Tunes (Mixed Genres)
Learn to Fly - Foo Fighters
California Dreamin' - The Mamas and the Papas
Hysteria - Muse
Use Somebody - Kings of Leon
7 Years - Lukas Graham
No One Knows - Queens of the Stone Age
Fire and Rain - James Taylor
Meant to Live, Dare You to Move - Switchfoot
Bad Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce
Let Her Go, Heart's on Fire - Passenger
Let It Go, Hold Back the River - James Bay
The Middle - Jimmy Eat World
Can't Help Falling in Love - Elvis Presley
L-O-V-E - Nat King Cole
A Horse With No Name - America
All My Loving, Yellow Submarine, Here Comes the Sun - The Beatles
Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding
My Cherie Amour - Stevie Wonder
Sound of Silence - Simon and Garfunkel
Rocket Man - Elton John
Ho Hey, Ophelia - The Lumineers
Behind Blue Eyes - The Who
Have You Ever Seen The Rain - CCR
What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
Fake Plastic Trees, Creep - Radiohead
1979, Cherub Rock - Smashing Pumpkins
Little Wing - Jimi Hendrix
Moondance - Van Morrison
She Will Be Loved - Maroon 5
December - Collective Soul
Ooh La La - Faces
Jim Croce, James Taylor, John Denver, Andy Mckee, George Benson, Paul Jackson Jr, Jimi Hendrix....
Shure SM58 Vocal Mic
On Stage Stands Speaker Stand
Yamaha MG10XU Mixer
Gravity Telescoping Boom Mic Stand
Ibanez PF15ECE Acoustic-Electric Guitar
Harbinger VARI V3415 Loudspeaker
Multi-Instrumentalist
