{"id":535,"date":"2015-02-20T18:59:28","date_gmt":"2015-02-20T18:59:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.online.berklee.edu\/kayleykravitz\/?p=535"},"modified":"2026-01-20T17:41:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T22:41:55","slug":"student-spotlight-tom-breyfogle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/online.berklee.edu\/takenote\/student-spotlight-tom-breyfogle\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Spotlight: Tom Breyfogle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-build-creativity-daily-how-composing-one-track-a-day-transforms-electronic-music-skills\">Build Creativity Daily: How Composing One Track a Day Transforms Electronic Music Skills<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p> Songwriter, orchestrator, arranger, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Tom Breyfogle has an impressive history. He currently plays bass and drums with <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.relientk.com\" target=\"_blank\">Relient K<\/a>, his previous bands include&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BleedTheDreamOfficial\" target=\"_blank\">Bleed the Dream<\/a> and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.secondhandserenade.com\" target=\"_blank\">Secondhand Serenade<\/a>, and he even records his own solo projects under the name Birds In the Airport. Clearly, Tom is a busy guy but his many roles haven&#8217;t stopped him from furthering his musical education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Student Spotlight: Tom Breyfogle | Relient K | Birds In the Airport | Berklee Online\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E_cDTWt_SQM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tom was based in Las Vegas, Nevada when he first decided that he wanted to learn more about&nbsp;orchestration. He&nbsp;began&nbsp;searching for affordable, convenient music classes and soon discovered Berklee Online. Tom enrolled in his first course using some of his Vegas winnings. That was in 2011. Since then, Tom has completed a certificate in <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/online.berklee.edu\/certificates\/interest\/arranging?campaign_id=7010Z000001ZkQgQAK&amp;pid=&amp;utm_source=takenote&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=bol-gen-takenote-link-from-article\" target=\"_blank\">arranging<\/a> and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/online.berklee.edu\/certificates\/interest\/orchestration?campaign_id=7010Z000001ZkQgQAK&amp;pid=&amp;utm_source=takenote&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=bol-gen-takenote-link-from-article\" target=\"_blank\">orchestration<\/a>. He has also taken several additional&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/online.berklee.edu\/songwriting?campaign_id=7010Z000001ZkQgQAK&amp;pid=&amp;utm_source=takenote&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=bol-gen-takenote-link-from-article\" target=\"_blank\">songwriting<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/online.berklee.edu\/music-theory-harmony-and-ear-training?campaign_id=7010Z000001ZkQgQAK&amp;pid=&amp;utm_source=takenote&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=bol-gen-takenote-link-from-article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">music theory<\/a> courses.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Though he&#8217;s been playing drums since he was 11 (he jokes that as an adolescent, he spent his weekdays playing in the school orchestra and his weekends playing in sloppy punk bands), Tom credits Berklee Online with teaching&nbsp;him a myriad of important&nbsp;skills. He claims that his music theory classes really helped him grasp the concept of harmony, allowing him to become a better producer. His new arsenal of guitar and piano chords allows him to choose the types of moods he wants to set in his compositions. Having a working knowledge of harmony also helps&nbsp;him in his role with Relient K. Tom joined the band as a drummer. He quickly had to learn about 60 songs, something which sounds daunting to most but came easy to Tom after the lessons he had learned at Berklee Online. When Relient K&nbsp;set out on a special tour in celebration of the 10th anniversary of their album&nbsp;<em>Mmhmm<\/em>, they brought the album&#8217;s original drummer with them.&nbsp;Tom learned the band&#8217;s songs all over again on the bass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a solo artist, Tom not only writes and produces all of the songs, he also plays all of the instruments. His first EP,&nbsp;<em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/birdsintheairport\/sets\/hows-it-going-to-end\" target=\"_blank\">How&#8217;s It Going to End<\/a><\/em>, was released under the name Birds In the Airport in spring 2014. The track &#8220;The Sky Is Falling Down&#8221; got its start when Tom was enrolled in <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/online.berklee.edu\/courses\/songwriting-melody?pid=8023&amp;utm_source=takenote&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=bol-gen-takenote-article-promotion\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Songwriting: Melody<\/em><\/a>. He also credits Andrea Stolpe&#8217;s <em><a href=\"http:\/\/online.berklee.edu\/courses\/commercial-songwriting-techniques?campaign_id=7010Z000001ZkQgQAK&amp;pid=&amp;utm_source=takenote&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=bol-gen-takenote-link-from-article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Commercial Songwriting Techniques<\/a><\/em> course with helping him master the art of descriptive, destination lyric writing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The EP&#8217;s closing track, &#8220;End,&#8221; was his final project for <em><a href=\"http:\/\/online.berklee.edu\/courses\/orchestration-2-writing-techniques-for-full-orchestra?campaign_id=7010Z000001ZkQgQAK&amp;pid=&amp;utm_source=takenote&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=bol-gen-takenote-link-from-article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Orchestration 2: Writing Techniques for Full Orchestra<\/a><\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Birds In the Airport is best described as bubbly, orchestral indie pop (even when he&#8217;s singing about the nuclear apocalypse on the track &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/birdsintheairport\/under-the-mushroom-cloud-3\">Under the Mushroom Cloud<\/a>&#8220;). Tom helps Relient K with their arrangements but doesn&#8217;t write music for the band, so he&#8217;s grateful to have Birds In the Airport as a creative outlet.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What&#8217;s next for Tom Breyfogle? He plans to release another Birds In the Airport EP this summer. He also intends to continue his studies with Berklee Online with his eye set on <em><a href=\"http:\/\/online.berklee.edu\/courses\/music-composition-for-film-and-tv-1?campaign_id=7010Z000001ZkQgQAK&amp;pid=&amp;utm_source=takenote&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=bol-gen-takenote-link-from-article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Music Composition for Film and TV 1<\/a><\/em>. You can listen to&nbsp;<em>How&#8217;s It Going to End<\/em> in its entirety below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"how&#039;s it going to end? by Birds in the Airport\" width=\"500\" height=\"450\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Fplaylists%2F29677281&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=750&#038;maxwidth=500\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Songwriter, orchestrator, arranger, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Tom Breyfogle has an impressive history. 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