Tommy Richman Artistfacts

March 21, 2000
Tommy Richman blends elements of alternative, indie pop and hip-hop, with a focus on alternative hip-hop and rap. Throw in a dash of house and bounce for good measure, and you've got a sound that defies easy categorization.
Hailing from Woodbridge, Virginia, just outside the D.C. area (the DMV), Richman's musical journey began in his mom's basement. "I was always singing, and took voice lessons at a young age, but nobody taught me anything. I just did it," he told Lyrical Lemonade. "My dad was a drum teacher and my mom is actually legally deaf, so she never played anything, so I just kinda did it myself. Felt a connection to it and went for it."
Richman started gaining national attention while in college. After receiving positive feedback from a song he made titled "Pleasantville," he traded textbooks for a microphone, launching a full-time music career. He released his four-song debut EP titled Paycheck in 2022.
2023 proved to be a pivotal year. That August, he was the first signee to a joint venture between PULSE Records and fellow DMV artist Brent Faiyaz's Iso Supremacy label. Additionally, Richman opened for Faiyaz on tour and featured on "Upset," a track from Faiyaz's album Larger Than Life.
A big break came in April 2024 with the release of "Million Dollar Baby." The single brought Richman to the attention of a worldwide audience.
There's more to Richman than just the music. His YouTube bio, website, and even his underground concert series all share a name: "everything is punk." This quirky moniker started as an inside joke with friends.

"It was a thing that I just put in my bio as a joke," Richman told That Good S--t's Annabelle Kline. "Then my friend Donnie Killjoy, we were in a group chat, and he was like 'Everything is punk!' as a joke, and everybody started saying it. So it became a thing in our friend group, and we wanted to do a show in LA, so we just called it that."

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