Richard Thomas has been writing and performing since the 1980s.
His first recordings were released in 1996 on The Leaf Label followed by albums on Lo Recordings and many other imprints.
Over the years Thomas has produced a wide range of music and sound works for a variety of record labels, ensembles, concerts, theatres, festivals, galleries, museums and miscellaneous media outlets. Thomas’ music has been featured on BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio 4, WFMU, Rai Radio Due, Rai Radio Tre, Radio France, Conzertzender, Channel 4 and many other international media channels. His latest recordings - The House Rabbit of Jesus Green, The Painted Orchid - are published by the Ffordd Allan label. Thomas is a founder member of the group Secluded Bronte.
Thomas has appeared as a guest on programmes such as BBC Radio 4’s “Jon Ronson on…”, “You and Yours”, and “Pick of the Week”, and the John Peel presented Channel 4 production “The Sound of The Suburbs”.
Between 2003 and 2013 Thomas was a Producer, Content Manager / News Editor / Commissioning Editor at Resonance 104.4FM.
Thomas is a regular contributor to The Wire Magazine and other publications. He has been a visiting artist, visiting lecturer and associate lecturer at SOAS, Guildhall School of Music & Drama, Leeds Metropolitan University, London Metropolitan University.
In 2023 and 2024 Thomas will write, produce and direct a sequence of plays at Shift, Cardiff and elsewhere. Several films currently in post-production will be distributed theatrically in 2024.
