He left behind his corporate job, bought a van, and took his songs across nearly every state. More than four-hundred shows later, Tom Sless is now stepping into a louder, bolder chapter.

TURBO.

The new Dallas-based outfit blends Tom's vivid, road-tested songwriting with the theatrical ambition of, dare we say, Freddie Mercury. This sound grew out of years on the road and Tom's work with producer TIMLIGHTYEAR on Heartland Ballerina, an album made during sessions at Cosmic Mama Studios in between solo tours stretching from Anchorage to Key West.

About a month after the release of Heartland Ballerina, Tom reunited with TIMLIGHTYEAR and collaborator John Samuel Gerhart with a lofty mission: to write an anthemic rock epic a la "Bohemian Rhapsody". That session produced “American Turbo,” which caught the attention of Chris Santillo at LIGHTWORK Records, leading to Tom's signing with the independent label.

The LIGHTWORK partnership gave Tom and the label a framework to build around Tommy Turbo, a mythic alter ego at the center of the forthcoming TOMMY TURBO concept album. A theatrical rock odyssey, it explores agency, destiny, excess, and the search for meaning.

After settling in East Dallas, Tom formed TURBO to bring that world to the stage in a high-energy show that continues to evolve with each standout performance. Tom Sless & TURBO are not famous yet, but they’re having a pretty good time getting there.