Thomas Faustin Huisking was born in Ft. Hood, Texas, but traveled extensively via his father's military career. He became involved in community theater and creative writing at the age of nine, and has broadened his scope to include musical performance, directing, editing, and painting. He graduated from Southwestern University with a double major in Spanish and Communications.Thomas taught eighth grade ESL (English as a Second Language) for a year before deciding to play music full time. He moved to New York City the following year and signed a contract with Boss Models in order to gather research for a novel about the modeling and entertainment industries. It was in NYC that he worked with everyone from Michael Kors to the cast of Guiding Light.He has since lived in New York City, Paris, Seoul, Austin, and Los Angeles, and worked on a variety of film, television, print, and fine art projects. In 2013, Thomas founded the Bird Collective (an artists' collective dedicated to making films) and released his first book, Useful Things.Thomas lives in Venice, Ca. Show less «