THOMAS MIKAILIN (BORN ON FEBRUARY 27, 1990), KNOWN PROFESSIONALLY AS TOMMY RUSH, IS AN AMERICAN MUSIC PRODUCER, SONGWRITER, AUDIO ENGINEER, VISUAL ARTIST, MODEL, AND ACTOR. KNOWN FOR HIS ASSOCIATION WITH MIKE DEAN’S M.W.A MUSIC, RUSH HAS COLLABORATED WITH INFLUENTIAL ARTISTS SUCH AS KANYE WEST, TRAVIS SCOTT, BEYONCÉ, THE WEEKND, MEGAN THEE STALLION, DON TOLIVER & MORE.
RUSH CONTRIBUTED AS A CO-WRITER AND CO-PRODUCER ON MIKE DEAN’S ALBUM 4:23. HE PLAYED A PIVOTAL ROLE IN CHRISTINE AND THE QUEENS’ CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED ALBUM PARANOÏA, ANGELS, TRUE LOVE, CELEBRATED FOR ITS INNOVATIVE FUSION OF POP OPERA, ART POP, AND EXPERIMENTAL POP. THE SONG “FULL OF LIFE” (IN WHICH RUSH HAD A PRODUCTION ROLE) FROM THIS ALBUM WAS FEATURED IN AMAZON PRIME’S COMMERCIAL “CONCRETE JUNGLE,” REACHING A GLOBAL AUDIENCE.
AS A SONGWRITER AND PRODUCER, HE ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO THE WEEKND, MADONNA, AND PLAYBOI CARTI’S BILLBOARD-CHARTING TRACK “POPULAR,”, WHICH HAS SINCE BEEN CERTIFIED PLATINUM.
DEMONSTRATING HIS EXPERTISE IN AUDIO MIXING, RUSH HAS MIXED OVER 400 SONGS IN DOLBY ATMOS, A FORMAT RENOWNED FOR ITS IMMERSIVE SOUND EXPERIENCE. HIS SPATIAL MIXING WORK INCLUDES NOTABLE PROJECTS LIKE BEYONCÉ’S RENAISSANCE, MADONNA’S THE IMMACULATE COLLECTION, FKA TWIGS' CAPRISONGS, AND BRENT FAIYAZ’S WASTELAND. HE ALSO MIXED IN DOLBY ATMOS THE WEEKND’S TRACK “DANCING IN THE FLAMES (LIVE IN SÃO PAULO).”
IN EARLY 2023, RUSH, ALONG WITH MIKE DEAN AND FELLOW M.W.A PRODUCER SEAN SOLYMAR, PRODUCED AND MIXED LIVE GUEST-RECORDED VOCALS DURING MONCLER’S “THE ART OF GENIUS” EVENT IN LONDON. THIS INSTALLATION WAS PART OF JAY-Z AND ROC NATION’S “THE ART OF ALL” BOOTH, WHERE THEY ALSO MODELED PIECES FROM THE MONCLER X ROC NATION BY JAY-Z COLLECTION.
RUSH APPEARED AS HIMSELF IN HBO’S EMMY AWARD-WINNING TELEVISION SERIES THE IDOL, CO-STARRING WITH MIKE DEAN, ABEL TESFAYE (THE WEEKND), AND LILY-ROSE DEPP. BEYOND THIS ACTING ROLE, HE MADE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS WITH THE MWA TEAM TO THE SHOW’S SOUNDTRACK, ENGAGING IN RECORDING, ENGINEERING, PRODUCTION, AND MIXING DUTIES.
HE ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO PRODUCTION, CO-DESIGNED THE ALBUM COVER ALONGSIDE LOUISE DONEGAN, AND PROVIDED VOICE TALENT FOR MIKE DEAN’S ALBUM 4:24. ALONGSIDE HIS VARIOUS PRODUCTION AND MIXING ENDEAVORS, TOMMY ASSISTED IN DESIGNING THE MERCHANDISE FOR MIKE DEAN’S “LIVE AT THE WILTERN” CONCERT IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CLOTHING BRAND ONLINE CERAMICS.
AFTER COMPLETING TOURS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, EUROPE, AND SOUTH AMERICA AS PART OF THE ‘AFTER HOURS TIL DAWN’ TOUR, RUSH, DEAN, AND SOLYMAR COLLABORATED WITH BEYONCÉ ON MIXING FOR HER HIGHLY ANTICIPATED MOVIE, RENAISSANCE: A FILM BY BEYONCÉ.
RECENTLY, RUSH CO-MIXED TRAVIS SCOTT’S LIVE ALBUM DAYS BEFORE RODEO LIVE IN ATLANTA WITH MIKE DEAN, AND CO-MIXED THE TRACK “YEA YEA,” WHICH WAS INCLUDED AS A DELUXE ADDITION ON THE RE-RELEASED ALBUM DAYS BEFORE RODEO. THIS REISSUE OF THE 10-YEAR-OLD MIXTAPE REACHED THE TOP OF THE BILLBOARD CHARTS.
CURRENTLY, TOMMY RUSH IS ON TOUR WITH MIKE DEAN AND THE WEEKND.