His classical music has been performed by members of the Da Camera Young Artists Program and members of the Houston Symphony. Thomas’ music has been honored with the Boston New Music Initiative/American Festival for the Arts 2011 Composition Prize as well as being a finalist in the 2011 ASCAP Morton Gould composition competition. Death and Thomas used to be really close until he started wearing black robes and carrying a scythe everywhere. After that, Death decided Thomas was a bad influence.