Bio
Tommy Soulati Shepherd (he/him/they) an internationally renowned actor, rapper, drummer, beatboxer, playwright, author, composer, educator, and music producer. Tommy (aka Emcee Soulati) is Co-founder and Co-collaborator of the Bay Area's Felonious collective, Co founder of the Grammy and Emmy winning family Hip Hop collective Alphabet Rockers and A longtime member of the performance group Campo Santo who continue to tell stories of the people. Tommy composed, music directed and toured internationally with Marc Bamuthi Joseph, collaborating on Scourge, the break/s, Spoken World, red, black and GREEN: a blues and /peh-LO-tah/. Tommy won an Isadora Duncan Award for his composition work, presented a key to the City Of Oakland in 2023 and most recently a 2025 recipient of the CBS Bay Area Icons Award. Bringing love for family, art, activism and community building to all of his work, his hope for a more joyful and equitable world is felt through the hearts of communities everywhere.
