He worked at EMI Records Ireland as A&R director, where he signed artists like Relish, Aslan, Cathy Davey and John Spillane.
He previously worked for Sony Records in the same position, signing The 4 of Us and Cry Before Dawn to the label.
[citation needed] Black was one of the three judges on the TV talent show You're a Star where he discovered and championed Dublin band 21 DEMANDS who made Irish chart history by becoming the first unsigned artist to achieve a number one single, the band subsequently changed their name to Kodaline, signing to Sony Records.
[citation needed] Alongside Linda Martin and Brendan O'Connor, Black was one of the guests about to be interviewed by Pat Kenny when Kenny famously came under attack from an intruder live on The Late Late Show.
[2] Thomas Black produced a radio documentary for RTÉ Doc on One series called '007 The Irish Connection'.