Tommy Henriksen (born February 21, 1964) is an American musician from Port Jefferson Station, New York, best known for his work as a guitarist, bassist and songwriter with Alice Cooper, Hollywood Vampires, Crossbone Skully and German metal band Warlock.
In addition, Henriksen is a songwriter, arranger, producer and mixer who has worked with artists such as Lady Gaga, Meat Loaf, Lou Reed, Halestorm, Kesha, and Daughtry.
[citation needed] Henriksen was born in Port Jefferson, New York, as one of five children raised by a single mother who worked multiple jobs.
Eventually, Henriksen, guitarist Jon Levin, and drummer Bobby Rondinelli all left the Doro camp and formed their own band, Big Trouble, with future Burning Rain and Montrose vocalist Keith St. John rounding out the line-up; another incarnation featured Eric St. Michaels (China, Criminal Minds) on vocals.
The band's Garth Richardson produced self-titled debut was released in 1995 and the group appeared on The Jon Stewart Show playing their top 5 alternative single, "Stupid".
He also collaborated with former War & Peace bandmate Jeff Pilson in Underground Moon whose sole album was issued on the Nuclear Blast subsidiary Rebelution Entertainment in 2002.
Henriksen has worked as a songwriter, producer and mixer for such artists as Lady Gaga, Kesha, Daughtry, Kumi Koda, Porcelain Black, Meat Loaf, Cavo, Allison Iraheta, Atom Smash, Steel Magnolia, Alice, Tohoshinki, Kimberly Caldwell, Hyper Crush, The Canadian Tenors, Fefe Dobson, Lou Reed, Christian Kane, Alice Cooper, Simple Plan, Future Boy, The Rouge and David Cook, among others.
Henriksen also had a significant role in the making of the Alice Cooper album, Paranormal, co-producing, playing guitar, and co-writing 3 songs.
[14] In December 2022, Henriksen released the first track to his new project, Crossbone Skully, that he co created with Swedish guitarist and producer Tommy Denander.
Skully is known as a legendary Harley-riding party animal and ghoulish rock & roll hero, armed with supernatural powers and a busted-up spaceship, trekking back to earth to find the planet in chaos.