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Peter Thomas Walsh (born March 20, 1991), better known as Peter Thomas, is an American record producer and songwriter.

Early life
Thomas was born in Providence, Rhode Island, and raised in the suburb of East Greenwich, Rhode Island. Through the music his parents played at home and in the car, Thomas was exposed to songwriters such as Sting and James Taylor. Growing up, he also listened to late-90s bubblegum pop artists such as *NSYNC and Backstreet Boys, who were produced by Swedish hitmaker, Max Martin. Martin would become a massive creative influence on Thomas.

After graduating from high school, Thomas attended Berklee College of Music for two semesters before leaving to pursue writing and producing full-time.

Career
Upon leaving college, Thomas was picked up by Pilot Creative, the New York management company responsible for Benny Blanco and pop artist Neon Hitch. He has since moved on to new management.

Thomas has been working with a range of notable producers and songwriters, including Alexander Kronlund (Britney Spears, Robyn), Arnthor Birgisson (Leona Lewis, Enrique Iglesias), Espionage (Train, Chris Brown), August Rigo (One Direction, Musiq Soulchild), and The Messengers (Justin Bieber, Kris Allen). He has recently worked with artists such as Neon Hitch and Black Cards.

Thomas wrote and produced "Eighteen Cool" and "Small Town" on Hoodie Allen's latest EP, "All American." Within 24 hours of its release on April 10, 2012, "All American" was the #1 charting album on iTunes in the U.S.

Several popular music blogs have noted Thomas's rising profile, commenting that he is "primed to be a force in the pop scene."