Paca Thomas is the owner of pacaworks.com, a multi-media production company. He can also be heard weekly as Bernie Taupin's sidekick/producer on Bernie Taupin's American Roots Radio on SiriusXM's The Loft. He is the son of Philadelphia DJ George Thomas. He won five Emmy awards in

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for TV animation, plus over a dozen nominations for MPSE Golden Reel Awards while working with

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among others. Prior to pacaworks, Paca was also the co-creator and partner in VidLit.com, a pioneer in web multi-media production. With degrees in theatre and music, Paca began his career as an actor and has alternately made his way as a singer, composer, lyricist, music producer,

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, graphic artist, flash animator and

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. Pronounced "Pay-ka", the name Paca is a

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surname. He is married to Sheri Anderson, talent manager and author of the fiction novel series Salem's Secrets, Scandals and Lies based on NBC's long-running soap opera Days of our Lives.

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