A self-taught producer, DJ, and engineer, Tom Delay Beats picked up an MPC in 2007 and began developing what continues to be recognized as his signature sound. Emerging with some dusty samples and boom-bap drums, he teamed up with renown battle rapper A-Class and supplied superb production for the artist’s solo release, Motive Response. Two years later, Delay completed work on his brainchild Cases, a hip-hop whodunit complete with beats, mixing, vocals, cuts, and executive production from the panoptic producer. By 2010, Delay had linked up with Baltimore street hop legends Dirt Platoon to provide superlative production on Deeper Than Dirt, which has been consistently lauded by the Baltimore media and the international blogosphere. In 2011, the Baltimore City Paper crowned Delay the "Best Beatmaker of the Year" for his work on a number of successful releases.  In 2012, A-Class and Delay got together again to devise the Deathsuit EP, a 10-track collection that also included a short video for the single "Sniper",produced and directed by Tom Delay.

Tom Delay Beats released his first instrumental in 2013, complete with visuals for the lead single, "The Living Dead", from English filmmaker, Louis Martins.  An eclectic collection of dark, organ-laden beats, Sharks in The Sky is an audile odyssey in hip-hop instrumentation, tracks from which have been featured on VICE documentaries,VH1 programming, and WWE.  In late 2014, Tom Delay Beats produced the entire Nightwriter EP for A-Class, which has received positive reviews online. He also produced two songs (including the title track) for Dirt Platoon’s Bare Face Robbery LP, which was released on Effiscienz.

Through the years, Tom Delay Beats has garnered production credits on songs with a number of esteemed emcees including Sean Price, C-Rayz Walz, Skyzoo, and Chaundon. Functioning not as just a “beatmaker”, Delay has accumulated executive production credits on a number of releases. His addictive loops are augmented by superior drum sequencing, crisp mixing, and selective use of synthesizers. His style is ever-evolving, as he continues to build on the same hip-hop formulas devised by his inspirations and predecessors.