Artist description Thomas Simon plays an unique style of rock. Combining alternative hard rock with a hint of Goth and ventures into ambient sounds...and world beats....creates soundtracks......

Music Style hard . rock . ambient . heavy

Musical Influences ...Chris Whitley, Nirvana, Iggy Pop, Brian Eno, Bauhaus, PJ Harvey, World Music...

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Artist History Thomas Simon: musician/composer/producer/photographer/film maker/....... .........In the last five years he produced and recorded four CDs with the project LOVE ALIEN (www.lovealien.com ) and released them on his independent label -endorphin records-........... The 1999 album -Blue Planet preview- received air play on commercial and college radio world wide......... Thomas took LOVE ALIEN on the road, booking them on seven US tours (including shows in Canada) and three European tours (including Israel).......... 2001 saw the release of his first solo EP (-Haze-), a venture into more ambient sounds combined with loops. The cut –night run- was repeatedly used for a multi-media performances in europe........... After having placed music into independent films like Copy Shop and The Revenant, Thomas is pitching more compositions for movie soundtracks.......... Saucon Films commissioned Thomas to create three ambient pieces plus numerous segue ways for their upcoming feature -Black Wine- (www.blackwinethemovie.com)--back in september 02........... He has also worked as sound tech on numerous film sets ........... The rock opera -!!THE DAMNED!!-, was running for six weeks in Nov/Dec, 2001, to sold out houses . Thomas composed the music to the dark tale (directed and co-written by 5-time emmy winner W. E. B.) and was performing live w/ the cast............. Thomas does visual art as well. His photography reflects his drive for the ambient, showing mostly moody nature exposures, collected over the years on his world travels............ February 02, Thomas took the band (the dead heroes)to the west coast , with concerts in Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Phoenix............ Over the spring and summer 02, Thomas started to incorporate other art forms into their live show............. New York artist, David Ellis, painted on stage during recent apearances @ NYC s -Don Hill's-. Live art united in Rock N Roll............ September 02, Austrian artist, Peter Fuchs, invited Thomas to contribut new music and some of his photography to the multimedia event space-nick, an open air street fest/picknic. The event was held in Vienna as a tribute to New York City. The track -altered planet- (sound scape) had been specificly created for it. Space-nick also featured -fall in nyc-, a song recorded by T. with Jill Margolis, in October 01 to be used for various WTC benefits ( part of love alien s -in the waves-03 www.lovealien.com )........ Thomas is using the full length Disc -Sound Scape-, 02 (available at: www.cdbaby.com/ThomasSimon3) as his sound reel to get film work. It includes the more ambient and cinematic tracks from -Haze- and -LIVE/RUN- and features a number of until now unreleased songs. Some of the tracks were created for various independent films............ CURRENT: -Thomas Simon & the dead heroes- put out the full lenght Disc -LIVE / RUN-, featuring more of a unique mix of goth, grunge and heavy rock n roll with journeys into the ambient. The album is not yet available. Listen to some mp3 s now! ( www.mp3.com/ThomasSimon )...please keep checking the website for updates............. ...................................also!!!!current project!!!!: W A L K A B O U T (work title) 2003...... Thomas filmed in Vienna, Europe (dec/jan) then in Salvador, Brazil (jan/feb) the first and second part of a documentary, about world music and beyond .....which is leading him through various parts of this world and states of mind......He finished shooting part Three(april/may)in Kathmandu, Nepal and Varanasi, India........journeying with a video camera, dat machine and his guitar, Thomas captures life/art/music/and the human spirit.....He then works (in between travels) on producing his music over the percussions & sounds recorded abroad and will use it for the next record, which, when finished, will be also the soundtrack to the documentary/music video(s).....WalkAbout UPDATE: Yes it's getting close. just completed the soundtrack to part one....the first screening is not too far away....three to four weeks...(update posted 9/18/03).......... TOO SEE A LIVE CLIP & INTERVIEW go to: http://www.lucciworld.com/movies/clip19.mov

Group Members Thomas Simon - vocals, guitars, keys and verious other sounds; w/ current live band (NewYorkCity): Elwood Klyap on bass; Jim M. on drums (who's also part of the WalkAbout).................................................. my unbelievably talentet WALKABOUT musicians are: ...In Salvador: Xuxa, Reinaldo & Paulo...all of 'em playing percussions; .....In Kathmandu: Dhrubesh Chandra Regmi -sitar, Atul Prasad Gautam-tabla, Umesh-flute & Shyam Nepali-sarangi; .....In Varanasi: Mor Murkut Kedia-sitar & Manoj Kr. Kedia-sarod;..... and back in NYC: Susan Mitchell-violine & Jill Simon-back vocals; .....everything else on the soundtrack was played by me, like: guitars, bass, key's, kalimba, sitar (and vocals)....

Instruments vocals; guitars; keys; bass; drums;.....sounds....

Albums HAZE (2001), SOUNDSCAPE (2002), LIVE / RUN (2002)--not yet available, Upcoming: WalkAbout, Vol. 1 (2003)

Press Reviews NEW 'LEGENDS MAGAZINE' REVIEW OF 'SOUNDSCAPE...JUST GOT IN....please, click on 'EVENTS' page to read it....(Sept/'03)............--*THE DAMNED,a rock musical featuring Thomas Simon has made this town take notice. Clever, moving performances have made this show a huge success and a hot ticket not to miss. --Village Voice, NYC, 11/27/01; ------------------------------------------*It's a Cuckoo's Nest-like production with a rock 'n' roll edge.-- Time Out New York, 12/13/01 ---------------------------------------*THE DAMNED is a powerfull piece with a strong score and a vibrant cast to execute it.--Stage Press Weekly,NYC,12/06/01 ---------------------------------------*Thomas Simon’s husky growl and searing, fiercely lingering guitar riffs create a calmly flowing, throbbing, very brooding and sinister aural witch’s brew that’s every bit as creepy and compelling as it ought to be. -— Jersey Beat, NJ------------------ ------------------------------*Their songs are pushed together by trademark nasty, detuned guitar lines and Austrian singer/guitarist Thomas Simon’s gravelly baritone voice. Inside the album (Blue Planet preview) is more of the same slippery gutter rock…, a collection of soulful dry rhythms and a shifty mid-tempo despair soundtrack. Come see the excitement first hand. –- Infinity Press, Tulsa, OK.....

Location New York City, New York - USA

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