Tom is a bass guitarist from Cardiff (UK) with over 20 years experience. Formerly a member of cult British band Tankus The Henge, he is also an experienced studio and live session musician and arranger.

With Tankus he has played major venues across the UK and Europe like Scala (London) and Knust (Hamburg), and festivals such as Glastonbury, Isle of Wight and Boomtown. In the past he has also p...
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Tom is a bass guitarist from Cardiff (UK) with over 20 years experience. Formerly a member of cult British band Tankus The Henge, he is also an experienced studio and live session musician and arranger.

With Tankus he has played major venues across the UK and Europe like Scala (London) and Knust (Hamburg), and festivals such as Glastonbury, Isle of Wight and Boomtown. In the past he has also performed in venues such as the Royal Albert Hall and Royal Festival Hall with other artists, and completed many national and international tours.

In addition to his live performance work, Tom is a very experienced studio musician, working with artists from all over the world on recording projects. He covers many genres, from jazz to rock, soul, pop, country and more, and can sight read and improvise. Recordings of his bass playing have been broadcast on BBC Radio 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6Music, as well as Radio X, ORTF (France), BBC Radio Wales and many other regional stations across the world.

Tom has been the long term bassist for Welsh Music Prize nominee Jodie Marie for over 10 years, appearing on 2 albums and numerous singles, as well as working with Smith & Brewer, Martin Harley, Gethin Pearson (Badly Drawn Boy), Toby Couling & Dan Smith (The Noisettes) and Mercury Prize nominee Ed Harcourt.

He has a BMus (Hons) Degree in Jazz from Birmingham Coservatoire, UK, specialising in Bass Guitar and Double Bass, and completed a Major Project of Big Band Composition and Arrangement to graduate. Tom is a former student of Joe Hubbard (teacher of Pino Palladino), Mark Hodgson (Bill Bruford), Fred T Baker and Arnie Somogyi.

In his own words: “I love meeting and working with new people, and I believe in having a positive, honest, helpful attitude to go with my work ethic. Most importantly, I want to make the music I play sound as awesome as possible!”

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