Tom Vek

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Tom Vek
Birth name Thomas Timothy Vernon-Kell
Born (1981-05-10) 10 May 1981
London, England
Genres Alternative rock
Experimental rock
Pop
Years active 2004–present
Labels Tummy Touch
Startime International
Island Records
Website http://www.tomvek.tv/

Thomas Timothy Vernon-Kell (born 10 May 1981) is a self-taught multi-instrumentalist musician who works under the name of Tom Vek.

Career

Born in London, he signed to the small label Tummy Touch Records in 2001, having spent the previous eight years writing and recording in his parents' garage.

Vek's debut album We Have Sound was recorded whilst he completed a graphic design degree. The album was finished in mid-2004 but was not released until 2005 when Island Records licensed it through Go! Beat Records. The record was subsequently licensed through Universal Records to Startime International for a North American release.

Vek made a guest appearance on the television programme, The OC, where he performed a gig at 'The Bait Shop' venue; the third season episode 'The Road Warrior' featured his track "I Ain't Saying My Goodbyes". He also contributed to the Grand Theft Auto IV soundtrack, with "One Horse Race" which was the B-side to his single, "Nothing but Green Lights".

Vek released his second album, Leisure Seizure, in 2011 after a six-year absence from the music industry. The first single from the album, "A Chore", had its Radio 1 debut on Zane Lowe's show on 18 April that year.[1] In 2012, his song "Aroused" from the album was featured on the soundtrack of Forza Horizon.

Discography

Studio albums

Year Title Peak positions
UK[2]
2005 We Have Sound
73
2011 Leisure Seizure
79

EPs

Year Title
2005 Live from London

Singles

Year Title Peak positions Album
UK[2]
2004 "If I Had Changed My Mind"
  • Released: 3 May 2004
  • Formats: 7"
We Have Sound
"If I Had Changed My Mind Remix"/"Your Love Is Gum"
"If You Want"
  • Released: 1 November 2004
  • Formats: CD, 7", 12"
90
We Have Sound
2005 "I Ain't Saying My Goodbyes"
  • Released: 21 March 2005
  • Formats: CD, 7", 12"
45
"C-C (You Set The Fire In Me)"
  • Released: 20 June 2005
  • Formats: CD, 2x7"
60
"Nothing But Green Lights"
  • Released: 24 October 2005
  • Formats: CD, 7", 12"
59
2011 "A Chore"
Leisure Seizure
"Someone Loves You"
2012 "You'll Stay"

References

  1. "Tom Vek Returns! New Album, Single, Radio 1 Play Next Week | News | DIY". Thisisfakediy.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-04-29. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 584. ISBN 1-904994-10-5. 

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