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Having been raised on a potent cocktail of Hendrix, Nina Simone, early Joan Armatrading records, loads of African music and a lot of hilarious folk-rock and funk from the mid-seventies, Tom McAllister began playing the guitar at the age of five, as soon as he could fit his chubby little fingers round the neck of a 3/4 size guitar. Having become obsessed with finding new sounds and making all kinds of different noises, he began researching various styles of music and pinching techniques and ideas from all over the world.
By the age of fifteen, Tom had amassed a sizeable collection of guitars thanks to the generous contributions of a supportive uncle and by going through long periods of abstaining from buying anything at all in order to get his next instrument. It was at this point that he began building his first guitar, full of cool shapes and unnecessarily complicated circuitry. A year or so later he began playing Tabla, started recording and producing music and soon after that took up the Double Bass as well.
Nowadays Tom McAllister is an all-round musical slag, involving himself in all aspects of Bristol's vibrant and slightly incestuous music scene as a promoter, engineer, producer, event manager, session player and performer.
Hi my friend just like to say, please check out our NEW TRACK (EVERYTHING) which is also the Sound Track to a Rob Ho film (VIGILANTE) OUT 2010. Keep up your good work and heres to 2010 Bigger & Better things.
Mr Tom! Thanks for finding me! You are a busy boy aren't you, i am surprised you have the time to work! Great meeting you today, maybe our paths will cross again sometime... take it easy :)
Hey! Appologies if this is the second comment we've sent you recently...bit of a mix up in the bands communication :)
Anyway.. we've been a little quiet for the last few months but we are very pleased to announce our new EP is finished and up on our myspace! It's called Bright Lights and has four brand spanking new tracks to blow your mind. Please have a listen and tell us what you think and if you love it, buy it! :)
"Exciting, Striding and assured. It has an energy reminiscant of everything that was good about the Klaxons debut album.." - BBC Radio Bristol
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