Tom Barman

Tom Barman
Tom Barman
Tom Barman
Background information
Born (1972-01-01) 1 January 1972 (age 52)
Belgium
GenresExperimental rock, indie rock, alternative rock
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter, film director
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
Years active1989–present
LabelsColumbia
Websitehttps://www.tombarman.net/
Tom Barman's voice
recorded January 2015

Thomas Andrew Barman[1][2] (born 1 January 1972), is a Belgian musician, film director and photographer.

Early life and education

Barman is of Norwegian descent from his father's side.[3] He started his studies at the Sint-Lukas film school in Brussels, but did not complete them, deciding instead to focus on a career in music.[4]

Musical career

dEUS

In 1989, Barman formed the rock band dEUS in Antwerp.[5]

In 2008, dEUS released the album Vantage Point.[6] Barman also contributed vocals to Axelle Red's album Sisters & Empathy in 2009.[7]

On September 16, 2011, dEUS released Keep You Close, which was the successor to Vantage Point.[8] On June 1, 2012, dEUS unexpectedly released the album Following Sea.[9]

In 2019, Barman toured Europe with dEUS for The Ideal Crash 20th Anniversary Tour.[10] During this tour, the documentary 'Confessions to dEUS' was produced by Fleur Boonman, with Barman heavily involved in its creation.[11]

Other projects and collaborations

Live, an album in collaboration with pianist Guy Van Nueten, was released in November 2003.[12][13] In February 2004, Barman released The Body Gave You Everything, the debut album by Magnus, his dance-oriented project with techno producer CJ Bolland.

In 2006, Barman was one of the driving forces behind the 0110 concerts, a series of concerts in response to a perceived rise in extremism and racism in Belgium.

In 2007, Barman collaborated with The Scene on their album 2007, where he performed the song 'Rigoureus'.[14]

Motivated by an interest in jazz, Barman co-founded the jazz band TaxiWars with Belgian saxophonist Robin Verheyen in 2014.[15] They released their debut album, TaxiWars, in 2015, followed by Fever in 2016. They first performed at Gent Jazz in 2014, followed by appearances at Jazz Middelheim in 2015 and the North Sea Jazz Festival, among others. Barman regularly performs with this four-piece band, and worked on their third album, Artificial Horizon, which was released in 2019.[16]

Film and photography

While his primary focus became music, Barman didn't abandon his filmmaking skills, applying them to direct music videos for dEUS and other Belgian musicians, such as Axelle Red and Hooverphonic.

In 1996, he directed a short film titled Turnpike, featuring Seymour Cassel and Sam Louwyck,[17] which opened for Trainspotting across Europe.[18]

In the summer of 2002 shooting started in Antwerp for his first feature film Any Way the Wind Blows[19] which was released in Belgian cinemas in the summer of 2003.

In 2011, Barman featured in the documentary Tempo of a Restless Soul, directed by Manu Riche and Renaat Lambeets, providing an everyday glimpse into his life. The film, screened at the Ghent Film Festival, received mixed reviews.[20]

Outside of music and film, Barman has a passion for photography. He exhibited his photos for the first time in 2019 at Hof van Cleve[21] and published a photo book titled Hurry up and wait in 2020.[22] Solo exhibitions in Antwerp at the Gert Voorjans gallery in 2020[23] and at the Galerie Weisbard in Rotterdam in 2022, curated by Hugo Borst, featured his work.[24]

Recent activities

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Barman and dEUS worked on a new album, which was announced in November 2022 to be released in February 2023. The first single, Must Have Been New, was released prior to the album. Concurrently, Barman wrote the screenplay for a new film. On February 17, 2023, dEUS released their eighth album How to replace it, for which Barman provided the cover image.[25] The band's European tour began on March 14, 2023 with the first of four concerts at the AB in Brussels.

References

  1. ^ "Tom Barman ID card". 25 August 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2013. Other internet sources state his middle name as 'Johannes'.
  2. ^ Guinevere Claeys (29 January 2011). "Kinderen van de tweede adem". De Standaard (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  3. ^ "Tom Barman". Archived from the original on 19 February 2013.
  4. ^ "Tom Barman regisseert videoclip Constant Now" [Tom Barman directs music video Constant Now]. Focus Knack (in Dutch). 28 September 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Smart Rock". St. Petersburg Times. 14 April 2006. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
  6. ^ Bohez, Kristof (19 April 2008). "De nieuwe dEUS onder de loep" [The new dEUS under the microscope]. De Standaard (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  7. ^ Vantyghem, Peter (4 May 2009). "Axelle Red tussen feest en intimiteit" [Axelle Red between party and intimacy]. De Standaard (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  8. ^ Coljon, Thierry (10 September 2011). "Tom Barman : « Cet album parle de ma place dans la vie »" [Tom Barman: "This album is about my place in life"]. Le Soir (in French). Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  9. ^ "dEUS stunt met plaat vanuit het niets" [dEUS stunt with unexpected record]. De Morgen (in Dutch). 2 June 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  10. ^ Beckers, Jürgen (25 March 2019). "dEUS viert 20 jaar 'The Ideal Crash': 'Ons geluk? Dat het echt zware spul nooit in omloop is geweest'" [dEUS celebrates 20 years of 'The Ideal Crash': 'Our luck? That the really heavy stuff was never in circulation']. HUMO (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  11. ^ Besnard, Jacques (20 October 2020). "Documentaire : la musique de dEUS les a aidés à vivre" [Documentary: the music of dEUS helped them to live]. La Libre (in French). Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  12. ^ "Recensie: Barman, Tom & Nueten, Guy Van - Live (album)". OOR (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  13. ^ "Tom Barman & Guy Van Nueten - Live". Ultratop (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  14. ^ Steenhaut, Bart (23 May 2007). "Kippenvel in zakformaat. Rock > The Scene > 2007" [Pocket-sized goosebumps. Rock > The Scene > 2007]. De Morgen (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  15. ^ Ilegems, Michael (9 July 2014). "Tom Barman met TaxiWars op Gent Jazz: 'Ik keer nooit meer terug naar de rock'" [Tom Barman with TaxiWars at Gent Jazz: 'I'll never go back to rock']. Focus Knack (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  16. ^ Van Assche, Gunter (31 August 2019). "We zijn TaxiWars nooit begonnen om onze andere projecten weg te cijferen" [We never started TaxiWars to ignore our other projects]. De Morgen (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  17. ^ BELGA (23 December 2019). "Amerikaanse acteur Seymour Cassel overleden" [American actor Seymour Cassel deceased]. De Standaard (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  18. ^ Houbrecht, Dirk (March 2002). "dEUS "The Ideal Crash"". The Belgian Pop & Rock Archives. Flanders Music Centre. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  19. ^ Tracie Cooper (2012). "Any Way the Wind Blows". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
  20. ^ Verbiest, Christophe (24 March 2010). "Soul searching Tom Barman goes under the microscope for this intimate biopic". Flanders Today (Review). Archived from the original on 17 December 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
  21. ^ Beckers, Jürgen (23 December 2019). "Het jaar van Tom Barman: 'Ik heb drie oldtimers, maar ik ben heel blij dat het klimaat eindelijk in het dagelijkse discours zit'" [Tom Barman's year: 'I have three old-timers, but I am very happy that the climate is finally in the daily discourse']. HUMO (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  22. ^ "Tom Barman toont foto's in eerste expo en boek op Antwerpse Zuid" [Tom Barman shows photos in first expo and book at Zuid in Antwerp]. Gazet van Antwerpen (in Dutch). 23 December 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  23. ^ gertvoorjans.com
  24. ^ de Vrieze, Atze (3 June 2022). "Tom Barman reisfotograaf in eigen stad" [Tom Barman travel photographer in home town]. VPRO (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  25. ^ Van Assche, Gunter (15 February 2023). "'How to Replace It': de sterkste dEUS sinds de eeuwwisseling" ['How to Replace It': the best dEUS since the turn of the century]. De Morgen (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 May 2023.

External links

  • "Tom Barman". Wallifornia. Retrieved 7 September 2023.


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