Tom Newman (musician)

Not to be confused with Thomas Newman.

Tom Newman
Birth name Thomas Dennis Newman
Born 1943 (age 72–73)
Perivale, England
Occupation(s) Record producer, musician
Years active 1960s-present
Associated acts Mike Oldfield

Thomas Dennis "Tom" Newman (born 1943 in Perivale) is an English record producer and musician (rhythm guitar). In 1970 he began working with Richard Branson and helped to found The Manor Studio in Oxford for the nascent Virgin Records. There, he produced the recording of Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells.

Career

In 1968 he played in a band called July whose only album was the eponymous "July" on UK Major Minor and US Epic. Prior to that, he was in a British band called "The Tomcats" who were based in Spain. In 1966, they recorded at least three EP's on Spanish Philips (436387, 436388 and 436826).

In 1970, Newman began working with Richard Branson and helped build the The Manor Studio in Oxford. It was there he met the 18-year-old Mike Oldfield who lent him a rough demo tape of what would become Tubular Bells.

In November 1973, Newman participated in a live-in-the-studio performance of Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells for the BBC.[1] It is available on Oldfield's Elements DVD.

Newman released some albums as a solo musician and produced several albums for other artists, most notably with Mike Oldfield (Tubular Bells, Tubular Bells II, Heaven's Open).

Discography

Solo albums

As producer

Not a complete list

References

  1. ↑ "Mike Oldfield (with Mick Taylor, Steve Hillage and members of Henry Cow, Gong and Soft Machine) – Tubular Bells (Live BBC Video 1973)". MOG. Archived from the original on August 23, 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-23.
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