Tommy Finke

Tommy Finke (born Thomas David Finke on 4 February 1981 in Bochum, Germany), also known as T.D. Finck von Finckenstein, is a singer-songwriter as well as composer of electronic computer music, theatre music and for modern dance.

Tommy Finke
Background information
Birth name Thomas David Finke
Born (1981-02-04) 4 February 1981
Bochum, Germany
Origin Bochum, Hamburg
Genres Power pop, emo, punk rock (early)
Occupation(s) Songwriter, vocalist, guitarist, composer
Instruments Vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica, synthesizer
Years active 1998–present
Labels Retter des Rock Records; ROOF Music
Associated acts Tommy Finke, Hummelgesicht
Website Official website
Notable instruments
Duesenberg Guitars

Bio

Tommy Finke during a theatre performance, 2014
Tommy Finke & Band at Bochum Total, 2009
Tommy Finke & Band live, 2004

Tommy Finke was born Thomas David Finke in Bochum, Germany. Since 1998 he has been on stage, first playing cover versions of Oasis songs, and later his own material. Bands like The Beatles, The Cure, Rio Reiser and The Police are the main influences in his work, as well as German Indie bands like Tocotronic and Die Sterne.

Finke was the lead singer of different project bands before he finally started his own band, called "Stromgitarre", in 1999. However, since he wrote all the music and lyrics, the band was renamed "Tommy Finke & Stromgitarre" in 2003. The band was later renamed again and became "Tommy Finke & Band".

Tommy Finke studied "Elektronische Komposition" at the renowned Folkwang Hochschule in Essen from 2003 on. In 2008, he graduated[1] but decided to continue his studies in order to learn more about modern music.

In 2007, Tommy Finke founded his own record label, "Retter des Rock Records", in order to release his debut album "Repariert, was Euch kaputt macht!", which was released as a vinyl record in 2007 and re-released as a CD Version in 2008.

Tommy Finke and his band took second place at the nationwide German "Jugend kulturell Förderpreis 2008" on 11 November.[2]

In August 2009, Tommy Finke announced there will be a new record entitled "Poet der Affen / Poet of the Apes" in early 2010 due to a record deal with German label Roof Music.[3] The recording sessions for this album started in October 2008.[4]

"Poet der Affen / Poet of the Apes" was released as a double album on 29 January 2010. It contains 13 songs, each recorded in German and English. This is unique for a German singer/songwriter. On the title track of the album, well-known skeptic James Randi is heard speaking an introduction.[5]

"Unkämmbar" was released on 28 March 2013 as a special edition album.

Theatre

For the play Das goldene Zeitalter – 100 Wege dem Schicksal die Show zu stehlen by Kay Voges Finke composed a complete musical soundtrack. The play premiered on the 13th of September 2013 at Theater Dortmund.[6]

In 2014 Tommy Finke composed music for 4.48 Psychosis written by Sarah Kane, also directed by Kay Voges. Equipped with body-sensors the actors' body-data controls parts of the composition. It premiered on the 3rd of May 2014 at Theater Dortmund.[7][8]

Releases

Popmusic

Discography

Singles/EPs

As "Tommy Finke & Miniband":

With other artists:

Remixes for other artists

Soundtracks

Released on compilations

Film scores

Coverversions

Released as producer / audio engineer

Theatre & Dance

Art Music

Installation art / Musical compositions

References

  1. ↑ List of Folkwang alumni 2008 .pdf file
  2. ↑ Jugend kulturell Förderpreis 2008 finals
  3. ↑ Blogeintrag zur ersten Single
  4. ↑ Blogeintrag zur Studioarbeit
  5. ↑ Video by Tommy Finke about the album
  6. ↑ Announcement of the premiere
  7. ↑ Neuigkeitenbeitrag auf Finkes Homepage
  8. ↑ Review of the evening
  9. ↑ Repariert, was Euch kaputt macht!
  10. ↑ 1000 Meilen
  11. ↑ Blog about release
  12. ↑ Blog about release
  13. ↑ Mia. Remix-Contest
  14. ↑ Verlen album release 2009
  15. ↑ Verlen album release 2009
  16. ↑ Morning Boy Single
  17. ↑ Atomic News december 27th 2009
  18. ↑ Wer braucht schon ein Sektfrühstück bei Real Madrid?
  19. ↑ "Driver" description
  20. ↑ "Attack" description
  21. ↑ "Bleach" description
  22. ↑ Video at YouTube
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