Barman, Tom

Tom Barman was born on January 1, 1972 in Antwerp , in Belgium . After high school, he enrolled at the Brussels Institute of Cinematography and Sint Lukas studied the specialty of film director. Without completing his studies, he began to study music. In 1989, Barman created the band dEUS , with which he took part in the music competition "Humo's Rock Rally" and reached the finals, not reaching the title of winner. Despite this, participation in this competition gave dEUS a start for further development. Since 1992, the band released 11 albums. In addition, they were accompanied by success in tours in Europe and America .

The album

• Worst Case Scenario (1994)

• In a Bar, Under the Sea (1996)

• The Ideal Crash (1999)

• The Body Gave You Everything (2004)

• Pocket Revolution (2005)

• Vantage Point (2008)

• Worst Case Scenario (Deluxe Edition) (2009)

• Keep You Close (2011)

• Following Sea (2012)

• TaxiWars (2014)

• Where Neon Goes To Day (2014)

Compilation albums

• Zea (1994)

• My Sister = My Clock (1995)

• No More Loud Music (2001)

• No More Video (2002)

Movies

• Turnpike (1996)

• Anyway The Wind Blows (“Wherever the Wind Blows”) (2003)

Movies and Clips

Despite the fact that Tom Barman did not finish his studies, he has directed music videos for dEUS , Arno and Axelle Red . In 1996, he directed his first short film, Turnpike. The Turnpike lasts five minutes and was filmed in Paris. Barman was the author of Theme from Turnpike. There are no dialogs in this film. At the end of the film, it turns out that one of the characters was insane.

After the end of the dEUS tour, “The Ideal Crash,” Barman was finally able to start realizing his old dream - working on a feature film. In the summer of 2002, he began shooting his first feature film, “Wherever the Wind Blows” (Any Way the Wind Blows, 2003), which received critical acclaim. The film was shot in Antwerp , the city where Barman grew up. He is still considered one of the iconic contemporary Belgian films.

Musical projects

In 2003, he released an album with Guy Van Nueten, with his own songs, as well as cover versions of songs by artists such as David Bowie , Nick Drake and Joni Mitchell . Odnovremenno, start a band, Barman participated in other groups, such as Magnus ( «Magnus"). He performed at acoustic concerts with Belgian musician Guy Van Nueten and created the band Magnus, along with CJ Bolland, who also played with him in the band dEUS .

With a group of «Magnus» Barman recorded the first album «The Body Gave You Everything» in 2004. Several songs from this alboma, can be heard in the film "kyda to the wind does not blow."

On September 12, 2005, he and the dEUS group released the album “Pocket Revolution”, after which he began an album tour in Belgium , France , Holland and other European countries and America .

Barman also has an active, firm, vital civic position - this has resulted in the organization of a number of concerts against racism, discrimination and for tolerance and tolerance in society.

October 1 in 2006 years, he organizoval concerts "0110" - together with the other Belgian musicians Arno and Sioen.

In 2008, he and the dEUS band released the album Vantage Point.

In 2009, Barman worked with Belgian singer Axel Red and released the single “'Sisters & Empathy”.

In 2011, he released his seventh album, called Keep You Close.

On June 1, 2012, he released the album Following Sea.

In 2014, he and Robin Verheyen created the third band, TaxiWars (Taxi Wars) jazz band. In 2015 they released their first album «Fever».

On July 21, 2007, Barman during the Ghent Holidays received the prize for organizing the concerts “0110” “Prize for Democracy” from the local society “Democracy 2000” ^[1] .

In November 2007, he was awarded a gold badge Flamandskogo Parliament, awarded every two years ^[2] .

In December 2008, Barman won a prize for the Eternal Woman video clip at the Leuven International Short Film Festival.

• In 2006, the popular Flemish magazine Knack Focus nominated him, along with Karel De Gucht - the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Belgium and Raf Simons - the cult Belgian fashion designer, for the title "Man of the Year". As a result, the magazine chose Toma Barmana.

• In 2005, Barman was nominated for the title “The Greatest Belgian” in the Flemish version, as a result he was in 65th place.

• In 2009, a documentary was shot about his life. The film tells about his life in the period 2005-2009.

• In 2010, he signed a contract with PIAS to sell discs outside Belgium .

• DEUS group website