Peter Thoms

Peter Thoms is an English musician and composer best known for playing keyboards and trombone for the synthpop band Landscape.

For the English printer and Chinese language translator, see Peter Perring Thoms.

Peter Thoms
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
InstrumentsKeyboards, trombone
Years active1974–present

Biography

Landscape was formed in 1974 with Richard James Burgess (vocals, drums), Christopher Heaton (keyboards), Andy Pask (bass), Peter Thoms (trombone, keyboards), and John Walters (keyboards, woodwinds). The band built a following through live performances and touring before releasing their debut album Landscape in 1980. Their next album in 1981, From the Tea-Rooms of Mars...to the Hell-Holes of Uranus led to the Top Five U.K. hit "Einstein A-Go-Go." Their third album in 1982, Manhattan Boogie-Woogie was well received as a dance album. After release of this album, Heaton and Thoms left the band and it became the trio Landscape III,[1] which disbanded in 1984.

After Landscape broke up, Thoms went into sessions work, appearing with various artists, including Kylie Minogue, Tina Turner, Jools Holland, Roger Waters, Pete Townshend and Midge Ure.[2] He also appeared on Thomas Dolby's 1984 album The Flat Earth and toured with Dolby that year playing trombone. He currently serves as a Sessions Official at the Musicians' Union's head office in Britain.[3]

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References
  1. Huey, Steve. "Landscape". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  2. "Peter Thoms: Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  3. "The Musician". Spring 2015. Archived from the original on 13 September 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2015.


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