Tom Larkin (musician)

Tom Larkin (born 18 September 1971) is a member of the New Zealand band Shihad, band manager, and music producer.

Tom Larkin
Born (1971-09-18) 18 September 1971
OriginWellington, New Zealand
GenresRock
Industrial rock
Instrumentsdrums, vocals
LabelsWildside Records
Warner Music Group
Associated actsShihad

Early life

Larkin was born in Wellington, New Zealand to parents Thomas Cedric Larkin and Sarah Marianne Williams.

Career

Larkin was Shihad's manager and tour manager during the band's early era. As of 2013, Shihad have released eight albums over 25 years.

In addition to his involvement with Shihad, Larkin runs a recording studio in Melbourne called Homesurgery Recordings.[1] As of August 2014, Homesurgery represents the bands The Butterfly Effect, Cairo Knife Fight, Calling All Cars, The Sinking Teeth, Strangers and Villainy.[2] The recording facility is located in the Melbourne suburb of Brunswick.[3]

In the role of producer, Larkin has worked with bands such as Bodyjar,[3] Alien Weaponry, Young and Restless, The Galvatrons, Calling All Cars, The Getaway Plan, Rook, Reptiles, Red Ink, Fur Patrol, Villainy,[4] Strangers, High Tension, Shihad, King Cannons, Arts Martial, Young Heretics and Ceres.[5]

Awards and nominations
NZ Music Awards
Year Nominee/work Award Result
2018 Tū (album by Alien Weaponry) Best Producer Won
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gollark: It's just the same thing plus torture. Which is probably worse.
gollark: This is... not better?
gollark: Torture is unethical according to me, and I am of course axiomatically right.
gollark: Lots of people do not want to die, so it is a penalty.

References
  1. bio on muzic.net.nz
  2. "About". Homesurgery on Facebook. Facebook. November 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  3. Bomber (13 October 2013). "On The Record – Bodyjar". Bombshellzine.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  4. "Kiwi rockers bash it out on new album". NZ Herald. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  5. "Villainy Premier Their Epic New Music Video Online". NZMusicMonth. Archived from the original on 18 January 2012.
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