(from Wikipedia)
Thomas Timothy Vernon-Kell (born 10 May 1981) is an English self-taught multi-instrumentalist musician who works under the name of Tom Vek.
Career
Born in Hounslow, London, England, he signed to the small label Tummy Touch Records in 2001, having spent the previous eight years writing and recording in his parents' garage.
Vek's debut album We Have Sound was recorded whilst he completed a graphic design degree. The album was finished in mid-2004 but was not released until 2005 when Island Records licensed it through Go! Beat Records. The record was subsequently licensed through Universal Records to Startime International for a North American release.
Mae Thomas Timothy Vernon-Kell (ganwyd 10 Mai 1981) yn gerddor aml-offerynnwr Saesneg hunanddysgedig sy'n gweithio o dan yr enw Tom Vek.
Gyrfa
Yn enedigol o Hounslow, Llundain, Lloegr, arwyddodd i'r label bach Tummy Touch Records yn 2001, ar ôl treulio'r wyth mlynedd flaenorol yn ysgrifennu a recordio yn garej ei rieni.
Recordiwyd albwm cyntaf Vek, We Have Sound, wrth iddo gwblhau gradd mewn dylunio graffeg. Gorffennwyd yr albwm yng nghanol 2004 ond ni chafodd ei ryddhau tan 2005 pan drwyddedodd Island Records ef trwy Go! Curwch Recordiau. Yn dilyn hynny trwyddedwyd y record trwy Universal Records i Startime International ar gyfer rhyddhad Gogledd America.
(from Wikipedia)
Thomas Timothy Vernon-Kell (born 10 May 1981) is an English self-taught multi-instrumentalist musician who works under the name of Tom Vek.
Career
Born in Hounslow, London, England, he signed to the small label Tummy Touch Records in 2001, having spent the previous eight years writing and recording in his parents' garage.
Vek's debut album We Have Sound was recorded whilst he completed a graphic design degree. The album was finished in mid-2004 but was not released until 2005 when Island Records licensed it through Go! Beat Records. The record was subsequently licensed through Universal Records to Startime International for a North American release.
Mae Thomas Timothy Vernon-Kell (ganwyd 10 Mai 1981) yn gerddor aml-offerynnwr Saesneg hunanddysgedig sy'n gweithio o dan yr enw Tom Vek.
Gyrfa
Yn enedigol o Hounslow, Llundain, Lloegr, arwyddodd i'r label bach Tummy Touch Records yn 2001, ar ôl treulio'r wyth mlynedd flaenorol yn ysgrifennu a recordio yn garej ei rieni.
Recordiwyd albwm cyntaf Vek, We Have Sound, wrth iddo gwblhau gradd mewn dylunio graffeg. Gorffennwyd yr albwm yng nghanol 2004 ond ni chafodd ei ryddhau tan 2005 pan drwyddedodd Island Records ef trwy Go! Curwch Recordiau. Yn dilyn hynny trwyddedwyd y record trwy Universal Records i Startime International ar gyfer rhyddhad Gogledd America.
