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Revision as of 13:12, 19 September 2014
Tom Ugly | |
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| Origin | Sydney, Australia |
| Genres | Alternative Rock, Electronic, indie, underground |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, drums, synthesizer, moog, mellotron, Theremin, bass guitar, programming |
| Labels | Independent |
| Website | http://www.tomugly.com |
Tom Ugly (born 1991) is an Australian musician, singer-songwriter and producer. The self-titled debut Tom Ugly EP reached No. 3 on the AIR Singles Chart and No. 23 on the ARIA Physical Singles Chart, remaining on both charts for 11 consecutive weeks.
Biography
Commercial success began when Tom Ugly, at the age of sixteen, and his band (formerly [is]) took out the inaugural spot as winner of the triple j Unearthed High competition in 2008. The first radio single Cult Romance went on to receive high rotation airplay, becoming one of triple j's most-played songs of the year and was released as a free MP3 (receiving over 35,000 downloads).
As time went on, a number of articles were written about the talent of this emerging artist. Most notably, the Sydney Morning Herald printed a full page article on their daily issue, posing the question of whether this act might become Australia's "next Silverchair?".[1] A few months later Tom Ugly was selected as one of triple j's feature artists for "Next Crop" with another radio single, Roll Again.
The self-titled debut Tom Ugly EP, released independently on 18 November 2011, featured four high rotation radio singles, Cult Romance, Roll Again, Bad With Love and All I Wanna Know. It peaked at No. 23 on the ARIA Singles Chart and No. 3 on the AIR Singles Chart.[2]
With the release of the EP, Tom Ugly toured around Australia, playing festivals and supporting headline acts such as Groove Armada at the Hordern Pavilion and Sia Furler at the Enmore Theatre as well as other acts including Simian Mobile Disco, Grinspoon, The Grates, Children Collide, Art vs. Science, Evermore, etc. He has also performed an exclusive performance at Sydney's Apple Store, released a collaborative single with Australian hip hop artist Pez and most released a new Single / Music Video Slowly [1]] done during of the time of recording his debut LP.
Discography
Extended Plays
- Tom Ugly EP [2]
Singles
Accolades
- Winner of the 2006 Billy Hyde Drum Championships
- 2x Winner at the 2007 JB Hi-Fi Awards, Best Alternative Rock Song - "Someone Sued Superman" and Best Artist - Tom Ugly.
- Winner of 2008 triple j inaugural Unearthed High Competition
- 2009 Finalist of the International Songwriting Competition - Bad With Love
- 2009 Finalist at the Vanda & Young Songwriting Awards and;
- 2009 Qantas SOYA Awards - Finalist (Music)
- 2011 Finalist of the International Songwriting Competition - I Was Somebody Else - ft. Pez
- 2011 Finalist of the International Songwriting Competition - Don't Clone Me EP (soon to be released)
References
- ^ Emily Dunn and Elicia Murray (27 June 2008). "Band scores A+ for ambition". Sydney Morning Herald. [dead link]
- ^ "Tom Ugly" (PDF). Premier Artists. Retrieved 5 January 2009. [dead link]