Tom Shear

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Tom Shear
Shear performing live with Assemblage 23, 2008
Background information
Birth name	Tom Shear
Born	(1971-11-12) November 12, 1971 (age 52)
Origin	State College, Pennsylvania, US
Genres	Industrial, electro, synthpop, EBM
Occupation	Musician
Instrument(s)	Vocals, synthesizer
Labels	Metropolis Records

Tom Shear is an American musician and music producer, and is the sole member of the electronic act Assemblage 23.^[1]

He was born on November 12, 1971, in State College, Pennsylvania, where he lived until he was about age six. After that, he lived in New Jersey for two years and then in New Hampshire for around twelve years.