Tom Gray (activist)

Tom Gray
Gray performing with Gomez in 2006
Occupation(s)Musician, composer and activist[1]
Known forGomez, The Broken Record campaign,[2] political and creator activism.
Notable workBring It On (Album, 1998)
Political partyLabour

Tom Gray is a Mercury Prize-winning British songwriter, composer, and activist. He is a founding member of the rock band Gomez,[3] the founder of the Broken Record campaign.[4] and the elected Chair of the Ivors Academy. He is an elected Council Member of PRS For Music and sits on the board of UK Music.[5] He is a UK Labour Party activist based in Brighton & Hove,[6] and a member of the Musicians' Union.[7] He was the recipient of the 2022 Unsung Hero Award presented by the Music Producer’s Guild UK.[8]

  1. ^ Noah, Sherna (30 October 2018). "Gomez singer Tom Gray: Major record labels are not developing new artists". independent.
  2. ^ Eoghan, Lyng (2 February 2022). "Gomez guitarist Tom Gray elected Chair of the Ivors Academy,". faroutmagazine.co.uk.
  3. ^ Petridis, Alexis (7 March 2002). "Alexis Petridis meets Gomez". the Guardian.
  4. ^ "Tom Gray from Gomez on why the record industry is broken - Double J". Double J. 28 January 2021.
  5. ^ "UK Music Members".
  6. ^ Green, Daniel (9 March 2023). "Brighton singer Tom Gray to consider bid to replace Caroline Lucas". the argus.
  7. ^ Pohl, Naomi (21 December 2021). "Tom Gray, featured artist, songwriter and #BrokenRecord campaigner lends me his backing". naomiforgs.
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