Commander Tom

Who is Commander Tom?

Commander Tom is a German DJ and music producer.

He began working as a DJ at the "Drops SuperDisco" in Kehl in the 1980s, and also worked as a DJ at the "Rheinpark" discothèque in Germersheim in the 1990s. In 1995, he became popular with his trance single "Are Am Eye?". This track made ample use of the Mentasm sound. Along with numerous remixes, it has been featured on over eighty techno compilation albums and remixes. The following year, 1996, he had two more hits with "Eye C Red" and "The Vulcan".

Later he also released several remix albums, most notably the Commander Tom in the Mix series of five albums released between 1996 and 2001. In 2004, his single "Attention!", sampled from the Tom Novy vs. Eniac 1997 song "Superstar", hit #1 on the German dance music charts. It peaked at #23 in the UK Singles Chart in February 2005. His most recent single "I Can't Sleep!" was released in 2006.

He runs multiple record labels, most notably leading the now-defunct Noom Records nameplate. He has produced various forms of trance and house music under the names Commander Tom, Tom de Luxe, Phantom, Waterhouse, Mandala and Nexus 6.