Stu Thomas

Biography

Stu David Thomas is an Australian musician, born in Canberra, raised in Perth, and musically active in Melbourne since 1990. He is a multi-instrumentalist, performer, singer, composer, arranger, producer, bass player, guitarist, trumpet player, holds a Diploma of Music, and is a visual artist. Thomas has played in many countries including: Australia, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, France, Spain, Italy, Slovenia, Bosnia–Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovakia, Portugal, England, Ireland, Scotland, USA, New Zealand, Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Stu has appeared on over 80 releases. Thomas performs solo or with his band as The Stu Thomas Paradox, mainly in Australia, with appearances in Europe and New Zealand. He has released three solo albums to date: "Devil and Daughter" (2004 Audrey Records, Australia, and 2007 Bang! Records, Spain), "Escape From Algebra" (2010 Bar Hum Bug Records, Australia), and "Counting To Infinity" (2020 Off The Hip Records). An EP "Resonance" (Audrey Records) was released in 2001. In 2014, he self-released the "Stu plays Lee" EP, following successful shows in Melbourne playing the music of Lee Hazlewood. An abridged version, renamed "Stu Thomas plays Lee Hazlewood", was released in 2015 as a limited edition 8-inch clear vinyl EP on Stu's own Bar Hum Bug label. Stu has continued performances of Hazlewood music, solo or with band, in Darwin, Adelaide & Melbourne, into 2024. The Stu Thomas Paradox (aka STP) is: Stu Thomas on lead vocals, guitar, Billy Miller on guitar, backing vocals, Eduardo Miller on bass and backing vocals, Phil Collings on drums. Additional players include: Clare Moore (drums/keys/vocals), Mal Beveridge (bass), Stuart Perera (guitar), Rosie Westbrook (double bass), David Lord (harmonica/keys) and John Annas (drums in STP's 2005 debut gig). In 2004, Stu played a solo mini-tour of Berlin, which included German musician Lemmi Schwarz on clarinet and Australian ex-pat Chris Hughes on drums. During Covid lockdowns of 2020-

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