Tom Cosm is an electronic musician and educator based in Christchurch, New Zealand. He
is best known for his work within the computer music scene, especially for the creation and
distribution of tutorials related to the use of Ableton Live.

Tom was born in Christchurch, New Zealand, where he spent his formative years. He
left Linwood College (New Zealand) in 2001. Growing up he was influenced by Happy
Hardcore, Drum’n'bass and Breakcore/IDM. He also cites that classical composers, such
as Sergei Rachmaninoff and Franz Liszt were large influences. He studied towards a
degree in music, specifically Jazz, at the Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology,
but left after two years to continue his work with computers and music.

He has performed extensively in both New Zealand (Aotearoa) and Australia, as well as many
countries in Europe, Asia and South America Some of his more notable performances including
the Canaan Downs festival[1] in New Zealand

Tom contributed 1 track to the Compilation Contact Lens on Cosmic Conspiracy Records , 2 tracks to the compilation Ultrapop 2 on
Fabularecords in 2007,[6] and the Earthbeatz compilation on Native Harmonix Records (2008).[7]
Tom has since decided not to commercially release any more music, as keeping them free helps
his career a lot more.

Tom makes his work freely available through his website. He has several live sets
and tunes available for download. He also offers the component parts of his computer
compositions so that others can download and see how they are created.

In his own words “I treat music as a form of communication that completely overpowers
that of any other kind of human interaction, and I don’t want money or middle men
getting in between the link that we create when you listen to my music, or have its access
restricted to people who can either afford it, or have the technical ability to steal it.
Everyone can download my music free at anytime directly from the source where it was
created.”

Tom Cosm Myspace
Tom Cosm Soundcloud
Tom Cosm Official