Tamas Wells
| Tamas Wells | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Australia |
| Genres | Acoustic, soft rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Labels | Inpartmaint (Japan), Pocket Records (China), Popboomerang (Australia) |
| Website | www.tamaswells.com |
Tamas Wells (/ˈteɪməs/ TAY-məs) is an Australian singer-songwriter based in Rangoon, Burma. Wells first came to attention in his home country in 2002 with airplay of a three-track demo, Cigarettes, a Tie and a Free Magazine, recorded with three friends. They followed this up with an EP, Stitch in Time, the same year. The band took off in 2004 when they were spotted by record producer Tim Whitten and invited to record their debut album, A Mark on the Pane, with Popboomerang Records. Beginning that year, they performed five national tours.
In early 2006 Wells relocated to Rangoon, Burma, to participate in a community health HIV/AIDS education project. The band's second album, A Plea en Vendredi, appeared later that year. In addition to the Australian release by Popboomerang, agreements were entered into with Inpartmaint and Pocket Records for the album to be released in Japan and China respectively. In August 2007, the band performed a sell-out tour of four Japanese cities. Wells' third album, Two Years in April was released in 2008, and was followed by tours of Australia, China, Japan and Singapore in 2009 and 2010. In 2010 Thirty People Away the fourth album, was released and followed by a tour in China.
Tamas Wells began playing the piano when he was aged about eight years, but disliked sitting for the examinations. He grew up listening to the music of the Beatles – for most of his teenage years the only album he owned was Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) – though he says his music is not consciously influenced by them. After finishing school and moving to Melbourne, Australia, for his university education, he had a group of friends who played the guitar and wrote their own music. He also listened to Australian indie bands such as Art of Fighting and The Lucksmiths.
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