Dave Thomas

Dave Thomas

Dave Thomas is a musician from the United Kingdom. The name is used by more than one person, including an English pianist and accordionist, an English singer-songwriter living in Austria, a Geelong hard rock musician, and a composer of MIDI rock music.

English pianist and accordionist

One Dave Thomas is an English pianist and accordionist who is known to fans of French composer Yann Tiersen through a popular YouTube account. He performs covers, by ear, of music from the Amélie soundtrack and is described as having a strong sense of musicality and touch. He is also working on a solo career built around a growing fanbase.

Geelong rock musician

Another Dave Thomas is the founder of the Geelong hard rock band Bored! He later joins another Geelong group, Magic Dirt, although he does not stay with the band for long. Magic Dirt goes on to become one of Australia’s longest-running and hardest-working rock bands.

MIDI rock composer

Dave Thomas also makes MIDI rock music in the late 1990s and early 2000s. He composes music for the unreleased Duke Nukem 3D mod City Crackdown, and this music appears in the mod’s public demo version.

English singer-songwriter in Austria

Another Dave Thomas is an English singer-songwriter based in Austria. He plays a range of styles, including folk, country, rock and metal.