UCM.ONE and Noom Records mourn the death of Thomas Weyer aka Commander Tom, who passed away yesterday at the age of 59 near his birthplace Kehl on the French border near Strasbourg.
Thomas Weyer started deejaying in the mid-80s. His first releases were dance with rap and pop interludes on CBS and Warner. In the 1990s, however, he turned to the rave sound or hard trance with acid interludes. His 1995 single “Are Am Eye?” became a huge hit. His club nights as resident DJ in locations such as the Rheinpark in Germersheim, the OZ in Stuttgart or the Nexus 6 in Schorndorf are still legendary today.
Together with today’s UCM.ONE managing director Joachim Keil, he built up Noom Records. The label was one of the hottest techno brands worldwide. The music on the label was even given its own name by the English: “Hoover Sound“. Joachim Keil was saddened by the death of Thomas Weyer: “Tom was a loyal companion for many years, with whom I was able to build up the label ‘Noom Records’. In addition, he was also a private person with whom you could ‘steal horses’. Tom, I will miss you …”
Thomas Weyer has been involved in many projects. He worked with Andy Faisst on The Freaquez and Traumatix, among others, and produced “Der Tanzbefehl” with Gregor Dietz and Ray Boyé, which was released by Sony. However, his most successful collaboration was with Ray Boyé, which resulted in the first singles by Commander Tom on Noom Records and the releases of the joint projects Mandela and Nexus 6.
The team of UCM.ONE and Noom Records is in thoughts with his family and friends.
Some memorable titles by Commander Tom:
produced 1995 by Commander Tom and Ray Boyé, remixed 1997 by Ray Boyé
produced 2002 by Commander Tom
produced 1993 by Commander Tom and Ray Boyé
produced 1994 by Commander Tom and Ray Boyé
Discography (selection):
Albums
| Commander Tom – Eyes | 1997 Noom Records |
| Andy Trex versus Commander Tom – Pulse Fiction | 1998 Noom Records |
| Commander Tom – Jetlag | 2002 Noom Records |
Singles
| Commander Tom – And the Beat Goes on | 1987 CBS / Sony Music |
| Commander Tom – Last Night Rap | 1989 Club Culture / Warner Music |
| Der Tanzbefehl – Der Tanzbefehl | 1993 Dance Pool / Sony Music |
| Mandala – The Encore | 1993 Noom Records / UCMG |
| Nexus 6 – Très Chic | 1994 Noom Records / UCMG |
| Mandala – Astralia | 1994 Noom Records / UCMG |
| Commander Tom – Are Am Eye? | 1995 Noom Records / UCMG |
| Commander Tom – Eye C Red | 1996 Noom Records / UCMG |
| Tom De Lûxe presents Waterhouse – Ma’ Definition of House | 1996 Noom Records / UCMG |
| Commander Tom – Eye Bee M | 1997 Noom Records / UCMG |
| Phantom – Dancefloor | 1997 Plastic City Suburbia / UCMG |
| Commander Tom – Kiss Myself | 1998 Noom Records / UCMG |
| Monkey II | 1998 12 Inch Monkeys / UCMG |
| Phantom – Ready!?! | 1998 Phantom Recordings / UCMG |
| Tom De Lûxe presents Waterhouse – Burning / Is it Right | 1998 Noom Records / UCMG |
| Atahualpa vs. Commander Tom | 1999 Progressive Motion Records |
| Commander Tom vs Marco Düx Baby – The Cow | 1999 Noom Records / UCMG |
| Broth Inc. – Love | 1999 Deep Blue Recordings / UCMG |
| Commander Tom – Are Am Eye? ’99 | 1999 Noom Records / UCMG |
| Tom De Lûxe – Doin It Right | 2000 UCA Records / UCMG |
| Commander Tom & Walter Ercolino – Monkey IX | 2001 12 Inch Monkeys / UCMG |
| Commander Tom – Sweet Thang | 2002 Noom Records / UCMG |
| Nexus 6 – Time Chic | 2002 Noom Records / UCMG |
| Chef New Yorker aka Commander Tom – The Vulcan 2003 | 2003 Bush |
| Commander Tom – … Next 1000 Years | 2003 Noom Records / UCMG |
| Commander Tom – Attention! | 2004 Pulsive |
| Chef New Yorker aka Commander Tom – Blast | 2004 Bush |
| Commander Tom vs. Oliver Cats – I Can’t Sleep | 2006 Pulsive |
| Tom De Lûxe – Toyz | 2009 Elektrax Progressive |
| Sakin Bozkurt & Commander Tom – Fear The Walking Dead | 2019 Clone 2.1 Records |
| Nexus 6 – Ab Chic | 2021 Noom Records / UCM.ONE |
| Commander Tom – Are Am Eye? (Roger Shah & Cores Remix) | 2022 Noom Records / UCM.ONE |
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