Tom Vanstiphout
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Tom Vanstiphout is a Belgian musician who has made two solo albums and has toured with Clouseau, Jan Leyers
Jan Leyers
Jan Leyers is a singer, songwriter, and television personality. He was a member of the group Soulsister and later became a solo musician and host of various television series.-Music career:...

 and Milow
Milow (singer)
Jonathan Vandenbroeck , better known by his stage name Milow, is a Belgian singer-songwriter.-Biography:Milow was first heard on the 2004 Humo's Rock Rally competition...

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Biography

Tom Vanstiphout was born in Kapellen in 1975. He started his musical career with Morbid Elly, a short-lived band with his sister which only produced one six song demo tape. He then became a professional musician as a live band member for a number of Belgian artists like Jan Leyers
Jan Leyers
Jan Leyers is a singer, songwriter, and television personality. He was a member of the group Soulsister and later became a solo musician and host of various television series.-Music career:...

, Clouseau or Milow
Milow (singer)
Jonathan Vandenbroeck , better known by his stage name Milow, is a Belgian singer-songwriter.-Biography:Milow was first heard on the 2004 Humo's Rock Rally competition...

. He also regularly plays with De Laatste Showband in a daily talkshow on Eén
EEN
EEN may refer to:* Eastern Educational Television Network, the original name for American Public Television.* Elemental Energy, a Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game booster pack.* Emerald Energy, an oil company...

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In his solowork, he is mainly influenced by James Taylor
James Taylor
James Vernon Taylor is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A five-time Grammy Award winner, Taylor was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2000....

. He made his first album, Motion, in 2004, which landed him a number of concerts, a.o. on Folk Dranouter
Folk Dranouter
Folk Dranouter is a yearly folk festival spanning four days at the beginning of August in the Belgian village Dranouter. Since 2005, a second, smaller festival, Dranouter aan zee is organised in De Panne on the beach near the end of April....

. In 2009, he released a second album, Working Man.

He is often considered one of Belgium's finest musicians, both as a studio musician and as a live performer. In 2009, he was one of the four nominees for Best Musician at the MIA's, the Belgian Music Industry Awards.

Collaborated

  • 2002: Neeka
    NEEKA
    NEEKA or The International Fund for Health, Well Being and Environment Conservation or is a non-governmental organization that operates in the region of the Carpathian Mountains...

    , Candy Comfort
  • 2008: Milow
    Milow (singer)
    Jonathan Vandenbroeck , better known by his stage name Milow, is a Belgian singer-songwriter.-Biography:Milow was first heard on the 2004 Humo's Rock Rally competition...

    , Coming of Age

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