ABOUT ME
Tom Kelly's Music Factory is a Swiss band led by musician Tom Kelly. Their music spans a wide range of genres, including chillout, pop, funk, trance, and classic rock. The band was founded in 2000 on the Greek island of Lefkada. Kelly, the former frontman of the Tom Kelly Band, started the project. In 1980s, the Tom Kelly Band released a Album that did well on the charts and sold over 15'000 units.
However, it was with Tom Kelly's Music Factory that Kelly found his most prolific creative outlet. Their first album, an instrumental CD titled "Sciopadroxiu," was released in 2005. Since then, the band has released a steady stream of albums, including "Nights & Pearls", "Pictures of Nature", "Mysterious Times", "Between the Islands", "Memories and Shades" and "Some Kind of Journey". In August 2019, a 12-CD box set containing all of their albums to that date was released. Their most recent album, "Ancient Square," came out in 2024.
The band's music is known for its wide stylistic range and its catchy melodies. They have built a loyal following in Switzerland and around the world.
WHAT I CARE ABOUT
I’ve had the idea to realize an album with cover songs for years. For this album I chose a number of songs that had accompanied me since my youth and had always impressed me particularly. ‘I See No Reason’ was the first title I sketched out more than 10 years ago, but I always put it aside because the time was not yet ripe for this project. But now I have accomplished it.
After 15 regular Tom Kelly's Music Factory records I released over the last 17 years, ‘What I Care About’ is the first album with songs that are not my own compositions. In this context, however, I asked myself, what to do with the income for this work. It’s not my style to adorn myself with borrowed plumes.
That's why I will donate the proceeds to a good cause - and thus also show my respect to the composers for their work. For more information: PEN PAPER PEACE e.V
Coming in May, 24th
RELEASED 2023, SINGLE
RELEASED 2022, ALBUM
RELEASED 2024, ALBUM
