Tom Shear

Quick Facts

Full Name	Tom Shear
Occupation	Singer
Date Of Birth	Nov 12, 1971(1971-11-12)
Age	53
Birthplace	State College
Country	United States
Birth City	Pennsylvania
Horoscope	Scorpio

Tom Shear Biography

Tom Shear is one of the most popular and richest Singer who was born on November 12, 1971 in State College, Pennsylvania, United States. His birth date was the 12th of November 1971, in State College, Pennsylvania, which he stayed until the age of six. Then, he stayed for two years in New Jersey for two years before moving to New Hampshire for around twelve years.

Shear’s musical talents are self-taught. After he taught himself how playing the piano, shear started taking lessons in piano for a few months, but then he put them down when he realized that they were more about “unlearning” of techniques he learned by himself than learning new techniques that he could apply. The student graduated in 1994 from Syracuse University in 1994 with an education in television as well as filmmaking.

Shear left Gashed Records to sign with Metropolis Records, which re-released Contempt and Failure, and released the third album, Defiance, in 2002, and the fourth, Storm, in 2004. A track from Storm, “Let the Wind Erase Me”, appeared on the Billboard Hot Dance singles chart.

Shear is also producer for the band backandtotheleft, and released their album Obsolete on his own label, 23db, in 2004 (later to be rereleased on Metropolis). He has also been known to act as guest vocalist for other musicians. In 2004, Shear also lent his talents to the band The Parallel Project.

in 1992 Shear released a self-released album known as “Wires”, which generated some interest from minor radio stations as well as underground publications, however there was no interest from record companies. In the mid-1990s, Shear made techno tracks as part of a project known as Nerve Filter which generated some interest from labels like 21st Circuitry. It was the first “official” release of an Assemblage 23 track was at the time that Arts Industria released “Graverobber” on their Construction No. 009 compilation. Shear continued to write Assemblage 23 songs and sending demos, despite his disappointment about his lack of attention from record labels. He later credited the encouragement and support from his first fans as the reason he was able to keep going.

Tom Shear Net Worth

Tom Shear is one of the richest Singer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Tom Shear 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

When he was still in High School in latter part of the 1980s, he was composing musical synthpop in his house with the name Man On a Stage, as well as playing live bass for a punk-influenced duo called The Advocates.

Shear acknowledges the group Depeche Mode as having influenced him the most than any other group in regards to electronic styles of music. Another important influence was He went to an Depeche Mode event in the year 1988. Shear was awed by the industrial-styled music performed by the opening DJ and began incorporating influences from industrial music in his songs. Man on a Stage was in the process of being renamed Assemblage 23.

In 1998, his perseverance paid off when the Canadian label Gashed! signed Assemblage 23 and released the group’s first album, Contempt, in 1999. That same year, Shear’s father committed suicide, and the resulting pain and loss is evident in the second album, Failure, released in 2001. Both albums achieved significant critical acclaim as well as popularity at dance clubs.

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Facts & Trivia

Tom Ranked on the list of most popular Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Tom Shear celebrates birthday on November 12 of every year.