Tom Heyes, professionally known as Blackhaine, is an English
experimental music
Experimental music is a general label for any music or music genre that pushes existing boundaries and genre definitions. Experimental compositional practice is defined broadly by exploratory sensibilities radically opposed to, and questioning of, ...
ian, rapper and choreographer.
Biography
Born and raised in
Preston, Lancashire
Preston () is a city on the north bank of the River Ribble in Lancashire, England. The city is the administrative centre of the county of Lancashire and the wider City of Preston local government district. Preston and its surrounding distri ...
, Heyes began to explore
contemporary dance
Contemporary dance is a genre of dance performance that developed during the mid-twentieth century and has since grown to become one of the dominant genres for formally trained dancers throughout the world, with particularly strong popularity in ...
in his adolescence while taking interest in
experimental music
Experimental music is a general label for any music or music genre that pushes existing boundaries and genre definitions. Experimental compositional practice is defined broadly by exploratory sensibilities radically opposed to, and questioning of, ...
, developing an abrasive style of dance that would often leave him bloodied and bruised.
After starring in several music videos, Heyes subsequently began independently producing music,
later releasing the EPs ''And Salford Falls Apart'' and ''Armour II''.
References
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1990s births
British noise musicians
English experimental musicians
English industrial musicians
Living people