Tom Novy (born Thomas Reichold) is a DJ and producer from

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Biography

Tom Novy lived in Munich in his youth and attended the

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in Munich. In the mid-1980s he started to DJ and got his first residency at the Babalu Club. Novy started producing music in 1994 when he signed for the Munich-based record label Kosmo Records with his first record "I House U", a cover of the

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' "I'll House You", with

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by Novy. His original tracks ran more along the subgenre of European-flavoured

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. Since then, Novy has moved to a Chicago-style

garage house Garage house (originally known as "garage"; local terms include "New York house" and New Jersey sound) is a dance music style that was developed alongside Chicago house music. The genre was popular in the 1980s in the United States and the 1990s ...

sound, usually vocalized. Tom Novy hosted various music-related TV shows on

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(including the shows ''Dance Floor Charts'', ''Streetlife'', ''Battle of DJ's'' and ''Nightlife'') and

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Discography

Albums

Singles

Tom Novy

Novy vs. Eniac

Other aliases

*2002 "The First The Last Eternity" (2002 Mixes), as

Snap! Snap! is a German Eurodance group formed in 1989 by Record producer, producers Michael Münzing and Luca Anzilotti. The act has been through a number of line-up changes over the years, including American singers, songwriters and rappers Thea A ...

vs. Tom Novy *2003 "@ Work", as Supermodel DJs (with Phil Fuldner) *2005 "I Need Your Lovin'", as Casanovy (with Adrian Misiewicz) *2006 "New Dimension", as Yvonn (with Adrian Bahil and Bill Brown) *2006 "The Power", as Tom Novy vs. TV Rock (with

TV Rock Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication Media (communication), medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or the medium of Transmission (telecommunications), television tra ...

) *2007 "Slap That Bitch", as Tom Novy vs. JCA (with

Jean-Claude Ades Jean Claude Ades is a German-born electronic music producer. He has resided and worked in Italy, France, and Spain, specialising in house and electro music. Biography Ades first started DJ-ing at the age of 16. In 1995 he has released his firs ...

, Patty the Downtownprincess and Simone Anés) *2008 "Rhythm Is a Dancer (2008)", as Novy vs. Snap! *2010 "Deep in My Soul", as Tom & Jerry feat. Loredana (with

Jerry Ropero Jerry Ropero (born May 11, 1971 as Jerry Ropero Verlackt) is a Belgian-born Spanish house music DJ, producer, songwriter and publisher. Ropero is a son of Paco Paco, who scored a hit in 1973 with "Taka Taka Tá" and grandchild of Al Verlane, a ...

) *2011 "Take Me to the Top", as Tom & Jerry (with

)

Remixes

*2006

Roger Sanchez Roger Sanchez (born June 1, 1967) is a Dominican-American house music DJ, remixer and producer. He won a Grammy Award for his remix of "Hella Good" by No Doubt in 2003, and is best known for his song " Another Chance", which was an internationa ...

- Lost (Tom Novy's Lost In Space Remix / Tom Novy's Lost In Space Dub) *2006 Martijn ten Velden - I Wish U Would (Tom Novy Remix) *2008 FilterFunk - S.O.S. (Message In A Bottle) (Tom Novy Remix) *2009

- Exterminate *2011

Fragma Fragma are a German vocal trance music group, originally comprising three producers. The group was successful in the early 2000s when they released several singles that charted successfully across Europe, especially the United Kingdom and Irel ...

Toca's Miracle "Toca's Miracle" is a release by German vocal trance group Fragma featuring vocals from British singer Coco (also known as Coco Star). Taken as the second single off Fragma's debut studio album, ''Toca'' (2001), the song is a mashup of Coco's "I ...

(Tom Novy & Jashari Deepdown Mix)

References

External links

*Official site i
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Novy, Tom 1970 births Living people German electronic musicians German DJs German record producers German house musicians House musicians Progressive house musicians Electronic dance music DJs