Tom Novy (born Thomas Reichold; 10 March 1970) is a DJ and producer from

Munich Munich is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany. As of 30 November 2024, its population was 1,604,384, making it the third-largest city in Germany after Berlin and Hamburg. Munich is the largest city in Germany that is no ...

, Germany.

Biography

Tom Novy lived in Munich in his youth and attended the

Luitpold Gymnasium The Luitpold-Gymnasium is a secondary school in Munich, Germany. It is located in the Lehel city district, close to Munich's Old Town, and has a long tradition. Established by Prince Luitpold of Bavaria in 1891 as "Luitpold-Kreisrealschule" to s ...

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

Jungle Brothers Jungle Brothers are an American hip hop trio composed of Michael Small (Mike Gee), Nathaniel Hall (Afrika Baby Bam) and Sammy Burwell (DJ Sammy B). Hailed as pioneers of the fusion of jazz, hip-hop, and house music, they were the first hip-hop g ...

' "I'll House You", with

lyrics Lyrics are words that make up a song, usually consisting of verses and choruses. The writer of lyrics is a lyricist. The words to an extended musical composition such as an opera are, however, usually known as a "libretto" and their writer, ...

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

progressive house Progressive house is a subgenre of house music that emerged in the early 1990s in the United Kingdom. It is characterized by its evolving, melodic Musical form, structures, subtle Transition (music), transitions, and layered sound design.Gerard, ...

. 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

MTV Germany MTV is a German language free-to-air television channel operated by Paramount Global. The channel launched on 7 March 1997 as MTV Central, as part of a regionalisation strategy by MTV Networks Europe. Availability The channel primarily se ...

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

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 producers Michael Münzing and Luca Anzilotti. The act has undergone several lineup changes over the years, featuring American singers, songwriters, and rappers such as Thea Austin, Turbo ...

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 TV Rock were an Australian dance music duo consisting of Grant Smillie and Ivan Gough. Biography TV Rock entered the mainstream in February 2006 with their hit " Flaunt It" featuring Seany B which reached #1 for five weeks, spent 39 weeks ...

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

Jean-Claude Ades Jean Claude Ades is a German-born electronic Record producer, music producer. He has resided and worked in Italy, France, and Spain, specialising in House music, house and Electronic music, electro music. Biography Ades started Disc jockey, DJ-i ...

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

Remixes

*2006

Roger Sanchez Roger Sanchez (born June 1, 1967) is an American house 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 international hit in 2001. ...

- Lost (Tom Novy's Lost In Space Remix / Tom Novy's Lost In Space Dub) *2006

Martijn ten Velden Martijn ten Velden (born circa 1972) is a Dutch house music DJ and producer from Haarlem. Biography Born and raised in Haarlem,Snap! SNAP! is a German Eurodance group formed in 1989 by producers Michael Münzing and Luca Anzilotti. The act has undergone several lineup changes over the years, featuring American singers, songwriters, and rappers such as Thea Austin, Turbo ...

- Exterminate *2011

Fragma Fragma is a German Vocal trance, 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 Kin ...

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

(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 record producers German house musicians Musicians from Munich Progressive house musicians German electronic dance music DJs