Tommi Stumpff | |
Background: | non_vocal_instrumentalist |
Alias: | Pierre Thomas |
Birth Date: | 1 February 1958 |
Birth Place: | Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany |
Genre: | Electronic body music |
Instrument: | Vocals, guitar, synthesizer, programming |
Years Active: | 1979–1993, 2008, 2015–2023 |
Label: | Schallmauer, No Dance, Electrola, Striclty Dance, EMI, Our Choice, Mental Decay, Frühstyxradio |
Associated Acts: | Basic Energy, Der KFC, Die Technodosen, Erato, The Global Masters, Tekkknozid, Tropical Hardcore |
Thomas Peters (1 February 1958 – 28 July 2023), known professionally as Tommi Stumpff,[1] [2] was a German musician who played Electronic Body Music in the 1980s.
Stumpff spent his childhood with his family in Paris and Brussels before moving back to his birthplace, Düsseldorf. In the late 1970s he formed punk band KFC, as its lead singer.
His solo debut album Zu spät Ihr Scheisser was released on Düsseldorf independent label Schallmauer Records selling 3,000 units.
The following single Contergan Punk was released on the Giftplatten label in 1983. It was produced by sound engineer Conny Plank and featured a heavy electropunk sound that would become characteristic of EBM.
Tommi Stumpff died on 28 July 2023, at the age of 65.[3]