Peter Thoms

Peter Thoms (* 1940 in Eutin ) is a German drummer and actor .

Life

Thoms was originally a teacher, but left this profession because of insurmountable difficulties. He describes this step as best for himself and the students. Instead, he began performing as a drummer with various bands.

In the 1990s he became known throughout Germany as a member of the band Hardcore ( Buddy Casino , piano and Farfisa organ, and Peter Thoms, drums) of the Mülheim jazz artist Helge Schneider . Here he took on the role of the grandfather, who was constantly ridiculed by Schneider, whose age was stated to fluctuate between 60 and 120 and to whom the mocking song My Name is Peter, I'm Old was dedicated. With his lively, imaginative drumming, improvised dance interludes and the song A Life Without Marriage Certificate , he quickly became the secret star of the show alongside Schneider. Thoms toured all over Germany with the band for many years and appeared on television, e. B. in Wetten, dass ..? On several of Helge Schneider's albums, Thoms contributed to an acoustically based jazz sound through his playing.

Thoms appeared in all five Schneider films. He presented himself, partly in female roles, as an authentic actor with a slight tendency towards travesty . He had the most important role in the film Texas - Doc Snyder holds the world in suspense , in which he played the opposite of the main role as a "nose man".

Thom is interested in drums and percussion instruments of all kinds. He collects percussion instruments from all over the world. He particularly appreciates Africa's drum tradition and the Indian tabla players. Thoms himself builds and restores all kinds of drums. He is particularly proud of a drum set that is only tensioned with cables, without a piece of metal.

Thoms performed regularly with Dat Kaiser Trio , together with Peter Rübsam (multi-instrumentalist) and Rudi Kontra (tuba) in Düsseldorf . Peter Thoms was also active in the quintet Monk's Trumpf with Rainald Schückens ( bass clarinet ) and Reinhard Glöder ( double bass ) and in the group The Happy Gangstas with Blasius Maltzahn (trumpet) and Rolf Springer (guitar).

In the summer of 2013 he went on tour again with Helge Schneider for the first time in 13 years and played percussion instruments.

Discography

• The Last Jazz, 1987
• New York, I'm coming, 1990
• Good morning , 1992
• There's Rice, Baby , 1993
• It rattles in the box , 1995
• Da Humm , 1997
• Jazz (& Hardcore), 1999
• Booklet out - class work !, 2000
• Live at the Grugahalle - 20 years of the cat toilet (evolution), 2014

Filmography

• Stangenfieber , 1987, short film, appearance as a French seller in tutu
• Texas - Doc Snyder holds the world in suspense , 1993, as "Nose Man"
• 00 Schneider - The Hunt for Nihil Baxter , 1994, as a tuntiger TV presenter of the show I am ashamed!
• Practice Dr. Hasenbein , 1996, as a hunchbacked old woman
• Jazz club - The early bird catches the worm , 2004, as a plaster seller (text: "Two meters two marks!")
• 00 Schneider - In the tropics of the lizard , 2013, as Elli Hartmann

theatre

• Apricot Banana Strawberry - Commissioner Schneider and the Satan's Claw of Singapore, Schauspielhaus Bochum , as the Satan's Claw itself

Web links

• Current band Happy Gangstas
• Peter Thoms in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Peter Thoms at Discogs (English)
• Peter Thoms' short autobiography ( Memento from January 22, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
• Photos of Peter Thoms with his drum ( Memento from July 9, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
• Video by Peter Thoms and "Dat Kaiser Trio"