Stu David Thomas is an Australian musician, born in Canberra, raised in Perth, and musically active in Melbourne since 1990.
Thomas has played in many countries including: Australia, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, France, Spain, Italy, Slovenia, Bosnia–Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovakia, Portugal, England, Ireland, Scotland, USA, New Zealand, Cocos (Keeling) Islands.
In 2004, Stu played a solo mini-tour of Berlin, which included German musician Lemmi Schwarz on clarinet and Australian ex-pat Chris Hughes on drums.
He has played in a large variety of bands since 1979, and came to global attention in late 1995 when he joined Kim Salmon & The Surrealists.
Thomas appears on several Dave Graney band releases including "Hashish and Liqour" (2005), "We Wuz Curious" (2008), "Rock N Roll Is Where I Hide" (2011), "You've Been In My Mind (2012), "Play mistLY For Me" (2015), "ZIPPA DEEDOO WHAT IS/WAS THAT/THIS?"
Subsequent members were Rhys Braddock, Cam McAllister, Tim Hilton, Lemmi Schwarz, Sonke Rickertson, Adam Nash, Mike Noga, Sherab Holley and Phil Collings.
Stu has been involved musically with many artists of note including: Kim Salmon, Mick Harvey, Dave Graney, Clare Moore, Billy Miller, Spencer P. Jones, Rebecca Barnard, Delaney Davidson, Martin Cilia, Dan Brodie, The Spoils, among others.
A 2021 group show with Kim Salmon was called "The Surrealists Exhibition" held at One Star Gallery, West Melbourne.
In 2020, during concurrent lockdowns Stu was invited by Shane O'Mara (musician) to contribute bass, online, to a new recording project which became a full-blown band called The Silversound, once the members finally met.
Two singles, "Shaker" and "Wolf" appeared early 2023, with the self-titled album released Mar 28th on Cheersquad Records.
Escape From Algebra by THE STU THOMAS PARADOX (Bar Hum Bug) 2009 Shake Your Derrière / Lost In Space single by THE STU THOMAS PARADOX (Bar Hum Bug) Live In Hell live album (online only) by DAVE GRANEY & THE LURID YELLOW MIST Knock Yourself Out album by DAVE GRANEY (Cockaigne/Fuse) 2008 We Wuz Curious album by THE LURID YELLOW MIST feat.
DAVE GRANEY & CLARE MOORE (Illustrious Artists/Fuse) 2007 Devil and Daughter (Extra track) album by STU THOMAS (BANG!
Australian tribute to Burt Bacharach & Hal David (WEA) Strange Waters, Small Mercies album by CHRISTOPHER MARSHALL (Mushroom) You're Such A Freak EP by KIM SALMON & THE SURREALISTS (Half A Cow) The NO Single single by THE BRASS BED (Bar Hum Bug) 1997 Ya Gotta Let Me Do My Thing album by KIM SALMON & THE SURREALISTS (Half A Cow) I Won't Tell / World Of Love single by KIM SALMON & THE SURREALISTS (Guilt Free) Fix Me Up single by KIM SALMON & THE SURREALISTS (Guilt Free) low key EP by THE BRASS BED (Blah Blah Blah) The Gold Record EP by THE BRASS BED (Bar Hum Bug) 1991 Nu Music Sampler featuring : Seven Year Itch single by ORGANISM (Studio 52) Organism EP cassette by ORGANISM (Independent)