Thomas Louis Chapman (born 15 May 1972) is a French-British musician, producer and songwriter, best known as being the bass guitarist of English rock band New Order.

Chapman joined English alternative rock band Bad Lieutenant, formed by Bernard Sumner during a break from New Order, in 2009 as bass player.

In addition to performing on the debut Bad Lieutenant album Never Cry Another Tear, Chapman also played on tour with the band for their live shows[1] across the UK and Europe during 2009 and 2010.

[citation needed] 2021 saw the band return to live action in September at the Piece Hall in Halifax, followed by a homecoming gig at Heaton Park in Manchester.

In 2022, the band undertook the thirteen-show "Unity Tour" across North America, alongside electro-pop duo, Pet Shop Boys.

In July 2014 the band announced they had signed a deal with Republic of Music, and their EP Other Side of the Fence was released on the label on 14 September 2014.

[10] In 2014, Tom Chapman met Josh Hager, guitarist and keyboardist for Devo, in Boston, Massachusetts, and the foundations for a new group called ShadowParty were laid.

Work began on the writing and recording of their eponymous debut album, which included collaborations from Manchester born singer, and former Primal Scream collaborator, Denise Johnson, Black Submarine and The Verve guitarist Nick McCabe, Jack Mitchell and Iwan Gronow, drummer and bass player for Johnny Marr.