Tom Cridland is an Anglo-Portuguese entrepreneur, investor, podcaster and musician. He works with his wife, Deborah, whom he married in Ravello, Italy on the 14th October, 2023.
Tom is the host of the Greatest Music of All Time Podcast on which he has interviewed guests including Annie Lennox, Smokey Robinson, David Crosby, Earth, Wind & Fire, David Guetta, Dionne Warwick, Seth Rogen and Christina Hendricks.
Tom is a singer, songwriter, piano player and record producer. Tom produced and co-wrote The Stylistics album, "Falling In Love with My Girl", featuring Shania Twain, the Elton John Band including Nigel Olsson and Davey Johnstone, Bill Champlin, Jay Graydon, Justin Hawkins, Tower of Power, The Real Thing, Steve Lukather, Ronnie Wood and many more legendary musical collaborators. This includes the single with Shania Twain, "Yes, I Will", which Tom co-wrote with Shania and Nathan East.
Prior to this Tom produced sessions at studios such as Sunset Sound, Abbey Road, Metropolis and The Village. His music can be heard on the albums "The Life and Times of The Tomicks" and "One Single A Week", which feature songs recorded with Davey Johnstone, Earl Slick and Kenji Suzuki of Simply Red.
Tom started playing and singing in his late twenties to recover from alcoholism. He learnt the piano during the Covid-19 lockdowns as a way of staying sober, inspired by Elton John, and has also toured all over the world with his "Tom's Elton Tribute" show.
Tom has played hundreds of concerts at iconic venues including the Adelphi Theatre, Carnegie Hall, Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County, Emerson Colonial Theatre, The Granada Theatre Santa Barbara, Liverpool Philharmonic Hall and Birmingham Symphony Hall.
Tom began his career as a fashion designer. It took off took off when he started collaborating with Nigel Olsson, legendary drummer and backing vocalist for Elton John since 1969. Nigel wore a purple suit made by Tom for the historic, recording breaking "farewell" performance with Elton at Glastonbury. Tom Cridland Clothing has been covered by GQ, Financial Times, The Times, The Telegraph, BBC and CBS.
Tom went on to found a public relations agency that delivered media and communications services to a global roster including Rubik's, Castore and Henry Poole & Co between 2015 and 2024. He has operated in the web3 sector since 2017, including work on strategic partnerships between Luno and AEG Presents. He started a private fund in 2023 and is a proud investor in You're Looking Well.
Tom has given lectures on entrepreneurship at the likes of UCLA, University of Texas at Austin, Palm Beach Atlantic University, University of Bristol, University of St Andrews, California State University Long Beach, University of Tulsa, Southampton University, Imperial College London, MODA, Pure London and Fortune Brainstorm.
Tom grew up (Beatles obsessed) in London with his mother, Manuela, his father, Jonathan, and his brother, James.
