'Tom Newman' (born
1943) is an
English record producer and
musician.
Tom Newman was born in
Perivale. In 1970, he began working with
Richard Branson and helped building the ''
The Manor Studio'' in
Oxford. He met there the 18-year old
Mike Oldfield, who lend him a rough demo tape of what should become a famous recording of the
1970s, ''
Tubular Bells.''
Tom Newman released some albums as a solo musician and produced several albums for other artists, most notably with
Mike Oldfield (''
Tubular Bells'', ''
Tubular Bells II'', ''
Heaven's Open'').