Tommas Arnby
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| Education | Musicians Institute; Copenhagen Business College |
| Occupation | Music executive, entrepreneur |
| Known for | Founder of Locomotion; co-founder and CEO of Special Projects |
Tommas Arnby is a British music executive and entrepreneur. He is the founder of Locomotion, an independent company involved in artist development, publishing, and recordings, and the co-founder and chief executive officer of the artist management and development company Special Projects.
Arnby has worked across A&R, publishing, artist management, and live events. He has been associated with the development of alternative and rock artists, including the British musician YUNGBLUD.[1]
Early life and education
Details of Arnby's early life are not widely published. He studied at the Musicians Institute in Los Angeles and later attended Copenhagen Business College.[2]
Career
Music industry work
Arnby began his career as a musician and member of the DreamWorks-signed band Subcircus, before moving into A&R at Sony Music's Nordic division, where he worked with artists including David Bowie and helped develop artists such as Beth Hart. [3]
He later founded Locomotion, a company working in artist development, publishing, and sync licensing.[4]
Special Projects
In 2022, Arnby co-founded Special Projects with Mike Malak, an artist management and development company working with musicians, writers, and producers. The company's work has been covered by notable trade publications including Music Ally [5], Music Business Worldwide [6] and Music Week [7].
Artist development
Arnby has worked on artist development and touring strategy for acts including YUNGBLUD.
Recognition
Arnby has been associated with management teams recognised at industry events such as the Artist & Manager Awards [8].
References
- ↑ Sutherland, Mark (2026). "Artists are the ultimate entrepreneurs – they put so much at stake to do their job, and you have to remember that". Music Business Worldwide. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
- ↑ "Tommas Arnby". MUSEXPO. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
- ↑ "YUNGBLUD manager Tommas Arnby wins Music Manager of the Year". www.headlinerhub.com. Retrieved 2026-08-03.
- ↑ "Yungblud manager Tommas Arnby honoured at Musexpo 2026". Gigview. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
- ↑ Hüllbrock, Sonia Chien, Marlen (2026-03-18). "Behind the Artist: Yungblud manager Tommas Arnby on building rock's future". Music Ally.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ Sutherland, Mark (2024-05-07). "'Artists are the ultimate entrepreneurs, they put so much at stake to do their job and you have to remember that.'". Music Business Worldwide. Retrieved 2026-08-03.
- ↑ "'A real rock star': Tommas Arnby on Yungblud's huge 2025 & the Special Projects publishing gameplan". www.musicweek.com. Retrieved 2026-08-03.
- ↑ Gottfried, Gideon (2026-03-27). "Tommas Arnby, Kirk M. Sommer Among Winners At The 2026 Musexpo & A&R Worldwide Awards Gala - Pollstar News". Retrieved 2026-08-03.
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