# Tom Zanetti
**Tom Zanetti** is the professional name of Thomas Byron Courtney (born 1989), a British DJ, rapper, singer, record producer and model from Leeds, England, best known for the 2016 hit single "You Want Me" featuring R&B singer Sadie Ama[1](https://www.sonymusic.co.uk/artist/tom-zanetti/). He built his career from the Leeds club scene, first as a promoter and later as a vocalist and producer working in house, bass house and [UK garage](https://www.edgepedia.org/uk-garage)-influenced styles[2](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/tom-zanetti-mn0003504948) • [3](https://www.mixgraph.io/artists/tom-zanetti).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Real name / birth | Thomas Byron Courtney, born 1989 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England[1](https://www.sonymusic.co.uk/artist/tom-zanetti/) • [2](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/tom-zanetti-mn0003504948) |
| Signature hit | "You Want Me" feat. Sadie Ama (2016): UK Singles Chart peak number 22, 28 weeks on the chart; number 3 on the Official Dance Singles Chart for 78 weeks[4](https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/48637/tom-zanetti/) |
| Other chart singles | "Didn't Know" (2021) peaked at number 14 with 27 weeks; "More & More" (2017) peaked at number 73[4](https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/48637/tom-zanetti/) |
| Chart totals | 2 UK Top 40 singles and 3 UK Top 75 singles[4](https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/48637/tom-zanetti/) |
| Promotions company | Sleepin Is Cheatin (SIC), founded after his Insomnia club night became the most successful night at Leeds nightclub Mission for five consecutive years[2](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/tom-zanetti-mn0003504948) |
| Streaming | Over 130 million streams worldwide as of 2020[5](https://www.dmcworld.net/dmc-world/tom-zanetti/) |
| Own label | SiC Records, his most-used label on Beatport with 22 releases[6](https://www.beatport.com/artist/tom-zanetti/296187/releases?page=1&per_page=100) |
## Early life and start in music
Zanetti grew up around music through his family. His father was a DJ in the 1990s who played house and garage and took him along to gigs to help set up; his mother favored Motown and 1990s pop, and his grandfather listened to Italian singers such as [Dean Martin](https://www.edgepedia.org/dean-martin)[7](https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/how-tom-zanetti-grafted-his-way-into-the-official-chart-with-you-want-me-interview__17557/) • [8](https://www.skiddle.com/news/all/Tom-Zanetti-Interview-Peace-love-and-partying-hard/30624/). He made his first song while still at school, recording a CD of himself MCing over bassline[8](https://www.skiddle.com/news/all/Tom-Zanetti-Interview-Peace-love-and-partying-hard/30624/).
He began performing his own tracks in clubs at 17, initially for free, and sold his own mixtapes on a market stall in Leeds[7](https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/how-tom-zanetti-grafted-his-way-into-the-official-chart-with-you-want-me-interview__17557/). When he realized he could organize his own events instead of waiting for bookings, he moved into promotion[7](https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/how-tom-zanetti-grafted-his-way-into-the-official-chart-with-you-want-me-interview__17557/).
## Promotion and business ventures
**Insomnia and SIC.** With his friend Kane Towning, known as K.O Kane, Zanetti created the Insomnia club night, which found a home at Mission in Leeds and won the award for Leeds Best Night[8](https://www.skiddle.com/news/all/Tom-Zanetti-Interview-Peace-love-and-partying-hard/30624/). AllMusic records that Insomnia was the most successful night at the club for five consecutive years[2](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/tom-zanetti-mn0003504948). Off the back of that success the pair set up the events company Sleepin Is Cheatin (SIC), which grew to host festival arenas and international events[2](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/tom-zanetti-mn0003504948) • [8](https://www.skiddle.com/news/all/Tom-Zanetti-Interview-Peace-love-and-partying-hard/30624/). A local television channel filmed a documentary about his working life, titled *Sic Life*[2](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/tom-zanetti-mn0003504948).
The brand extended beyond events into a clothing line, a record label, and a reality TV show, according to a 2020 DMC World profile that also credited him with over 130 million streams worldwide[5](https://www.dmcworld.net/dmc-world/tom-zanetti/). He releases much of his music through SiC Records, which accounts for 22 of his releases listed on Beatport[6](https://www.beatport.com/artist/tom-zanetti/296187/releases?page=1&per_page=100).
## Recording career and chart success
Zanetti's first notable single was "Darlin'", released in 2015 and described by Skiddle as a bass house anthem[8](https://www.skiddle.com/news/all/Tom-Zanetti-Interview-Peace-love-and-partying-hard/30624/) • [9](https://music.apple.com/us/artist/tom-zanetti/398537116). Both "Darlin" and "You Want Me" were produced by his friend and past collaborator Chris Lorenzo[2](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/tom-zanetti-mn0003504948).
"You Want Me", featuring Sadie Ama, had circulated in UK and international clubs for about four years before breaking into the mainstream in 2016[7](https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/how-tom-zanetti-grafted-his-way-into-the-official-chart-with-you-want-me-interview__17557/). On the Official Singles Chart it peaked at number 22 and spent 28 weeks; on the Official Dance Singles Chart it reached number 3 and logged 78 weeks[4](https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/48637/tom-zanetti/). It also charted in Belgium and Ireland[1](https://www.sonymusic.co.uk/artist/tom-zanetti/).
His later chart entries followed the same dance-crossover pattern. "More & More" with Karen Harding (2017) reached number 73 on the Official Singles Chart but number 22 on the dance chart[4](https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/48637/tom-zanetti/) • [9](https://music.apple.com/us/artist/tom-zanetti/398537116). "Didn't Know" (2021) became his biggest pop hit, peaking at number 14 with 27 weeks on the chart and number 5 on the dance chart[4](https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/48637/tom-zanetti/). In 2020 he released "One Night", which DMC World described as showcasing a more sophisticated side to his repertoire, and the follow-up single "Flight Mode" featuring Silky[5](https://www.dmcworld.net/dmc-world/tom-zanetti/).
## Style and live work
Zanetti's productions blend UK garage influences with contemporary house elements[3](https://www.mixgraph.io/artists/tom-zanetti). An analysis of six of his tracks from 2015 to 2021 found them sitting between 122 and 130 BPM with a median of 126, predominantly in minor keys[3](https://www.mixgraph.io/artists/tom-zanetti). With K.O Kane he became known for a bouncy, garage-influenced house style; the pair headlined the UK garage night The Redlight at Sankeys in Ibiza in 2017[10](https://www.ibiza-spotlight.com/magazine/2017/07/redlight-illuminate-mondays-sankeys).
His DJ schedule has been extensive. In a 2017 interview he said SIC had staged more than 140 shows that year, at times in a different country every night between May and August[11](https://www.skiddle.com/news/all/Tom-Zanetti-interview-All-Love-Everywhere/32729/). He has taken his brand of bassline house to events such as [Creamfields](https://www.edgepedia.org/creamfields) and across Europe[11](https://www.skiddle.com/news/all/Tom-Zanetti-interview-All-Love-Everywhere/32729/), and continued touring into the mid-2020s with club and festival dates in the UK, Spain, Portugal, Greece and Cyprus[12](https://www.concertarchives.org/bands/tom-zanetti).
## Selected discography
- "Darlin'" (2015)[9](https://music.apple.com/us/artist/tom-zanetti/398537116)
- "You Want Me" feat. Sadie Ama (2016)[9](https://music.apple.com/us/artist/tom-zanetti/398537116)
- "More & More" feat. Karen Harding (2017)[9](https://music.apple.com/us/artist/tom-zanetti/398537116)
- "Make It Look Good" feat. Preditah (2018)[9](https://music.apple.com/us/artist/tom-zanetti/398537116)
- "One Night" and "Flight Mode" feat. Silky (2020)[5](https://www.dmcworld.net/dmc-world/tom-zanetti/) • [9](https://music.apple.com/us/artist/tom-zanetti/398537116)
- "Didn't Know" (2021)[4](https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/48637/tom-zanetti/)
- "Slow Down" (2022)[9](https://music.apple.com/us/artist/tom-zanetti/398537116)
## References
1. [Tom Zanetti, Sony Music UK](https://www.sonymusic.co.uk/artist/tom-zanetti/)
2. [Tom Zanetti Biography by Liam Martin, AllMusic](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/tom-zanetti-mn0003504948)
3. [Tom Zanetti — BPM, Key & Mixing Guide, Mixgraph](https://www.mixgraph.io/artists/tom-zanetti)
4. [TOM ZANETTI songs and albums | full Official Chart history, Official Charts Company](https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/48637/tom-zanetti/)
5. [Tom Zanetti interview by Dan Prince, DMC World Magazine, 29 October 2020](https://www.dmcworld.net/dmc-world/tom-zanetti/)
6. [Tom Zanetti Releases, Beatport](https://www.beatport.com/artist/tom-zanetti/296187/releases?page=1&per_page=100)
7. [How Tom Zanetti grafted his way into the Official Chart with You Want Me: Interview, Official Charts](https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/how-tom-zanetti-grafted-his-way-into-the-official-chart-with-you-want-me-interview__17557/)
8. [Tom Zanetti Interview: 'Peace, love and partying hard', Skiddle](https://www.skiddle.com/news/all/Tom-Zanetti-Interview-Peace-love-and-partying-hard/30624/)
9. [Tom Zanetti, Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/us/artist/tom-zanetti/398537116)
10. [The Redlight illuminate Mondays at Sankeys, Ibiza Spotlight, 7 July 2017](https://www.ibiza-spotlight.com/magazine/2017/07/redlight-illuminate-mondays-sankeys)
11. [Tom Zanetti interview: All Love Everywhere, Skiddle](https://www.skiddle.com/news/all/Tom-Zanetti-interview-All-Love-Everywhere/32729/)
12. [Tom Zanetti Concert & Tour History, Concert Archives](https://www.concertarchives.org/bands/tom-zanetti)
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