Thomas Mahmoud is a founding member and previous singer of the band Von Spar. Since having left the band, he has become invested in the deconstruction and recycling of beats and sounds, and explores the idea of music as a form of architecture. As a musician, he has been and is still involved in numerous projects and bands, such as Kubik, Aggro Cologne, Ives #1, Khan & Mahmoud, The Nest, Grandmaster Softgott, Mahmoud & Boombastik, Tannhäuser Sterben & das Tod, Black Swan’s End, Cake. In his collaboration with Michael Wertmüller, he is part of Higgs.