Matt Doll

Matt Doll
An upper body shot of the artist. He is facing and looking to his right, in front of a brick wall. He has short, dark hair, which is shaved to stubble at the sides of his head. He has a dark moustache and stubble across his chin. He wears a dark t-shirt, it is cut off by the bottom of the photo. Visible is a partial picture of a fair-haired person singing or screaming with the words I Have above it. On his upper right arm, the artist has tattoos: an arachnid is visible, below are letters ending with cherry. On his left ear lobe is a golden earring or stud.
January 2016
Background information
Birth name Matthew James Thomas
Born Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Origin Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
  • singer-songwriter
  • producer
  • dj
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • percussion
  • bass guitar
  • programming
Years active 1987–present
Labels Future 80's
Associated acts
Website facebook.com/TheMattDoll

Matthew James Thomas who performs as Matt Doll, is an Australian musician, singer-songwriter and producer. He was the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist and song writer of the rock band, the Mavis's.[1] He formed the group with his younger sister, Rebecca Thomas (Beki Thomas or Beki Colada), on vocals and keyboards in 1987. They released three studio albums, Venus Returning (July 1996), Pink Pills (April 1998) and Rapture (March 2003); however, they had already disbanded in December 2001. Subsequently they have reformed in 2013, 2014 and 2018.[2]

In 2005 he co-wrote and supplied the vocals for "Sleazy", the debut single by Dirty South. He has co-written with other artists including Jane Wiedlin and Charlotte Caffey of the Go-Go's. Doll has fronted other bands: the B-Dolls,[3] the Blow Waves (2006–13, 2015–16), and Video Video. As a member of the Blow Waves, Doll explained the use of pseudonyms to Nick Bond of Star Observer, "They're all just nicknames. Mine's Matt Doll because of my last band, The B-Dolls… and it's got a bit of tranny to it as well."[4] In 2011 he co-wrote the Jane Badler album Opus with Byron St. John (of the Blow Waves). Badler covered his song, "Volcano Boy", for her album.[5]

References

  1. ↑ VREELAND, DELLARAM. "The Mavis's siblings return to perform in Ballarat". The Courier. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  2. ↑ Hodgson, Peter. "The Mavis's". Beat Magazine. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  3. ↑ Ziffer, Daniel. "Ex-Mavis's sprinkle moondust". The Age. Fairfax. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  4. ↑ Bond, Nick (10 December 2009). "Blow Waves Hit Sydney". Star Observer. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  5. ↑ Xiberras, Paula. "Reptilian Alien to Fairy Princess". tasmaniantimes.com. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
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