Matthew James Thomas (born 30 October 1969), known professionally as Matt Doll, is an Australian musician, singer-songwriter and producer. He was the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist and songwriter of the rock band,
the Mavis's
The Mavis's are an Australian rock band formed in Ballarat, Victoria, in 1987. Founding mainstays are Becky Thomas (a.k.a. Beki Thomas, Beki Colada) on vocals and keyboards, her brother Matt Thomas on guitar and vocals, and Andrea Vendy on dru ...
. 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
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'' (March 2003); however, they had already disbanded in December 2001. Subsequently, they have reformed in 2013, 2014 and 2018.
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
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and
Charlotte Caffey
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Career
Caffey began her musical career playing bass g ...
of
the Go-Go's
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. Doll has fronted other bands: the B-Dolls,
(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
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'', "They're all just nicknames. Mine's Matt Doll because of my last band, The B-Dolls…"
In 2011 he co-wrote the
Jane Badler
Jane Badler (born December 31, 1953) is an American-Australian actress and singer. She is known for her role as Diana, the main antagonist in NBC's science fiction series '' V'' between 1983 and 1985. Following this, she had roles in the primeti ...
album ''Opus'' with Byron St. John (of the Blow Waves). Badler covered his song, "Volcano Boy", for her album.
References
External links
"60 Seconds with... the Mavis's"at ''Beat Magazine''
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APRA Award winners
1969 births
Living people
Australian musicians