Bill Doss
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Bill Doss is among the co-founders of The Elephant 6 Recording Company, based in Athens, Georgia
, and one of the key creative forces behind The Olivia Tremor Control
, one of the leaders of the collective, and later, following the band's break-up, The Sunshine Fix
. Doss is married to free-lance photographer Amy Hairston Doss, whom he met while both were attending Louisiana Tech University
.
, where he eventually met Will Cullen Hart
, Robert Schneider
and Jeff Mangum
, his friends at nearby Ruston High School
. Before the Olivia Tremor Control
Doss had recorded under the name The Sunshine Fix
, and self-released A Spiraling World of Pop
, which later helped comprise The Olivia Tremor Control
songs. Before the Olivia Tremor Control
, Doss had spent some time in the army, after which he joined New York
based band Chocolate USA
before heading back to Athens, Georgia
, where he is still a resident.
, Hart and Doss began to pool their musical influences, Hart being a proponent of experimentalism, Doss of 60's pop such as The Beatles
, the Beach Boys and The Zombies
. After the release of the second The Olivia Tremor Control
album, Black Foliage, the band broke up in 2000.
. His first full length, Age of the Sun
, was released in 2002. In 2004, Doss released the less well received Green Imagination
with the Sunshine Fix (which featured artwork and videos by Kevin Evans). He currently produces albums in his own studio in Athens and has been touring with The Apples in Stereo
since early 2006, playing keyboards. He also appears on the Apples' 2007 album, New Magnetic Wonder
. He is listed as a full-fledged band member on the band's most recent album, 2010's Travellers in Space and Time
, and contributed to the songwriting as well.
EPs / Singles
EPs / Singles
Athens, Georgia
Athens-Clarke County is a consolidated city–county in U.S. state of Georgia, in the northeastern part of the state, comprising the former City of Athens proper and Clarke County. The University of Georgia is located in this college town and is responsible for the initial growth of the city...
, and one of the key creative forces behind The Olivia Tremor Control
The Olivia Tremor Control
The Olivia Tremor Control is an indie rock band prominent in the mid to late 1990s which, along with The Apples in Stereo and Neutral Milk Hotel, was one of the three original Elephant 6 projects...
, one of the leaders of the collective, and later, following the band's break-up, The Sunshine Fix
The Sunshine Fix
The Sunshine Fix is an Indie rock group. It is the solo project of The Olivia Tremor Control's Bill Doss. The name predates the Olivia Tremor Control and is currently in use....
. Doss is married to free-lance photographer Amy Hairston Doss, whom he met while both were attending Louisiana Tech University
Louisiana Tech University
Louisiana Tech University, often referred to as Louisiana Tech, LA Tech, or Tech, is a coeducational public research university located in Ruston, Louisiana. Louisiana Tech is designated as a Tier 1 school in the national universities category by the 2012 U.S. News & World Report college rankings...
.
Early career
Doss is a native of Dubach, LouisianaDubach, Louisiana
Dubach is a town in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 800 at the 2000 census. Dubach High School, located centrally in the town, is noted for fielding good athletic teams in basketball and often defeats teams from much larger towns and cities...
, where he eventually met Will Cullen Hart
Will Cullen Hart
William "Will" Cullen Hart is one of the co-founders of the Elephant Six Collective, as well as the rock band The Olivia Tremor Control...
, Robert Schneider
Robert Schneider
Robert Peter Schneider is one of the co-founders of The Elephant 6 Recording Company, along with Will Cullen Hart, Bill Doss, and Jeff Mangum...
and Jeff Mangum
Jeff Mangum
Jeff Mangum is a musician best known for being the lyricist, vocalist and guitarist of the band Neutral Milk Hotel, as well as being one of the cofounders of The Elephant 6 Recording Company. Mangum, along with the other founding members of the Elephant 6, attended Ruston High School in the late...
, his friends at nearby Ruston High School
Ruston High School
Ruston High School is a 4 year public high school located in the Lincoln Parish School District of Ruston, Louisiana, United States. The school has an enrollment of approximately 1200 students with 85 faculty members; the mascot is the bearcat. The school colors are red and white. Black students...
. Before the Olivia Tremor Control
The Olivia Tremor Control
The Olivia Tremor Control is an indie rock band prominent in the mid to late 1990s which, along with The Apples in Stereo and Neutral Milk Hotel, was one of the three original Elephant 6 projects...
Doss had recorded under the name The Sunshine Fix
The Sunshine Fix
The Sunshine Fix is an Indie rock group. It is the solo project of The Olivia Tremor Control's Bill Doss. The name predates the Olivia Tremor Control and is currently in use....
, and self-released A Spiraling World of Pop
A Spiraling World of Pop
A Spiraling World of Pop is the first recording by The Sunshine Fix. It was released by The Elephant 6 Recording Company as a cassette in 1993.-Track listing:#Listen for the Day – 3:17#Love Athena – 4:00#I'll Be Gone – 3:07...
, which later helped comprise The Olivia Tremor Control
The Olivia Tremor Control
The Olivia Tremor Control is an indie rock band prominent in the mid to late 1990s which, along with The Apples in Stereo and Neutral Milk Hotel, was one of the three original Elephant 6 projects...
songs. Before the Olivia Tremor Control
The Olivia Tremor Control
The Olivia Tremor Control is an indie rock band prominent in the mid to late 1990s which, along with The Apples in Stereo and Neutral Milk Hotel, was one of the three original Elephant 6 projects...
, Doss had spent some time in the army, after which he joined New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
based band Chocolate USA
Chocolate USA
Chocolate USA was an American indie rock band from Tampa Bay, Florida formed in 1989 as Miss America. The band featured Julian Koster who went on to join The Music Tapes and Neutral Milk Hotel.-History:...
before heading back to Athens, Georgia
Athens, Georgia
Athens-Clarke County is a consolidated city–county in U.S. state of Georgia, in the northeastern part of the state, comprising the former City of Athens proper and Clarke County. The University of Georgia is located in this college town and is responsible for the initial growth of the city...
, where he is still a resident.
Olivia Tremor Control
Doss, Hart and Mangum soon formed what was later to become the Olivia Tremor Control. After Mangum left the band to pursue his own Neutral Milk HotelNeutral Milk Hotel
Neutral Milk Hotel was an American indie rock band formed by singer, guitarist and songwriter Jeff Mangum in the early 1990s. The band was noted for its experimental sound, obscure lyrics and eclectic instrumentation....
, Hart and Doss began to pool their musical influences, Hart being a proponent of experimentalism, Doss of 60's pop such as The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
, the Beach Boys and The Zombies
The Zombies
The Zombies are an English rock band, formed in 1961 in St Albans and led by Rod Argent, on piano and keyboards, and vocalist Colin Blunstone. The group scored a UK and US hit in 1964 with "She's Not There"...
. After the release of the second The Olivia Tremor Control
The Olivia Tremor Control
The Olivia Tremor Control is an indie rock band prominent in the mid to late 1990s which, along with The Apples in Stereo and Neutral Milk Hotel, was one of the three original Elephant 6 projects...
album, Black Foliage, the band broke up in 2000.
Post Olivia Tremor Control
Doss went on to re-start The Sunshine FixThe Sunshine Fix
The Sunshine Fix is an Indie rock group. It is the solo project of The Olivia Tremor Control's Bill Doss. The name predates the Olivia Tremor Control and is currently in use....
. His first full length, Age of the Sun
Age of the Sun
Age of the Sun is the second album released by The Sunshine Fix, the solo project of The Olivia Tremor Control's Bill Doss.-Track listing:# "Age of the Sun" – 3:24# "Ultraviolet Orchestra" – 0:27# "That Ole Sun" – 3:26...
, was released in 2002. In 2004, Doss released the less well received Green Imagination
Green Imagination
Green Imagination is a 2004 studio album by The Sunshine Fix. In style, often compared with mid-period Beatles and their contemporaries.-Track listing:All songs written by Bill Doss# "Statues and Glue" – 1:56# "What Do You Know" – 3:44...
with the Sunshine Fix (which featured artwork and videos by Kevin Evans). He currently produces albums in his own studio in Athens and has been touring with The Apples in Stereo
The Apples in Stereo
The Apples in Stereo, styled The Apples in stereo, is an American indie rock band associated with The Elephant Six Collective, a group of bands also including Neutral Milk Hotel and The Olivia Tremor Control. The band is largely a product of lead vocalist/guitarist Robert Schneider, who writes the...
since early 2006, playing keyboards. He also appears on the Apples' 2007 album, New Magnetic Wonder
New Magnetic Wonder
New Magnetic Wonder is the sixth studio album from The Apples in Stereo. The album was produced by Robert Schneider with additional production and mixing by Bryce Goggin and was recorded in three separate states...
. He is listed as a full-fledged band member on the band's most recent album, 2010's Travellers in Space and Time
Travellers in Space and Time
Travellers in Space and Time is the seventh studio album by The Apples in Stereo. It is the first album by the band to feature new drummer John Dufilho, as well as the first album to cite Bill Doss and John Ferguson as permanent band members...
, and contributed to the songwriting as well.
The Olivia Tremor Control
Albums- Music From The Unrealized Film Script "Dusk At Cubist Castle" (1996)
- Explanation II: Instrumental Themes and Dream SequencesExplanation II: Instrumental Themes and Dream SequencesThe first few thousand copies of Music from the Unrealized Film Script, Dusk at Cubist Castle were released with this bonus CD. It consists of nine tracks of ambient sounds, recorded by Olivia Tremor Control. It has been claimed that this album will produce quadraphonic sound when played in...
(1998) - Black Foliage: Animation Music Volume 1Black Foliage: Animation Music Volume 1Black Foliage: Animation Music Volume One is the second full length album released by The Olivia Tremor Control of The Elephant 6 Recording Company...
(1999) - Those SessionsThose Sessions"Those Sessions" is a 1997 EP by The Olivia Tremor Control. The album is also known as Peel Sessions for BBC radio jock, John Peel, who worked on it with The Olivia Tremor Control.- Track listing :...
(1999) - Singles and BeyondSingles and BeyondPresent: Singles and Beyond is a collection of rare or out of print tracks by The Olivia Tremor Control, a psychedelic indie pop band from Athens, Georgia.-Track listing:#"Love Athena" – 2:39...
(2000)
EPs / Singles
- California DemiseCalifornia DemiseCalifornia Demise is an EP released by The Olivia Tremor Control. Recorded at 210 Sunset Ave on various four tracks by Bill Doss, Jeff Mangum, Will Cullen Hart and a few others. This was the second Elephant Six 7" EP...
(1994) - Split w/ Apples in Stereo (1994)
- The Giant DayThe Giant Day"The Giant Day", prelude to the Music from the Unrealized Film Script, Dusk at Cubist Castle, was recorded between 1994-1995 by Will Cullen Hart, Bill Doss, and John Fernandes on a 4-track. It was released by Drug Racer Records with an initial pressing of 600 copies with hand colored covers...
(1996) - The Opera HouseThe Opera House (song)The Opera House is a song by indie pop band The Olivia Tremor Control. The two B-Sides can be played on two separate stereos to produce a quadraphonic "third" song.-Track listing:CD 1#"The Opera House" - 3:15...
(1997) - The Olivia Tremor Control Vs. Black Swan NetworkThe Olivia Tremor Control Vs. Black Swan NetworkThe Olivia Tremor Control/The Black Swan Network is an LP released by The Olivia Tremor Control. Within some of these tracks are extracts from The Black Swan Network's dream appeal - taped contributions from people as to various dreams they've had or would like to have. Also known as the Tour EP or...
(1997) - Jumping FencesJumping Fences"Jumping Fences" is a 1998 single by The Olivia Tremor Control.-Track listing:#"Jumping Fences" - 1:52#"Optical Atlas" - 2:33#"Language of Stationary Travellers" - 6:30#"Green Typewriters " - 9:44...
(1998) - Hideway (1998)
The Sunshine Fix
Albums- A Spiraling World of PopA Spiraling World of PopA Spiraling World of Pop is the first recording by The Sunshine Fix. It was released by The Elephant 6 Recording Company as a cassette in 1993.-Track listing:#Listen for the Day – 3:17#Love Athena – 4:00#I'll Be Gone – 3:07...
(Cassette Only) (1993) - Age of the SunAge of the SunAge of the Sun is the second album released by The Sunshine Fix, the solo project of The Olivia Tremor Control's Bill Doss.-Track listing:# "Age of the Sun" – 3:24# "Ultraviolet Orchestra" – 0:27# "That Ole Sun" – 3:26...
(2002) - Green ImaginationGreen ImaginationGreen Imagination is a 2004 studio album by The Sunshine Fix. In style, often compared with mid-period Beatles and their contemporaries.-Track listing:All songs written by Bill Doss# "Statues and Glue" – 1:56# "What Do You Know" – 3:44...
(2004)
EPs / Singles
- Sunshine Fix (7") (1999)
- The Future History of a Sunshine Fix (7") (2000)
- That Ole' Sun (7") (2001)