Martin Rebelski is a multi-instrumentalist musician and the keyboardist

Keyboard instrument

A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...

 for Doves, acting as the band's unofficial fourth member. Rebelski was recommended by a friend of Rob Gretton

Rob Gretton

Rob Gretton was the manager of Joy Division and New Order. He was also a partner in Factory Records, proprietor of the Rob's Records label and a co-founder along with Tony Wilson of The Haçienda nightclub in Manchester, England. In 1977, Gretton became a leading figure in the Manchester punk...

 to play as a session musician for Doves, but soon became the band's touring keyboard player. In addition to playing with Doves on tour, Rebelski has also played on all four of the band's albums. As a composer and recording artist in his own right, Rebelski has also released two instrumental solo albums: Thanks for Your Thoughts on Heavenly Records

Heavenly Records

Heavenly Records, aka Heavenly Recordings, is a London-based record label, distributed by EMI. Founded by Jeff Barrett, a former press officer for Creation Records and many successful indie bands of the time including Happy Mondays, Heavenly Recordings' first releases were 7" and 12" singles for...

 in 2003, and Stickers on Keys on Twisted Nerve Records

Twisted Nerve Records

Twisted Nerve Records is a Manchester, England-based record label. It is most well known for being the home of the singer-songwriter Badly Drawn Boy, who co-founded the label with Andy Votel.-Musical artists:...

 in 2004.

Rebelski produced and released his first single "Scarecrow," which was sold at Doves' shows in late winter 2002, and his debut album Thanks for Your Thoughts arrived in March 2003. Rebelski's debut solo live performance was as support for Doves at the band's March 27 gig at the Royal Albert Hall

Royal Albert Hall

The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall situated on the northern edge of the South Kensington area, in the City of Westminster, London, England, best known for holding the annual summer Proms concerts since 1941....

, a benefit for the Teenage Cancer trust. Following a recommendation from Damon Gough, Rebelski signed to Twisted Nerve Records, and recorded his second solo album Stickers on Keys. The album was released in November 2004 to warm critical reception. Rebelski parted ways with Twisted Nerve as his third studio album was ready for release in summer 2007. In late 2008, Rebelski scored the soundtrack to the short film The Value of Hard Work. Also Rebelski is credited as composer for some of the music included in the BBC 'ecodocumentary': Around the World in 60 Minutes, narrated by David Morrissey and first broadcast on BBC Four on Monday 14 March 2011.

Rebelski is half-Polish

Poles

thumb|right|180px|The state flag of [[Poland]] as used by Polish government and diplomatic authoritiesThe Polish people, or Poles , are a nation indigenous to Poland. They are united by the Polish language, which belongs to the historical Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages of Central Europe...

, and the letter 'R' on his Roland

Roland Corporation

is a Japanese manufacturer of electronic musical instruments, electronic equipment and software. It was founded by Ikutaro Kakehashi in Osaka on April 18, 1972, with ¥33 million in capital. In 2005 Roland's headquarters relocated to Hamamatsu in Shizuoka Prefecture. Today it has factories in Japan,...

 keyboard is covered to make the letter 'P' to read "Poland."

Albums

• Thanks for Your Thoughts (3 March 2003)
  • Heavenly Records HVNLP40CD
  • Aporia Records APCD-021 (North American release, 10 July 2007)
  1. "Three" – 4:25
  2. "Scarecrow" – 3:50
  3. "Unlikely Tale" – 4:34
  4. "The Swarm" – 4:17
  5. "Walkie Talkie" – 3:55
  6. "Toy Shop" – 2:29
  7. "Tiddlywink" – 4:44
  8. "Dad's Hi-Fi" – 3:30

• Stickers on Keys (29 November 2004)
  • Twisted Nerve Records TN 059 CD
  • Aporia Records APCD-022 (North American release, 10 July 2007)
  1. "Alka Seltzer" – 4:32
  2. "In Space for a Day" – 1:53
  3. "Stickers on Keys" – 4:23
  4. "Little White Lights" – 4:01
  5. "Remote Control" – 4:46
  6. "Long, Slow Drive Home" – 3:49
  7. "As the Crow Flies" – 2:28
  8. "Play the School Piano" – 4:58
  9. "Scallywag" – 4:50
  10. "Magic Calculator" – 3:01

Singles

• "Scarecrow" (2002, Heavenly Records HVN118)
  1. "Scarecrow"
  2. "Dad's Hi-Fi"

• "Play the School Piano" (15 November 2004, Twisted Nerve TN 058)
  • 7" vinyl:
    1. "Play the School Piano"
    2. "Everything a Pound"
  • Promo CD-R single:
    1. "Play the School Piano"
    2. "Everything a Pound"
    3. "Two Cans and a Piece of String"

• "Little White Lights" (6 June 2005, Twisted Nerve TN 061)
  • 7" vinyl:
    1. "Little White Lights"
    2. "Birdhouse"
  • CD single:
    1. "Little White Lights"
    2. "Birdhouse"
    3. "Egg and Spoon Race"

Soundtracks

• The Value of Hard Work (2009)
• Anna and the Witch's Bottle (by Geoff Cox, Rohan Daniel Eason, and Martin Roman Rebelski) (September 2009)

Remixes

• Doves, "The Sulphur Man" (Rebelski Remix)
  • First appeared on "Caught by the River
    Caught by the River
    "Caught by the River" is the third single from Doves' number 1 charting album The Last Broadcast. The single was released on 14 October 2002 in the UK on limited edition CD, CD and 10" vinyl, and charted at #29 on the UK Singles Chart...
    
    " single, October 2002; later issued on the bonus disc for Lost Sides
    Lost Sides
    -Charts:-Original promo CD:At the end of 2000, the original issue of Lost Sides was released as a promo-only CD . The original artwork featured the boxer from Doves' Lost Souls album, and included only the b-sides from the first album and early EPs."Crunch" and "Lost in Watts" are two tracks from...
    
    , September 2003
• Doves, "The Storm" (Rebelski Remix)
  • First appeared on "Sky Starts Falling
    Sky Starts Falling
    "Sky Starts Falling" is the third and last single from Doves' third album Some Cities. It was released in the UK on September 12, 2005 on CD, DVD and 7" vinyl, and charted at #45 on the UK Singles Chart. The B-sides include 2 different remixes of "Some Cities" by Echoboy and a remix of "The Storm"...
    
    " single, September 2005

External links

• Rebelski's official website
• Rebelski's official MySpace page
• Rebelski at Doves Music Blog
• Rebelski's discography at Discogs