Matt Wong
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Matthew Wong, is a bassist
and one of the founding members of the California
-based ska punk
band, Reel Big Fish
. He left Reel Big Fish on June 26, 2007.
Wong plays a candy red Music Man
Sting Ray five bass with a trademark black pickguard with a piezo pickup.
Appearing on most RBF music videos, his absence from "Don't Start A Band" confused many fans. Matthew regrettably could not attend filming of this video because he had to attend his grandfather's funeral in Hawaii.
His younger sister appears on the cover of the band's first album, Everything Sucks
, with a dog's snout in her mouth.
In an extra feature on the DVD included on Our Live Album Is Better Than Your Live Album
, Wong states that he came up with the name "Real Big Fish". The band had not had a name up until their first demo. The demo was entitled, "the Fisher King: Reel Big Fish," after the movie. The band's lead singer, Aaron Barrett
, decided on Real Big Fish, and he changed the a in the word "Real" to an 'e'. Matthew said it was the most embarrassing thing he'd ever done in the band. They planned to change it when something cooler came along but it never happened.
In June 2007, Matthew decided to leave the band in favor of his family life, now that he is a father. His last time performing was during the 2007 Europe Tour; however, his last appearance with the band was at the August 1st show in Orange County during the Shout It Out Loud Tour, to give good wishes to his fellow bandmates and fans. He was replaced by Derek Gibbs
.
Wong plays the MMORPG City of Heroes
, along with Trombone player Dan Regan
.
Bassist
A bass player, or bassist is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass, bass guitar, keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or sousaphone. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments...
and one of the founding members of the California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
-based ska punk
Ska punk
Ska punk is a fusion music genre that combines ska and punk rock. It achieved its highest level of commercial success in the United States in the late 1990s. Ska-core is a subgenre of ska punk, blending ska with hardcore punk.The characteristics of ska punk vary, due to the fusion of contrasting...
band, Reel Big Fish
Reel Big Fish
Reel Big Fish is an American ska punk band from Huntington Beach, California, best known for the 1997 hit "Sell Out". The band gained mainstream recognition in the mid-to-late 1990s, during the third wave of ska with the release of the gold certified album Turn the Radio Off. Soon after, the band...
. He left Reel Big Fish on June 26, 2007.
Wong plays a candy red Music Man
Music Man (company)
Music Man is an American guitar, and bass guitar manufacturer. It is a division of the Ernie Ball corporation.-Early years:The Music Man story began in 1971 when Forrest White and Tom Walker talked with Leo Fender about starting a company they would call Tri-Sonic, Inc...
Sting Ray five bass with a trademark black pickguard with a piezo pickup.
Appearing on most RBF music videos, his absence from "Don't Start A Band" confused many fans. Matthew regrettably could not attend filming of this video because he had to attend his grandfather's funeral in Hawaii.
His younger sister appears on the cover of the band's first album, Everything Sucks
Everything Sucks (Reel Big Fish album)
Everything Sucks was Reel Big Fish's first full-length album. It was recorded at Sound Art Studios in 1994 and 1995, and released in 1995 on Reel Big Fish's independent label Piss Off Records. The album was engineered by John Gregorius....
, with a dog's snout in her mouth.
In an extra feature on the DVD included on Our Live Album Is Better Than Your Live Album
Our Live Album Is Better Than Your Live Album
Our Live Album Is Better than Your Live Album is a 2-disc live album by ska-punk band Reel Big Fish composed of both an extended length Reel Big Fish live set list, and a DVD of a March 2006 live show that also includes documentary footage on the band. The DVD portion was directed by Jonathan...
, Wong states that he came up with the name "Real Big Fish". The band had not had a name up until their first demo. The demo was entitled, "the Fisher King: Reel Big Fish," after the movie. The band's lead singer, Aaron Barrett
Aaron Barrett
Aaron Asher Barrett is the lead singer, lead guitarist, and primary songwriter for the band Reel Big Fish. Prior to forming with Reel Big Fish, Barrett played trombone in another ska-punk act, The Scholars, along with future Reel Big Fish bandmates Scott Klopfenstein and Grant Barry...
, decided on Real Big Fish, and he changed the a in the word "Real" to an 'e'. Matthew said it was the most embarrassing thing he'd ever done in the band. They planned to change it when something cooler came along but it never happened.
In June 2007, Matthew decided to leave the band in favor of his family life, now that he is a father. His last time performing was during the 2007 Europe Tour; however, his last appearance with the band was at the August 1st show in Orange County during the Shout It Out Loud Tour, to give good wishes to his fellow bandmates and fans. He was replaced by Derek Gibbs
Derek Gibbs
Derek Gibbs is the current bass player for Reel Big Fish, and the now defunct Forces of Evil and Jeffries Fan Club. He was chosen to replace the band's previous bass player Matt Wong, who left the band to spend more time with his family and new born child...
.
Wong plays the MMORPG City of Heroes
City of Heroes
City of Heroes is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game based on the superhero comic book genre, developed by Cryptic Studios and published by NCsoft. The game was launched in North America on April 27, 2004 and in Europe on February 4, 2005 with English, German and French language...
, along with Trombone player Dan Regan
Dan Regan
Dan Regan is the trombone player for the Southern California-based ska punk band Reel Big Fish. Regan has also played trombone in The Littlest Man Band with Scott Klopfenstein and currently has a hip-hop side project under the alias Black Casper.- External links :...
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