Matthew Thomas
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Matt Thomas is a former member of New Zealand
rock band The Feelers
.
Thomas started play the violin at school in Standard 2 (Year 4), the piano in Standard 3 (Year 5), and bass guitar in Form 2 (Year 8). At high school he won national awards for jazz, classical and public speaking.
Thomas was the founding member of The Feelers
, when he advertised for a bass player. He left the band in April 2008, due to personal and artistic differences. In his time with The Feelers
he jointly won New Zealand Entertainment Awards "Entertainer of the Year", many New Zealand Music Awards including "Producer of the Year", "Artist of the Year", "Album of the Year" and had three albums reaching the top of the New Zealand charts.
In 2009 he played alongside Steve Gadd
with Lesley Meguid for her album "The Truth About Love Songs".
Thomas went to New Plymouth Boys' High School
and studied philosophy and computer programming at University.
His brother is Gareth Thomas, of the former band Goodshirt
.
He is an endorser of Modulus basses, and Mark Bass bass amps.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
rock band The Feelers
The Feelers
The Feelers are a New Zealand rock band formed in the early 1990s in Christchurch by James Reid , Matthew Thomas and Hamish Gee .-History:...
.
Thomas started play the violin at school in Standard 2 (Year 4), the piano in Standard 3 (Year 5), and bass guitar in Form 2 (Year 8). At high school he won national awards for jazz, classical and public speaking.
Thomas was the founding member of The Feelers
The Feelers
The Feelers are a New Zealand rock band formed in the early 1990s in Christchurch by James Reid , Matthew Thomas and Hamish Gee .-History:...
, when he advertised for a bass player. He left the band in April 2008, due to personal and artistic differences. In his time with The Feelers
The Feelers
The Feelers are a New Zealand rock band formed in the early 1990s in Christchurch by James Reid , Matthew Thomas and Hamish Gee .-History:...
he jointly won New Zealand Entertainment Awards "Entertainer of the Year", many New Zealand Music Awards including "Producer of the Year", "Artist of the Year", "Album of the Year" and had three albums reaching the top of the New Zealand charts.
In 2009 he played alongside Steve Gadd
Steve Gadd
Steve Gadd is an American session and studio drummer, notable for his work with popular musicians from a wide range of genres.-Biography:...
with Lesley Meguid for her album "The Truth About Love Songs".
Thomas went to New Plymouth Boys' High School
New Plymouth Boys' High School
New Plymouth Boys' High School is a single-sex boys' state secondary school in New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand. It was founded in 1882 and celebrated its 125th Jubilee in 2007....
and studied philosophy and computer programming at University.
His brother is Gareth Thomas, of the former band Goodshirt
Goodshirt
Goodshirt are an innovative Alternative/pop/rock band from Auckland, New Zealand. Its members are Gareth Thomas, brothers Murray and Rodney Fisher and drummer Mike Beehre.-History:...
.
He is an endorser of Modulus basses, and Mark Bass bass amps.