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Matthew "Matty" Newton 
Background information Birth name Matthew Netwon Born 3 January 1984 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Genres Alternative rock, Pop Punk, Emo, Pop Rock, Electro Occupations Musician, Bassist, Guitarist, Songwriter Instruments Bass, Guitar Years active 2003–present Associated acts Repeat Offender, Streamer Bendy, Nina May Matthew "Matty" Newton (born 3 January 1984) is an Australian songwriter, bass player, guitarist and drummer from Queensland, Australia.
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Biography
Matty Newton built his name in the Australian music scene as bass player for Brisbane indie rock band Repeat Offender[1] from 2003 through 2009. In 2008 Matty and Erinn Swan formed the band Streamer Bendy.[2] He has also spent time performing as a guitarist with progressive rock band Nina May.[3] Early in his music career Matty was approached to tour as the bass player for the Tribute Theatre Company, Showtime[4] where he spent two years touring the world.
Start in Music
Matty picked up his first bass in 8th grade while he was saving money for a drum kit so he "could be just like Dave Grohl". Inspired by the likes of Nirvana, Frenzal Rhomb, Regurgitator and the Beatles, among others, Matt spent much of his time and effort learning all he could about music. He soon formed several bands in his hometown of Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia. Just before his 15th birthday Matty began performing regular all night covers gigs in local taverns and dive bars with his punk band, CareFactorZero. This continued for several years. By 2000 CareFactorZero had begun touring Australia and had picked up a slot on the Planet X Extreme Sports Festival Tour as well as tours with punk bands Strung Out, Frenzal Rhomb, Sunk Loto and Shihad (pacifier). In 2003 Matty moved to Brisbane, Queensland, Australia to study music performance and production at the Queensland University of Technology.[5]
Repeat Offender
As a founding member, Matty played bass, wrote the songs and managed Australian band Repeat Offender[6] who released several albums and toured with bands such as The Veronicas, The Butterfly Effect, Panic! at the Disco and played festivals such as Taste of Chaos, Big Day Out amongst others. Repeat Offender released their first ep "To a Modern Love..." on May 2006 independently and debuted at number 23 in the Australian singles charts. Repeat Offender toured heavily and performed over 600 shows[7] between 2003 and 2009.[8]
Streamer Bendy
Streamer Bendy are a Brisbane band currently recording their debut album between Stockholm, Los Angeles, Brisbane and Sydney. Matty formed the band in 2008 with Erinn Swan,[9] formerly of Nina May.[10] Initially the bass player for the group, Matty has also toured as their drummer and is currently performing on guitar and keys after several line-up changes. Along with Erinn Swan, Matt is a primary songwriter for the group.
Queen, it's a Kind of Magic
Queen, it's a Kind of Magic was the worlds largest and most successful Queen tribute act. As a touring member of this group from 2009 - 2010 he performed hundreds of shows between Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa, Hong Kong, Indonesia and Singapore. Matty also performed as a Bass player for other shows produced by Showtime Entertainment during this time, including an ABBA show and a Hannah Montana / Miley Cyrus production.
Equipment
BASSES / GUITARS
- Fender American Standard Precision Bass
- Fender Tony Franklin American Precision Bass
- Fender 25th anniversary Jazz Bass (Japan)
- Warwick double buck 5 string bass
- Fender American Deluxe Stratocaster
- Fender telecaster (custom)
- Ibanez artcore electric hollowbody
- Ibanez acoustics
AMPS / EFFECTS
- Orange AD-200B bass amplifier
- Orange bass cabinets
- SWR 750x Amplifier
- SWR Goliath Snr cabinets
- Fender Deluxe Hot Rod amplifier
- Tech 21 Bass Driver deluxe
- Electro Harmonix bass big muff
- Electro Harmonix bass micro synth
- Electro Harmonix holy grail
- Line 6 delay unit
- ZVEX Distortron
- Seppuku octave multiplexer
MISCELLANEOUS
- Planet waves cables
- Sennheiser wireless system
- BOSS chromatic tuner
- Pedaltrain pedal board
- Digidesign MBOX
- RODE microphones
Discography
- 1999: CareFactorZero "ep"
- 2000: CareFactorZero "So Sorry"
- 2004: Repeat Offender "Red for you ep"
- 2006: Repeat Offender "To a modern love"
- 2007: Repeat Offender "Black Hearts and Poison Girls"
- 2008: Repeat Offender "Archives"
- 2008: Nina May "Crazy/Insane" single
- 2008: Streamer Bendy "Streamer Bendy"
- 2010: Streamer Bendy "You're So Cool" single
- 2010: Streamer Bendy - Album title tbc
References
- ^ http://www.myspace.com/repeatoffendermusic
- ^ http://www.myspace.com/streamerbendy
- ^ http://www.myspace.com/ninamaymusic
- ^ http://www.showtime.net.au
- ^ http://www.qut.edu.au
- ^ "Repeat Offender Profile". therocknrollcookingshow.com. http://www.therocknrollcookingshow.com/episodes.php?section=band&action=viewBand&id=11.
- ^ "Repeat Offender Live". youtube.com. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jN-jui4ono.
- ^ "Repeat Offender Retire". accessallareas.net.au. http://www.accessallareas.net.au/music_news/EkFEupEpZEBwlQpRsB.php.
- ^ "Streamer Bendy Video". youtube.com. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vn_OQCvW1ns.
- ^ "Nina May Live". vimeo.com. http://vimeo.com/1543424.
Categories:- 1984 births
- Living people
- Australian rock bass guitarists
- Lead bassist
- Veronicas members
- People from Brisbane
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