- Tom Dumont
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Name = Tom Dumont
Img_capt = Dumont performing in 2005
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Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
Birth_name = Thomas Martin Dumont
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Born = Birth date and age|1968|1|11|mf=yLos Angeles ,California
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Origin = Irvine, California,United States
Instrument =Guitar , keyboard,synthesizer
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Occupation =Guitarist , producer,audio engineer
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Associated_acts = Rising,No Doubt ,Invincible Overlord
URL = [http://www.tomdumont.com/ TomDumont.com]
Notable_instruments =Tom Dumont (born January 11, 1968) is an American guitarist and producer. Dumont is a member of
third wave ska bandNo Doubt , and during the band's hiatus, he beganInvincible Overlord as a side project and producedMatt Costa 's "Songs We Sing ".Life and career
The Dumont family lived in
Irvine, California . Tom was the onlyadopted child in his family and has two siblings. [Strauss, Neil. [http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5939747/no_doubts_anniversary_party/ "No Doubt's Anniversary Party"] . "Rolling Stone ".January 31 ,2002 . RetrievedApril 14 ,2007 .] Dumont's father, who played thepiano , gave his son aguitar at age twelve. Dumont practiced by strumming folk songs by the likes ofJames Taylor . Dumont was influenced byheavy metal bands such asIron Maiden ,Judas Priest and KISS. [http://www.tv.com/tom-dumont/person/175305/biography.html "Tom Dumont"] .TV.com . RetrievedJanuary 18 ,2007 .] He joined his older sister's heavy metal band Rising, [Heath, Chris. "Snap! Crackle! Pop!". "Rolling Stone ", issue 759. May 1, 1997.] but left in 1988 forthird wave ska bandNo Doubt . He has one sister named Gina and a brother named John.Dumont studied
music theory for five semesters atOrange Coast College . When the band moved into a house on Beacon Avenue inAnaheim , he wrote a poem about being addicted to television. He took the poem toEric Stefani , who put the poem to music and came up with the song "Trapped in a Box". The song was recorded for the band's self-titled debut album and was the album's only single. [Bush, John. [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:3nkpu3t5andk~T10 "No Doubt > Biography"] .Allmusic . RetrievedJanuary 18 ,2007 .]The band later self-released "
The Beacon Street Collection " in March 1995. The same month, Dumont left his job as a file clerk at a mortgage company. He had "a good feeling" about having finished recording "Tragic Kingdom " and planned to fall back on promoting rock concerts if the album was not successful. [Kam, Nadine. [http://starbulletin.com/98/04/30/features/story3.html "No doubt about it"] . "Honolulu Star-Bulletin ".April 30 ,1998 . RetrievedSeptember 13 ,2007 .] "Tragic Kingdom" became a commercial success, certified diamond in the United States [ [http://www.riaa.com/newsitem.php?news_year_filter=2002&resultpage=16&id=F7BCFCE2-C8B3-8A98-73E0-0ECC6BFFDEF1 "Linkin Park Moves Two Steps Closer"] .Recording Industry Association of America . RetrievedJuly 1 ,2007 .] and selling sixteen million copies worldwide. [Van Meter, Jonathan. [http://www.style.com/vogue/feature/032204/page2.html "The First Lady of Rock"] . "Vogue" (April 2004). Retrieved fromStyle.com April 16 ,2007 .] When Eric left the band, Tom took leadership in writing and composing responsibilities.After the Tragic Kingdom tour, Tom returned to his home in
Long Beach, California and started surfing in 1997.Murphy, Chelsea. [http://www.surfrider.org/makingwaves/makingwaves19-5/4-7.asp "Faces in the Line-Up"] . "Making Waves".The Surfrider Foundation . October 2003: Volume 19, Number 5. RetrievedJanuary 19 ,2007 .] Dumont is a member ofThe Surfrider Foundation , an environmental organization to preserve coastal life. Since Eric Stefani left, Tom Dumont, Tony Kanal and Gwen Stefani became No Doubt's primary songwriters.During No Doubt's current hiatus, Dumont produced
Matt Costa 's 2005 debut album, titled "Songs We Sing ", after hearing a demo tape by Costa. [Atizado, Roy. [http://www.nowontour.com/news/interviews/00048.php "Interview with Matt Costa"] . NowOnTour. RetrievedJanuary 19 ,2007 .]Personal life
Dumont and his wife, Mieke have two
children together, ason Ace Joseph Dumont, bornApril 6 ,2006 and anotherson Rio Atticus Dumont, born June 18, 2008. According to the band'srecord label representative, the couple wasmarried in October 2004.According to his No Doubt band mates, when Dumont drinks enough alcohol he becomes an alter-ego
doppelganger named "The Douche". [ [http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5939747/no_doubts_anniversary_party/ "No Doubt's Anniversary Party"] . "Rolling Stone ".January 31 ,2002 .]Equipment
Though Dumont uses a wide variety of guitars, he is most commonly seen with a natural finish
Hamer Guitars Standard, which is similar to aGibson Explorer or a Hamer Vector, which is similar to aGibson Flying V .References
External links
* [http://www.tomdumont.com Official website]
* [http://www.invincibleoverlord.blogspot.com Tom's Personal Weblog]
* [http://www.invincibleoverlord.com Invincible Overlord- Tom's indepedent musical project with collaborator, Ted Matson]
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