Matt Friction

Matthew Bell, better known as Matt Friction, is an American musician, singer, and songwriter.[1]

Matt Friction
Birth nameMatthew Bell
Born (1981-02-08) February 8, 1981
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
OriginUnited States
GenresPower pop, Garage rock, Indie rock, Doo-wop, Psychedelic pop
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter
InstrumentsVocals, guitar
Years active1998–present
Associated actsThe Pink Spiders, Silent Friction, The Hot Veins, The Dozen Dimes, Matt Friction & the Cheap Shots, Matt Friction & the Projects

Friction's music career began in 1998 as lead singer and songwriter of the band Silent Friction. He later moved on to establish power pop band The Pink Spiders with Bob Ferrari and Jon Decious. During a brief hiatus in 2009, Friction formed two new bands, Matt Friction & the Cheap Shots and The Dozen Dimes, both releasing individual material.

Early life

Matt Friction was born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee and graduated from Hume Fogg Magnet High School in 1999.[2] He attended Middle Tennessee State University from 1999 to 2000.[3]

History

1998-2003: Silent Friction & Early Career

Friction established the band Silent Friction with fellow members Nathan Hansen (bass), Kelby Caldwell (guitar), and James Nelson (drums) in 1998.[4] They played on a regular basis at venues such as NXT Generation, Indienet and The Muse in Nashville.[5] The band eventually formed a loyal fan base after touring several locations. In 2001, Nelson was replaced by Dan Sommers.[6]

Friction played occasionally for Oliver's Army, where Bob Ferrari was the drummer. He also launched a solo project entitled Straight Jacket Valentine.[7] Soon enough, both Friction and Ferrari decided to leave their own musical projects to make music together, recruiting Jon Decious as bassist, and Jamie Mechan, a second guitarist, who played with them only for a short while. After contemplating names such as The Pink Tigers and The Pink Diablos, they settled on The Pink Spiders.[8]

2003-2009: The Pink Spiders
Main article: The Pink Spiders

2009-2010: Subsequent projects

In 2009, with the Pink Spiders on hiatus, Friction announced that he was focusing on two new projects.[9] One group, Matt Friction & the Cheap Shots, completed an album in the summer of 2009 in Sausalito, California with producer Jerry Harrison.[10] A new release entitled Matt Friction & the Cheap Shots and containing nine songs was published online in February 2010 through the band's bandcamp website. The album included a cameo by Brett Anderson from The Donnas.[11]

His next project was doo-wop/garage outfit The Dozen Dimes, who began recording in February 2010.[12] The band released a full-length album on its website, thedozendimes.com, on midnight, April 6, 2010, entitled Get Real Gone With... The Dozen Dimes. The 11-track release drew influences from a variety of musical genres, including doo-wop, garage rock, psychedelic pop, and soul.[13] An early version of The Dozen Dimes' song "Maybelline" is featured on the Projects' MySpace page.[14]

Discography

Silent Friction
  • Quitters Never Lose (2002)
  • The Thought That Counts (2003)

Straight Jacket Valentine
  • A Torrid Account of a Tired Affair

The Pink Spiders

Matt Friction & the Cheap Shots
  • Matt Friction & the Cheap Shots (2010)

The Dozen Dimes
  • Get Real Gone with... The Dozen Dimes (2010)

The Hot Veins
  • The Hot Veins (2014)

Broken Bats
  • Broken Bats (2015)

References
  1. Oh, What a Mangled Web We Leave - Cover Story - Nashville Scene, retrieved 11 September 2010
  2. http://www.myspace.com/mattfriction
  3. http://www.linkedin.com/in/mattfriction
  4. Silent Friction on MySpace Music, retrieved 11 September 2010
  5. Oh, What a Mangled Web We Leave - Cover Story - Nashville Scene, retrieved 11 September 2010
  6. allmusic ((( Silent Friction > Overview ))), retrieved 11 September 2010
  7. Silent Friction at angelfire.com, retrieved 11 September 2010
  8. Oh, What a Mangled Web We Leave - Cover Story - Nashville Scene, retrieved 11 September 2010
  9. Pink Spiders Frontman Goes Solo - Matt Friction & the Cheap Shots News @ antimusic.com, retrieved 6 April 2010
  10. http://www.myspace.com/mattfrictionandthecheapshots
  11. Matt Friction & the Cheap Shots, retrieved 6 April 2010
  12. Matt Friction (MattFriction) on Twitter
  13. Get Real Gone With... The Dozen Dimes at thedozendimes.bandcamp.com, retrieved 6 April 2010
  14. the Projects on MySpace Music, retrieved 11 September 2010
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