- 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.
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