Matt Hollywood (born June 11, 1973) is an American

indie rock Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the mu ...

guitarist A guitarist (or a guitar player) is a person who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of guitar family instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselv ...

and singer. He was a founding member and leader of the

Portland Portland most commonly refers to: * Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States * Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...

-based

band

The Out Crowd The Out Crowd was a U.S. indie rock band featuring bass guitarist Matt Hollywood, a former member of The Brian Jonestown Massacre. He formed the group in late 2001 in Portland, Oregon with drummer Stuart Valentine, guitarist Elliott Barnes, bassi ...

, as well as a founding member of the

psychedelic rock Psychedelic rock is a rock music Music genre, genre that is inspired, influenced, or representative of psychedelia, psychedelic culture, which is centered on perception-altering hallucinogenic drugs. The music incorporated new electronic sound ...

band

The Brian Jonestown Massacre The Brian Jonestown Massacre is an American musical project and band led and started by Anton Newcombe. It was formed in San Francisco in 1990. The group was the subject of the 2004 documentary film called '' Dig!'', and have gained media noto ...

. He currently fronts the

drone rock Drone music, drone-based music, or simply drone, is a minimalist genre that emphasizes the use of sustained sounds, notes, or tone clusters – called drones. It is typically characterized by lengthy audio programs with relatively slight harmon ...

band The Rebel Drones. He was born in

Syracuse, New York Syracuse ( ) is a City (New York), city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, Onondaga County, New York, United States. It is the fifth-most populous city in the state of New York following New York City, Buffalo, New York, Buffa ...

in 1973. He grew up in and around Ventura,

California California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...

, and now resides in

Los Angeles, California Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ...

The Imajinary Friends

Hollywood had been involved with the

neo-psychedelic Neo-psychedelia is a diverse genre of psychedelic music that draws inspiration from the sounds of 1960s psychedelia, either updating or copying the approaches from that era. Originating in the 1970s, it has occasionally seen mainstream pop suc ...

/surrealist rock band, The Imajinary Friends, that spawned from the original line-up of

in 1993. The band consisted of Travis Threlkel,

Ricky Maymi Ricky Rene Maymi (; is an American rock musician, best known as an original member of the psychedelic rock Psychedelic rock is a rock music genre that is inspired, influenced, or representative of psychedelic culture, which is centered on p ...

(both from The BJM), Matt Hollywood, Graham Bonnar (of

Swervedriver Swervedriver are an English alternative rock band formed in Oxford in 1989 around core members Adam Franklin and Jimmy Hartridge. Between 1989 and 1998, the band released four studio albums and numerous EPs and singles despite a considerable f ...

) and Tim Digulla (later of Tipsy). The band recorded its debut album ''Lunchtime In Infinity'' on Bomp! Records in 1994. Hollywood left the band due to his full-time commitment to The BJM and was replaced by Jeremy Davies (brother of founding BJM-member Jeff Davies).

The Brian Jonestown Massacre

Matt Hollywood was a founding member of

rock band,

, with the initial line-up of

Anton Newcombe Anton Alfred Newcombe (born August 29, 1967) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and founder of the music group The Brian Jonestown Massacre. Newcombe was the subject of the 2004 documentary film '' Dig!'', along ...

(guitar/vocals), Travis Threlkel (guitar), Ricky Maymi (drums), Jeff Davies (guitar) and Hollywood (bass). Hollywood was a member of The BJM for roughly seven years as mainly a bass guitar player, but was also known to play acoustically at times. Over this period, Hollywood contributed many musical ideas to the band. He composed and sang several of The BJM's songs, most notably "Oh Lord", " Maybe Tomorrow", "No Come Down" and "Not if You Were the Last Dandy on Earth"; the latter of which parodied

The Dandy Warhols The Dandy Warhols are an American alternative rock band, formed in Portland, Oregon, in 1994 by singer-guitarist Courtney Taylor-Taylor and guitarist Peter Holmström. They were later joined by keyboardist Zia McCabe and drummer Eric Hedford ...

' single " Not if You Were the Last Junkie on Earth", and led many people to believe the 'Warhols and The BJM were fighting. Hollywood has said of the song: "It always amazed me how this song got taken as evidence that

Anton Anton may refer to: People *Anton (given name), including a list of people with the given name *Anton (surname) Places *Anton Municipality, Bulgaria **Anton, Sofia Province, a village *Antón District, Panama **Antón, a town and capital of th ...

(Newcombe) was 'stalking' the Dandys - since he didn't even write it." The song was featured in the

Jim Jarmusch James Robert Jarmusch (; born January 22, 1953) is an American film director and screenwriter. He has been a major proponent of independent cinema since the 1980s, directing films including '' Stranger Than Paradise'' (1984), '' Down by Law'' ( ...

film ''

Broken Flowers ''Broken Flowers'' is a 2005 French-American comedy-drama film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch and produced by Jon Kilik and Stacey Smith. The film focuses on an aging "Don Juan" who embarks on a cross-country journey to track down four of ...

''. He appears on the 2004 documentary '' DiG!'' with The BJM, which also includes footage of the onstage altercation that led to his departure from the band. In 2010, it was reported that he has returned to the studio with

and is once again a full-time member. In 2014, Hollywood announced his first solo show taking place December 26 in Atlanta, Georgia, and that he would be backed by Atlanta-based rock and roll band Reverends.

Post-BJM

Magic Fingers

Before forming

, Hollywood was in Magic Fingers with

Eric Hedford The Dandy Warhols are an American alternative rock band, formed in Portland, Oregon, in 1994 by singer-guitarist Courtney Taylor-Taylor and guitarist Peter Holmström. They were later joined by keyboardist Zia McCabe and drummer Eric Hedford. H ...

(of

and

We Are Telephone In Modern English, ''we'' is a Grammatical number, plural, Grammatical person, first-person personal pronoun, pronoun. Morphology In Standard English, Standard Modern English, ''we'' has six distinct shapes for five word Morphology (linguist ...

) and Spike Keating (of Swoon 23 and

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (sometimes abbreviated to BRMC) is an American rock band from San Francisco, California. The group originally consisted of Peter Hayes (vocals, guitar, harmonica), Robert Levon Been (vocals, bass, guitar), and Nick ...

The Out Crowd

Hollywood formed the

band The Out Crowd in late 2001 with drummer Stuart Valentine, guitarist Elliott Barnes and tambourine player Sarah Jane. The group released their debut album ''Go on, Give a Damn'' which was produced by Gregg Williams (The Dandy Warhols) in early 2003. Their follow up ''Then I Saw The Holy City'' was produced by Brian Coates and released in the fall of 2004. Hollywood confirmed that the band broke up in 2006.

Discography

Albums with The BJM

* ''

Spacegirl & Other Favorites ''Spacegirl and Other Favorites'' is the second album by The Brian Jonestown Massacre, recorded in 1993 but not released until 1995. Background "Hide and Seek" was released as a single in 1994. The song "Swallowtail" was also written during ...

'' (1993) Candy Floss * ''

Methodrone ''Methodrone'' is the debut studio album by American psychedelic rock band The Brian Jonestown Massacre, released in 1995 by record label Bomp! Records, Bomp!. Content The title of the album is a portmanteau of the drug methadone, used in tre ...

'' (1995) Bomp! Records * ''

Their Satanic Majesties' Second Request ''Their Satanic Majesties' Second Request'' is the fourth studio album by American psychedelic rock band The Brian Jonestown Massacre. It was released on June 18, 1996, by record label Tangible and distributed by Bomp! Records, and is the second ...

'' (1996) Bomp! Records/Tangible * ''

Take It From The Man! ''Take It from the Man!'' is the third studio album by American psychedelic rock band the Brian Jonestown Massacre. After recording their shoegaze-influenced debut album ''Methodrone'' (1995) and releasing a collection of early recordings, ''Space ...

'' (1996) Bomp! Records/Tangible/Tee Pee Records * '' Thank God For Mental Illness'' (1996) Bomp! Records/Tangible * '' Give It Back!'' (1997) Bomp! Records/Tangible * ''

Strung Out in Heaven ''Strung Out in Heaven'' is the seventh full-length album by American psychedelic rock band The Brian Jonestown Massacre. It was released in June 1998 and was the band's first and only recording with the large independent label, TVT Records. Bac ...

'' (1998)

TVT Records TVT Records (Tee-Vee Tunes) was an American record label founded by Steve Gottlieb. Over the course of its 24-year history, the label released 25 Gold, Platinum and Multi-Platinum releases. Its roster included Nine Inch Nails, Ja Rule, Lil Jon, ...

* '' Bringing It All Back Home – Again'' (1999) Which? Records * '' Who Killed Sgt. Pepper?'' (2010) A Records * ''

Aufheben () or () is a German word with several seemingly contradictory meanings, including "to lift up", "to abolish", "cancel" or "suspend", or "to sublate". The term has also been defined as "abolish", "preserve", and "transcend". In philosophy, is ...

'' (2012) A Records

Albums with The Out Crowd

* ''Go On, Give a Damn'' (2003) Elephant Stone Records * ''Then I Saw the Holy City'' (2004) The Kora Records

Albums with The Bad Feelings

* ''Self Titled'' (2018)

References

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hollywood, Matt American rock singers American rock guitarists American male guitarists American indie rock musicians Living people 1973 births The Brian Jonestown Massacre members Musicians from Syracuse, New York 21st-century American singers 21st-century American guitarists 21st-century American male singers