Matthew Liam Nicholson
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Matthew Liam Nicholson is an Australian-born songwriter, composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist currently living in Northern California. He is best known for his work as band leader of Function Ensemble and his collaborations with the spiritual teacher Adi Da Samraj.
Early Career[edit]
Born in January of 1977, Nicholson grew up in Geelong, Victoria, Australia amidst a booming 1990s rock scene with mentors Magic Dirt & Bored! Nicholson co-founded and performed in his first band Aunty Theo from 1992-1994. Nicholson joined and toured with local band Warped from 1994-1996, while still in high school. Nicholson co-founded and performed in The Golden Lifestyle Band in 1992 with Dion Nania (Panel of Judges & Free Time), Chris Smith, & Pat Lucas, who were later replaced by Pat Ridgewell and Mark Stacey.
Nicholson’s cousin, Chris Nolan, founded the Meredith Music Festival in 1991, which has since grown into two of Australia’s most beloved and enduring music festivals. Both Warped and The Golden Lifestyle Band performed at the festival several times in mid 1990s.
From 1995 Nicholson’s solo experimentation began taking the moniker “Function” (later, Function Ensemble), in the form of numerous very limited edition tapes and CDRs.
In late 1997 The Golden Lifestyle Band disbanded in the studio while completing their second album. In 2012 the band rejoined to rescue the recordings, in 2016 they were mixed and mastered by Mikey Young (of Eddy Current Suppression Ring). “The Golden Lifestyle Band” self titled final LP is slated to be released on Vinyl by Buttercup Records[1] in 2023.
2000s[edit]
In 2002 Function Ensemble recorded “The Zillionaire-Retarded Speeds of Ordinary, Measured Light” in Melbourne, Australia, which was released in Australia and New Zealand 2003, and Japan in 2004. Function then toured in Australia, USA, UK, and Japan in summer of 2004.
In 2003, Nicholson began composing music for the art installations of spiritual teacher Adi Da Samraj[2], and has since gone on to score numerous of his multimedia installation and fine art screenings around the world, including “The Ascent of Orpheus” at the Bargello National Museum in Florence[3]. Nicholson’s 20 minute composition “The Ascent of Orpheus” looped for three months throughout the museum, July-October 2015, alongside works of Renaissance masters Donatello and Michelangelo.
In 2005 Function Ensemble was signed by Chicago’s Locust Music and in 2006 released “The Secret Miracle Fountain” which met with significant critical praise. The Secret Miracle Fountain was recorded in 12 countries with over 30 musicians. Function then toured throughout USA and Europe during 2006 and 2007 with a band including musicians Patrick Liddell, Pascal Babare, Felicity Mangan, and Ian Wadley.
In 2006, Nicholson was signed by Mushroom Music Publishing and moved to Chicago to compose orchestral works and a new album with Patrick Liddell, composer and video artist. Together they gathered over 80 musicians (mostly from Chicago’s Northwestern University) and recorded numerous sessions of strings, brass, percussion, winds and choir. Some of the resultant works appear on “Galeria De La Luz” by Outshine Family (a replacement moniker for Function Ensemble now based in London), which was released by Blackmaps Records in UK in 2011 - not long before the 2011 London Riots which caused the Sony & Pias warehouse and all its stock to be burnt to the ground, in the end preventing the vinyl pressing.
2010s[edit]
During 2014 Nicholson and composer friends Pascal Babare and Lucy Roleff began an experimental electronic dream-pop trio called AT/ALL - releasing their debut LP “Sun Dog” in 2016, which gained positive reviews, and was used in a number of Film & TV spots and charted in CMJ for 7 weeks[citation needed].
In 2015 Nicholson moved from Melbourne to Los Angeles, initially visiting to look after his poet & writer friend Jeff Forrester[4] who was struggling with lymphoma, then staying after he passed away. Nicholson moved with friends to Los Feliz and set up The Catalina House which went on to host many music and art salons/events between 2016 and 2019, including special guests such as French pianist Julien Marchal.
During 2018 Nicholson completed two feature length scores for "Conscious Light", a film on spiritual teacher Adi Da, and for coming-of-age college drama "CRSHD" which premiered at Tribeca Film Festival.
In 2019 Peter Kagan[5] (known for shooting and directing music videos for Stevie Winwood) shot & directed the music video for Dusty Bones.
In 2019 Nicholson began performing immersive sound baths as Nicholson & Belle with his partner Michelle and other collaborators[6], performing live versions of his newest work “Nine Movements” around West Coast USA, through March 2020.
2020s[edit]
In October 2021, the deep listening label Longform Editions released Nicholson’s ambient album “Nine Movements” with special guests Miguel Atwood-Ferguson and Carlos Nino which the London Guardian chose as a "Hidden Gem of 2021"
Nicholson signed and is currently with Koze Music in 2021 for publishing and synchronization[7].
Discography
| Moniker / Group | Album | Record Label | Year |
| Aunty Theo | Intimidation | Destroyer Records | 1994 |
| Warped | Slimax | Au-Go-Go Records[8] | 1995 |
| The Golden Lifestyle Band | with Tweezer Split 7"[9] | Self Release | 1996 |
| The Golden Lifestyle Band | I've Ruined The Mood[10] | Brass Companion Records | 1996 |
| The Golden Lifestyle Band | Wonder From A Quarter Acre[11] | Au-Go-Go Records | 1997 |
| Function | with The Reactions, Birthright 7" | Self Release | 1997 |
| Function | Self Titled | Self Release | 1998 |
| Function Ensemble | The Zillionaire-Retarded Speeds of Ordinary, Measured Light | Love & Mercy, Australia; Wonderground, Japan | 2003, 2004 |
| Function | Particles Collect | Self Release | 2005 |
| Function | Particles Collect - Online Single | FatCat | 2005 |
| Function Ensemble | The Secret Miracle Fountain[12] | Locust Music USA | 2006 |
| Function | with John Chantler 7" | Room40 | 2007 |
| Outshine Family | Galeria De La Luz[13] | Blackmaps | 2011 |
| AT / ALL | Sun Dog[14] | Self Release | 2016 |
| Dreamless IV / MLN | Sounds Of Red Bull[15] | BMG | 2017 |
| MLN | Nine Movements[16] | Longform Editions | 2021 |
| MLN | Conscious Light Original Soundtrack[17] | 2021 | |
| MLN | Universal Outsider[18] | Self Release | 2022 |
| The Golden Lifestyle Band | Self Titled | Buttercup Records[19] | 2023 |
Music For Film
| Film Title | Director | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Lloyd Ormerod Wants His Face Back[20] | Jon Blackman | 2006 |
| Le Petit Morte | Terence Gross[21] | 2010 |
| Hungry Man[22] | Jordan Prosser | 2012 |
| East Of Zero[23] | Tymon Langford | 2013 |
| The Growing Food Project[24] | Rasha Tayeh | 2013 |
| Thylacine[25] | Tymon Langford[26] | 2014 |
| Ocean Talk[27][28] | Darius Devas | 2014 |
| Good Grief[29] | Fiona Dalwood[30] | 2015 |
| Defying Empire[31] | Tom Broadhurst[32] for National Gallery Of Australia | 2015 |
| The Deposition: Sam Jinks[33] | Tom Broadhurst | 2015 |
| Conscious Light[34] | Blythe Massey | 2018 |
| CRSHD[35] | Emily Cohn[36] | 2018 |
| White Wolves[37] | Sarah Koteles | 2019 |
| The Dukha[38] | Carmen Morrow[39] | 2020 |
| Just Be[40] | Sarah Koteles | 2020 |
Music For Art Installation
| Name Of Installation | Location | Artist | Year |
| Kaleidoscape | Adi Da Samraj | 2003 | |
| The Breather | Adi Da Samraj | 2003 | |
| Spectra Suites | Adi Da Samraj | 2006 | |
| Transcendental Realism | Adi Da Samraj | 2007 | |
| Quandra Loka | Adi Da Samraj | 2012 | |
| Struwwelpeter | Adi Da Samraj | 2015 | |
| The Ascent Of Orpheus | Bargello National Museum, Florence | Adi Da Samraj | 2015 |
| Defying Empire | National Gallery of Australia | Adi Da Samraj | 2016 |
| Geome One: Alberti’s Window[41] | Adi Da Samraj | 2016 | |
| The Spherical Tower[42] | Adi Da Samraj | 2022 | |
| Quandra Loka with Nick Milo[43] | Adi Da Samraj | 2022 |
References
- ↑ "Buttercup Records". Buttercup Records. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ↑ "Da Plastique - The Image-Art of Adi Da Samraj". Transcendental Realism. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ↑ "Exhibition | The Ascent of Orpheus by Adi Da Samraj at the Bargello National Museum". The Ascent of Orpheus. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ↑ "DA Bhakti". DA Bhakti. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ↑ "About". Peter Kagan Photography. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ↑ "Nicholson & Belle". Nicholson & Belle. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ↑ "About". www.kozemusic.com. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ↑ "Slimeax-Warped". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
- ↑ Golden Lifestyle Band, Tweezer - First Light/ Iron Cast, retrieved 2023-03-14
- ↑ Golden Lifestyle Band - I've Ruined The Mood, retrieved 2023-03-14
- ↑ Various - Wonder From A Quarter Acre, retrieved 2023-03-14
- ↑ Nast, Condé. "Function: The Secret Miracle Fountain". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
- ↑ Outshine Family - Galeria de la Luz Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2023-03-14
- ↑ "AT / ALL". mlnmusic. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
- ↑ "BMG - Production Music". bmgproductionmusic.com. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
- ↑ "LE088". Longform Editions. 2021-10-11. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
- ↑ Conscious Light (Original Soundtrack), 2021-12-10, retrieved 2023-03-14
- ↑ "Matthew Liam Nicholson releases new album 'Universal Outsider'". Mystic Sons. 2022-05-25. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
- ↑ "Buttercup Records". Buttercup Records. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
- ↑ "Lloyd Ormerod Wants His Face Back (2006) - The Screen Guide - Screen Australia". www.screenaustralia.gov.au. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ↑ "Terence Gross". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ↑ "HUNGRY MAN". JORDAN PROSSER. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ↑ East of Zero (Short 2013) - IMDb, retrieved 2023-03-16
- ↑ rashatayeh (2016-11-22). "Growing Food Project". Rasha Tayeh. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ↑ Langford, Tymon (2013-08-03), Thylacine (Short, Drama, Thriller), retrieved 2023-03-16
- ↑ "Tymon Langford". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ↑ "About". Being Here. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ↑ Here, Being (2015-02-11), Ocean Talk - Darius Devas, retrieved 2023-03-16
- ↑ "GOOD GRIEF by Fiona Dalwood @ Brooklyn Film Festival". Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ↑ "Fiona Dalwood". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ↑ "Defying Empire". digital.nga.gov.au. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ↑ "Tom Broadhurst". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ↑ "Sam Jinks". Sam Jinks. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ↑ Waters, Bright. "Home". Conscious Light Film. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ↑ "CRSHD". CRSHD. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ↑ "Emily Cohn". Emily Cohn. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ↑ "FILMS". SARAH KOTELES. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ↑ "The Dukha". The Dukha. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ↑ "Carmen Morrow". IMDb. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ↑ "FILMS". SARAH KOTELES. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ↑ "2016 Geome One Screening in Los Angeles". www.adidaupclose.org. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ↑ "The Spherical Tower #4128". Transcendental Realism. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ↑ "Purchase Art of Adi Da Samraj: Quandra Loka (Limited Editions) | Da Plastique". Transcendental Realism. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
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