Dom Dolla Explained

Dom Dolla
Birth Name:Dominic Matheson
Birth Date:January 19, 1992
Birth Place:Manila, Philippines
Origin:Melbourne, Australia
Instrument:Digital audio workstation
Years Active:2013 - present
Label:Onelove (2013-2015), Sweat It Out (2015-2021)[1] Three Six Zero Recordings / Sony Music (2022-present)

Dominic Matheson,[2] better known by his stage name Dom Dolla, is an Australian house music producer, DJ, songwriter and remixer, acclaimed for his distinct style of house music and high-profile collaborations.[3] He has been nominated eight times for the ARIA Award for Best Dance Release; Including: in 2017 for "Be Randy", with Torren Foot[4] and in 2019, for the song "Take It".[5] He won the award at the 2020 ARIA Music Awards for the song "San Frandisco"[6] and in 2023 for the song "Rhyme Dust" (with MK).[7] He is Grammy Award nominee in 2024 for the song "New Gold", featuring Gorillaz, Tame Impala, & Bootie Brown. Juno Award nominee in 2024 for the song "Eat Your Man", featuring Nelly Furtado.

He has performed in festivals such as Coachella 2022 and Lollapalooza 2023.[8] [9] Dom has sold out such venues as Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Denver, Colorado, Sidney Myer Music Bowl in Melbourne, Australia and Forest Hills Stadium in New York.[10] [11]

Early life

Dom Dolla was born January 19, 1992 in Manila, Philippines, and raised in Darwin, Australia.[12] He moved to Melbourne when he was a teenager and discovered house and electronic music.[13]

Career

2013–present

In 2013 Dom Dolla released his debut single "The Boxer". In March 2015, Dolla released "Love Like This". In July 2015, Dolla released the song "Define" with Go Freek. The song was number 2 in the ARIA Club End Of Year Chart.

In July 2015 Dolla released "Define", which reached number one on the ARIA Club Chart. In September 2016, Dolla released "You" which reached number one again on the ARIA Club Chart in October 2016. In August 2017, Dolla reached number one again on the ARIA Club Chart with "Be Randy" with Torren Foot. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2017, the song was nominated for ARIA Award for Best Dance Release, losing out to "Chameleon" by Pnau.

In October 2018, Dolla reached number one for the fourth time on the ARIA Club Chart with "Take It". At the ARIA Music Awards of 2019, the song was nominated for ARIA Award for Best Dance Recording, losing out to Solace by Rüfüs Du Sol.

In November 2019, Dolla reached number one for the fifth time on the ARIA Club Chart with "San Frandisco". In January 2020, the song polled at number 33 in the Triple J Hottest 100, 2019.

In August 2020, Dolla reached number one for the sixth time on the ARIA Club Chart with "Moving Blind".[14]

In March 2023, Dolla reached number one for the seventh time on the ARIA Club Chart with "Rhyme Dust".[15]

In June 2023, Dolla reached number one for the eighth time on the ARIA Club Chart with "Eat Your Man".[16]

In October 2023, Dolla reached number one for the ninth time on the ARIA Club Chart with "Saving Up".[17]

In June 2024, Dolla reached number one for the tenth time on the ARIA Club Chart with "Girls".[18]

Discography

Singles

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
YearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
AUS
[19] 		BEL
(FL)
[20] 		IRE
[21] 		NZ
Hot
[22] 		UK
[23] 		US
Dance
[24]
"The Boxer"[25] [26] 2013— — — — — —rowspan="9"
"Love Like This"[27] 2015— — — — — —
"Define"
[28] 		— — — — — —
"You"[30] 2016— — — — — —
  • ARIA: Gold
"Be Randy"
[31] 		2017— — — — — —
"Take It"2018— 41 — — — —
  • ARIA: Platinum
"San Frandisco"2019— 90 — 37 — 40
"Moving Blind"
[33] 		2020— — — 39 — —
  • ARIA: Gold
"Pump the Brakes"2021— 66 — 37 — 33
  • ARIA: Gold
"Strangers"
[34] 		— — — — — —Happiness, Guaranteed.
"Miracle Maker"
[35] 		2022— — — 13 — 35
  • ARIA: Gold
rowspan="5"
"Rhyme Dust"
[36] 		202332 — 32 4 63 9
"Eat Your Man"
84 — — 13 — 15
"Saving Up"[39] 10 — — 4 — 25
"Girls"[41] 202471 — — 7 — 22
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

Awards and nominations

AIR Awards

The AIR Awards celebrates the highest-selling Australian independent artists annualal. Dom Dolla has been nominated for three awards.[42]

! |-| 2019| "Take It"| Best Independent Dance, Electronica or Club Single| | [43] |-| rowspan="2"| 2020| rowspan="2"| "San Frandisco"| Best Independent Single| | rowspan="2"| [42] [44] |-| Best Independent Dance, Electronica or Club Single| |-

APRA Awards

The APRA Awards are held in Australia and New Zealand by the Australasian Performing Right Association to recognise songwriting skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually. Dom Dollar has been nominated for one award.

! |-| 2020| "Take It"| Most Performed Dance Work of the Year| | [45] [46] |-| 2021| "San Frandisco"| Most Performed Dance Work of the Year| | [47] |-| 2024| rowspan="1"| "Miracle Maker" by Dom Dolla featuring Clementine Douglas| Most Performed Dance/Electronic Work| |rowspan="1"| [48] |-

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards are annual awards, which recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. Dom Dolla has won two awards from ten nominations.[49]

! |-| 2017 || "Be Randy" || Best Dance Release || |||-| 2019 || "Take It" || Best Dance Release || |||-| 2020 || "San Frandisco" || Best Dance Release || || [50] |-| 2021 || "Pump the Brakes" || Best Dance Release || || [51] |-| rowspan="6"| 2023| "Eat Your Man" (featuring Nelly Furtado)| Best Solo Artist| | rowspan="6"| [52]
[53] |-| rowspan="2"| "Rhyme Dust" (with MK)| Best Dance/Electronic Release| |-| Song of the Year| |-| Dom Dolla Australian Summer Festival Tour| Best Australian Live Act| |-| rowspan="2"| Dom Dolla for Dom Dolla – "Eat Your Man"| Best Produced Release| |-| Best Engineered Release| |-

Grammy Awards

The Grammy Awards are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry.! |-| 2024| "New Gold" (Dom Dolla Remix)| Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical| | [54] |-

Juno Awards

The Juno Awards are awards presented by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences to recognize outstanding achievements in Canada's music industry.! |-| 2024| "Eat Your Man"| Dance Recording of the Year| | [55] |-

Music Victoria Awards

The Music Victoria Awards are an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music. They commenced in 2006.! |-| 2017| Dom Dolla| Best Electronic Act| | [56] [57] |-

Rolling Stone Australia Awards

The Rolling Stone Australia Awards are awarded annually by the Australian edition of Rolling Stone magazine for outstanding contributions to popular culture in the previous year.! |-|rowspan="3"| 2024| "Rhyme Dust" (with MK)| Best Single| |rowspan="3"| [58] [59] |-| Dom Dolla| Best New Artist| |-| Dom Dolla| Rolling Stone Global Award| |}

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dom Dolla Signs to Sweat It Out Music . Fresh 92.7FM. 21 February 2015. 26 January 2020.
  2. Billboard Dance Chart Upstarts: Dom Dolla, VASSY & SLANDER. Billboard. 16 November 2019.
  3. Web site: 2023-03-20 . Dom Dolla: designing the dream . 2024-03-11 . DJ Mag . en.
  4. Web site: Gang Of Youths lead 2017 ARIA Award Nominations. Triple J. 10 October 2017 . 26 January 2020 .
  5. Web site: Aria Awards Nominations Revealed. ARIA. 10 October 2019. 29 November 2019.
  6. Web site: And the 2020 ARIA Awards Go To…. Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 26 November 2020.
  7. Web site: Feeds . Music . 2023-09-21 . Nominees Announced for 2023 ARIA Awards . 2024-03-11 . Music Feeds . en-US.
  8. Web site: Going turbo: We went raving at Coachella with Dom Dolla and John Summit . 2024-03-11 . Mixmag.
  9. Web site: Lynch . Jessie . Dom Dolla Brought Out Nelly Furtado At Lollapalooza For 'Maneater' X 'Satisfaction' Mashup . 2024-03-11 . purplesneakers.tv . en.
  10. Web site: Lochrie . Conor . 2024-02-13 . Dom Dolla Announces Biggest Ever Australian Tour . 2024-03-11 . Tone Deaf . en-AU.
  11. Web site: Varvaris . Mary . Dom Dolla Continues US Domination; Sells Out Red Rocks & Adds A Second Show . 2024-03-11 . themusic.com.au . en.
  12. Web site: Holden . Phoebe . Dom Dolla “Music was my way of surviving” . Remix Magazine . 18 January 2024 . 25 November 2023.
  13. Web site: Dom Dolla Biography, Music & News . 2024-03-11 . Billboard . en-US.
  14. Web site: ARIA Australian Top 50 Club Tracks. ARIA. 5 August 2020.
  15. Web site: ARIA Australian Top 50 Club Tracks. ARIA. 10 March 2023.
  16. Web site: ARIA Australian Top 50 Club Tracks. ARIA. 16 June 2023.
  17. Web site: ARIA Australian Top 50 Club Tracks. ARIA. 27 October 2023.
  18. Web site: ARIA Australian Top 50 Club Tracks. ARIA. 14 June 2024.
  19. Web site: australian-charts.com - Discography Dom Dolla . australian-charts.com . 9 June 2023.
    • "Eat Your Man": The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 12 June 2023. The ARIA Report. Australian Recording Industry Association. 1736. 4. 12 June 2023.
    • "Girls": The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 17 June 2024. The ARIA Report. Australian Recording Industry Association. 1789. 4. 17 June 2024.
  20. Web site: Discografie Dom Dolla. Ultratop. 23 April 2021.
  21. Web site: Top 100 Singles, Week Ending 10 March 2023. Official Charts Company. 10 March 2023.
  22. Peaks on the NZ Hot Singles Chart:
    • For "San Frandisco": Web site: NZ Hot Singles Chart for the chart dated 5 January 2020 . . 5 January 2020 . 23 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200103234440/https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/hotsingles?chart=4800 . 3 January 2020 . live.
    • For "Moving Blind": Web site: NZ Hot Singles Chart for the chart dated 26 July 2020 . Recorded Music NZ . 26 July 2020 . 23 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200724223035/https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/hotsingles?chart=4906 . 24 July 2020 . live.
    • For "Pump the Brakes": Web site: NZ Hot Singles Chart . Recorded Music NZ . 26 April 2021 . 24 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210423232218/https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/hotsingles?chart=5055 . 23 April 2021 . live.
    • For "Miracle Maker": Web site: NZ Hot Singles Chart . Recorded Music NZ . 25 July 2022 . 23 July 2022.
    • For "Rhyme Dust": Web site: NZ Hot Singles Chart . Recorded Music NZ . 6 March 2023 . 4 March 2023.
    • For "Eat Your Man": Web site: NZ Hot Singles Chart . Recorded Music NZ . 12 June 2023 . 10 June 2023.
    • For "Saving Up": Web site: NZ Hot Singles Chart . Recorded Music NZ . 8 January 2024 . 5 January 2024.
    • For "Girls": Web site: NZ Hot Singles Chart . Recorded Music NZ . 17 June 2024 . 14 June 2024.
  23. Web site: MK > UK Charts . Official Charts Company. 10 March 2023.
  24. Dom Dolla Chart History: Hot Dance/Electronic Songs. Billboard. 18 June 2024.
  25. Web site: The Boxer single. Spotify. 2013. 2 July 2020.
  26. Web site: The Boxer single on Musix Match. 2013. 2 July 2020.
  27. Web site: Love Like This by Dom Dolla . . 19 March 2015 . 26 January 2020.
  28. Web site: Define – Single by Dom Dolla & Go Freek on Apple Music . . 24 July 2015 . 26 January 2020.
  29. Australia. 2023. 18 June 2024.
  30. Web site: You – Single by Dom Dolla on Apple Music . . 16 September 2016 . 26 January 2020.
  31. Web site: Be Randy – Single by Dom Dolla & Torren Foot on Apple Music . . 14 September 2017 . 26 January 2020.
  32. Australia. 2022. single. 7 March 2022.
  33. Web site: Moving Blind – Single by Sonny Fodera & Dom Dolla on Apple Music . . 26 June 2020 . 3 July 2020.
  34. Web site: Dom Dolla & Mansionair shine on "Strangers" . Cultr . 19 November 2021 . 20 November 2021.
  35. Web site: 90s Rave Nostalgia Meets Anthemic Dance Music in Dom Dolla's "Miracle Maker": Listen . EDM . 14 July 2022 . 16 July 2022.
  36. Web site: Dom Dolla gives release date for viral tune "Rhyme Dust", provides rundown on what took so long . . 16 February 2023 . 17 February 2023 . Gupwell, Seth .
  37. United Kingdom. Dom Dolla. 26 April 2024.
  38. Web site: ARIA Top 20 Dance Singles. Australian Recording Industry Association. 10 February 2024.
  39. Web site: Dom Dolla Drops Happy Little Banger 'Saving Up'. Purple Sneakers. 6 October 2023. 7 October 2023.
  40. Web site: Singles Accreditations Report - April 2024. Australian Recording Industry Association. 16 May 2024.
  41. Web site: Dom Dolla Is Done With Bad Dates on New Single 'girl$'. Rolling Stone Australia. 7 June 2024. 10 June 2024.
  42. Web site: 2020 AIR Awards Nominees. scenestr. 7 July 2020. 8 August 2020.
  43. Web site: 2019 AIR Awards Nominees. scenestr. March 2019. 8 August 2020.
  44. Web site: That's a wrap: 2020 AIR Awards winners and celebrations. the industry observer. 1 October 2020 . 1 October 2020.
  45. Web site: Tones and I Leads Nominations for 2020 Virtual APRA Awards. Noise11. 7 April 2020. 11 April 2020.
  46. Web site: 2020 Awards. APRA. 7 April 2020. 11 April 2020. 9 April 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200409145024/https://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2020-awards/apra-music-awards/. dead.
  47. Web site: Nominees announced for the 2021 APRA Music Awards . APRA AMCOS . 31 March 2021 .
  48. Web site: 2024 APRA Music Awards nominees announced: Paul Kelly, Troye Sivan, Tex Perkins, and more. Mumbrella. 4 April 2024. 10 April 2024.
  49. Web site: Aria Awards. ARIA Awards. 26 January 2020.
  50. Web site: ARIA Awards 2020 Nominees . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) . 13 October 2020 .
  51. Web site: ARIA Awards nominees revealed: Amy Shark & Genesis Owusu lead the charge . . 20 October 2021 . 24 October 2021 . Kelly, Vivienne . https://web.archive.org/web/20211020000045/https://themusicnetwork.com/2021-aria-awards-nominees/ . 20 October 2021 . live.
  52. Web site: Nominees Announced for 2023 ARIA Awards. Music Feeds. 21 September 2023. 23 September 2023.
  53. Web site: ARIA Awards 2023: the Nominees & Winners as They're Announced . . 15 November 2023 . 17 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231116052203/https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/aria-awards-2023-winners-list-3539653 . 16 November 2023 . live .
  54. Web site: 2024 Grammys Nominations Full List: SZA Leads With 9 Noms, Phoebe Bridgers Follows With 7. Wilmans. Chris. Variety. 15 November 2023.
  55. https://www.cbc.ca/music/junos/juno-awards-2024-nominations-charlotte-cardin-daniel-caesar-talk-1.7105439 "Here are all the 2024 Juno nominees"
  56. Web site: Previous Nominess. Music Victoria. 13 August 2020. 19 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200919214225/https://www.musicvictoria.com.au/musicvictoriaawards/previous-nominees. dead.
  57. Web site: Previous Winners. Music Victoria. 13 August 2020. 31 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190731040330/https://musicvictoria.com.au/musicvictoriaawards/previous-winners. dead.
  58. Web site: Troye Sivan, Kylie Minogue & Dom Dolla Among 2024 Shure Rolling Stone Australia Awards Nominees. Rolling Stone Australia. 4 March 2024. 11 March 2024.
  59. Web site: Crowded House Named Icons at 2024 Shure Rolling Stone Australia Awards. Rolling Stone Australia. 26 March 2024. 29 March 2024.

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