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[[File:Mathew Priest performing with Dodgy in Manchester 2008.jpg|thumb|364x364px|Mathew performing in his renowned black hat.]] |
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'''Mathew Priest''' (born 3 April 1970 in [[Birmingham]]) is an [[English people|English]] musician and writer, best known as the drummer for [[Dodgy]], a British pop-rock band who rose to prominence during the 90s. |
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Priest has also worked as a session player, playing with the likes of [[The Lightning Seeds]], [[The Electric Soft Parade]], The Yellow Moon Band and [[Ian McNabb]] in [[The Icicle Works]].<ref name="bbc">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4146424.stm|title=Britpop - Where are they now?|last=Youngs|first=Ian |date=17 August 2005|accessdate=1 February 2010|work=BBC News}}</ref> |
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He has managed the bands Panama Kings (from [[Belfast]]), Hey Gravity (formerly called M.A.S.S., with current bandmate [[Andy Miller (musician)|Andy Miller]] on [[guitar]]) and [[Misty's Big Adventure]]. |
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Priest contributes to ''Rhythm'' [[magazine]] in the [[United Kingdom|UK]], reviewing the [[demo (music)|demos]] sent in by readers. Priest's knowledge of music was shown during his appearances on [[BBC Television]]'s [[Never Mind The Buzzcocks]]. |
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He was the presenter of the early Saturday morning show on [[BBC GLR]] called The Crack At Dawn for 14 months from 1998 until its changeover to speech based BBC London Live in 1999. To this day, he still appears on radio shows all across the country. Most recently on [[Soho Radio]]. |
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In 2010-11, Priest co-presented, co-produced and is responsible for the music playlist for Live and Local on [[Spire FM]] on Sunday evenings, which reports on the local cultural and music scene, getting a band to play a live session every week. They played new releases and classics. |
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In 2005, Dodgy reunited and have been touring and playing ever since. They have released two albums since the reunion. |
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He co-wrote and performed in the [[Edinburgh Fringe]] show ''2 Drummers Drumming 2008,'' which received critical acclaim. |
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In 2017, Mathew was part of the house band on [[Matt Forde]]'s new political show, "[[Unspun with Matt Forde]]." |
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Mathew now lives in Wiltshire with his family. |
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[[Category:1970 births]] |
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[[Category:People from Birmingham, West Midlands]] |
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[[Category:The Icicle Works members]] |
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[[Category:The Lightning Seeds members]] |
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[[Category:The Electric Soft Parade members]] |
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[[Category:21st-century British drummers]] |
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