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Melbourne, Australia (2005 – present)
The Temper Trap is an indie rock band which formed in 2005 in Melbourne, Australia. The band consists of Dougy Mandagi (vocals, guitar), Lorenzo Sillitto (guitar, keyboards), Jonathon Aherne (bass) and Toby Dundas (drums).
The Temper Trap’s story begins with Dougy. Born in Indonesia and immersed in an artistic and musical family, with some rich influences from singing in church choirs with his aunt and uncle and listening to his dad, a country music fan, play guitar. These influences evolved around Dougy, as he moved consistently from different islands in Indonesia to Hawaii and then eventually to Australia. After moving to Australia, Dougy started working as a portrait drawer at $25 a pop; he also sang for loose change in downtown Melbourne.
Dougy eventually ended up working at the same retail store as Toby. Dougy had thought of starting a band for years and after a few months of boring work hours and finding out Toby was a drummer and a walking musical dictionary, the first band practice began, minus a bass player. In one of the coincidences that the band have come to rely on, Jonny worked a couple of stores down and was called in. He had known Dougy for years, back in the busking days when Dougy first arrived in Melbourne. Jonny, the 13 year old dreamer and son of a missionary, wanted to learn some guitar and Dougy helped him out. A brotherly friendship was formed with some sense of common ground, both drawing life from music and their spiritual upbringings, and unaware of the musical union which would be formed 6 years later.
The Temper Trap’s story begins with Dougy. Born in Indonesia and immersed in an artistic and musical family, with some rich influences from singing in church choirs with his aunt and uncle and listening to his dad, a country music fan, play guitar. These influences evolved around Dougy, as he moved consistently from different islands in Indonesia to Hawaii and then eventually to Australia. After moving to Australia, Dougy started working as a portrait drawer at $25 a pop; he also sang for loose change in downtown Melbourne.
Dougy eventually ended up working at the same retail store as Toby. Dougy had thought of starting a band for years and after a few months of boring work hours and finding out Toby was a drummer and a walking musical dictionary, the first band practice began, minus a bass player. In one of the coincidences that the band have come to rely on, Jonny worked a couple of stores down and was called in. He had known Dougy for years, back in the busking days when Dougy first arrived in Melbourne. Jonny, the 13 year old dreamer and son of a missionary, wanted to learn some guitar and Dougy helped him out. A brotherly friendship was formed with some sense of common ground, both drawing life from music and their spiritual upbringings, and unaware of the musical union which would be formed 6 years later.
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Conditions
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Sweet Disposition
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Sweet Disposition
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Fader
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Love Lost
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Science of Fear
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Down River
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Rest
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Soldier On
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Fools
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Resurrection
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Drum Song
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Shoutbox
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RichDude4Life wrote:
download The Temper Trap ringtones now for free at http://tiny.cc/ygSbz
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erinsquared wrote:
It's all about Down River. <3
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Zelectroniqo wrote:
Come visit us in the Netherlands! I'll buy tickets and bring all me friends! :-)
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pacifyx wrote:
They were awesome at falls, pity they had to cut their set short :(
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Botervlieg wrote:
capitao-romance is right. Soldier on!
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capitao-romance wrote:
Great album, I love it. This band is not only about "Sweet Disposition".
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YASSIIEE wrote:
Sweet Disposition :D :D
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delayucky wrote:
faderr... <3 iya dong ke indonesiaaa.. ;D
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nitnutnit wrote:
hey guys...come to jakarta please......
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kristyyoung wrote:
hearing sweet disposition everywhere. not only 500 days of summer-- tv show finale, tv show commercials, car commercial, anthropologie haha
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energyneverdies wrote:
sweeeeeeeeeet. one of my fave songs from '09
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ssZiMii wrote:
<3
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THEDiggitt wrote:
Soldier On blew me away.
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ricometa wrote:
Sweeet Dispossitionnnnn.
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ShizxD wrote:
Adore them.
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wahai_riz wrote:
indonesian born vocalist in a great band yeah!
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Newjack9009 wrote:
I saw them open up for Silversun Pickups last summer, and I remember being so blown away I could barely focus on SP's set. all power to this band
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SoEraseMe wrote:
Yeah, come to Poland !!
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Mycodenameis wrote:
Missed them at Latitude this summer, but been hearing Fader a lot on the radio, awesome track!
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kubus0234 wrote:
fantastic band - great sound, great vocal. wow, please come to Poland!
Videos
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Events
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Jan
6
Sunset Sounds
Riverstage, Botanical Gardens, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
79 shouts
| 231 attendees
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Jan
7
The Temper Trap
The Botanic Gardens, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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| 6 attendees
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Jan
8
Southbound 2010
Sir Stewart Bovell Park, Busselton, Western Australia, Perth, Australia
27 shouts
| 144 attendees
News
The Temper Trap perform at the ARIAs – Europe dates rescheduled
30 Oct 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/thetempertrap
The
Temper Trap are thrilled to announce that they will be performing at
the ARIA awards in Sydney on Thursday November 26th. The ARIA Awards
(Australia's equivalent to the Brits or Grammys) invite. …
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American Tour
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UK live shows in 2010
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Australian Headline Shows Announced
22 Oct 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/thetempertrap
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