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Bill Doss is among the co-founders of the influential Elephant Six Collective, based in Athens, Georgia, and also one of the key creative forces behind The Olivia Tremor Control, one of the leaders of the collective, and later, following the band's break-up, The Sunshine Fix. The Elephant Six Collective were a group of American musicians who spawned some of the most notable independent bands of the 1990s, including the Olivia Tremor Control, Neutral Milk Hotel, the Apples in Stereo and of Montreal. ... Athens is a city in Clarke County, Georgia, U.S., in the northeastern part of the state, at the eastern terminus of Georgia 316. ... The Olivia Tremor Control was an Athens, Georgia indie rock band in the mid- to late 1990s which, along with The Apples in Stereo and Neutral Milk Hotel, was one of the three original Elephant Six projects. ... The Sunshine Fix is the solo project of The Olivia Tremor Controls Bill Doss. ...


Doss is a native of Ruston, Louisiana, where he befriended Will Cullen Hart, Robert Schneider and Jeff Mangum. Before the Olivia Tremor Control Doss had recorded under the name The Sunshine Fix, and self-released Spiraling World of Pop, which later helped comprise The Olivia Tremor Control songs. Doss, Hart and Mangum soon formed what was later to become the Olivia Tremor Control. After Mangum left the band to pursue his own Neutral Milk Hotel, Hart and Doss began to pool their musical influences, Hart being a proponent of experimentalism, Doss of 60's pop such as The Beatles and The Zombies. Before the Olivia Tremor Control, Doss had spent some time in the army, after which he joined New York based band Chocolate USA before heading back to Athens, Georgia, where he is still a resident. Doss is married to free-lance photographer Amy Hairston Doss, whom he met while both were attending Louisiana Tech University. The city of Ruston is the parish seat of Lincoln Parish, in the U.S. state of Louisiana. ... Will Cullen Hart is one of the co-founders of the Elephant 6 Collective, as well as The Olivia Tremor Control. ... This article is about Robert Schneider, the musician. ... Jefferson Nigh Mangum, or Jeff Mangum is the founder and driving force behind what was the band Neutral Milk Hotel and one of the cofounders of the Elephant Six Collective. ... The Olivia Tremor Control was an Athens, Georgia indie rock band in the mid- to late 1990s which, along with The Apples in Stereo and Neutral Milk Hotel, was one of the three original Elephant Six projects. ... The Sunshine Fix is the solo project of The Olivia Tremor Controls Bill Doss. ... The Olivia Tremor Control was an Athens, Georgia indie rock band in the mid- to late 1990s which, along with The Apples in Stereo and Neutral Milk Hotel, was one of the three original Elephant Six projects. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Beatles were an English rock band from Liverpool whose members were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. ... The Zombies, formed in 1961 in St Albans, were an English pop-rock band. ... The Olivia Tremor Control was an Athens, Georgia indie rock band in the mid- to late 1990s which, along with The Apples in Stereo and Neutral Milk Hotel, was one of the three original Elephant Six projects. ... NY redirects here. ... Cover of Chocolate USAs debut album All Jets Are Gonna Fall Today. ... Athens is a city in Clarke County, Georgia, U.S., in the northeastern part of the state, at the eastern terminus of Georgia 316. ... // Louisiana Tech University, located in Ruston, Louisiana is a coeducational public institution of higher learning with an approximate enrollment of 12,000 students. ...


After the release of the second The Olivia Tremor Control album, Black Foliage, the band broke up, and Doss went on to re-start The Sunshine Fix. His first full length, Age of the Sun, was released in 2002, which was an album that found its roots in traditional pop harmonies owing much to The Zombies and The Beatles. The Olivia Tremor Control was an Athens, Georgia indie rock band in the mid- to late 1990s which, along with The Apples in Stereo and Neutral Milk Hotel, was one of the three original Elephant Six projects. ... Black Foliage: Animation Music Volume 1 (1999) is the third full length album released by The Olivia Tremor Control of The Elephant 6 Recording Company. ... The Sunshine Fix is the solo project of The Olivia Tremor Controls Bill Doss. ... Age of the Sun – 0. ... The Zombies, formed in 1961 in St Albans, were an English pop-rock band. ... The Beatles were an English rock band from Liverpool whose members were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. ...


In 2004, Doss released the less well received Green Imagination with the Sunshine Fix (which featured artwork and videos by Kevin Evans), and currently produces albums in his own studio in Athens. All Songs Written by Bill Doss Statues and Glue – 1:56 What Do You Know – 3:44 Extraordinary/Ordinary – 2:27 Papers Fall – 4:25 Innerstates – 2:45 Rx – 5:41 Afterglow – 2:48 Enjoy the Teeth – 5:09 Face the Ghost – 2:39 Runaway Run – 4:44 Sunday Afternoon...


Doss has been touring with The Apples in Stereo since early 2006, playing keyboards. He also appears on the 2007 album, New Magnetic Wonder. This article is about the American rock band. ... New Magnetic Wonder is the sixth studio album from The Apples in Stereo. ...

Contents

Performing Discography

The Olivia Tremor Control

Albums

EPs / Singles ... Those Sessions is a CD EP, recorded in 1997 at BBC, released in 2000 by The Olivia Tremor Control. ... Singles and Beyond is a collection of rare or out of print tracks by the Olivia Tremor Control, a psychedelic indie pop band from Athens, Georgia. ...

Recorded at 210 Sunset Ave on a couple of 4-tracks by Bill, Jeff, Will and cast of numbers of a few. ... The Giant Day, prelude to the Music of the Unrealized Film Script: Dusk at the Cubist Castle, was recorded between 1994-1995 on Peter St. ... The two B-Sides can be played on two separate stereos to produce a quadraphonic third song. ... This LP was released with The Olivia Tremor Control. ... Jumping Fences is a 1998 single by The Olivia Tremor Control. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

The Sunshine Fix

Albums

EPs / Singles Age of the Sun – 0. ... All Songs Written by Bill Doss Statues and Glue – 1:56 What Do You Know – 3:44 Extraordinary/Ordinary – 2:27 Papers Fall – 4:25 Innerstates – 2:45 Rx – 5:41 Afterglow – 2:48 Enjoy the Teeth – 5:09 Face the Ghost – 2:39 Runaway Run – 4:44 Sunday Afternoon...

  • Sunshine Fix (7") (1999)
  • The Future History of a Sunshine Fix (7") (2000)
  • That Ole' Sun (7") (2001)

Chocolate U.S.A.

Albums

  • Smoke Machine (1994)

External links

  • The Sunshine Fix Official Website
  • The Olivia Tremor Control label website
  • The Olivia Tremor Control at Elephant6.com
  • The Sunshine Fix at Elephant6.com
  • Interview with Bill Doss
 v • d • e The Elephant 6 Recording Company
Bands in the collective
The Apples in Stereo | Beulah | Black Swan Network | Chocolate USA | Circulatory System | Dixie Blood Mustache | Dressy Bessy | Elf Power | The Essex Green | Frosted Ambassador | The Gerbils | The High Water Marks | Major Organ and the Adding Machine | Marbles | The Minders | The Music Tapes | Neutral Milk Hotel | The Olivia Tremor Control | Orchestre Fantastique | Pipes You See, Pipes You Don't | Secret Square | The Sunshine Fix | ulysses | Von Hemmling
Other notable bands and side projects
The American Revolution | Bablicon | Fablefactory | Great Lakes | A Hawk and a Hacksaw | Icy Demons | The Instruments | The Ladybug Transistor | The Late B.P. Helium | M Coast | Marta Tennae | Midget and Hairs | My First Keyboard | Of Montreal | Synthetic Flying Machine | Thimble Circus | Visitations
Related articles
Bill Doss | Jeff Mangum | Robert Schneider | Will Cullen Hart | Hilarie Sidney | Laura Carter | Jeremy Barnes | Jill Carnes | David Barnes | Julian Koster | Derek Almstead | Scott Spillane | John Fernandes
 v • d • e The Apples in Stereo
Robert Schneider | John Hill | Eric Allen | Bill Doss | John Dufilho
Hilarie Sidney | Chris McDuffie | Jim McIntyre | Chris Parfitt
Discography
Studio albums: Fun Trick Noisemaker | Tone Soul Evolution | Her Wallpaper Reverie | The Discovery of a World Inside the Moone | Velocity of Sound | New Magnetic Wonder
EPs: Tidal Wave 7" | Hypnotic Suggestion EP | Look Away + 4 | Let's Go!
Compilations: Science Faire | Sound Effects | Electronic Projects for Musicians
Related articles
The Elephant 6 Recording Co.

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Bill Doss - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (347 words)
Bill Doss is among the co-founders of the influential Athens, Georgia, U.S.A. based Elephant Six Collective, and also one of the key creative forces behind The Olivia Tremor Control, one of the leaders of the collective, and later, following the band's break-up, The Sunshine Fix.
Doss is a native of Ruston, Louisiana, where he befriended Will Cullen Hart, Robert Schneider and Jeff Mangum.
Before the Olivia Tremor Control, Doss had spent some time in the army, after which he joined New York based band Chocolate USA before heading back to Athens, Georgia, where he is still a resident.
Sunshine Fix Interview (2321 words)
Bill Doss has a lovely voice and the ability to write excellent hooks that stick in your head.
While Bill was earnest and jovial in a low-key way at The Bottom Of The Hill, his interview answers are decidedly mystical in tone.
Bill Doss: The Beach Boys-i guess obviously harmonies; and on this record i tried out the brian wilson/phil spector trick of having as many instruments as tracks would allow to play certain melody lines in songs.
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