Dom Dolla

Dominic Louis Matheson (born 18 January 1992), better known by his stage name Dom Dolla, is an Australian house producer, DJ, songwriter and remixer, acclaimed for his special house music style and high-profile collaborations. He has been nominated eight times for the ARIA Award for Best Dance Release; Including: in 2017 for "Be Randy", with Torren Foot and in 2019, for the song "Take It". He won the award at the 2020 ARIA Music Awards for the song "San Frandisco" and in 2023 for the song "Rhyme Dust" (with MK). He is a Grammy Award nominee in 2024 for the song "New Gold" featuring Gorillaz, Tame Impala, and Bootie Brown, and a 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. 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. In December 2025, Dom Dolla performed in front of 40,000 at Sydney's Allianz Stadium, becoming the first electronic act to headline an Australian stadium show. Dom Dolla was born in Manila, Philippines to Australian parents and raised in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. He moved to Melbourne when he was a teenager and discovered house and electronic music. Dolla went to Kew High School. After high school, Dom Dolla originally went off to study design, specifically in typography and logo design. However, his now manager, James, convinced him to quit design to pursue music creation full time. 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". In March 2023, Dolla reached number one for the seventh time on the ARIA Club Chart with "Rhyme Dust". In June 2023, Dolla reached number one for the eighth time on the ARIA Club Chart with "Eat Your Man". In October 2023, Dolla reached number one for the ninth time on the ARIA Club Chart with "Saving Up". In June 2024, Dolla reached number one for the tenth time on the ARIA Club Chart with "Girls". In March 2025, Dolla reached number one for the Eleventh time on the ARIA Club Chart with "Dreamin'". "Addicted to Bass" did not enter the ARIA top 100 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 3 on the Australian Artist Chart. "Don't Worry Baby" did not enter the ARIA top 100 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 12 on the Australian Artist Chart. The AIR Awards celebrates the highest-selling Australian independent artists annualal. Dom Dolla has been nominated for three 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 Dolla has been nominated for one award. The ARIA Music Awards are annual awards, which recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. Dom Dolla has won four awards from twenty-four nominations. The top 100 DJs is a public poll of the world's 100 most popular DJ by the magazine. The Electronic Dance Music Awards are presented by iHeart Radio and commenced in 2022. The Grammy Awards are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. The Juno Awards are awards presented by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences to recognize outstanding achievements in Canada's music industry. The Music Producer and Engineers’ Guild (MPEG Awards) Awards celebrate excellence in music production and engineering in Australia. They commenced in 2024. The Music Victoria Awards are an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music. They commenced in 2006. 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