Tom Dumont

Thomas Martin Dumont, known as Tom Dumont (born 11 January 1968), is an American musician and producer, the guitarist of the third wave ska and rock band No Doubt. Born in Los Angeles and raised in Irvine, California, he received a guitar from his father at twelve, was influenced by heavy metal bands such as Iron Maiden and Judas Priest, and left his sister's band Rising in 1988 to join No Doubt. He co-wrote with Gwen Stefani and Tony Kanal after Eric Stefani left, in the years of the band's Tragic Kingdom success. During the band's hiatus he started the side project Invincible Overlord and produced Matt Costa's 2005 debut album Songs We Sing. After the Tragic Kingdom tour he returned to Long Beach, California and started surfing in 1997, and he is a member of the Surfrider Foundation, an organization working to preserve coastal life. He appears in the sport atlas as a recorded surfer.