Blames his desire to create and perform on Elvis Presley and his father, Michael, who is a jazz musician.Matt and Shane Abbess first had the idea for a film about angels whilst doing a short film for the 15/15 film festival. The result was the feature film 'Gabriel'.Was the lead singer of original rock bands 'Mudeye' and 'Othermind' throughout the 90s. Both bands toured Australia extensively and received much acclaim.