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pete mccracken

About Me

Peter Mccracken is a melbourne based composer and multi-instrumentalist.

he released his first solo record 'ictus / village rounds' in 2006 after years playing different instruments in bands in australia and studying and composing music.

'ictus' is a set of pieces inspired by studying in new york. in this work the guitar is used as a sound making device, rather than as a conventional instrument.
'village rounds' is a set of meditative guitar motifs inspired by memories of the sea.

'patterns from a bus trip' was inspired by a bus trip to north queensland to visit his parents. in 2007 mccracken composed 'upon the death of a friend' as a dedication to two artist friends who had died.recently studying composition at the con, he has founded a one man reaction against minimalism, and continues his search for post-modernism and beyond?

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/23/2006
Band Members: daniel elhay, bronwyn henderson, natalya vagner, chenny xue, ken murray, pat santamaria, doug ross, matt ng, sum fung, matt welch, will salisbury, rosie westbrook, david mosur, andrew nemaric, evan gainsford, carena khoo, jennifer bird, olivia jones, caroline kennedy, teddy cleaver, shamus goble, jane mccracken, graeme cameron.
Influences: pierre boulez
anton webern
erik satie
charles ives
karlheinz stockhausen
pete seeger
laurie anderson
arthur kampela
edith piaf
john cage
charles mingus
david chesworth
terry riley
phil treloar
louis armstrong
nina simone
theloneus monk
h. villa lobos
charlie parker
arvo part
nyc
city of london
birds of australia

Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None