Greg Cooper profile picture

Greg Cooper

About Me


The work of singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Greg Cooper has been bubbling away in the Sydney music scene since 1998. From that year, at the age of 15, Greg was the guitarist and backing vocalist for Sydney-based band Citizen. The band released its debut EP, ‘Distance Between Strangers’, in 2000 to wide acclaim, and received rotation on Triple J. Following Citizen’s demise in 2001, Greg teamed up with his brother James to form the acoustic duo Somehow, recording with producers David Carr (Taxiride, Antiskeptic) and Michael McGlynn (Nathan Tasker, Ross Nobel), whilst performing at some of Sydney’s most loved venues, including The Basement and The Hopetoun.Since then, Greg has worked extensively as a session guitarist, singer, and saxophonist in both studio and live settings with acts such as Revive (with producer David Nicholas [The Veronicas, George, The Whitlams]) and Amanda Easton (with producer Michael Carpenter [Youth Group, 78 Saab]). Greg has also recorded and performed his own compositions with collaborative Christian outfit Garage Hymnal (www.garagehymnal.com), with whom he continues to record and play live.Greg has recently recorded his first solo album with producers Michael Carpenter and Matt Fell (Sara Storer, Troy Cassar-Daley, Butterfly 9, Tania Bowra). The album is set for release in 2008. In the lead up to the album’s release, November 2007 saw the release of Greg’s debut EP, which contains the album’s lead single, ‘One Day’, as well as two other album tracks.Greg’s songs drip with honesty and hope, ranging from dark, melancholic ballads, to driving, optimistic pop rock. He finds true beauty in the heartache and joy that come from a well-crafted melody. Greg is influenced by great songwriters of our time, including the Finn Brothers, John Mayer, Bic Runga, Diesel, and Brooke Fraser. Yet having trained classically on instruments such as piano and saxophone, Greg’s music is also infused with glorious moments that reflect his deep love of orchestral music. He can’t wait to share his songs with the ears of the world.
Fill out your e-mail address
to receive Greg's newsletter!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/12/2006
Band Website: www.gregcoopermusic.com
Band Members: STUDIO BAND: GC (Vocals/Guitars/Keyboards) Michael Carpenter (Drums/Bass/Guitars/Keyboards/Backing Vocals) Matt Fell (Bass/Guitars/Keyboards/Backing Vocals)LIVE BAND: GC (Vocals/Guitar) Joe Hardy (Guitar) Andy Judd (Keys) Michael Carpenter (Bass/Backing Vocals) Russell Crawford (Drums/Backing Vocals)
Influences: The Finn Brothers, Radiohead, John Mayer, Bic Runga, Robert Post, Diesel, Brooke Fraser, Butterfly 9, Missy Higgins, Evermore
Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

What’s Going On?

Hey all,In 1971, Marvin Gaye asked 'What's Going On?'. In fact, he asked it many times in melodic form in his song of the same name. Well, given that I've been pretty quiet on the gig front lately, yo...
Posted by on Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:42:00 GMT

WANT TO BUY THE ALBUM?

Of course you do! To buy 'The Four Day Weeks of April', head to the 'Store' section of www.gregcoopermusic.com. Just enter your credit card details, and for $25 a copy of the album will be yours.
Posted by on Tue, 20 May 2008 01:28:00 GMT

’Four Day Weeks’ scores Indie Album of the Week in ’The Brag’

On 7 April 2008, the widely-read street press paper 'The Brag' had some nice things to say about the album and kindly even dubbed it 'Indie Album of the Week'. Here's what they had to say:"Sydney song...
Posted by on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 02:45:00 GMT

Album Launch - THIS FRIDAY!

Hey all,It’s good to be writing on my Myspace page again. It’s been too long...with Facebook, email, SMS, it’s hard to keep up with everything. I am, after all, a male. Multi-tasking...
Posted by on Sat, 05 Apr 2008 19:08:00 GMT

Two Zero Oh Eight

Greetings one and all! I hope the Christmas period has been a blast for you all. And kudos to you for resisting the urge to abandon myspace altogether for that other social networking site about books...
Posted by on Mon, 14 Jan 2008 02:14:00 GMT

EP and Free Free Free Song Download

Hey all myspace people,Hope all's well in your space. Well, it's going to be great to start playing songs from my debut album (to be released 2008) live from tomorrow night! I hope to see you at the g...
Posted by on Wed, 31 Oct 2007 22:34:00 GMT

Has been 3 months

since I last typed in blogland. Welcome. Thank you for stopping by.Has been a great few months - rehearsing with GH for the upcoming album launch shows. Gigs aplenty - so come along! Have also been re...
Posted by on Wed, 01 Aug 2007 19:35:00 GMT

Call the Productivity Commission

It's been a productive few months since I last shared on this blog. But please don't call the Productivity Commission. I'm sure they have more important things to be worrying about!I've been hard at w...
Posted by on Tue, 15 May 2007 10:12:00 GMT

Chipper

Hello once again! It's been a very busy few weeks. I've been hard at work doing pre-production on my songs. So good to get these songs out from beneath my skin. They've been lurking there way too long...
Posted by on Mon, 26 Feb 2007 02:58:00 GMT

Willkommen!

My German is woeful, so I won't attempt to continue on in that great language, but welcome to my humble myspace page. Well, really, it's 'ourspace' (can you feel the love in that?!), but perhaps that'...
Posted by on Thu, 01 Feb 2007 16:58:00 GMT