born and raised in Australia | began drumming in 1983 | started serious recording as engineer 1993 | studied electronics & instrument making | composed music, mixed and engineered for a number of films including 'Hurt', 'First Love', 'Dawn of the DMFs' | toured and recorded in Australia with Scarecrow Tiggy and Zaibatsu supporting Secret Chiefs III (USA), Atari Teenage Riot (GER) and Brutal Truth (USA) and played solo supporting Japanese noise artist KK Null | lives in Melbourne Australia and Berlin Germany working as composer, musician, engineer and creating plug-ins for music production...See De-Vice' plugins link below.
I've hit and struck drums and percussion on several dozen international albums and films and lugged my kit around the world resting in between on my ever supportive and omnipresent bass drum for tours both solo and with bands throughout Spain, Germany, Australia, Scotland and the USA.
Geez how time flies! i've been playing drums for 25 years and In 2006, I spent 5 months in the USA and am honoured to have studied with the great jazz drummer Joe Morello of 'Take Five'/Dave Brubeck fame in New York. I'm also fond of playing bass and guitar, collect vintage recording and synthesiser gear like mad and like the occasional yell and am generally obsessed by all things sound.Some Releases...
FILM: 'Muxmaeuschenstill' English Title:'Quiet as a Mouse' with Phirefones Germany 2004 | 'Hurt' with Damian Mason & Philip Okerstrom Australia 1999 | 'First Love' with Damian Mason & Philip Okerstrom Australia 1998 | 'Dawn of the DMFs' with Simon Heyes Australia 1999 | 'Wrecker' with Phirefones USA 2004 | 'Street Thief' with Phirefones USA 2004-2006
MUSIC:
some recent CD releases that have caused late nights...
'Pocketknife'-Kat Frankie-drums & engineering | Production | mastering
'Vaudeville'- Aidan Bartley- Engineering | Production | mastering
'Listen to the Soundwaves'-Aidan Bartley-Engineering | Production | mastering
'Muxmaeuschenstill'-Film soundtrack CD-drums | engineering | production | mastering
Various compilations and releases for 'Blank Records' Germany-Mastering | engineering
TV | ads:
BMW MINI D European ad campaign= lyrics, singing, percussion and audio production | Mercedes Benz Van commercial= drumming and audio production | eBay Drei Zwei Eins, Meins!= pre-production music and ideas
Some Music Tours | interesting gigs...
Ex-Nazi torpedo shelter bunker Rostock Germany | 'Voelkerschlagdenkmal'-Huge stone war memorial in Leipzig Germany with a 17 second reverb | Solo drum performance for Vogue magazine Australia dressed in Japanese Kobuki costume | Fringe festival Scotland | 'Street thief' film music soundtrack Chicago, USA | Spanish Tour Aidan Bartley 2006 | | Solo drum/electronic performance opening for Japanese noise artist KK Null, Australia |
HERE ON MYSPACE......
LUG
my solo electronic project and album 'one solar day'
Trap Set
new noisy stuff with me screaming, bashing, plucking, strumming and knob twiddling
Street Thief | The Film
Who is Kaspar Carr?
Kat Frankie
spirited Australian Artist with whom I've drummed and recorded
Scarecrow Tiggy
the Melbourne band from my younger past
ZAIBATSU
the Melbourne band from my darker past
.....FURTHER AFIELD.........
LUG
my solo electronic project web site
De-Vice' Plug-ins Berlin
my custom plug-in designs
Kat Frankie
the Australian artist's official web page
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