Graeme Downes | pl
12 Months ago, the world was pretty “safe” – the economy was still in tact, the future was bright and in SA Music, Season 5 of Idols was in full swing. Little did we all realise that someone, and something, special was being unearthed – Graeme Watkins.
With his unique personality and edgy song-choices, Graeme soon became a fans favourite in Idols. And despite achieving “Runner Up” status, Graeme vowed to return to the big stage, on his own terms, as a fully-fledged musician … and that time is now!
Graeme has since teamed up with some of the most...
There are several artists named David Downes.
1. The artist pictured here is New Zealand composer and intermedia artist David Downes.
David Downes was born in 1967 in Wellington, New Zealand. Compositions include theatre/film scores, orchestral and electroacoustic pieces and a number of contemporary dance scores. CD releases include Saltwater and The Rusted Wheel of Things. Of interest also is his 2004 animated short film Generation.
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Geoffrey Downes (born 25 August 1952 in Stockport, England,) is a rock keyboard player, songwriter, and producer. He is best known as the keyboardist for the bands Asia, Buggles, and also his stint with Yes in 1980. When he was a keyboardist for Buggles, he played multiple keyboards to achieve a New Wave technopop sound. He was once entered for the Guinness Book Of Records for performing with most keyboards (28) on stage in one performance.
Geoff received his passion for music through a family connection; his father had been organist and choirmaster at a church in Stockport.
Even before...
Graeme Norgate has composed music for a variety of video games developed by Rare, Ltd.. His first project at Rare was writing the music for the Game Boy game, Donkey Kong Land. He composed the soundtrack to Blast Corps for Rare and contributed to the soundtracks of GoldenEye 007, and Perfect Dark before becoming one of the co-founders of Free Radical. He has been head of music and sound for Free Radical's TimeSplitters series and Second Sight. .
Graeme Connors has never been easy to pigeonhole. His music is in a class all of its own.
But one thing that is universally acknowledged is that Graeme is one of Australia ’s finest and most prolific songwriters, and that his music has changed the way we see our country and its people.
Over the past couple of years, Graeme Connors has moved away from the Australian musical landscapes for which he is so well known — songs like “A Little Further North”, “Cyclone Season” and “Let the Canefields Burn” — and headed more into the hidden territory of the...
