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Adam Gock/Dinesh Wicks |
In May 2006, Adam Gock & Dinesh Wicks established The D.A's Office, a Music & Sound Design company for Film, Television, Radio & TVC. Recent productions include Masterchef (Worldwide), Junior Masterchef, The Apprentice Australia,The Renovators, Sea Patrol, Ten News, Compass (Theme), as well as commercials for Qantas, Virgin, Instyle Magazine, Hyundai, Optus & many more.
With 20 television series credits in a single calendar year, Jay Stewart has established himself as one of Australia’s most prolific composers. 20 TV productions, 7 Channels and 6 different production companies, all add up to a lot of music, literally hundreds of TV hours.
Jay has played keyboards for legendary Jazzman James Morrison, and was Marcia Hines’ musical director for 2 ½ years. He co-created a pop group called ‘The Real Blondes’, managed them, produced their singles and signed them to Sony Music. He also co-created a record company called Harvestone Records which had a label deal with Sony Music. He has also managed artists, such as Beccy Cole and Jade McCrae. His television music credits include: Better Homes and Gardens, Survivor, The Force, Medical Emergency, 20 to 1.
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Neil Sutherland |
Born in New Zealand, Neil Sutherland has been creating music since the age of 5, having trained classically in piano until his teens. Honing his performing and writing skills in various bands, he moved to Australia at 21 years of age, to fulfill a publishing & recording deal with Polygram Records. From there, he moved into composing for music for film & TV, working predominately for Beyond 2000.
Since then, Neil has created some of Australia’s most memorable themes, and is committed to creating quality music – the right score no matter what style – contemporary or otherwise.
Neil’s music scores have played a vital role in many popular shows, both in Australia and abroad, culminating in winning numerous Screen Music Awards for Most Performed Screen Composer – both in Australia and Overseas. Some notable examples include:-
‘Colour of War – The Anzacs’ – an award winning, full orchestral score. ‘Border Security’ – the highest rating Australian TV Show on Australia Television, with nearly 2.2 million viewers each week. ‘Mythbusters’ – a worldwide success story which keeps getting bigger.
Birth and childhood in country South Australia. Moved to Sydney from Melbourne in 1977. After some informal involvement in workshops and seminars at the Conservatorium of Music in Sydney while playing music professionally, in the 1980s I toured with many artists and bands including Roberta Flack, Renee Geyer, Leon Berger Band, Doug Parkinson, and Marcia Hines also working as a session musician for jingle and record producers in Sydney.
From the mid 1980s I was based in North Sydney specialising in composing and producing music for advertising. Some clients included: McDonalds, QANTAS, Coke, Sony, Kellogg's, Hyundai, Daihatsu, Sharp, Katies, Streets, Sunbeam, Orthoxicol, Midas, Ultratune, Nutella, Milton Bradley Toys, Centerpoint Tower, Supre, PK Chewing Gum, NSW Lotteries, Rheem, Midori, Big W, Lufthansa, Nokia, K Mart, Best & Less, Elle Magazine...and many, many more!
In the last fifteen years I have been composing and producing music for television programs which include: ABC Netball, Catchphrase, Chains of Love, Deal or No Deal, Media Watch, Midnight Zoo, My Home, Quantum, Shafted, Strictly Dancing, The Rich List. etc C Classified TV shows include: Kitchen Whiz, Larry the Lawnmower, Pyramid, Designers, Feral TV, Flashback, Go Go Stop, Islandares, Sharky's Friends, Wipeout and Y?
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