Daniel Francis Luscombe is an Australian guitarist, producer and composer. He has been a member of
The Blackeyed Susans ''For the American band with a similar name, see Blackeyed Susan.''
The Blackeyed Susans are an Australian rock band, which formed in Perth in 1989. Long serving members are Phil Kakulas on bass guitar, guitar and vocals; and Rob Snarski on vo ...
,
The Drones,
Dan Kelly and the Alpha Males
Daniel O Kelly (born Daniel Kelly; 1974), known as Dan Kelly, is an Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist. He has released music as part of Dan Kelly and the Alpha Males.
Biography 1974–1999: Early Years
Dan Kelly grew up in Queensla ...
,
Stardust Five,
Spencer P. Jones
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& the Last Gasp and
Paul Kelly and the Boon Companions, as well as playing alongside
Courtney Barnett
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,
Mick Harvey
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,
Ariel Pink
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,
Damo Suzuki
, better known as Damo Suzuki (ダモ鈴木), is a Japanese musician who has been living in Germany since the early 1970s and is best known as the former lead singer of the krautrock group Can.
Biography
As a teenager, Suzuki spent the late 196 ...
,
James Chance
James Chance, also known as James White (born James Siegfried, April 20, 1953), is an American saxophonist, keyboard player, and singer.
A key figure in no wave, Chance has been playing a combination of improvisational jazz-like music and pu ...
and
Marlon Williams as a touring member of their bands. He has also produced albums for artists including
Ben Salter
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Solo car ...
, Fraser Gorman, Jaala,
Bad Dreems
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, Martin Frawley,
Courtney Barnett
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and
Amyl and the Sniffers
Amyl and the Sniffers are an Australian pub rock and punk rock band based in Melbourne, consisting of vocalist Amy Taylor, drummer Bryce Wilson, guitarist Dec Martens, and bassist Gus Romer. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2019, their self-titled ...
. He has composed for film with credits including ''
Jindabyne
Jindabyne () is a town in south-east New South Wales, Australia that overlooks Lake Jindabyne near the Snowy Mountains, in Snowy Monaro Regional Council. It is a popular holiday destination year round, especially in winter. This is due to its ...
'', ''
Hounds of Love
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'' and ''
I Am Mother
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'' (2019).
Along with
Paul Kelly,
Katie Brianna
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Paul Kelly invi ...
and the
Stormwater Boys he won the 2006
ARIA Award
The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (commonly known informally as ARIA Music Awards, ARIA Awards, or simply the ARIAs) is an annual series of awards nights celebrating the Australian music industry, put on by the Austr ...
for
Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album for their soundtrack to ''Jindabyne''. With co-composer
Antony Partos
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he won the
2019 APRA/AGSC Screen Music Award for Best Feature Film Score for ''I Am Mother''.
His older brother
Peter Luscombe
Peter Luscombe is an Australian drummer and composer.
Career
Luscombe was a member of The Black Sorrows from 1985 to 1993 appearing on the albums ''A Place in the World'' (1986), ''Dear Children'' (1987), ''Hold on to Me'' (1988), ''Harley and ...
is also a musician: both were members of Paul Kelly and the Boon Companions from 2002 to 2007.
Discography
Albums
Awards and nominations
APRA Awards
The
APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the
Australasian Performing Right Association
APRA AMCOS consists of Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) and Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS), both copyright management organisations or copyright collectives which jointly represent over 100,000 songwr ...
(APRA), "honouring composers and songwriters".
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,
2014
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, "A Moat You Can Stand In" by
The Drones (Stephen Hesketh/ Fiona Kitchin/ Gareth Liddiard/ Dan Luscombe/ Mike Noga)
, Song of the Year
,
,
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,
2019
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, ''
I Am Mother
''I Am Mother'' is a 2019 Australian cyberpunk thriller film directed by Grant Sputore, from a screenplay by Michael Lloyd Green, based on a story by both. Starring Clara Rugaard, Luke Hawker, Rose Byrne, and Hilary Swank, the film follows Dau ...
'' (Dan Luscombe,
Antony Partos
Antony Michael Partos (born 1 August 1968) is an Australian film and TV composer. He specialises in creating scores that blend both acoustic and electronic elements with a mix of world musical instruments. His feature film credits include '' Ani ...
)
, Feature Film Score of the Year
,
,
, -
ARIA Music Awards
The
ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of
Australian music
The music of Australia has an extensive history made of music societies. Indigenous Australian music forms a significant part of the unique heritage of a 40,000- to 60,000-year history which produced the iconic didgeridoo. Contemporary fusions o ...
. They commenced in 1987.
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, -
,
2006
, ''
Jindabyne
Jindabyne () is a town in south-east New South Wales, Australia that overlooks Lake Jindabyne near the Snowy Mountains, in Snowy Monaro Regional Council. It is a popular holiday destination year round, especially in winter. This is due to its ...
''
,
Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album
,
,
[ARIA Award previous winners. ]
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,
2022
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, Amyl and the Sniffers & Dan Luscombe for
Amyl and the Sniffers
Amyl and the Sniffers are an Australian pub rock and punk rock band based in Melbourne, consisting of vocalist Amy Taylor, drummer Bryce Wilson, guitarist Dec Martens, and bassist Gus Romer. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2019, their self-titled ...
– ''
Comfort to Me
''Comfort to Me'' is the second studio album by Australian pub rock and punk band Amyl and the Sniffers. It was released on 10 September 2021 by B2B Records in Australia, Rough Trade Records in Europe and ATO Records in North America.
The albu ...
''
, Producer – Best Produced Album
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,
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Notes
References
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APRA Award winners
ARIA Award winners
Australian musicians
Australian composers
Living people
Stardust Five members
1975 births