David Donaldson (born 1960) is a
New Zealand composer
A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music.
Etymology and Defi ...
and
performer. He is principally known for his involvement in
film music and as a creator of film soundtrack and musical sound design.
Composing
Plan 9 has also been involved in designing the soundtracks of the New Zealand Pavilion at
World Expo Shanghai 2010.
Recording
David Donaldson,
Steve Roche
Steve Roche (Stephen) (born 1964) is a New Zealand composer and performer. He is principally known for his involvement in film music and as a creator of film soundtrack and ambient music.
Early life
Roche was raised in Wellington and attended ...
and
Janet Roddick have been part of the eclectic Wellington music scene for over twenty five years. They first collaborated as members of the
electric 1980s band
Six Volts and continued with
the Brainchilds. Roche and Donaldson are involved in a band called
The Labcoats with
David Long,
Anthony Donaldson,
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and
Toby Laing
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. They also comprise a band called "
Thrashing Marlin". The band made a big splash in 1996 with their debut, and was followed by a second release, "
Garage Sailors" in 1999. In 2006, they produced their third album, "Wit’s end" which is a collection of
lo-fi, experimental pop music which ranges from a take on a
Len Lye vocal sample (
All You've Got Someday) to a Janet Roddick composition (
Sea of Tranquility
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). "The finished project is always an envelope-pushing but accessible blend of pop songwriting instincts within the sprawl of free-improvisational jazz and collage-rock. Early
Split Enz and
The Mutton Birds
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spring to mind as obvious touchstones".
Simon Sweetman (25/05/2010) More of the Best Albums I have reviewed - Stuff website
(Retrieved 6 October 2010).
References
External links
(archived version at the WayBack Machine)
*
1960 births
Living people
New Zealand musicians
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