Michael John Harvey (born 29 August 1958) is an Australian musician, singer-songwriter, composer, arranger and record producer. A multi-instrumentalist, he is best known for his long-term collaborations with
Nick Cave
Nicholas Edward Cave (born 22 September 1957) is an Australian singer, songwriter, poet, lyricist, author, screenwriter, composer and occasional actor. Known for his baritone voice and for fronting the rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Ca ...
, with whom he formed
The Boys Next Door,
The Birthday Party and
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds are an Australian rock music, rock band formed in 1983 by vocalist Nick Cave, multi-instrumentalist Mick Harvey and guitarist-vocalist Blixa Bargeld. The band has featured international personnel throughout its care ...
.
Early life
Born in
Rochester, Victoria
Rochester is a small town in rural Victoria, Australia. It is located north of Melbourne with a mixture of rural and semi-rural communities on the northern Campaspe River, between Bendigo and the Murray River port of Echuca. At the , Rochester ...
, Australia, Harvey moved to the suburbs of
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...
in his childhood. His father was a
Church of England vicar, and the family lived adjacent to the father's church; first in
Ormond and later in
Ashburton. Harvey sang in the
church choir
A choir ( ; also known as a chorale or chorus) is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform. Choirs may perform music from the classical music repertoire, which sp ...
from an early age.
Harvey, his elder brother Philip, and younger brother Sebastian all attended the private boys' school
Caulfield Grammar School
Caulfield Grammar School is an Independent school, independent, co-educational, Anglican Church of Australia, Anglican, International Baccalaureate, day school, day and boarding school, located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Founded in 1881 as ...
. It was at school in the early 1970s that Harvey met fellow students Nick Cave and
Phill Calvert
Phillip Calvert (born 11 January 1958) is an Australian rock drummer and producer best known for his playing in the post-punk band The Birthday Party with Nick Cave.
History
At the private boys school Caulfield Grammar in the early 1970s Cal ...
, as well as
Tracy Pew
Tracy Franklin Pew (19 December 1957 – 7 November 1986) was an Australian musician, and bassist for The Birthday Party. He was later a member of The Saints, and worked with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.
As a member of the Birthday Party, Pe ...
. A rock group was formed with Cave (vocals), Harvey (guitar), Calvert (drums), and other students on guitar, bass and saxophone. The band played at parties and school functions, with a repertoire of
Lou Reed
Lewis Allan Reed (March 2, 1942October 27, 2013) was an American musician, songwriter, and poet. He was the guitarist, singer, and principal songwriter for the rock band the Velvet Underground and had a solo career that spanned five decades. ...
,
David Bowie
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,
Roxy Music
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,
Alice Cooper
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and the
Sensational Alex Harvey Band, among others. Harvey was also a member of the school choir (conducted by actor
Norman Kaye
Norman James Kaye (17 January 1927 – 28 May 2007) was an Australian actor and musician. He was best known for his roles in the films of director Paul Cox.
Early life and education
Kaye was born in Melbourne and won a scholarship to study at ...
), and took extracurricular lessons from
Bruce Clarke, the
jazz guitar
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In the early 1930s, jazz musicians sought to amplify their sound to be hear ...
ist.
Music career
The Birthday Party
After their final school year in 1975, the band decided to continue with Pew as bassist. Greatly influenced by the
punk
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Genres, subculture, and related aspects
* Punk rock, a music genre originating in the 1970s associated with various subgenres
* Punk subculture, a subculture associated with punk rock, or aspects of the subculture s ...
explosion of 1976, which saw Australian bands
The Saints and
Radio Birdman
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Hist ...
make their first recordings and tours,
The Boys Next Door, as Harvey's band was now called, began performing fast, original
new wave material. Harvey's guitar style was influenced by
James Williamson of
The Stooges
The Stooges, originally billed as the Psychedelic Stooges, also known as Iggy and the Stooges, was an American rock band formed in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 1967 by singer Iggy Pop, guitarist Ron Asheton, drummer Scott Asheton, and bassist Dave ...
and
Paul Weller
Paul John Weller (born John William Weller; 25 May 1958) is an English singer-songwriter and musician. Weller achieved fame with the punk rock/ new wave/mod revival band the Jam (1972–1982). He had further success with the blue-eyed soul m ...
of
The Jam
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. The Boys Next Door regularly played at Melbourne pubs between 1977 and 1980.
Rowland S. Howard
Rowland Stuart Howard (24 October 1959 – 30 December 2009) was an Australian rock musician, guitarist and songwriter, best known for his work with the post-punk group The Birthday Party and his subsequent solo career.
Early life
Rowland Stua ...
joined the band in 1978, bringing with him a chaotic
feedback
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guitar style.
After extensive touring, recordings, and moderate success in Australia, the Boys Next Door relocated to
London
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, England in 1980, and changed their name to The Birthday Party. Harvey's girlfriend Katy Beale followed the band to London. This period was defined by innovative and aggressive music composition, underpinned by Harvey's guitar playing. The band moved to
West Berlin
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, Germany in 1982, but without Calvert; Harvey transitioned from guitar to drums.
Crime and the City Solution
After the breakup of The Birthday Party while initiating the early recordings of what would become The Bad Seeds with Nick Cave, Harvey contacted his friend
Simon Bonney
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, with whom he reformed Bonney's old Australian band
Crime & the City Solution
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. Rowland S. Howard,
Harry Howard (bass) and
Epic Soundtracks
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(drums), all of whom a few years later would form the basis of
These Immortal Souls
These Immortal Souls were an Australian post-punk band formed in London in 1987 by Harry Howard on bass guitar, his older brother Rowland S. Howard on guitar and vocals, Epic Soundtracks (a.k.a. Kevin Godfrey) on drums (all three ex-Crime & the ...
, also participated. This line-up of the band found its peak and demise with its appearance in the
Wim Wenders
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film ''
Wings of Desire
''Wings of Desire'' (, ; ) is a 1987 romantic fantasy film written by Wim Wenders, Peter Handke and Richard Reitinger, and directed by Wenders. The film is about invisible, immortal angels who populate Berlin and listen to the thoughts of its ...
''. Bonney then stayed in Berlin and formed the next line-up of the band with his partner Bronwyn Adams, Harvey (drums),
Alexander Hacke
Alexander Hacke (also known as Alexander von Borsig, Alex Hacke, Hacke, born 11 October 1965) is a guitarist, bass guitarist, singer, musician, record producer, writer and filmmaker from Germany. He is primarily known as a longtime member of the ...
of
Einstürzende Neubauten
(, 'Collapsing New Buildings') is a German experimental music group, formed in West Berlin in 1980. The group is currently composed of founding members Blixa Bargeld (lead vocals; guitar; keyboard) and N.U. Unruh (custom-made instruments; perc ...
(guitar),
Chrislo Haas
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of
Liaisons Dangereuses and
D.A.F. (synthesiser), and Thomas Stern (bass). This line-up made three studio albums and toured until 1991.
Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
Harvey and Cave formed Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds in 1983. Harvey was principally the drummer on the first 2 albums before line-up changes saw him move to the bass until the arrival of
Martyn P. Casey
Martyn Paul Casey (born 10 July 1960) is an English-born Australian Rock music, rock bass guitarist. He has been a member of the Triffids, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and Grinderman. Casey plays either his Fender Precision Bass or Fender Jazz Ba ...
in 1990 when he moved back to guitar, his original instrument.
Throughout the '80s and '90s Harvey was the band member charged with the responsibility for the production of the recordings along with Cave. His arrangement skills also saw him putting together most of the band’s string arrangements during this time and led to the perception of him as a kind of musical director. He also managed much of the band’s business affairs right up until his departure. Harvey remained with the Bad Seeds for 25 years until his last show in Perth, Australia on 20 January 2009, when he cited both professional and personal factors as reasons for leaving. Regarding Cave, Harvey informed the media:
I'm confident Nick ave
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will continue to be a creative force and that this is the right time to pass on my artistic and managerial role to what has become a tremendous group of people who can support him in his endeavours, both musically and organisationally.
In 2010, Harvey explained further that his frustration with song arrangements strained his relationship with Cave; and a desire to spend time with family was also a significant reason for his decision. The split marked the end of a 36-year-long collaboration between Harvey and Cave.
Anita Lane
Harvey worked extensively with Nick Cave’s muse and partner of many years on two albums - ''Dirty Pearl'' (1993) and ''Sex O’Clock'' (2001).
The Wallbangers
In 2007, the Spanish label
Bang! Records
Bang! Records is a Spanish label from Basque Country formed in 1998 by Gorka Munster and Juan-Mari Iturrarte. The label has a primary focus on artists from Melbourne, Australia and New York City's swamp, noise and punk blues music scene. Acts ...
released a four-track
EP by Harvey's
retro
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rock band The Wallbangers, called ''Kick the Drugs'' featuring songs written by Harvey alone, and songs he co-wote with
Tex Perkins
Gregory Stephen Perkins (born 28 December 1964), better known by his stage name Tex Perkins, is an Australian singer-songwriter who fronted the Australian rock band The Cruel Sea, but has also performed with the Beasts of Bourbon, Thug, James B ...
and
Loene Carmen
Lo Carmen (also known by her full name Loene Carmen prior to 2012) is an Australian singer-songwriter, musician, author and actress. Carmen has independently released seven solo albums in the Americana alt-country indie rock vein. In February 20 ...
. Harvey sings and plays guitars.
Solo
After Bonney left Crime & the City Solution for a solo career in the United States, Harvey recorded two solo albums of
Serge Gainsbourg
Serge Gainsbourg (; born Lucien Ginsburg; 2 April 1928 – 2 March 1991) was a French musician, singer-songwriter, actor, author and filmmaker. Regarded as one of the most important figures in French pop, he was renowned for often provoca ...
songs, translated from French into English: ''
Intoxicated Man
''Intoxicated Man'' is the first of four albums by Mick Harvey, presenting the songs of Serge Gainsbourg, sung in English. It is followed by '' Pink Elephants'', ''Delirium Tremens'', and '' Intoxicated Women''.
Track listing
All tracks written ...
'' (1995) and ''
Pink Elephants'' (1997). He has also collaborated with UK rock musician
PJ Harvey
Polly Jean Harvey (born 9 October 1969) is an English singer, songwriter, and musician. Primarily known as a vocalist and guitarist, she is also proficient with a wide range of instruments.
Harvey began her career in 1988 when she joined loca ...
(no relation), and produced for other Australian artists, including
Anita Lane
Anita Louise Lane (18 March 1960 – 27 April 2021) was an Australian singer-songwriter who was briefly a member of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, the Bad Seeds with Nick Cave and Mick Harvey and collaborated with both bandmates. Lane released tw ...
,
Robert Forster
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,
Conway Savage
Conway Victor Savage (27 July 1960 – 2 September 2018) was an Australian rock musician.
He was a member of Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, providing piano, organ & backing vocals from 1990–2017.
Savage released solo albums entitled ''Nothin ...
and Rowland S. Howard. Harvey's third solo release, ''
One Man's Treasure'', was issued in September 2005.
He undertook his first solo tours of Europe and Australia in 2006, accompanied by fellow Bad Seeds
Thomas Wydler
Thomas Wydler (born 9 October 1959), is a Swiss musician best known for being a core member of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, of which he has been a drummer since 1985. Prior to joining them, he was a member of the experimental German band Die Hau ...
and
James Johnston, as well as Melbourne-based double bassist Rosie Westbrook. His next solo record, 2007's ''Two of Diamonds'', was recorded with this group, as was the 2008 live album ''Three Sisters – Live at Bush Hall''.
In February 2008, Harvey and Westbrook played as a support act for PJ Harvey on her Australian tour, with both Harveys also performing on stage together. Prior to the tour, Harvey had worked extensively with PJ Harvey over a 12-year period: he was a recording musician on her albums ''
To Bring You My Love
''To Bring You My Love'' is the third studio album by English alternative rock musician PJ Harvey. It was released by Island Records in February 1995. Recorded after the break-up of the PJ Harvey trio, it stands as her first proper solo albu ...
'' and ''
Is This Desire?
''Is This Desire?'' is the fourth studio album by English musician PJ Harvey, released on 28 September 1998 on Island Records. It was re-released on vinyl LP in late January 2021. A separate demo compilation of tracks from the album titled ''I ...
'', and co-produced the album ''
Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea
''Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea'' is the fifth studio album by English alternative rock musician PJ Harvey, released on 24 October 2000 by Island Records. Recorded during March to April 2000, it contains themes of love that are tie ...
'' in 2000.
In both 2008 and 2009, he joined the five remaining members of
The Triffids
The Triffids were an Australian alternative rock and pop band, formed in Perth in Western Australia in May 1978 with David McComb as singer-songwriter, guitarist, bass guitarist and keyboardist.McFarlane (1999). Encyclopedia entry fo"The Triff ...
for a series of performances at the
Sydney Festival
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,
Arts Centre Melbourne
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and
Perth International Arts Festival, celebrating the music and the memory of
David McComb. Harvey is also a contributor to the 2009 edited collection, ''Vagabond Holes: David McComb and the Triffids'', edited by Australian academics
Niall Lucy
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Career
Niall Lucy served as a professor in the School of Media, Culture & Creative Arts at Curtin University, and a ...
and Chris Coughran.
During 2008 and 2009 Harvey worked on what would be
Rowland S. Howard
Rowland Stuart Howard (24 October 1959 – 30 December 2009) was an Australian rock musician, guitarist and songwriter, best known for his work with the post-punk group The Birthday Party and his subsequent solo career.
Early life
Rowland Stua ...
’s last album ''Pop Crimes'' playing drums with his future close collaborator J.P. Shilo providing bass and violin. The album was released just a few months before Howard succumbed to liver cancer in late 2009.
Harvey released ''Sketches from the Book of the Dead'' — the first solo album written entirely by himself — in early 2011 on the Mute record label. The 11-track album was recorded in Melbourne, between a Port Melbourne studio and his own Grace Lane music room. Harvey played most of the instruments, while Westbrook played double bass, Shilo played accordion, violin and occasional guitar, and Xanthe Waite contributed backing vocals. Harvey explained in a promotional interview that he does not perceive himself as a "songwriter" in the traditional sense, whereby the practice is: "something they
ctual songwriters, as perceived by Harveyhave done historically and something they've worked on as central to what they are as an artist". He also confirmed that the opening track, "October Boy", is about Rowland S. Howard.
Harvey once again co-produced and recorded for PJ Harvey during the creation of her eighth studio album, ''
Let England Shake
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''. The 2011 release was supported by a world tour in the same year, which also included Harvey as a touring musician.
His sixth solo studio album, titled ''FOUR (Acts of Love)'', released on Mute in 2013, features original compositions by Mick Harvey alongside a song by PJ Harvey ("Glorious") and interpretations of The Saints’ "The Story of Love",
Van Morrison
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As a teenager in t ...
’s "The Way Young Lovers Do", Exuma’s "Summertime in New York" and
Roy Orbison
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’s "Wild Hearts (Run Out of Time)". ''FOUR (Acts of Love)'' was recorded at Grace Lane, North Melbourne and Atlantis Sound, Melbourne, and features regular collaborators Westbrook on double bass and Shilo on guitar and violin.
''Delirium Tremens'' (2016) is the third instalment in Harvey's project of translating
Serge Gainsbourg
Serge Gainsbourg (; born Lucien Ginsburg; 2 April 1928 – 2 March 1991) was a French musician, singer-songwriter, actor, author and filmmaker. Regarded as one of the most important figures in French pop, he was renowned for often provoca ...
's songs into English, after ''Intoxicated Man'' and ''Pink Elephants''. ''Delirium Tremens'' was recorded in Melbourne with Harvey's Antipodean-based core live band. 10 songs were tracked at Birdland Studios; the project then relocated to Berlin, where a further nine songs were recorded with Toby Dammit (
The Stooges
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, The Residents) and Bertrand Burgalat (of French label Tricatel), who was the string arranger on the first two volumes.
Harvey again collaborated with PJ Harvey in early 2015, playing and singing on her album ''
The Hope Six Demolition Project
''The Hope Six Demolition Project'' is the ninth studio album by English singer-songwriter and musician PJ Harvey, released on 15 April 2016 on Island Records. The album is Harvey's first since her acclaimed Mercury Prize-winning album ''Let Eng ...
''. The following year he joined PJ on tour promoting the album, which was released in April 2016.
In 2018, Harvey released the album ''The Fall and Rise of Edgar Bourchier and the Horrors of War'' in collaboration with autho
Christopher Richard Barker
Personal life
Harvey divides his time between Europe and Melbourne. He has one son with his partner, Katy Beale, who is a painter. As of 2014, the family resided in the inner-city Melbourne suburb of North Melbourne.
As part of his interview with Brisbane writer
Andrew McMillen
Andrew McMillen is an Australian music journalist and national music writer for ''The Australian''.
Early life and education
McMillen grew up in the southern Queensland, Australia city of Bundaberg, the son of two teachers. He relocated to ...
for the book ''Talking Smack: Honest Conversations About Drugs'', Harvey concluded with his perspective on illicit drug use:
Discography
Solo albums
* ''
Intoxicated Man
''Intoxicated Man'' is the first of four albums by Mick Harvey, presenting the songs of Serge Gainsbourg, sung in English. It is followed by '' Pink Elephants'', ''Delirium Tremens'', and '' Intoxicated Women''.
Track listing
All tracks written ...
'' (1995)
* ''
Pink Elephants'' (1997)
* ''
One Man's Treasure'' (2005)
* ''
Two of Diamonds
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The original French name of the suit is Carreau ...
'' (2007)
* ''Three Sisters – Live at Bush Hall'' (2008)
* ''
Sketches from the Book of the Dead'' (2011)
* ''
Four (Acts of Love)'' (2013)
* ''
Delirium Tremens
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'' (2016)
* ''
Intoxicated Women'' (2017)
* ''The Fall and Rise of Edgar Bourchier and the Horrors of War'' (2018)
Film soundtracks
* ''The Road To God Knows Where'' & ''Live at the Paradiso'' (1989, together with Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds), directed by
Uli M Schueppel
* ''
Ghosts... of the Civil Dead'' (1990), directed by
John Hillcoat
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Early life
Hillcoat was born in Queensland, Australia, and was raised in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. As a child, his paintings were featur ...
* ''Vaterland'' (1992, together with
Alexander Hacke
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), directed by Uli M Schueppel
* ''Alta Marea & Vaterland'' (1993)
* ''
To Have & to Hold'' (1996), directed by John Hillcoat
* ''
Chopper'' (2000), directed by
Andrew Dominik
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* ''Planet Alex'' (2000, together with Alexander Hacke), directed by Uli M Schueppel
* ''
Australian Rules
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'' (2003), directed by
Paul Goldman
* ''
Suburban Mayhem'' (2006), directed by Paul Golman
* ''Deliver Us from Evil'' (2006)
* ''Motion Picture Music'' (2006)
*''Waves of Anzac'' (2020), soundtrack from the 2015 documentary series ''Why ANZAC?'' directed by
Kriv Stenders
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He started off directing music videos for many famous Australian bands, including Go Betweens, M ...
EPs
* ''The Journey'' (2019, with the Letter String Quartet)
Other CD releases
* ''
And The Ass Saw The Angel'' (2000)
Albums produced for other artists
*
Robert Forster
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, ''Danger in the Past'' (1990)
* Once Upon A Time, ''In The Blink of an Eye'' (1992)
*
Anita Lane
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, ''Dirty Pearl'' (1993)
*
The Cruel Sea, ''
The Honeymoon Is Over
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'' (1993) (co-producer) (AUS No. 4, also
ARIA award
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for "Best Album" 1994)
*
Congo Norvell Congo Norvell was a band led by Kid Congo Powers (Cramps, Gun Club, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Kid Congo Powers & the Pink Monkey Birds) and Sally Norvell (Prohibition & the Norvells). Congo Norvell formed in 1990 after Powers and Norvell met at th ...
, ''
Music to Remember Him By
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Production
...
'' (1994, co-producer)
*
PJ Harvey
Polly Jean Harvey (born 9 October 1969) is an English singer, songwriter, and musician. Primarily known as a vocalist and guitarist, she is also proficient with a wide range of instruments.
Harvey began her career in 1988 when she joined loca ...
, ''
Dance Hall at Louse Point
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Background
Pa ...
'' (1996, co-producer)
* PJ Harvey ''
Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea
''Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea'' is the fifth studio album by English alternative rock musician PJ Harvey, released on 24 October 2000 by Island Records. Recorded during March to April 2000, it contains themes of love that are tie ...
'' (2000, co-producer) (UK No. 23, US No. 42, AUS No. 20, and winner of the
Mercury Prize
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2001)
* Anita Lane, ''Sex O'Clock'' (2001)
*
Rowland S. Howard
Rowland Stuart Howard (24 October 1959 – 30 December 2009) was an Australian rock musician, guitarist and songwriter, best known for his work with the post-punk group The Birthday Party and his subsequent solo career.
Early life
Rowland Stua ...
, ''
Pop Crimes
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'' (2009)
* Hunter Dienna, self-titled EP (2010)
* The Nearly Brothers, ''You Can't Hide From Your Yesterdays'' (2010)
* PJ Harvey, ''
Let England Shake
''Let England Shake'' is the eighth studio album by English singer-songwriter and musician PJ Harvey, released on 14 February 2011 by Island Records. Production began around the time of ''White Chalk''s release in 2007, though it is a departure f ...
'' (2011, co-producer) (UK No. 8, US No. 32, AUS No. 6, and winner of the
Mercury Prize
The Mercury Prize, formerly called the Mercury Music Prize, is an annual music prize awarded for the best album released in the United Kingdom by a British or Irish act. It was created by Jon Webster and Robert Chandler in association with the B ...
2011)
*
Mazgani
Mazgani is an Iranian-Portuguese singer-songwriter. He was born in Iran in 1974. In 1979, when the revolution took place in Iran, he and his family emigrated to Portugal.
In 2005, Mazgani was considered by the France, French magazine ''Les Inroc ...
, ''Common Ground'' (2013, with
John Parish
John Parish (born 11 April 1959) is an English musician, songwriter, composer and record producer.
Parish is best known for his work with singer-songwriter PJ Harvey. He has also worked with such artists as Eels, Aldous Harding, Tracy Chapm ...
)
Awards
ARIA Music Awards
The
ARIA Music Awards
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 ...
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 of ...
. They commenced in 1987.
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1997
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, ''
To Have & to Hold'' (with Blixa Bargeld and Nick Cave)
,
Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album
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2003
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, ''
Australian Rules
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''
, Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album
,
,
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* 2001
Mercury Prize
The Mercury Prize, formerly called the Mercury Music Prize, is an annual music prize awarded for the best album released in the United Kingdom by a British or Irish act. It was created by Jon Webster and Robert Chandler in association with the B ...
: Best Album: PJ Harvey ''Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea'' (Mick Harvey: co-producer)
* 2006
AFI Awards: Best Original Music Score (''
Suburban Mayhem'')
* 2011 Mercury Prize: Best Album: PJ Harvey ''Let England Shake'' (Mick Harvey: co-producer)
See also
*
List of Caulfield Grammar School people
This is a list of notable past students and staff of Caulfield Grammar School and/or Malvern Memorial Grammar School (amalgamated with Caulfield in 1961). Alumni of the school are known as "Caulfield Grammarians" and are supported by the Caulf ...
References
Sources
*''Inner City Sound'' –
Clinton Walker
Clinton Walker is an Australian writer, best known for his works on popular music. He is known for his books ''Highway to Hell'' (1994; a biography of Bon Scott), ''Buried Country'' (2000; also a film and soundtrack album), ''History is Made a ...
*''Bad Seed: A biography of Nick Cave'' – Ian Johnston
*''The life and music of Nick Cave: An illustrated biography'' – Maximilian Dax & Johannes Beck
* http://musicalbanter.com/?p=539
External links
Official websiteMick Harveyat
Mute Records
Mute Records is a British independent record label owned and founded in 1978 by Daniel Miller. It has featured several prominent musical acts on its roster such as Depeche Mode, Erasure, Einstürzende Neubauten, Fad Gadget, Goldfrapp, Grinderm ...
*
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1958 births
Living people
ARIA Award winners
Australian rock bass guitarists
Male bass guitarists
Australian rock drummers
Male drummers
Australian rock guitarists
Australian male singers
Australian record producers
People educated at Caulfield Grammar School
Musicians from Melbourne
Noise rock musicians
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds members
Mute Records artists
Australian punk rock musicians
The Birthday Party (band) members
Crime & the City Solution members
Australian male guitarists