Michael Donald Chapman (born 13 April 1947) is an Australian-American record producer and songwriter who was a major force in the British pop

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in the 1970s. He created a string of

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s for

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including

The Sweet The Sweet (often shortened to just Sweet), are a British glam rock band that rose to prominence in the 1970s. Their best known line-up consisted of lead vocalist Brian Connolly, bass player Steve Priest, guitarist Andy Scott, and drummer Mic ...

Suzi Quatro Susan Kay Quatro (born June 3, 1950) is an American singer, bass guitarist, songwriter, and actress. In the 1970s, she scored a string of hit singles that found greater success in Europe and Australia than in her homeland, reaching No. 1 in th ...

, Smokie,

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and

Racey Racey are a British pop group, formed in 1976 in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England, by Clive Wilson and Phil Fursdon. They achieved success in the late 1970s and early 1980s, with hits such as "Lay Your Love on Me" and "Some Girls". Thei ...

with business partner

Nicky Chinn Nicholas Barry Chinn (born 16 May 1945) is an English-American songwriter and record producer. Together with Mike Chapman he had a long string of hit singles in the UK and US in the 1970s and early 1980s, including several international number- ...

, creating a sound that became identified with the "Chinnichap" brand. He later produced breakthrough albums for Blondie and

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. Chapman received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the

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Early career

Chapman was born in Queensland, Australia, and was educated at the

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. He emigrated to Britain where he became a member of the

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and then in 1968 joined the group Tangerine Peel. They released an album in 1969 and had several near-hit singles between 1967 and 1970. In 1970 he met

while working as a waiter at a London nightclub,

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. The pair struck up a song-writing partnership, and began working with producer

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on his RAK Records label, which quickly became home to a roster of artists including

, Smokie, and

. Chinn recalled:

Chapman and Chinn

From 1970 until 1978 Chapman and Chinn scored a run of

s. From 1973 to 1974 alone the pair had 19 hits in the

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of the

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, including five number ones. The pair's dominance of the

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s in Britain, Germany, Scandinavia, Australia and New Zealand outlasted the decline of

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, and waned in line with the fading fortunes of Smokie and Suzi Quatro. Chapman exerted a tight grip on the output of the bands whose works he produced, determining the content of all albums. Some resented the level of control: The Sweet, whose interests lay in heavy rock, chafed at the

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material Chapman gave them to perform, finally balking at some songs which did not fit in with their new direction and seeking success on their own; Chapman offered "Some Girls" to Blondie; the song was eventually given to

instead.

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has referred to Chapman as a dictator, and for the photo shoot for one magazine interview he insisted on dressing up as US wartime General

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Chapman continued to write hits, including

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's "

Kiss You All Over "Kiss You All Over" is a 1978 song performed by American group Exile, written by Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn. It was included on the band's third album, ''Mixed Emotions'' (1978), and featured lead vocalist Jimmy Stokley and guitarist J.P. Penni ...

" (1978) and

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's "

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" (1982, a reworked version of "Kitty", a song they had written for

in 1980). Together with Chinn he formed the Dreamland record label in 1979, but it lasted only two years. Chapman has been quoted many times since, that Dreamland Records was his way of giving Chinn a job to prove himself. "I had attempted to end the business relationship since 1975 but had been stalled every time by Chinn's mental health and drinking problems, nervous breakdowns, and endless tantrums. When I moved to Beverly Hills in 1975 to put the Atlantic Ocean between us, he moved soon after and bought a house on the same street. He continued to put his name on every song I wrote, insisting that his name appear first in every case. Dreamland Records was a last gasp effort on my part to give him a real job and finally remove his presence from my hard work and success. As I anticipated, the label failed, he was entirely out of his depth and showing his real colours to everyone who encountered him. I was finally free to pursue my career in peace, without having my skills compromised and my royalties diverted. I sold Chinnchap Publishing in 1982. That was the end of the Chinnichap nightmare for me. I have been happily developing as a writer, publisher, record producer and mentor to many, since that day." In 2014 Chinn and Chapman got together to work on the musical Blockbuster, which was based around their songs. This was the first time they had spoken to each other in 25 years.

Solo production work

Blondie

Chinn's involvement in production was always minimal and Chapman continued to produce alone after moving to the U.S. in 1975. He produced

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's ''City Nights'' album in 1978 (which yielded the "

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" hit) with Peter Coleman, his long-time recording engineer and in May the same year began working with Blondie to record their third album in New York. Chapman was a fan of their music but was dissatisfied with the production of their albums. He bluntly told the band that he would make them a hit record and he was right: ''

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'' turned the band into an international success and became arguably the pinnacle of his own career. The ''Parallel Lines'' session lasted three months. Singer

was struck by the intensity of Chapman's working methods. She said: Keyboardist

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recalled: Employing the same skills he had applied to records by Smokie and Gilder, Chapman produced a more polished guitar and keyboard sound than the band had ever achieved, topped with layered vocals. The focal point of the album and the breakthrough single, was " Heart of Glass". The source of its driving

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beat is a matter of contention: Chapman claimed he had created the sound after the band had presented it as a slower,

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-style song; band members insist it had always been known as their disco song and that they had created the sound by combining the influences of

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and ''

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''. Chapman relished the praise heaped on his work on ''Parallel Lines'', commenting soon after its release:

The Knack

Within months of ''Parallel Lines release, Chapman was working with another band for which he would achieve a career high-water mark: power pop outfit

. The band's website notes that in November 1978, 13 record companies were engaged in a fierce bidding war for the band's services, with

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finally signing the band. Producers clamoured to offer their services and even

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was anxious to participate. The website says: The album and the single "

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" hit No. 1 in the US and sold millions around the world. Its follow-up '' ...But the Little Girls Understand'' was less successful. Featuring a producer credit as "Commander Chapman" and

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in which Chapman boasted, "This record is very dear to me and my bank manager", it prompted a bitter falling-out between band and producer. Chapman claimed the album cost him his reputation. In the book ''Off the Record'', Chapman said he and the band made the second album under the heady impression that they could do no wrong. He accused singer and guitarist Doug Fieger of being deluded with notions he was

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... "there was nothing he could do that wouldn't work". Fieger, in a 1994 interview, responded: "Mike Chapman is one of the bigger assholes that you'll ever meet on the planet. Unfortunately, Mike Chapman was not in any psychological or physical shape to produce that second album when we really needed a producer."

Blondie again

Chapman produced three more Blondie albums – ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' The Hunter'' – and most of ''

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'', a

solo album. In an article in ''

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'' magazine

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marveled at Chapman's attention to detail, noting that the percussion for "The Tide Is High" also included "eight tracks of drum sticks tapping on a piano bench." He said:

Writing technique

Chinn and Chapman delivered their songs rapidly, often conceiving and completing them overnight. They claimed they created their songs by first thinking of a title, around which they then wrote the lyrics. In a 2002 interview with ''

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'', Chapman reflected that writing hit songs was an art to which many aspired but few achieved: "It's always a gamble. We'd written something like eight top 10 hits for

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when we heard that they'd entered the studio to record their own songs. After that, it was over for them. The bottom line is this – writing songs might be easy to do, but it's incredibly hard to do well." Despite these claims The Sweet for example had several major hits with their own songs in Fox on the Run and Love is Like Oxygen, showing up Chapman's self focussed statement.

Through the 1980s and into the 1990s

Chapman remained in demand through the 1980s and 1990s as a songwriter and producer. His compositions have included

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's "

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" (originally recorded by

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), "

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" and "In Your Wildest Dreams" and

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's "

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" (all co-written with

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) and

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's "Hands Tied" which was No. 41 in the US, while he has produced albums for

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, Tami Show,

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and

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Later work

In 1998, Chapman co-wrote two songs for Ace of Base, " Always Have, Always Will" and "

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". Between 1999 and 2001, Chapman wrote and produced ''Babyphetamine'', an album by the teenager Erin Evermore for the Tigerstar label, owned by the former

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head, Terry Ellis. In 2006, he wrote "Back to the Drive", the title track of the

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'' album. In the liner notes Quatro thanked Chapman "for providing the title track and overseeing the entire project". In 2007, Chapman began working with the Los Angeles rock band, The Automatic Music Explosion. The band's lead singer, Matt Starr, flew to Chapman's East Coast home in an attempt to meet the producer. The bold move worked, with Chapman flying to Los Angeles a month later to see the band perform live and ultimately agreeing to produce their first album. In January 2008, Chapman produced the single "Spin It" with The Neighborhood Bullys. In May 2008, Chapman began mixing songs from ''Your Doll'', for Lisa Douglass. In September 2008, Chapman met

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, and started producing an album with the band, which is still under construction . In November 2008, Chapman also started writing with, and producing a solo album for Sarah Jeanette, singer with The Mulhollands. In November 2009, Chapman recorded the debut album for UK band, The Arcadian Kicks, but its release is still pending. Between 2010 and 2012, Chapman worked in London with Twigs (FKA Twigs), David Jordan, and Nell Ryder. He is also writing with and producing tracks with the Australian

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, Holiday Sidewinder. In 2016 Chapman's, Mike Chapman Publishing inked a deal with Jeremy Lascelles' newly launched Blue Raincoat Songs. Mike Chapman Publishing signed songwriters include writer/producer Simon Pilton, and songwriter/ singer/artist, Abisha. He is also currently writing with and co-producing Abisha. Chapman now also has a radio show on Boogaloo Radio London with Maddy Paterson, The Mike and Maddy Show. A podcast of the show is being prepared.

Hit singles

Songs produced, or written and produced, by Chapman/Chinn or Chapman as sole producer which appeared on the

: * 1971: :

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: "Tom Tom Turnaround", "Kara Kara" :

: "Funny Funny", "Co-Co", "Alexander Graham Bell" * 1972: :The Sweet: "Poppa Joe", "Little Willy", "Wig-Wam Bam" :

: "Sister Jane" * 1973: :

: "Crazy", "Hypnosis", "Dyna-Mite" :

: " Can the Can", "

48 Crash "48 Crash" is Suzi Quatro's third solo single and was released after " Can the Can". It was included on her debut album ''Suzi Quatro'' (known as ''Can the Can'' in Australia). It later appeared as a track on her 1995 album ''What Goes Around''. ...

", "Daytona Demon" :The Sweet: "

Block Buster! "Block Buster!" (also sometimes listed as "Blockbuster!") is a 1973 single by Sweet. Written by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman, and produced by Phil Wainman, "Block Buster!" was the band's sole UK No. 1 hit. Released in January 1973, it spent five w ...

", "Hellraiser", "

The Ballroom Blitz "The Ballroom Blitz" (often called "Ballroom Blitz") is a song by British glam rock band The Sweet, written by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman. The song reached number one in Canada, number two in the UK Singles Chart and the Australian Chart, and ...

" * 1974: : Arrows: "

Touch Too Much "Touch Too Much" is a song by the Australian hard rock band AC/DC. It was released on their 1979 album ''Highway to Hell'', their last with lead vocalist Bon Scott, who died the following year. Overview The song was performed by Scott and AC ...

" :Mud: "

Tiger Feet Tiger Feet is a popular song by the English glam rock band Mud, released in January 1974. Written and produced by the songwriting team of Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn, it was the first of three number No. 1 singles for the band, in the UK Singles ...

", "The Cat Crept In", "Rocket", "

Lonely This Christmas "Lonely This Christmas" is a Christmas song by the English glam rock band Mud, that topped the UK Singles Chart in 1974, selling over 750,000 copies and reaching Christmas number one. Song Written and produced by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman, ...

" :Suzi Quatro: "

Devil Gate Drive "Devil Gate Drive" is a song by American singer Suzi Quatro. It was Quatro's second (and final) solo number one single in the UK, spending two weeks at the top of the chart in February 1974. According to ukcharts.20m.com, she only reached numbe ...

", "Too Big", "The Wild One" :The Sweet: "Teenage Rampage", "The Six Teens", "Turn It Down" * 1975: :Mud: "The Secrets That You Keep", "Moonshine Sally" (originally recorded in 1972), "One Night" :Suzi Quatro: "Your Mama Won’t Like Me" : Smokie: "

If You Think You Know How to Love Me "If You Think You Know How to Love Me" is a song by British rock band Smokie. It was first released in June 1975 as a single and appeared later on the album ''Changing All the Time''. Like the band's first single " Pass It Around", the song was c ...

", "

Don't Play Your Rock 'n' Roll to Me "Don't Play Your Rock 'n' Roll to Me" is a song by British rock band Smokie. It was released in early September 1975 as a single and appeared later on the album '' Changing All the Time''. Like the band's previous two singles " Pass It Around" an ...

" * 1976: :Smokie: "

Something's Been Making Me Blue "Something's Been Making Me Blue" is a song by the British rock band Smokie from their 1976 studio album '' Midnight Café''. It first came out in January 1976 as a single and later appeared on the album, which was released in April. Background ...

", "

I'll Meet You at Midnight "I'll Meet You at Midnight" is a song by the British rock band Smokie from their 1976 studio album ''Midnight Café''. In September of the same year it was released as a single. It was the third and final single from the album, after "Something's ...

", "

Living Next Door to Alice "Living Next Door to Alice" is a song co-written by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman. Originally released by Australian pop band New World in 1972, the song charted at No. 35 on the Australian chart. The song later became a worldwide hit for British ...

" * 1977: :Suzi Quatro: "Tear Me Apart" :Smokie: "

Lay Back In The Arms Of Someone "Lay Back in the Arms of Someone" is a song co-written by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman, performed by the English band Smokie. Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Cover versions *The song was covered by American country music artist Randy ...

", " It's Your Life" * 1978: :Suzi Quatro: "The Race is On", "If You Can’t Give Me Love", "

Stumblin' In "Stumblin' In" is a song written by Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn, performed by Chris Norman and Suzi Quatro. Originally released as a standalone single, it was later added to some editions of the Quatro album '' If You Knew Suzi...'' It was Norm ...

" (with

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) : Blondie: " Picture This", "

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" :

: "

" :

: "

Lay Your Love on Me "Lay Your Love on Me" is a pop song by the British pop group Racey; it was their second single release. The song was written by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman, produced by Mickie Most and released in 1978 on the RAK Records label. It was their ...

" :Smokie: "

For a Few Dollars More ''For a Few Dollars More'' ( it, Per qualche dollaro in più) is a 1965 Spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Leone. It stars Clint Eastwood and Lee Van Cleef as bounty hunters and Gian Maria Volonté as the primary villain. German actor K ...

", " Oh Carol" * 1979: :Blondie: " Heart of Glass", "

Sunday Girl "Sunday Girl" is a song recorded by the American new wave band Blondie, from the band's 1978 album ''Parallel Lines''. Written by guitarist Chris Stein, the song was inspired by Debbie Harry's cat, who was named Sunday Man—the cat had recentl ...

", " Dreaming", "

Union City Blue "Union City Blue" is a song by the American New wave music, new wave band Blondie (band), Blondie. The song was featured on their 1979 studio album ''Eat to the Beat''. Written by Debbie Harry and Nigel Harrison, the song was inspired lyrically by ...

" :Suzi Quatro: "

She's in Love with You She most commonly refers to: *She (pronoun), the third person singular, feminine, nominative case pronoun in modern English. She or S.H.E. may also refer to: Literature and films *''She: A History of Adventure'', an 1887 novel by H. Rider Haggar ...

" :Racey: "

Some Girls ''Some Girls'' is the 14th UK and 16th US album by the English rock band the Rolling Stones, released on 9 June 1978 by Rolling Stones Records. It was recorded in sessions held between October 1977 and February 1978 at Pathé Marconi Studios in ...

" :

: "

" * 1980: :Blondie: " Atomic", "

The Tide Is High "The Tide Is High" is a 1967 rocksteady song written by John Holt, originally produced by Duke Reid and performed by the Jamaican group the Paragons, with Holt as lead singer. The song gained international attention in 1980, when a cover versi ...

" :Suzi Quatro: "

Mama's Boy Mother's boy, also commonly and informally mummy's boy or mama's boy, is a term for a man seen as having an unhealthy dependence on his mother at an age at which he is expected to be self-reliant (e.g. live on his own, be economically independent) ...

" (producer only), " I've Never Been in Love" (producer only) * 1981: :Blondie: "

Rapture The rapture is an Christian eschatology, eschatological position held by some Christians, particularly those of American evangelicalism, consisting of an Eschatology, end-time event when all Christian believers who are alive, along with resurre ...

" :

" Heart and Soul" (Co-written with Nicky Chinn) – Later Covered by Huey Lewis and the News. * 1982: :

: "

" :Blondie: " Island of Lost Souls", " War Child" * 1983: :

: "

Wrap Your Arms Around Me ''Wrap Your Arms Around Me'' is the first English-language solo studio album by Swedish singer and ABBA member Agnetha Fältskog, and her seventh studio album overall. It was released by Polar Music on 31 May 1983 and was produced by Mike Chapman ...

" (sole producer and co-written with Holly Knight) :

: "Don't Talk To Me About Love" (sole producer only), "Love To Stay" (sole producer only) :

: "Do Ya Wanna Hold Me" (sole producer only) :

Huey Lewis and the News Huey Lewis and the News are an American rock band based in San Francisco, California. They had a run of hit singles during the 1980s and early 1990s, eventually achieving 19 top ten singles across the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, Adult Contempora ...

: " Heart and Soul" :

(co-written with

) * 1984: :

: "

" (co-written with Holly Knight) * 1990: :

: "

" (co-written with Holly Knight), also reissued in 1993 as B-side to "I Don't Wanna Fight No More" * 1995: : Smokie featuring

Roy 'Chubby' Brown Roy Chubby Brown (born 3 February 1945) is an English stand-up comedian whose act consists of offensive humour, high profanity, forthright social commentary and outspoken disdain for political correctness. Early life Roy Chubby Brown (born ...

: "

" (spoof rendition). * 1998: : Ace of Base: " Always Have, Always Will" (co-written with

Jonas Berggren Jonas Petter Berggren (born 21 March 1967) is a Swedish musician and singer-songwriter and record producer, also known as Joker. He started writing songs when he was seven, and continues to write for the Swedish band Ace of Base, which he is a ...

), "

" (co-written with Jonas Berggren)

Awards

Queensland Music Awards

The

Queensland Music Awards The Queensland Music Awards (commonly known as QMA and known as the Q Song Awards from 2006 to 2010) are annual awards celebrating Queensland's emerging artists. They commenced in 2006. Each year, the QMA Song of the Year is immortalised in a ...

(previously known as Q Song Awards) are annual awards celebrating

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...

, Australia's brightest emerging artists and established legends. They commenced in 2006. (wins only) , - ,

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

, himself , Grant McLennan Lifetime Achievement Award , , -

References

External links

Interview with Richard Fidler, 2006. Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC)
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chapman, Mike 1947 births Australian expatriates in the United Kingdom Australian record producers Australian songwriters American songwriters Australian male composers Living people People from Nambour, Queensland People educated at Anglican Church Grammar School Australian emigrants to England Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia American record producers