Wayne Paul Connolly is an Australian musician, record producer and audio engineer. From 1991 to 1997 Connolly provided lead guitar and vocals in guitar pop group

the Welcome Mat The Welcome Mat was a four-piece Australian indie rock group which formed in Sydney in 1989, and broke up in January 1997. Throughout the early-to-mid-1990s, their songs "Last of the Great Letdowns", "Cake", "Landspeed", "10,000 People", "Hell ...

, with whom he released two studio albums. In 1994, he formed Knievel with Tracy Ellis and Nick Kennedy, which issued four studio albums. Knievel achieved high rotation on national youth radio

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, they toured locally and internationally, and supported performances by

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Teenage Fanclub Teenage Fanclub are a Scottish alternative rock band formed in Bellshill near Glasgow in 1989. The group were founded by Norman Blake (vocals, guitar), Raymond McGinley (vocals, lead guitar) and Gerard Love (vocals, bass), all of whom shared ...

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and

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Career

Musician

Wayne Connolly (ex-Deluge), on lead guitar and backing vocals, joined urban and western band John Kennedy's Love Gone Wrong in Sydney in mid-1986. Alongside Connolly, the group's line-up was Kennedy on lead vocals and guitar, Cory Messenger on guitar and backing vocals, Barry Turnbull on bass guitar and Vincent Sheehan on drums. They toured Australia in support of their earlier single, "Big Country". Note: includes photo of line-up Kennedy noticed that there was some resistance from the country music industry in accepting alternative country bands. With Connolly aboard the line-up released a Christmas single, their cover version of "

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", in November 1986.

Michael Armiger Michael William Armiger is an English-born Australian guitarist and teacher. He has been a member of various groups including Paul Kelly Band (1983–84), Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls (1985–86), John Kennedy's Love Gone Wrong (1987– ...

replaced Turnball on bass guitar early in the next year. Note: includes photo of new line-up The band followed with another single, "The Singing City" (October 1987) and its parent album, ''Always the Bridegroom'' (December). The album's second single, "World Upside Down", appeared in May 1988, before the group disbanded late that year. During 1989 Connolly performed on

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's comedy radio show, ''

Club Veg ''Club Veg'' (initially called ''The Morning After Show'' on Triple J) was an Australian radio show created and presented by the comedic duo Vic Davies and Mal Lees (with writing contributions in the early years from Stephen Quinn). They start ...

'' with Vic Davies, Dieter Kleeman, Malcolm Lees, John Parsons and Stephen Quinn. Connolly and Messenger formed

as an

indie rock Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the mu ...

quartet in 1990 with Pete Bennett on drums (ex-Fiction Romance) and Dave Moss on bass guitar. Leo Mullins (of Benedicts) replaced Moss on bass guitar in May 1991. They released two albums ''Gram'' (1993) and ''Lap of Honour'' (1996) before disbanding in 1997. Australian musicologist,

Ian McFarlane Ian McFarlane (born 1959) is an Australian music journalist, music historian and author, whose best known publication is the '' Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop'' (1999), which was updated for a second edition in 2017. As a journalist ...

, described their development, "

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started out as a chirpy, jangly guitar pop outfit before heading in a tougher, though still melodic and harmony-laced, power pop direction." In 1994 Connolly, while still with the Welcome Mat, formed a

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trio Knievel on lead guitar, keyboards and vocals with Tracy Ellis on bass guitar and Nick Kennedy on drums (ex-Templebeats). The group have issued four studio albums, ''We Fear Change'' (1995), ''Steep Hill Climb'' (1997), Note: shows US release year. ''The Name Rings a Bell That Drowns out Your Voice'' (2000) Note: shows US release year and ''Emerald City'' (2012).

Production and audio engineering

Connolly has balanced his career as a performer with work as a producer and engineer for some of Australia's most successful and respected artists, including

Josh Pyke Joshua Jon Pyke (born 18 December 1977) is an Australian singer-songwriter, producer, musician and children's book author. Biography Josh Pyke is a prolific songwriter, with a successful and critically acclaimed career both domestically and ove ...

, The Vines,

Boy & Bear Boy & Bear are an Australian indie folk band formed in 2009, consisting of David Hosking (vocals and guitar), Killian Gavin (vocals and guitar), Tim Hart (drums and vocals), Jonathan Hart (vocals, banjo, mandolin and keyboards), and David Symes ...

Paul Dempsey Paul Anthony Dempsey (born 25 May 1976) is an Australian musician. He is best known as the lead singer, guitarist and principal lyricist of rock group Something for Kate. Dempsey released his debut solo album, '' Everything Is True'', on 20 Au ...

Youth Group Youth Group is an Australian rock band based in Newtown, New South Wales. Built around the vocals of singer Toby Martin and production of Wayne Connolly, the sound of Youth Group is reminiscent of indie rock artists such as Teenage Fanclub, Pa ...

and

You Am I You Am I are an Australian alternative rock band, fronted by its lead singer-songwriter and guitarist, Tim Rogers. They formed in December 1989 and are the first Australian band to have released three successive albums that have each debuted ...

. In the early 1990s he took a job managing Paradise Studios for

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, which put him in touch with emerging artists providing songs for the Youngblood compilation series. Among these were

Underground Lovers Underground Lovers (sometimes stylised as undergroundLOVERS), are an Australian indie rock and electronic music band. The founding mainstays are Glenn Bennie (guitar, vocals) and Vincent Giarrusso (vocals, guitar, keyboard) who had formed the g ...

, Glide, and

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, all of whom formed working relationships with the producer. Production credits from the 1990s include ''Wahooti Fandango'' by

, ''Fill Yourself With Music'' by

Screamfeeder Screamfeeder is an Australian indie guitar pop group formed in Brisbane in 1991. The band's original line-up was composed of drummer Tony Blades, bassist/vocalist Kellie Lloyd and vocalist/guitarist Tim Steward. In 1995, Dean Shwereb replaced B ...

, ''The Young Need Discipline'', ''Lazy Highways'' and ''Future Spa'' by The Fauves, ''

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'' by The Go-Betweens'

Grant McLennan Grant William McLennan (12 February 19586 May 2006) was an Australian alternative rock singer-songwriter-guitarist. He co-founded the Go-Betweens with Robert Forster in Brisbane in 1977. In addition to his work with the Go-Betweens (1977–89, ...

, and ''Sold'' by

Died Pretty Died Pretty, sometimes The Died Pretty, is an Australian alternative rock band founded by mainstays Ron Peno (lead singer) and Brett Myers (lead guitarist and backing vocalist) in Sydney in 1983. The band was briefly called Final Solution. The ...

. Since the early 2000s, Connolly has also worked with

Neil Finn Neil Mullane Finn (born 27 May 1958) is a New Zealand singer-songwriter and musician who is known for being a member of Crowded House, Split Enz (which he co-fronted with brother Tim), and Fleetwood Mac. Finn rose to prominence in the late ...

Cloud Control Cloud Control was an Australian alternative rock band, originating from the Blue Mountains near Sydney, Australia. The band was signed to the Australian record label Ivy League Records, on which they released their first album, '' Bliss Releas ...

Dallas Crane Dallas Crane are a triple ARIA Award nominated Australian alternative rock band from Melbourne. Their self-titled third album was released on 10 July 2004, and peaked in the ARIA Albums Chart top 50. Its lead single, "Dirty Hearts" (June ...

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Silverchair Silverchair were an Australian Rock music, rock band, which formed in 1992 as Innocent Criminals in Newcastle, New South Wales, with Ben Gillies on drums, Daniel Johns on vocals and guitars, and Chris Joannou on bass guitar. The group got thei ...

Jimmy Barnes James Dixon "Jimmy" Barnes (née Swan; born 28 April 1956) is a Scottish-born Australian rock singer. His career, both as a solo performer and as the lead vocalist with the rock band Cold Chisel, has made him one of the most popular and best-s ...

The Living End The Living End are an Australian punk rockabilly band from Melbourne, formed in 1994. Since 2002, the line-up consists of Chris Cheney (vocals, guitar), Scott Owen (double bass, vocals), and Andy Strachan (drums). The band rose to fame in 199 ...

Grinspoon Grinspoon are an Australian Rock music, rock band from Lismore, New South Wales, formed in 1995 and fronted by Phil Jamieson on vocals and guitar with Pat Davern on guitar, Joe Hansen on bass guitar and Kristian Hopes on drums. Also in 1995, G ...

Powderfinger Powderfinger were an Australian rock band formed in Brisbane in 1989. From 1992 until their break-up in 2010, the line-up consisted of vocalist Bernard Fanning, guitarists Darren Middleton and Ian Haug, bass guitarist John Collins and drummer ...

The Veronicas The Veronicas is an Australian pop duo from Brisbane. The group was formed in 2004 by identical twin sisters Lisa and Jessica Origliasso. In 2005, the Veronicas released their debut studio album, titled '' The Secret Life of...'', which peak ...

, Midnight Oil's

Jim Moginie James Moginie (born 18 May 1956) is an Australian musician. He is best known for his work with Midnight Oil, of which he is a founding member, guitarist, keyboardist and leading songwriter. Career In addition to Midnight Oil, Moginie has work ...

, Halfway,

Dappled Cities Dappled Cities (formerly "Dappled Cities Fly") are an indie rock band from Sydney, Australia. History 1997–2003 The band came together as teenagers in the northern suburbs of Sydney in 1997. Dave Rennick and original drummer Hugh Boyce wer ...

, Old Man River,

The Grates The Grates were an Australian indie rock band that formed in Brisbane, Queensland in 2002. They were brought to national attention in 2004 when a demo of their single "Trampoline" received airplay on radio station Triple J. Their first two albu ...

, Turnstyle and many more. Recent credits include albums for

The Apartments The Apartments are an Australian indie band formed in 1978 in Brisbane, Queensland. The band split up in 1979 but reformed in 1984 and continued until 1997, with a new version of the band forming in 2007. Based in Sydney, New South Wales, the ...

, Community Radio, All Our Exes Live in Texas,

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Hungry Kids of Hungary Hungry Kids of Hungary (often shortened to HKOH) were an Australian four-piece indie pop band from Brisbane, Queensland. The band consisted of Dean McGrath (lead vocals, guitar), Kane Mazlin (lead vocals, keys), Ben Dalton (bass guitar, vocals) ...

, Knievel,

Sounds Like Sunset Sounds Like Sunset are a band based in Sydney. The group formed in 1997 and as of 2019 have released 3 albums, ''Saturdays'' in 2001, ''Invisible'' in 2005 and ''We Could Leave Tonight'' in 2014 as well as various other releases on cassettes, 7- ...

and

The Paper Kites The Paper Kites are an Australian indie rock/folk rock band from Melbourne, Victoria. The band was formed in 2009 by lead vocalist/guitarist Sam Bentley and keyboardist/guitarist Christina Lacy. To date, the band has released five studio albums ...

Film and television

In addition to his work in the music recording industry, Connolly has produced work for film and television. His credits include ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Love Child'', '' The Black Balloon'', ''

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'', '' Little Fish'', '' Monkey Puzzle'', '' Mullet'', ''Willful'' and '' Dirty Deeds''. The track, "When We Get There", produced for ''The Black Balloon'', won best song at the 2008 AGSC/ APRA awards.

Studio

From 2007 to 2015, Connolly worked largely from his own studio within the

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premises in Sydney where he housed his restored Neve 8026 desk.

Selected production works

Credits: Note: incorrectly gives composer credit for US folk group, Beers Family's ''Season of Peace'' (1971). It is a different Wayne Connolly. *1991: :''Holler'' by Billy Baxter :''Hoon'' by Benedicts :''Youngblood 3'' by Various Artists *1992: :''Gastanked'' ( EP) by

:''Leaves Me Blind'' by

:''Pendulum'' (EP) by Splash *1993: :''Copralalia'' by

:''Promenade'' by Underground Lovers :''Sound as Ever'' by You Am I *1994: :''

Wahooti Fandango ''Wahooti Fandango'' is the second album by Australian band Custard. It was released in 1994 and peaked at number 89 on the ARIA Charts in June 1995. Title McCormack said, "Wahooti is just a slang term for marijuana… Fandango… we had a poste ...

'' by Custard :''The Young Need Discipline'' by the Fauves *1995: :''Hi Fi Way'' by You Am I (selected tracks) :''Higher Up the Firetrails'' by

Bluebottle Kiss Bluebottle Kiss, sometimes known as BBK, are an Australian indie rock band formed in Sydney in 1993 by mainstay member Jamie Hutchings on guitar and vocals. The band issued six albums, ''Higher Up the Firetrails'' (1995), ''Fear of Girls'' (1 ...

:''Sold'' by

*1996: :''Hourly Daily'' by You Am I :''Deeper'' (EP) by Died Pretty :''Disappear Here'' by Glide :''Future Spa'' by The Fauves *1997: :''

'' by

:''Radio City'' (EP) by Jericho :''Steep Hill Climb'' by Knievel *1998: :''Lazy Highways'' by the Fauves :''Mud and Five Ways to Serve It'' by Flanders :'' Using My Gills as a Roadmap'' by Died Pretty *1999: :''Sweeter than the Radio'' by

Icecream Hands Icecream Hands (also seen as Ice Cream Hands) are a power pop band formed in Melbourne, Victoria in 1992 as Chuck Skatt and His Icecream Hands with Charles "Chuck Skatt" Jenkins as lead singer-songwriter and rhythm guitarist, Arturo "Arch" La ...

:''Life in General...'' by P76 :''King Autumn'' by Hoolahan *2000: :'' Everydaydream'' by Died Pretty :''The Name Rings a Bell that Drowns out your Voice'' by Knievel *2001: :''Size of the Ocean'' by

Big Heavy Stuff Big Heavy Stuff was an Australian indie rock band, established in 1990 in Sydney, New South Wales. The band released four studio albums before folding in the mid-2000s, later reuniting for some select shows between 2009 and 2010. The band toured ...

:''First Translated in 1965'' by Ides of Space : ''Griffith Sunset'' EP by

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*2002: :''Drag (EP)'' by Drag :''We Got This!'' by

New Christs The New Christs are an Australian garage rock band formed in 1980 by founding mainstay, Rob Younger, on lead vocals. Younger was the lead singer for punk rockers, Radio Birdman, and in other hard rock groups, New Race, Bad Music, the Other S ...

*2003: :''Rarities'' by

*2004: :''Dallas Crane'' by

:''Skeleton Jar'' by

:''The Truth About Love'' by David McCormack & The Polaroids :''Dear Friends and Enemies'' by

: ''Farewell to the Fainthearted'' by Halfway *2006: :''Factory Girls'' by Dallas Crane :''Casino Twilight Dogs'' by Youth Group :''Vision Valley'' by The Vines :''Nervous Flashlights'' by The Fauves :''Flame Trees'' by

:''Remember The River'' by Halfway *2007: :''Intermission: The Best of the Solo Recordings 1990–1997'' by Robert Forster and Grant McLennan :''The Bells Line'' by

78 Saab 78 Saab were a rock band from Australia that consisted of Ben Nash (vocals and guitar), Jake Andrews (guitar and vocals), Garth Tregillgas (bass and vocals) and Nicholai Danko (drums and percussion). The band has stated that it was influenced ...

:''Memories & Dust'' by

*2008: :''When Good Times Go Good'' by The Fauves :''Chimney's Afire'' by Josh Pyke :''Easy Fever: A Tribute to the

Easybeats The Easybeats were an Australian Rock music, rock band that formed in Sydney in late 1964. They enjoyed a level of success that in Australia rivalled The Beatles. They became the first Australian rock act to score an international hit, with th ...

and Stevie Wright'' by Various Artists (including

and

Iva Davies Ivor Arthur Davies, AM (born 22 May 1955), known professionally as Iva Davies, is an Australian singer, songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. Davies' music career spans more than 40 years. He came to prominence in t ...

) *2009: :''Zounds'' by

:''Everything is True'' by

:''Ragged and Ecstatic'' (select tracks) by

Yves Klein Blue Yves Klein Blue was an Australian indie rock band from Brisbane, which formed in 2005 and disbanded in 2010. The line-up included Chris Banham on Drum Kit, drums and percussion, Sean Cook on bass guitar, Charles Sale on lead guitar and Keyboard ...

*2010: :''An Outpost of Promise'' by Halfway *2012: :''Taken for a Fool'' by Bears with Guns :''Young North'' by

:''Serious Magic'' by Community Radio :''Emerald City/Through the Rainbow Dark'' by Knievel *2013: :'' Harlequin Dream'' by

:''

You're A Shadow ''You're a Shadow'' is the second and final studio album by Hungry Kids of Hungary. The album was released in February 2013 via Stop Start. The album was produced by Wayne Connolly at Alberts Studios in Sydney, Australia Australia, of ...

'' by

:''States'' by

:''Lemons'' by

Woodlock Woodlock are a Melbourne-based Indie pop, Alt Pop/Folk music, folk band who gained popularity by busking the streets of rural and capital cities. New Zealand-born brothers Zech Walters (guitar/vocals) and Eze Walters (guitar/vocals) struck up a ...

*2014: :''Labour of Love'' by

:''Loneliness'' by

Karise Eden Karise Eden (born 11 July 1992) is an Australian singer and songwriter. In 2012, she became the winner of the first series of '' The Voice Australia''. Eden subsequently signed with Universal Music Australia and released her debut sin ...

:''Echoes in the Aviary'' by Jane Tyrell :''Broken Lines'' by Patrick James :''We Could Leave Tonight'' by

*2015: :''Baby Blue'' by Noire :''No Song, No Spell, No Madrigal'' by

*2016: :''Look Now You're Cursed'' by Community Radio :''Holograms'' by Why We Run *2017: :''When We Fall'' by All Our Exes Live in Texas :''Zone'' by

*2018: :''

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'' by

Perry Keyes Perry Keyes (born 1966) is an Australian singer-songwriter. Keyes is based in Waterloo, Sydney and grew up in nearby Redfern. Former singer-songwriter with Sydney band the Stolen Holdens, Keyes' output is best described as heartland rock in t ...

:''The Narrow Corner'' by

Tim Hart Tim Hart (9 January 1948 – 24 December 2009) was an English folk singer and multi-instrumentalist, best known as a founding member of British folk rock band Steeleye Span. Early years Tim Hart was born in Lincoln, England, but moved to St ...

*2019: :''Data Dust'' by

Ella Hooper Ella Keighery Hooper (born 30 January 1983) is an Australian rock music singer-songwriter, radio presenter and TV personality. Hooper is the lead singer of Killing Heidi. The band formed in 1996 (when Ella was 13) and also featured her older bro ...

Awards and nominations

In 1992, Connolly produced the Underground Lovers album, ''Leaves Me Blind'', and subsequently received

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magazine's Best Australian Record award. The following year he engineered

's fourth EP ''Coprolalia'' and their debut album ''Sound As Ever'', alongside

Lee Ranaldo Lee Mark Ranaldo (born February 3, 1956) is an American musician, singer-songwriter, guitarist, writer, visual artist and record producer, best known as a co-founder of the alternative rock band Sonic Youth (guitar and vocals). In 2004, ''Rolling ...

Sonic Youth Sonic Youth was an American rock band based in New York City, formed in 1981. Founding members Thurston Moore (guitar, vocals), Kim Gordon (bass, vocals, guitar) and Lee Ranaldo (guitar, vocals) remained together for the entire history of the b ...

. This album went on to win the 1993

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for Best Alternative Release. He has received numerous ARIA nominations and awards for his work, including

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for his work on Josh Pyke's ''Memories and Dust'' in 2007, Note: User may be required to access archived information by selecting 'The History', then 'By Award', 'Producer of the Year' and 'Option Show Nominations'. and Engineer of the Year for his work on Paul Dempsey's "Fast Friends" in 2010. *1996 – ARIA Engineer of the Year for You Am I, ''Hourly Daily'' *2007 – ARIA Engineer of the Year for Josh Pyke, ''Memories and Dust'' *2007 –

ARIA Award for Producer of the Year The ARIA Music Award for Producer of the Year, is an award presented within the Artisan Awards at the annual ARIA Music Awards. The ARIA Awards recognise "the many achievements of Aussie artists across all music genres", and have been given by t ...

for Josh Pyke, ''Memories and Dust'' *2010 – ARIA Engineer of the Year for Paul Dempsey, "Fast Friends" Nominations *2006 – ARIA Producer of the Year for Youth Group, ''Casino Twilight Dogs'' *2006 – ARIA Engineer of the Year for The Vines, ''Vision Valley'' *2009 – ARIA Producer of the Year for Paul Dempsey, "Everything is True"

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Film and television

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Selected production works

Awards and nominations

See also

References

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