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ART PHILLIPS
 
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Art Phillips Music Design
Zomba House
Locked Bag 8
Gladesville, NSW 1675
Australia
 
office/studio tele: (61-2) 9816 1211
office/studio fax: (61-2) 9816 1311
Mobile: (0407) 225 811
 
Art Phillips was one of Los Angeles' top session guitaristsrecording for Barry Manilow, Minnie Riperton, Teena Marie, Demis Roussos,The Carpenters, Smokey Robinson, Burl Ives to name a few.
 
Now residing and working actively from Sydney, Australia, Art continues to distinguish himself composing for television dramas and feature films. His short list of credits include Reprisal (telemovie), Neighbours, The Flying Vet, Guiding Light, The Love Boat and Santa Barbara (NBC) - awarded two Emmys for "outstanding music composition in a drama series" (1986 & 1987). And in the feature film category his scoring credits include TheFatal Bond, Signal One - Bullet Down Under and Sher Mountain Killing Mystery - AFI nomination for "best original music in a feature film" (1990).
 
Art, as musical director, conductor and orchestrator on live concert tours for such names as Demis Roussos, John Rowles, Ricky May and Dorey Previn.Art has produced records for Sally Kellerman, Demis Roussos, Barry Manilow and John Rowles.
 
He is also currently involved with scoring and producing for production music libraries where, during the past 2 years, he has accomplished releases of 15
CD titles in a variety of styles.
 
He also holds the prestigious position of vice-president of"The Australian Guild of Screen Composers" (1995 ~ 1998) and lectures in screen music composition at Griffith University, The Australian Institute of Music and Toho Gakuen University in Tokyo.

Television

Reprisal (telemovie) /1997

The Flying Vet (series) /1995 

* "Best Soundtrack Album" 1995 /AGSC Awards

Rap City (telemovie) / 1995

Guiding Light (series) /1993 ~ 1994

Neighbours (series) /1990 ~ 1993

Santa Barbara (series) /1984 ~ 1991 

  * Emmy Awards (1986 & 1987)

"Best Original Music Composition in a Drama Series"

As The World Turns (series) /1991 ~ 1992

Secrets (series) 1991

Total Exposure (telemovie) 1992

The Love Boat (series) 1979

 

  Feature Films
 Signal One - Bullet Down Under /1993

The Fatal Bond /1991

Sher Mountain Killing Mystery /1990 

* Australian Film Institute nomination for "Best Original Music in a

  Feature Film"

 

Production Music Library CD's

Impact Trailers 2 - Chappell Recorded Music Library (U.K.) /2000

Positive Lifestyles - Chappell Recorded Music Library (U.K.) /1999

Event Horizon II - FirstCom Music (U.S.A.) /1999

Olympic Odyssey - FirstCom Music (U.S.A.) /1999

Epic Adventures - FirstCom Music (U.S.A.) /1998

Impact Trailers - Chappell Recorded Music Library (U.K.) /1998

Primetime Drama - FirstCom Music (U.S.A.) /1998

Acoustic Anthology - FirstCom Music (U.S.A.) /1998

Pacific Rim - FirstCom Music (U.S.A.) /1998

Visions Of Asia - Chappell Recorded Music Library (U.K.) /1997

Dramatic Technology/Corporate - FirstCom Music (U.S.A.) FC-C29 /1997

Event Horizon/Corporate - FirstCom Music (U.S.A.) /1997

Acoustic Portraits 2-Chappell Recorded Music Library (U.K.) CHAP 121

Organic - Chappell Recorded Music Library (U.K.) CHAP AV122 /1997

TV Suspense/Tension 2 - Bruton Music (U.K.) BRM17 /1996

Human Drama - Bruton Music (U.K.) BRJ41 /1996

Extreme Sports - Chappell Recorded Music Library (U.K.) CHAP AV111

Dramatic Impact 1 - Bruton Music (U.K.) BRJ39 /1996

Dramatic Impact 2 - Bruton Music (U.K.) BRJ40 /1996

Acoustic Portraits - Chappell Recorded Music Library (U.K.) CHAP AV101

TV Suspense/Tension - Bruton Music (U.K.) BRM16 /1995

Hi-Tech Corporate 2 - Chappell Recorded Music Library (U.K.)

Impressions Of Asia - Bruton Music (U.K.) BRR45 /1995

Down Under - FirstCom Music (U.S.A.) FC-S35 /1994

The Power Connection - Cavendish Music (U.K.) CAV CD 2 /1987

 

Corporate Films

The Art Gallery of New South Wales - orchestral score /1994

Department of Administrative Services /1994

Department of Human Services "Teamlinks" /1994

Pacific Waste Management /1992

Travel Into The Future /1992

Makita Power Tools /1991

Australian Air Force "Defence Team" /1990

Australian Navy /1990

State Bank Corporate - orchestral score /1989 

* Television Society of Australia "Penguin Award" (1989)

Telecom /1989 Sydney & Sports "Sport State" /1989

 

Advertising

Sky Channel - station logo I.D. /1996

The Heart Foundation /1995

Air New Zealand "In Flight Promos" /1994

Charity Awareness /1991 ~ 1994

Toyota /1993

Nissan /1990

Makita Power Tools /1990

Qantas International Weather Theme /1989 ~ 1991

Peters Farm Yogurt /1990

Good Start Breakfast Cereal /1989

Sherringhams Nursery / 1989

Fuji Audio Tape /1988

Mexican Tortillas /1980 ~ 1982

  

 Lecturer / Film & Television Music Composition
(Part Time/Contract Lecturer)

Griffith University - Gold Coast & Brisbane

Queensland Australia /1994 ~ 1999

 

Toho Gakuen College - Tokyo, Japan /1997

Australian Institute of Music - Sydney, Australia /1995 ~ 1998

Australian Film Television & Radio School - Sydney, Australia /1995

(Composer In Residence)

 

Australian Film Television & Radio School - Perth, Australia /1991

Southern Cross University - Lismore, NSW Australia /1994

Australian Film Institute - Sydney, Australia * seminar series/'90 & 91

The Melbourne Film Festival - seminar series /1991

The Grove School of Music - Los Angeles, CA USA /1983 ~ 1985

Ricks College - Rexburg, Idaho USA  * seminar series /1976 ~ 1977

 

Lectures/Subjects delivered - Subjects written
( * topics /author- text study materials)

Music Technology / Australian Film, Television & Radio School /1999

Unit director: Annie Breslin, Head of Sound.

Film & Television Music Scoring (Post Grad./Under Grad.)

 * Synchronisation Then & Now

* The Process of Applying Music To Image

 

Film & Television Music Analysis (Post Grad./Under Grad.)
* Conducting

* Songs & Featured Music Used in Films and the Analysis of 

  Title Themes

 

Arranging & Orchestrating (Post Grad./Under Grad.)
 Songwriting & Composing (Post Grad.)

* Dramatic Music

* Advertising Scores

* Contemporary songwriting

* Corporate film scoring

* Production Music scoring

 

Sound Techniques/Multimedia (Under Grad.)
 

Film & Television Music Design (Under Grad.)

* Sound Shaping & Sculpturing

 

The Business of Film & Television (Post Grad.)
 

Audio Technology (Post Grad.)

 

Midi Sequencing (Post Grad.)

* Electronic Arranging & Orchestrating

 

Music Office Music Studio

 

Ethnic Music & The New Age Soundtrack (Under Grad.)

 

Seminars delivered
Music Scoring / Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus Theatre /1998

Music & Moving Image / Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus Theatre /1996

The Invisible Character / AFI Theatre (Sydney, Australia) /1992

The 3rd Dimension....Music & Film / AFI Theatre (Sydney, Australia)

Creative Choices / Melbourne Film Festival / 1991

Your Creative Identity / AFTRS School (Perth, WA Australia) /1991

The Rhythm Section Workshops / The Grove School of Music

(Los Angeles, CA USA) /1982 ~ 1984

 

Songs/Commercially Released
Gimme Yours - AZ / 1996

* EMI Records - "Doe Or Die"

Theme from The Flying Vet - Art Phillips /1996

* ABC/EMI records - "The Flying Vet" soundtrack

" Native Spirit"

Lazy Afternoon - The Roots /1994

* Geffen Records - do you want more ?!!!??!

 

Here We Go - Minnie Riperton - Billboard Charts - Top 10 R&B single /1980

* Capitol Records - "Love Lives Forever" / 1980

 

"The Best of Minnie Riperton" / 1992

 

* Grammy Award Archive Collection "Rhythm & Blues" Vol 2

   (National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences) / 1990

God I Hate Love - Signal One/Bullet Down Under - 

Feature Film Soundtrack/1993

 

Ingemisco - Fatal Bond - feature film soundtrack /Choral work /1991

Requiem In C - Fatal Bond-feature film soundtrack /Choral work /1991

Now That I Have You - Teena Marie /1982

* Motown Records - "Lady T"

"I Need Your Lovin'/ The Best of Teena Marie"

Here's To Us - Barry Manilow /1983

Jennifer- James Jolis - Santa Barbara TV series 1989~ 1991

I Never Had It So Good - James Jolis - Santa Barbara TV series /1990 ~ 1993

Asha's Lullaby - Art Phillips - Santa Barbara TV series /1987 ~ 1990

She's On Fire - James Jolis - Santa Barbara TV series /1989 ~ 1991

Bad Boys - Santa Barbara (TV series soundtrack) /1988

* New World Television/Puppytrack Records -"Love Themes Vol. 2"

Golden Gate - Santa Barbara (TV series soundtrack) /1986

* New World Television/Puppytrack Records -"Love Themes Vol. 1"

" Sleepin' Alone Tonight - Barry Manilow /1983

How Do You Face The Nights-James Jolis / Santa Barbara TV series /

1990~1993

 

I Never - Rick Braun /1981

* Teichiku Records (Japan) - "Gypsy Lady"

I Can't Be The Same Without You - Rick Braun /1981

* Teichiku Records (Japan) - "Gypsy Lady"

A Chill & A Fire - Torill /1982

* European Records Ltd. - "Torill"

I Never - Brooke Wilkes solo debut compilation/1982

Tonight - Rick Braun /1981

* Teichiku Records (Japan) - "Gypsy Lady"

 

Commercial CD Releases
Composed, Produced, Orchestrated & Performed by: Art Phillips

Native Spirit - Art Phillips (ABC/EMI Records) 7243 8 54200 2 3 /1996

The Flying Vet - Art Phillips (ABC/EMI Records) 4797842 /1995

 

 Music Producer
John Rowles - EMI Records "Another Chapter"/1982

* RIAA Certified Gold Record Award

Torvill & Dean - Soundtrack recording "The Planets" (Gustov Holst)

World Tour On Ice (Live Show Tours) /1986 ~ 1988

Barry Manilow - "Here's To Us" & "Sleepin' Alone Tonight" /1983

Demis Roussos - Polygram Inter'l /1981

Sally Kellerman - EMI Records "Hot Lips" /1981

Art Phillips - "Television Credits" / see above-mentioned entry.

"Feature Film Credits" / see above-mentioned entry.

"Production Music Library CD's" / see above-mentioned entry.

"Corporate Film Score Credits" / see above-mentioned entry.

"Advertising Credits" / see above-mentioned entry.

Guy Bonnapart - "Solo Sin Ti" (single)

 
 
Orchestrator/ Conductor/ Musical Director
Demis Roussos - Live Concert Tours

South America tour /1980

Australian tour/1981

Los Angeles - Greek Theatre performance /1981

Humanitarian of The Year Award - Honouring "Sammy Davis Jr." /1989

 Variety Club Inter'l Convention (Sydney Convention Centre)

A Little Sugar/The Ricky May Tribute - Television special

 Art Phillips - "Television Credits" / see above-mentioned entry.

"Feature Film Credits" / see above-mentioned entry.

"Production Music Library CD's" / above-mentioned entry.

"Commercial CD Releases" / see above-mentioned entry.

"Corporate Film Score Credits" / above-mentioned entry.

"Advertising Credits" / see above-mentioned entry.

John Rowles - Live Concert Tour

Australian & New Zealand tour /1981

Ricky May - Live Concert Tours

Australian tour /1988

Dory Previn - Live Concert Tour

Great Britain - acoustic (unplugged) tour /1977

Worlds Fair - New Orleans, LA - Italian Pavilion /1984

 

Honorary Positions
Vice President - "The Australian Guild of Screen Composers" /1994 ~ 1999

Composer-In-Residence - "Australian Film Television & Radio School"

Head of Screen Music Awards - "The Australian Guild of Screen Composers"

1994 ~ 1998

Co-Editor - "Film & Television Music Occasional Papers" /

Griffith UniversityPublications / 1995 ~ 1998

Guest Lecturer - Griffith University (Queensland) 

Toho Gakuen College(Japan)

Southern Cross University (Australia)

Australian Institute of Music

Australian Film Television & Radio School

The Australian Film Institute

The Melbourne Film Festival

The Grove School of Music (Los Angeles)

Ricks College (USA)

Committee member - "Australian Guild of Screen Composers"/1989~1993

Australian Film Institute - AFI Awards juror "Screen Music" awards/1990~1993

 

Guitarist
 

Live Shows, Concert Tours & Record Albums

 

Barry Manilow, Demis Roussos, Minnie Riperton, The Carpenters, Burl Ives,

Smokey Robinson, Les Miserables (Sydney), Neilson Pearson Band, Sally

Kellerman, Teena Marie, John Rowles, Jan & Dean, The Lettermen, Bill Cosby,

Anna Marie Albergetti, Ricky May, Linda Hopkins, Jerry Knight, Kitty & The

Haywoods, Sgt. Friday Band, Rick Braun, Ray Anthony, Maxine Weldon, Danny

La Rue, Dory Previn & Art Phillips "The Flying Vet" soundtrack CD, "Native

Spirit" CD release & "Production Music Library CD's" /see above-mentioned

entry.

 

Television Series, Feature Films, Animation series, Corporate and Advertising scores
 Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, Family Ties, Pink Panther Cartoon series, The

Johnny Carson Tonight Show, Solid Gold, The Midnight Special, 20/20, On

Subscription T,V. logo theme, Dick Clark Show, Noel Edmunds Show (U.K.),

E Street, Auto Man, The Love Boat, Sextet, General Hospital, NBC Today Show,

Class of '65, Coors Beer, Disneyland, Sears & Roebuck, Dodge Trucks, Alpha

Beta, Clorox Bleach, Schlitz Beer, Mexican Airlines, Coca Cola Classic,

Quaker Oats, Ruffles Potato Chips, Diet Coke, Corn Flakes, The Fall Guy,

Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer, Americathon, The Devil & Max Devlin & 

Art Phillips "Television Credits" (see above-mentioned entry), "Feature Film

Credits" (see above-mentioned entry), "Corporate Film Score Credits" ( see

above-mentioned entry), & "Advertising Credits" (see above-mentioned entry).

 

Keyboards/Sequencing
 

Art Phillips - "Television Credits" / see above-mentioned entry.

"Feature Film Credits" / see above-mentioned entry.

"Production Music Library CD's" / see above-mentioned entry.

"Corporate Film Score Credits" / see above-mentioned entry.

"Advertising Credits" / see above-mentioned entry.

"Commercial CD Releases" / see above-mentioned entry.

 

Awards
screen composition / songwriting

 

Emmy Award / 1986 -1987 for "Outstanding Music Composition and Musical

Direction in a Drama Series" for "Santa Barbara" television

series.

   

Emmy Award / 1987 -1988 for "Outstanding Music Composition and Musical

Direction in a Drama Series" for "Santa Barbara" television

series.

   

Best Soundtrack Album - "The Flying Vet" /1995

"The Australian Guild of Screen Composers" music awards

* award sponsored by APRA.

 

Best Original Music in a Feature Film (nomination)

"Sher Mountain Killing Mystery" /1990

The Australian Film Institute - AFI awards

 

Best Soundtrack Album (nomination) - "Dramatic Impact 1" / 1996

"The Australian Guild of Screen Composers" music awards

* award sponsored by APRA.

 

Television Society of Australia "The Penguin Award" /1989

for "State Bank Corporate" (film score)

 

Grammy Award - Archive Collection /1987

for "Here We Go" / artist: Minnie Riperton (Capitol)

 

Billboard Charts / Top 10 R&B single /1979

for "Here We Go" Minnie Riperton (Capitol records).

 

Gold Record Awards
 

RIAA Certified / "Gold Record" Sales Award

for "Another Chapter" - John Rowles (EMI Records)

Producer & Arranger.

 

RIAA Certified / "Gold Record" Sales Award

for "Here Comes The Night" - Barry Manilow (Arista)

 

RIAA Certified / "Gold Record" Sales Award

 for "A Touch More Magic" - Barry Manilow (Arista records)

 

  Academic Qualifications
 

Master of Music Studies - Griffith University

Queensland Conservatorium of Music

(Brisbane/Gold Coast, QLD)

 

Doctor of Philosophy (In Progress) - Griffith University

(Gold Coast, QLD)

 

Personal Statistics
Citizenship: USA & Australia

(duel status with the ability to work in both countries).

Resident of Australia.

Date of Birth: February 10, 1955

Performance Right Organisation affiliate: BMI (Broadcast Music Inc.)

Memberships: The Australian Guild of Screen Composers, 

Musicians Union of Australia

American Federation of Musicians 

Local # 47 (Los Angeles, CA USA)

 

The Music Arrangers Guild of Australia

Special abilities: Full Orchestral style Orchestrations and Midi/Electronic style

Arranging & Sequencing.

Performance Instrument: Guitar (acoustic, electric & classical)

Other Instruments: Keyboards

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 Electronic Mail Address / Email:   apmusicp@ozemail.com.au

 
Art Phillips Music Design
Zomba House
Locked Bag 8
Gladesville, NSW 1675
Australia
 
office/studio tele: (61-2) 9816 1211
office/studio fax: (61-2) 9816 1311
Mobile: (0407) 225 811
 
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