Based in:
Perth WA
Line up(s) available: solo Solo Entertainer: Vocalist with midi backtracks, acoustic guitar & banjolele
References:
- Long term contracts: Pete Nilson: Associate musician with whom I worked musically for 10 years. Pete has performed full-time for the last 10+ years for Princess Cruises. His contact details are available on request.
Other:
- Performed with male chorus, THE MELBOURNAIRES, and Barbershop quartet THE CHORDSMEN.
- Won medals at October 2005 National Convention Gold Coast.
Formal Qualifications:
- Licentiate of Trinity College London (Guitar Teachers)
- Bachelor of Music Degree (Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa)
School & Post-School:
- Anglican Church choir 7 years as soprano, contralto, tenor
- Age 13: Won 4 X ‘A” Diplomas Eisteddfod
- 1st Prize in EP Herald ”ON THE GO” Music Talent Competition, Port Elizabeth, at age 21.
University Years:
- University dance bands
- Vocal/guitar folk-rock harmony trio: “ONE-THREE-FIVE”-toured South Africa as support act to “THE DEALIANS”, then a highly successful pop band in South Africa. Besides performing, was also stage manager and lighting operator; Toured Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) with The Dealians as solo performer and again as folk duo “BANDERSNATCH”.
- Rhodes University Chamber Choir
- Lead vocals & guitar with local dance band: “The Milestones”, for functions around Eastern Cape.
- Regular member and performer at Rhodes University Folk Music Club & served on the Folk Club committee.
Post-University:
- Mostly self-employed since university as a full-time professional musician
- Private guitar tutor
- Performed solo a number of 3-6 month, 6 night-a-week “resident” music contracts at top hotels and restaurants in S Africa, Norway, Greece, London in the 1980’s
- Lead vocalist with Cape Town’s premier functions band: “THE HYLTON ROSS BAND”
- Session singer for advertising jingles, and S African Broadcasting Corp. transcription albums (have demo)
- Recorded with and appeared on National TV with ”THE BILL FAIRLIE SINGERS” on the EVE BOSWELL SHOW; on SATV talent show, ‘’FOLLOW THAT STAR”; on National Radio on the “CHUCKLE & CHAT SHOW”, singing phone-in requests from all over South Africa, recorded with THE CLAUDE LARSEN SINGERS
- Performed and recorded for 2 years with jazz vocal harmony group, “TANGERINE”, including the prestigious international Grahamstown Arts Festival. (have demo)
- Performed for about 2 years with the Cape Town Philharmonia Choir and Cape Town Symphony Orchestra.
- Performed at functions as a solo entertainer
- Fronted and managed very successful functions band: THE CHARLIE GRIFFIN BAND:
Specialised in the functions market, i.e. weddings, corporate gala dinners, promotions, festivals, launches, etc, in S Africa and abroad.
Acitivites as performer and bandleader:
- CHARLIE GRIFFIN BAND: 6 piece functions band
- Sing in Spanish, Italian, Russian, Portuguese, Japanese, German, Hebrew, Yiddish, Portuguese, Afrikaans
- FESTMUSIKANTEN: 9 piece Oompah/singalong band
- LATIN: Spanish, Italian & French repertoire, incl. guest Italian singer/accordionist
- COUNTRY & WESTERN band, incl. fiddle/banjo
- BARNDANCE [Bushdance] band, incl. a guest “caller”
- CHARLIE’S RAG BAND: Dixieland/Ragtime
- JEWISH repertoire for weddings, bar mitzvahs
- MAINSTREAM JAZZ
- THEME EVENINGS, eg 60’s Rock ‘n Roll, Island music, and other.
JANUARY 2001 IMMIGRATED TO AUSTRALIA.
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