Josh Pyke
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Josh Pyke is an Australia
n singer-songwriting
musician
.
.
Whilst part of Sydney band An Empty Flight he successfully applied for a grant from the Music Board of the Australia Council under the Buzz Project to remix a number of his own demo recordings to be released as an EP Current Works Volume 1, under the name of Night Hour. The lead track, "Kids Don't Sell Their Hopes So Fast" received wide-ranging radio airplay, on national youth broadcaster Triple J
and on various community radio stations including 3RRR
in Melbourne and Fbi
in Sydney. In 2004 Pyke won the Jaxter Music Award for his single "Kids Don't Sell Their Hopes So Fast". The proceeds went towards a home studio, which enabled him to concentrate on his solo output and songs that were to become his debut mini-album Feeding The Wolves.
Pyke signed to Australian indie label
Ivy League Records
in 2005 and his first release on the label was a mini-album entitled Feeding the Wolves. It features the single "Middle of the Hill", as well as second single "Private Education". Josh toured early in 2005 with Jebediah
frontman, Bob Evans, aka Kevin Mitchell
. Feeding the Wolves was nominated for 'Best Pop Release at the 2006 ARIA Awards
.
Pyke appeared in his first Triple J Hottest 100
in 2005, where "Middle of the Hill" was voted as number 19 in the Triple J Hottest 100
of 2005
;
, on 10 March 2007 and it debuted at no.4 on the Australian ARIA Album Chart. He also guest programmed rage
on that date. The lead single from the new album, entitled "Lines on Palms", hit Australian airwaves in mid-January. When fans pre-ordered Memories & Dust through the fanclub website, they received a bonus CD
of the live private show Josh did at The Wesley Anne in Northcote, Victoria
in 2006.
Josh Pyke performed at the 'Escape to the Park' concert
in King's Park
, Perth
, Western Australia
alongside The Panda Band
, Tex Perkins
, Sarah Blasko
and Augie March
. He also performed at the 2006-2007 Falls Festival
in Lorne
, Victoria
and Marion Bay
, Tasmania
on New Year's Eve
.
He also sang a cover version of "Wuthering Heights
" by Kate Bush
for No Man's Woman
which was released in 2007.
In April 2007 his debut album, Memories & Dust, was nominated for a J Award
by Triple J
.
Pyke also picked up an ARIA for best adult contemporary album at the 2007 ARIA awards.
Pyke features in the Triple J Hottest 100 countdowns. "Memories and Dust" and "Private Education" were voted number 38 and 57 respectively in the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2006
, "Lines on Palms", "Sew My Name" and "Forever Song" finished in 79th, 91st and 97th place in the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2007
.
was released 4 October 2008 and was recorded at Sydney's Linear Recording
studios. It made its debut at #3 on the official ARIA Album Chart, and #1 on the ARIA Australian Chart. He recently conducted a small tour to showcase songs off this album. The first single off the album was "The Lighthouse Song", and the second was called "Make You Happy". In 2009 Pyke reclaimed the best adult contemporary album and was also nominated for best male artist.
Pyke was featured in the Triple J Hottest 100
in 2008 for the fourth time, where he placed "Make You Happy" at 29 and "Lighthouse Song" at 27 in the Hottest 100 of 2008
Josh Pyke is a member of the Australian indie group Basement Birds
.
In 2011, Pyke collaborated with Australian rapper 360
on the song "Throw it Away" from 360's album Falling & Flying.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n singer-songwriting
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
.
Beginnings and Feeding the Wolves (2004–2005)
Josh Pyke was in his first band by age 12 and played his first performance in front of 650 parents and students at his primary school graduation. Playing guitar and initial song writing efforts came aged 14. Despite his aptitude for song writing and performance, he stayed 'under the radar' throughout his high school years at Fort Street High SchoolFort Street High School
Fort Street High School is a co-educational, academically selective, public high school currently located at Petersham, an inner western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia....
.
Whilst part of Sydney band An Empty Flight he successfully applied for a grant from the Music Board of the Australia Council under the Buzz Project to remix a number of his own demo recordings to be released as an EP Current Works Volume 1, under the name of Night Hour. The lead track, "Kids Don't Sell Their Hopes So Fast" received wide-ranging radio airplay, on national youth broadcaster Triple J
Triple J
triple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
and on various community radio stations including 3RRR
3RRR
3RRR is a popular Australian community radio station, based in Melbourne. It is the largest per capita subscribed radio station in the world....
in Melbourne and Fbi
FBi Radio
FBi is an independent, not-for-profit community radio station in Sydney, Australia. FBi places a heavy emphasis on local alternative music: it has a policy that at least 50 per cent of its music content is to be Australian, of which at least half comes from Sydney musicians.FBi began 'test...
in Sydney. In 2004 Pyke won the Jaxter Music Award for his single "Kids Don't Sell Their Hopes So Fast". The proceeds went towards a home studio, which enabled him to concentrate on his solo output and songs that were to become his debut mini-album Feeding The Wolves.
Pyke signed to Australian indie label
Independent record label
An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...
Ivy League Records
Ivy League Records
For other uses of the term Ivy League see Ivy League Ivy League Records is a record label based in Sydney, Australia.Associated with the music management company Winterman & Goldstein and Ivy League Music publishing, Ivy League is the creation of Cameron Emerson-Elliot , Peter Lusty and James Roden...
in 2005 and his first release on the label was a mini-album entitled Feeding the Wolves. It features the single "Middle of the Hill", as well as second single "Private Education". Josh toured early in 2005 with Jebediah
Jebediah
Jebediah is an Australian alternative rock band formed in 1994 in Perth, Western Australia. The group consists of vocalist and guitarist Kevin Mitchell, guitarist Chris Daymond, bassist Vanessa Thornton, and Kevin's brother Brett Mitchell on drums...
frontman, Bob Evans, aka Kevin Mitchell
Kevin Mitchell (musician)
Kevin Edward Mitchell , is an Australian musician, known for his role as the vocalist and guitarist of the alternative rock band Jebediah and also his solo work under the stage name of Bob Evans....
. Feeding the Wolves was nominated for 'Best Pop Release at the 2006 ARIA Awards
ARIA Music Awards of 2006
The 20th Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards were held on 29 October 2006 at the Acer Arena at the Sydney Olympic Park complex...
.
Pyke appeared in his first Triple J Hottest 100
Triple J Hottest 100
The Triple J Hottest 100 is an annual music poll, based on the votes of national Australian radio station Triple J listeners, in order to determine their favourite song of the year. Voting is conducted by the internet and begins roughly two weeks prior to the new year for the previous year's songs...
in 2005, where "Middle of the Hill" was voted as number 19 in the Triple J Hottest 100
Triple J Hottest 100
The Triple J Hottest 100 is an annual music poll, based on the votes of national Australian radio station Triple J listeners, in order to determine their favourite song of the year. Voting is conducted by the internet and begins roughly two weeks prior to the new year for the previous year's songs...
of 2005
Triple J Hottest 100, 2005
The 2005 Triple J Hottest 100 was announced on 26 January 2006. It was the thirteenth such countdown of the most popular songs of the year, according to listeners of the Australian radio station Triple J....
;
First studio album Memories & Dust (2006–2007)
Pyke released his debut album, Memories & DustMemories & Dust
Some editions were also sold with Feeding the Wolves as a bonus CD.- UK Version :In the UK, 'Memories & Dust' has a very different track listing, with a reordered structure and a few songs being replaced with some of Josh's older songs.- Charts :...
, on 10 March 2007 and it debuted at no.4 on the Australian ARIA Album Chart. He also guest programmed rage
Rage (TV program)
Rage is a popular all-night Australian music video program broadcast on ABC1 on Friday nights, Saturday mornings and Saturday nights. It was first screened on the weekend of Friday, 17 April 1987. With Soul Train no longer being produced, it is the oldest music television program currently still...
on that date. The lead single from the new album, entitled "Lines on Palms", hit Australian airwaves in mid-January. When fans pre-ordered Memories & Dust through the fanclub website, they received a bonus CD
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
of the live private show Josh did at The Wesley Anne in Northcote, Victoria
Northcote, Victoria
Northcote is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 7 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Darebin...
in 2006.
Josh Pyke performed at the 'Escape to the Park' concert
Concert
A concert is a live performance before an audience. The performance may be by a single musician, sometimes then called a recital, or by a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra, a choir, or a musical band...
in King's Park
Kings Park, Western Australia
Kings Park is a park located on the western edge of Perth, Western Australia central business district. The park is a mixture of grassed parkland, botanical gardens and natural bushland on Mount Eliza with two thirds of the grounds conserved as native bushland. With panoramic views of the Swan...
, Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
, Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
alongside The Panda Band
The Panda Band
The Panda Band are an indie pop band originating from Perth, Western Australia. They have a reputation for combining numerous musical genres. They have toured nationally as support acts for bands such as The Sleepy Jackson, Little Birdy, The Grates and Evermore.-Biography:The band originally...
, Tex Perkins
Tex Perkins
Tex Perkins is an Australian singer-songwriter, who is widely known for fronting the popular Australian rock-band The Cruel Sea, but has also performed with the Beasts of Bourbon, Thug, James Baker Experience, The Butcher Shop, Salamander Jim, and Tex, Don and Charlie. He has also released many...
, Sarah Blasko
Sarah Blasko
Sarah Elizabeth Blaskow , is an Australian singer-songwriter and musician. After fronting Sydney-based band Acquiesce from the mid-1990s, Blasko developed her solo career from 2002. In 2007, she won the 'Best Pop Release' for What the Sea Wants, the Sea Will Have at the ARIA Music Awards, which...
and Augie March
Augie March
Augie March are an Australian indie/pop rock band. Formed in 1996 in Shepparton, Victoria, the band currently consists of vocalist and rhythm guitarist Glenn Richards, lead guitarist Adam Donovan, bassist Edmondo Ammendola, drummer David Williams, and keyboardist Kiernan Box...
. He also performed at the 2006-2007 Falls Festival
Falls Festival
The Falls Festival is a New Year's Eve music festival, held annually in Lorne, Victoria and Marion Bay, Tasmania Australia since 1993.It lasts four days, from 29 December to 1 January each year. The headline acts play mostly over two evenings, 30 December and 31 December...
in Lorne
Lorne, Victoria
Lorne is a seaside town on Louttit Bay in Victoria, Australia. It is situated about the Erskine River and is a popular destination on the Great Ocean Road tourist route...
, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
and Marion Bay
Marion Bay, Tasmania
Marion Bay is a large bay and a bounded locality located on the southeast coast of Tasmania, Australia. It is near Dunalley in the Municipality of Sorell...
, Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
on New Year's Eve
New Year's Eve
New Year's Eve is observed annually on December 31, the final day of any given year in the Gregorian calendar. In modern societies, New Year's Eve is often celebrated at social gatherings, during which participants dance, eat, consume alcoholic beverages, and watch or light fireworks to mark the...
.
He also sang a cover version of "Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights (song)
"Wuthering Heights" is a song by Kate Bush released as her debut single in January 1978. It became a No.1 hit in the UK singles chart and remains her biggest-selling single. The song appears on her 1978 debut album, The Kick Inside. The B-side of the single was another song by Bush named "Kite" -...
" by Kate Bush
Kate Bush
Kate Bush is an English singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. Her eclectic musical style and idiosyncratic vocal style have made her one of the United Kingdom's most successful solo female performers of the past 30 years.In 1978, at the age of 19, Bush topped the UK Singles Chart...
for No Man's Woman
No Man's Woman
No Man's Woman is a compilation tribute album to female musicians, created by Australian male musicians performing various covers, to recognise the contributions female artists and musicians have made to the international music industry...
which was released in 2007.
In April 2007 his debut album, Memories & Dust, was nominated for a J Award
J Award
The J Award is an award given by influential Australian youth radio station Triple J to Australian Album of the Year. It is judged by a panel of members of the music industry, led by Richard Kingsmill...
by Triple J
Triple J
triple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
.
Pyke also picked up an ARIA for best adult contemporary album at the 2007 ARIA awards.
Pyke features in the Triple J Hottest 100 countdowns. "Memories and Dust" and "Private Education" were voted number 38 and 57 respectively in the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2006
Triple J Hottest 100, 2006
The 2006 Triple J Hottest 100 was announced on Australia Day, 26 January 2007. It is the fourteenth such countdown of the most popular songs of the year, as voted by listeners of the Australian radio station Triple J....
, "Lines on Palms", "Sew My Name" and "Forever Song" finished in 79th, 91st and 97th place in the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2007
Triple J Hottest 100, 2007
The 2007 Triple J Hottest 100 was announced on Australia Day, 26 January 2008. It was the fifteenth countdown of the most popular songs of the year, as chosen by the listeners of Australian radio station Triple J....
.
Second studio album Chimney's Afire (2008–present)
Pyke's second album Chimney's AfireChimney's Afire
- Charts :...
was released 4 October 2008 and was recorded at Sydney's Linear Recording
Linear Recording
Linear Recording is a recording studio complex located in Sydney, Australia, which was established by recording engineer Christopher Vallejo and Emren Kara in 2005. Linear Recording is one of Australia's only dedicated all-analogue recording studios...
studios. It made its debut at #3 on the official ARIA Album Chart, and #1 on the ARIA Australian Chart. He recently conducted a small tour to showcase songs off this album. The first single off the album was "The Lighthouse Song", and the second was called "Make You Happy". In 2009 Pyke reclaimed the best adult contemporary album and was also nominated for best male artist.
Pyke was featured in the Triple J Hottest 100
Triple J Hottest 100
The Triple J Hottest 100 is an annual music poll, based on the votes of national Australian radio station Triple J listeners, in order to determine their favourite song of the year. Voting is conducted by the internet and begins roughly two weeks prior to the new year for the previous year's songs...
in 2008 for the fourth time, where he placed "Make You Happy" at 29 and "Lighthouse Song" at 27 in the Hottest 100 of 2008
Triple J Hottest 100, 2008
The 2008 Triple J Hottest 100 was announced on Australia Day, 26 January 2009. It was the sixteenth countdown of the most popular songs of the year, as chosen by the listeners of Australian radio station, Triple J....
Josh Pyke is a member of the Australian indie group Basement Birds
Basement Birds
Basement Birds is an Australian indie group composed of Kavyen Temperley , Steve Parkin , Kevin Mitchell and solo singer/songwriter Josh Pyke...
.
In 2011, Pyke collaborated with Australian rapper 360
360 (rapper)
360 is an Australian hip hop artist from Melbourne.-Biography:360 attended Luther College in Melbourne's Eastern suburbs. In February 2007 he signed to Soulmate Records, and released his debut album, What You See Is What You Get, in March 2008...
on the song "Throw it Away" from 360's album Falling & Flying.
Albums
- Memories & DustMemories & DustSome editions were also sold with Feeding the Wolves as a bonus CD.- UK Version :In the UK, 'Memories & Dust' has a very different track listing, with a reordered structure and a few songs being replaced with some of Josh's older songs.- Charts :...
(2007) #4 AUS - Chimney's AfireChimney's Afire- Charts :...
(2008) #3 AUS - Only SparrowsOnly Sparrows-Reception:Only Sparrows is the third full length studio album by Australian singer/songwriter, poet and musician, Josh Pyke. It was released on the 19th of August 2011 by Ivy League Records....
(2011) #4 AUS
EPs
- Current Works Volume 1Current Works Volume 1Current Works Volume 1 is an EP by Australian singer-songwriter Josh Pyke. It was released in 2004 on Ivy League records, distributed by MGM distribution.-Track list:...
(2004) - The Doldrums (2004)
- Recordings 2003–2005 (2005)
- Feeding the Wolves (2005)
- Memories & Dust (2006) #39 AUS
- Lines on Palms (2007) #33 AUS
- Beaks of CrowsBeaks of CrowsBeaks of Crows is an EP by Australian singer-songwriter Josh Pyke. It was released in 2007 on Ivy League Records. It features a live version of the song "Fill You In", recorded at the Wesley Anne in Northcote, Melbourne.-Track listing:...
(2007)
Singles
- "Kids Don't Sell Their Hopes So Fast" (2003)
- "The Doldrums" (2004)
- "Middle of the Hill" (2005) - also appears on the 2007 compilation albumCompilation albumA compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
, The Saturday Sessions: The Dermot O'Leary ShowThe Saturday Sessions: The Dermot O'Leary ShowThe Saturday Sessions: The Dermot O'Leary Show is a 2-disc compilation album of BBC Radio 2 popular music recordings, released in the United Kingdom in July 2007... - "Private Education" (2006)
- "Memories & Dust" (2006)
- "Lines on Palms" (2007)
- "Fed & Watered" (2007)
- "Forever Song" (2007)
- "Sew My Name" (2007)
- "The Lighthouse Song" (2008)
- "The Summer"(2008)
- "Make You Happy" (2008)
- "Don't Wanna Let You Down" (2009)
- "No One Wants a Lover" (2011)
Other album appearances
- "Wuthering Heights"Wuthering Heights (song)"Wuthering Heights" is a song by Kate Bush released as her debut single in January 1978. It became a No.1 hit in the UK singles chart and remains her biggest-selling single. The song appears on her 1978 debut album, The Kick Inside. The B-side of the single was another song by Bush named "Kite" -...
- No Man's WomanNo Man's WomanNo Man's Woman is a compilation tribute album to female musicians, created by Australian male musicians performing various covers, to recognise the contributions female artists and musicians have made to the international music industry...
compilation album (2007) - "Bachelor KissesBachelor Kisses"Bachelor Kisses" was the second single released by The Go-Betweens from their third album, Spring Hill Fair. It was released in August 1984 by Sire Records. In the UK a 12" single was also released on Sire...
" - Write Your Adventures Down: A Tribute to The Go-BetweensThe Go-BetweensThe Go-Betweens were an indie rock band formed in Brisbane, Australia in 1977 by singer-songwriters and guitarists, Robert Forster and Grant McLennan. They were later joined by Lindy Morrison on drums, Robert Vickers on bass guitar and Amanda Brown on violin, oboe, guitar, and backing vocals,...
compilation album (2007) - "When We Get There" - The Black BalloonThe Black Balloon (film)The Black Balloon is a 2008 Australian|British AFI award-winning dramedy feature film which stars Toni Collette, Rhys Wakefield, Luke Ford, Erik Thomson, Gemma Ward as well as a cast of newcomers. It is directed by first time feature film director, Elissa Down.The film was released in Australian...
soundtrack album (2008)