Mandy Kane
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Mandy Kane is an Australian singer, songwriter, producer and remixer. Mandy has been on the Australian music scene for over 9 years.
(in his Ziggy Stardust era) and Alice Cooper
to The Beatles
and Pink Floyd
. Seeking other outlets to develop his musical and theatrical sensibilities, he joined local drama groups and rallied fellow outsiders Matty Ray (keys) & Nick Cunneen (drums) to be his back-up band. He cut his teeth on the live circuit with them, playing at local venues. He started sending his demos to record companies and eventually signed with Warner Music. He states on his website: "Warner Music was the only company willing to give me the degree of control I wanted with my own project."
. However, Mandy Kane and the label both thought that the finished work had lost something in the re-recording process. While keeping some of the work, they commissioned Tony Espie who had worked with The Avalanches
, New Buffalo
, Architecture in Helsinki
and Christine Anu
to finish off the album at the Exchange in London. The album Tragic Daydreams was released on 5 April 2004.
Warner released a series of singles from the album. The first single was called Stab, which is a statement against teen suicide, and made the Australian Top 20 singles in the second half of 2003. Billy Bones was the second single reaching number 36 in the ARIA charts. Billy Bones is based on a character who plays with fireworks in his bedroom like Kane played with his recording equipment as a teenager. The third single, Stupid Friday, was released in early March 2004 and made the Australian Top 40 on 8 March 2004. Mandy Kane's cover version of "Ordinary World" by Duran Duran
is on the soundtrack for Australian movie "One Perfect Day
".
Mandy Kane has also performed live on numerous occasions. With original line-up expanded to include Zakk Zedras (Roxus
, Serpentine, Red Circle to name a few) on guitar & Rie Nakayama on bass, he played a showcase gig at the Australian premiere of the Matrix Revolutions
before an audience including Keanu Reeves
. This line-up also performed as the support act for Marilyn Manson
and Machine Gun Fellatio
in the latter half of 2003, with Manson giving Mandy a parting gift of a bowler hat.
The album did not achieve the commercial success expected, so the contract with Warner ended. MK started his own label, Mummy's Boy Records and was offered a distribution deal by Warner.
" as an iTunes exclusive track.
In 2005, he put together a one man electro show, playing at some of Melbourne's indie clubs, before being invited to showcase at NxNE in Toronto, 2006, where he received excellent reviews.
The demands of his production work necessitated a break in his live shows in 2007/2008, although he has performed the occasional acoustic show in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane during that time.
Most recently (2009), Kane has toured Australia acting as support for electro legend Gary Numan. Gary Numan and his producer/keyboard player Ade Fenton, also released a hit remix of Mandy Kane's song 25 Seconds, introducing a heavier and more synth aspect to it.
EP). The movie is about a man who has an unhealthy obsession with an elevator. Blink, and you will miss his cameo role in "BoyTown", an Australian comedy starring Mick Molloy with ensemble cast. He was also cast in a cameo role in "Dead Country", an independent horror film directed by Andrew Merkelbach as yet unreleased. In the film, Kane plays a dope-smoking zombie.
Early career
Mandy Kane, who changed his name by deed poll at the age of 18, started playing in high school rock bands but wanted to pursue a music career more seriously than his bandmates. Consequently, he filled his bedroom with home recording equipment and started writing songs. He says his songs are inspired by a variety of rock icons from bygone eras - from David BowieDavid Bowie
David Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s...
(in his Ziggy Stardust era) and Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper is an American rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans more than four decades...
to The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
and Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd were an English rock band that achieved worldwide success with their progressive and psychedelic rock music. Their work is marked by the use of philosophical lyrics, sonic experimentation, innovative album art, and elaborate live shows. Pink Floyd are one of the most commercially...
. Seeking other outlets to develop his musical and theatrical sensibilities, he joined local drama groups and rallied fellow outsiders Matty Ray (keys) & Nick Cunneen (drums) to be his back-up band. He cut his teeth on the live circuit with them, playing at local venues. He started sending his demos to record companies and eventually signed with Warner Music. He states on his website: "Warner Music was the only company willing to give me the degree of control I wanted with my own project."
Tragic Daydreams
He recorded his demos in Los Angeles with Chris Vrenna, who had also worked with Nine Inch NailsNine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails is an American industrial rock project, founded in 1988 by Trent Reznor in Cleveland, Ohio. As its main producer, singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist, Reznor is the only official member of Nine Inch Nails and remains solely responsible for its direction...
. However, Mandy Kane and the label both thought that the finished work had lost something in the re-recording process. While keeping some of the work, they commissioned Tony Espie who had worked with The Avalanches
The Avalanches
The Avalanches are an Australian electronic music group formed in 1997 with mainstays Robbie Chater on keyboards, Tony Diblasi on keyboards, bass and backing vocals, and Darren Seltmann on vocals and keyboards. They are known for their live DJ sets and their debut album Since I Left You , which was...
, New Buffalo
New Buffalo (band)
Sally Seltmann is a Melbourne-based singer-songwriter. Until 2009, she performed under the alias New Buffalo.-Biography:...
, Architecture in Helsinki
Architecture in Helsinki
Architecture in Helsinki is an Australian indie pop band which consists of Cameron Bird, Gus Franklin, Jamie Mildren, Sam Perry, and Kellie Sutherland...
and Christine Anu
Christine Anu
-Early life:Anu was born in Cairns, Queensland to a Torres Strait Islander mother from Saibai and Mabuiag Islands.-Career:Anu began performing as a dancer and later went on to sing back-up vocals for The Rainmakers, which included Neil Murray of the Warumpi Band. Her first recording was in 1993...
to finish off the album at the Exchange in London. The album Tragic Daydreams was released on 5 April 2004.
Warner released a series of singles from the album. The first single was called Stab, which is a statement against teen suicide, and made the Australian Top 20 singles in the second half of 2003. Billy Bones was the second single reaching number 36 in the ARIA charts. Billy Bones is based on a character who plays with fireworks in his bedroom like Kane played with his recording equipment as a teenager. The third single, Stupid Friday, was released in early March 2004 and made the Australian Top 40 on 8 March 2004. Mandy Kane's cover version of "Ordinary World" by Duran Duran
Duran Duran
Duran Duran are an English band, formed in Birmingham in 1978. They were one of the most successful bands of the 1980s and a leading band in the MTV-driven "Second British Invasion" of the United States...
is on the soundtrack for Australian movie "One Perfect Day
One Perfect Day
One Perfect Day is an Australian film released in 2004.-Plot:The central character of the film is Tommy Matisse; his name combines the title of The Who's 1969 rock opera Tommy and the last name of twentieth century French painter Henri Matisse....
".
Mandy Kane has also performed live on numerous occasions. With original line-up expanded to include Zakk Zedras (Roxus
Roxus
Roxus were an Australian rock band from Melbourne between 1987 and 1992. Their style used melodic keyboards with guitar-driven hard rock and elements of glam metal....
, Serpentine, Red Circle to name a few) on guitar & Rie Nakayama on bass, he played a showcase gig at the Australian premiere of the Matrix Revolutions
The Matrix Revolutions
The Matrix Revolutions is a 2003 American science fiction film and the third installment of The Matrix trilogy. The film was released six months following The Matrix Reloaded. The film was written and directed by the Wachowski brothers and released simultaneously in sixty countries on November 5,...
before an audience including Keanu Reeves
Keanu Reeves
Keanu Charles Reeves is a Canadian actor. Reeves is perhaps best known for his roles in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, Speed, Point Break and the science fiction-action trilogy The Matrix...
. This line-up also performed as the support act for Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson (band)
Marilyn Manson is an American metal band from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Formed in 1989 by Brian Warner and Scott Putesky, the group was originally named Marilyn Manson & the Spooky Kids with their uniquely theatrical performances gathering a local cult following in the early '90s. This attention...
and Machine Gun Fellatio
Machine Gun Fellatio
Machine Gun Fellatio was an Australian alternative rock band, formed in 1997. They were well-known for their provocative on-stage antics and humorous lyrics, as well as the musical merit of their songs. Their outrage-provoking name gives some idea of the attitude that pervades the band's work...
in the latter half of 2003, with Manson giving Mandy a parting gift of a bowler hat.
The album did not achieve the commercial success expected, so the contract with Warner ended. MK started his own label, Mummy's Boy Records and was offered a distribution deal by Warner.
(UK) Hanky Panky
Mandy Kane now has his own label, Mummy's Boy Records, through which he released his first independent single, (UK) Hanky Panky as a digital download. It features on the EP, "Murder in the Daylight", which was released on 8 April 2006.Murder In The Daylight EP
Independently released on 10 April 2006. Also available as an mp3 download, with a cover of The Psychedelic Furs hit "Love My WayLove My Way (song)
"Love My Way" is a 1982 song by English band The Psychedelic Furs from their third studio album, Forever Now. Written by the four members of the group and produced by Todd Rundgren, the song reached the top 10 of the charts in New Zealand and the top 50 in the United Kingdom and United...
" as an iTunes exclusive track.
- "Murder in the Daylight" (2006)
- Murder in the Daylight
- Celebrity Roadkill
- Glitch (from the short film 'Elevate')
- (UK) Hanky Panky
- Murder in the Daylight (Van She Tech Vocal Remix)
- (UK) Hanky Panky (STD Remix)
Far From Oblivion
Released as a digital single in May 2008, MK also recorded an acoustic version as a B-side to the single, which some critics hailed as "proving this artist is a genuine talent".Touring/Live performances
Mandy Kane spent his teenage years on the live circuit both as a solo performer and with various bands. After signing to Warner, he put together a live backing band which consisted of Rie Nakayama (bass), Matty Ray (keyboards), Zakk Zedras (lead guitar) and Nick Cunneen (drums/percussion). With this band, he has toured with Marilyn Manson and Machine Gun Fellatio, as well as his own headline tours. He performed at the Australasian premiere of "The Matrix Revolutions" at Sydney Opera House, in front of Keanu Reeves and the Wachowski Brothers.In 2005, he put together a one man electro show, playing at some of Melbourne's indie clubs, before being invited to showcase at NxNE in Toronto, 2006, where he received excellent reviews.
The demands of his production work necessitated a break in his live shows in 2007/2008, although he has performed the occasional acoustic show in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane during that time.
Most recently (2009), Kane has toured Australia acting as support for electro legend Gary Numan. Gary Numan and his producer/keyboard player Ade Fenton, also released a hit remix of Mandy Kane's song 25 Seconds, introducing a heavier and more synth aspect to it.
Acting
Mandy Kane plays the lead role in a short film called "eleVATE", which he also scored and wrote the theme song for, titled "Glitch" (included on the Murder In The DaylightMurder in the Daylight
Murder in the Daylight features the single " Hanky Panky" and the title track "Murder in the Daylight".Promo CD:# Hanky Panky# Murder In The Daylight# Celebrity Roadkill# Murder In The Daylight EP"...
EP). The movie is about a man who has an unhealthy obsession with an elevator. Blink, and you will miss his cameo role in "BoyTown", an Australian comedy starring Mick Molloy with ensemble cast. He was also cast in a cameo role in "Dead Country", an independent horror film directed by Andrew Merkelbach as yet unreleased. In the film, Kane plays a dope-smoking zombie.
Singles
- "StabStabSTAB or stab can mean:*The act of stabbing with a sharp instrument*Stab, a short form of stab jacket, another word for buoyancy compensator*Stab vest, a type of armour designed to resist knife attacks...
" (2003) CDS - #18 ARIA - "Billy BonesBilly BonesBilly Bones or Captain William Bones is a fictional character, a pirate in the first section of Robert Louis Stevenson's novel Treasure Island....
" (2003) CDEP - #27 ARIA - "Stupid Friday" (2004) CDS- #32 ARIA
- "(UK) Hanky Panky" (2005) Radio/TV/Download - #27 on Channel [V] What U Want
- "Murder in the DaylightMurder in the DaylightMurder in the Daylight features the single " Hanky Panky" and the title track "Murder in the Daylight".Promo CD:# Hanky Panky# Murder In The Daylight# Celebrity Roadkill# Murder In The Daylight EP"...
" (2006) CDEP - Far From Oblivion (2008) Digital single