Pete McCracken
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Pete McCracken is an Australian composer, guitarist and singer-songwriter, living and working in the Melbourne area. He is married to the artist Caroline Kennedy-McCracken.
He completed post-graduate studies in composition at the University of Melbourne
in 2008, having previously studied music at La Trobe University
.
In 2006 he studied guitar and composition at Mannes College in New York.
He has composed works for solo piano, guitar ensemble, violin and piano, and chamber ensemble.
His instrumental work could be described as post-minimalist.
In 2001 McCracken formed The Tulips with his wife Caroline Kennedy-McCracken, the duo releasing two albums - In The Honeycone and Free Like A Bird and one ep - The Tulips, between 2001 and 2005.
McCracken played bass in Melbourne rock band Deadstar
, after original bassist Nick Seymour left the band. He played on the last Deadstar album, Somewhere Over The Radio.
McCracken played bass for seminal 1990s pop outfit The Plums with Caroline Kennedy, Steve Moffat and Shamus Goble.
Around the same time he had formed the punk-pop band Dangersharks, members of which included at various times Sam Maughan, Stan Dunsten, David Nelson, bassist Daniel Elhay, saxophonist Charlie Todd [The Wreckery], James Todd, Steve Moffat [The Plums] and Juz Siedle.
The band gathered a loyal following of fans and gained a reputation as a somewhat lunatic underground "collective", releasing Bare Foot Head, a seven track extended ep .
He completed post-graduate studies in composition at the University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne
The University of Melbourne is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 1853, it is the second oldest university in Australia and the oldest in Victoria...
in 2008, having previously studied music at La Trobe University
La Trobe University
La Trobe University is a multi-campus university in Victoria, Australia. It was established in 1964 by an Act of Parliament to become the third oldest university in the state of Victoria. The main campus of La Trobe is located in the Melbourne suburb of Bundoora; two other major campuses are...
.
In 2006 he studied guitar and composition at Mannes College in New York.
He has composed works for solo piano, guitar ensemble, violin and piano, and chamber ensemble.
His instrumental work could be described as post-minimalist.
In 2001 McCracken formed The Tulips with his wife Caroline Kennedy-McCracken, the duo releasing two albums - In The Honeycone and Free Like A Bird and one ep - The Tulips, between 2001 and 2005.
McCracken played bass in Melbourne rock band Deadstar
Deadstar
Deadstar was an Australian band from Melbourne based around the songs of singer Caroline Kennedy and guitarist Barry Palmer ....
, after original bassist Nick Seymour left the band. He played on the last Deadstar album, Somewhere Over The Radio.
McCracken played bass for seminal 1990s pop outfit The Plums with Caroline Kennedy, Steve Moffat and Shamus Goble.
Around the same time he had formed the punk-pop band Dangersharks, members of which included at various times Sam Maughan, Stan Dunsten, David Nelson, bassist Daniel Elhay, saxophonist Charlie Todd [The Wreckery], James Todd, Steve Moffat [The Plums] and Juz Siedle.
The band gathered a loyal following of fans and gained a reputation as a somewhat lunatic underground "collective", releasing Bare Foot Head, a seven track extended ep .