Peter Brideoake
| Peter Brideoake | |
|---|---|
| Born |
23 April 1945 Adelaide, South Australia |
| Genres | Pop, Classical, Orchestral |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Composer, Lecturer, Songwriter |
| Instruments | Guitar, harmonica, Chinese zither, vocals |
| Years active | 1964–present |
| Labels | Columbia Records, EMI, Festival Records |
| Associated acts | The Twilights, The Australian Chamber Orchestra, Sydney String Quartet, The Seymour Group, Victorian String Quartet, Percussionist Ryszard Pusz |
| Website | www |
Peter Brideoake (born 23 April 1945) is an Australian musician, composer, singer, songwriter and lecturer. He has been a member of the pop group The Twilights (1964 - 1969) as well as being a solo performer and composer. The Twilights had eight consecutive national hit singles including "Needle in a Haystack" and "What's Wrong with the Way I Live". After The Twilights, Peter Brideoake formally studied music and established himself as a multi-talented musician, composer and university lecturer.
Brideoake (as a member of The Twilights) was inducted into the South Australian Music Hall of Fame on 10 April 2015.
Peter Brideoake was born and educated in Adelaide, South Australia. His musical career began as a rhythm guitarist and vocalist in a popular Australian pop group (The Twilights)(1964 - 1969). At times, Peter Brideoake co-wrote with Terry Britten and Glenn Shorrock. The Twilights officially broke up in 1969. However, they played at reunion or special concerts in 2000, 2002, 2011 and 2015.
In 1969, Brideoake commenced studies in music composition at the University of Adelaide. Following his graduation with a Bachelor of Music ( Hons ) he began teaching harmony and modern composition techniques. From 1975, Peter Brideoake was a career lecturer at the Elder Conservatorium of Music in Adelaide.
After several periods of study in China, Brideoake became a proficient performer on the ancient Chinese zither (Ch'in or guqin) instrument. In 1978, Brideoake was awarded the John Bishop Memorial Commission; other commissioned works have been composed for the Sydney String Quartet, the Australian Chamber Orchestra, the Seymour Group, the Victorian String Quartet and, more recently, by percussionist Ryszard Pusz.
The musical career of Peter Brideoake began in Adelaide, South Australia as a rhythm guitarist and vocalist in a popular Australian pop group (The Twilights)(1964 - 1969) which reached the peak of its success in 1966. The Twilights consisted of Frank Barnard (drums 1964-65), Peter Brideoake (rhythm guitar, vocals), Terry Britten (lead guitar, vocals), John Bywaters (bass, vocals), Clem "Paddy" McCartney (lead vocals), Laurie Pryor (drums 1965-69) and Glenn Shorrock (lead vocals). The Twilights have earned acclaim and respect for their formidable body of recorded work, coupled with their legendary status as arguably the most polished and accomplished Australian live act of the era. Glenn Shorrock himself remembers "Twilight Time" as the happiest and most fulfilling experience in his long and distinguished musical career. As he told an online group of Little River Band fans in 1997 "... my first band, The Twilights, is the band I remember most fondly; we were very close then in a very exciting period of pop."
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