Dan Luscombe

Dan Luscombe
Birth nameDaniel Francis Luscombe
BornMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
GenresRock
Occupation(s)Musician, producer, composer

Daniel Francis Luscombe is an Australian guitarist, producer, and composer. He has collaborated with many musicians, been a member of several bands, including The Blackeyed Susans, The Drones, and Dan Kelly and the Alpha Males, and has composed music for films and TV.

Early life

Daniel Francis Luscombe was born in Melbourne, Victoria.[citation needed]

Career

He has been a member of The Blackeyed Susans, The Drones, Dan Kelly and the Alpha Males, Stardust Five, Spencer P. Jones & the Last Gasp and Paul Kelly and the Boon Companions, as well as playing alongside Courtney Barnett, Mick Harvey, Ariel Pink, Damo Suzuki, James Chance and Marlon Williams as a touring member of their bands. He has also produced albums for artists including Ben Salter, Fraser Gorman, Jaala, Bad Dreems, Martin Frawley, Courtney Barnett and Amyl and the Sniffers. He has composed for film with credits including Jindabyne, Hounds of Love and I Am Mother (2019).[1][2][3]

Along with Paul Kelly, Katie Brianna, and the Stormwater Boys he won the 2006 ARIA Award for Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album for their soundtrack to Jindabyne. With co-composer Antony Partos he won the 2019 APRA/AGSC Screen Music Award for Best Feature Film Score for I Am Mother.[4]

In collaboration with Gareth Liddiard, Luscombe wrote the score of Warwick Thornton's 2021/2 vampire TV series, Firebite. Jim White, drummer of The Dirty Three, joined them to perform the music for the series.[5]

Personal life

His older brother Peter Luscombe is also a musician: both were members of Paul Kelly and the Boon Companions from 2002 to 2007.[6]

Discography

Albums

List of albums, with selected details
Title Details
There Is Nothing Here That Belongs to You
(with Rob Snarski)
  • Released: 2002
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Quietly Suburban Recordings (QSR013)
Jindabyne (soundtrack)
(with Paul Kelly, Katie Brianna and the Stormwater Boys)
  • Released: 2006
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Capitol Records (0946 3 69 47525)

Awards and nominations

APRA Awards

The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA), "honouring composers and songwriters".[7]

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2014 "A Moat You Can Stand In" by The Drones (Stephen Hesketh/ Fiona Kitchin/ Gareth Liddiard/ Dan Luscombe/ Mike Noga) Song of the Year Nominated [8]
2019 I Am Mother (Dan Luscombe, Antony Partos) Feature Film Score of the Year Won [4]

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987.

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2006 Jindabyne[nb 1] Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album Won [11]
2022 Amyl and the Sniffers & Dan Luscombe for Amyl and the Sniffers – Comfort to Me Producer – Best Produced Album Nominated [12]

Notes

  1. ^ The nomination is shared with fellow composer / performer, Paul Kelly, Katie Brianna and the Stormwater Boys.[9][10]

References

  1. ^ Newstead, Al (12 August 2013), "The Drones", Tone Deaf
  2. ^ "Jindabyne [sound recording] : original motion picture soundtrack / by Paul Kelly and Dan Luscombe featuring Soteria Bell", Trove. National Library of Australia
  3. ^ Best, Sophie (24 March 2006), "Stardust Five", The Age
  4. ^ a b "Screen Music Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC). 2019. Archived from the original on 22 November 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  5. ^ "New TV Series To Showcase Aussie Artists To Millions Worldwide". The Music. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Feature Film Score of the Year". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC). 2019. Archived from the original on 24 October 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  7. ^ "APRA History". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Archived from the original on 20 September 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Nick Cave, Boy & Bear Lead APRA 2014 Song of the Year Shortlist". Music Feeds. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  9. ^ ""Jindabyne" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 30 September 2008.
  10. ^ ""Jindabyne" at The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)". American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Archived from the original on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2008.
  11. ^ ARIA Award previous winners. "History Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  12. ^ Lars Brandle (12 October 2022). "Rüfüs Du Sol Leads 2022 ARIA Awards Nominees (Full List)". The Music Network. Retrieved 12 October 2022.