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
''For the American band with a similar name, see Blackeyed Susan.''
The Blackeyed Susans are an Australian rock band, which formed in Perth in 1989. Long serving members are Phil Kakulas on bass guitar, guitar and vocals; and Rob Snarski on v ...
,
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
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,
Victoria
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* Queen Victoria (1819–1901), Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India
* Victoria (state), a state of Australia
* Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, a provincial capital
* Victoria, Seychelles, the capi ...
.
Career
He has been a member of
The Blackeyed Susans
''For the American band with a similar name, see Blackeyed Susan.''
The Blackeyed Susans are an Australian rock band, which formed in Perth in 1989. Long serving members are Phil Kakulas on bass guitar, guitar and vocals; and Rob Snarski on v ...
,
The Drones,
Dan Kelly and the Alpha Males,
Stardust Five
Stardust Five is five-piece surf rock and pop music, pop band based in Melbourne, Australia. The members of the band Dan Kelly (musician), Dan Kelly, Paul Kelly (Australian musician), Paul Kelly, Dan Luscombe, Peter Luscombe and Bill MacDonald hav ...
,
Spencer P. Jones
Spencer Patrick Jones (28 October 1956 – 21 August 2018) was a New Zealand guitar player and singer-songwriter from Te Awamutu. From 1976 he worked in Australia and was a member of various groups including The Johnnys, Beasts of Bourbon, Paul ...
& the Last Gasp and
Paul Kelly and the Boon Companions, as well as playing alongside
Courtney Barnett
Courtney Melba Barnett (born 3 November 1987) is an Australian singer, songwriter, and musician. Known for her deadpan singing style and witty, rambling lyrics, she attracted attention with the release of her debut EP ''I've Got a Friend Calle ...
,
Mick Harvey
Michael John Harvey (born 29 August 1958) is an Australian musician, singer-songwriter, composer, arranger and record producer. A multi-instrumentalist, he is best known for his long-term collaborations with Nick Cave, with whom he formed The ...
,
Ariel Pink
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,
Damo Suzuki
, known as Damo Suzuki (ダモ鈴木), was a Japanese musician best known as the vocalist for the German Krautrock group Can (band), Can between 1970 and 1973. Born in 1950 in Kobe, Japan, he moved to Europe in the late 1960s where he was spotte ...
,
James Chance
James Chance, also known as James White (born James Siegfried, April 20, 1953 – June 18, 2024), was an American saxophonist, keyboard player, and singer.
A key figure in no wave, Chance played a combination of improvisational jazz-like musi ...
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
Bad Dreems (stylised as Bad//Dreems) are an Australian rock band from Adelaide, South Australia. The band comprises Ben Marwe (lead vocals, acoustic guitar), Alex Cameron (lead guitar, backing vocals), Alistair Wells (rhythm guitar, backing voc ...
, Martin Frawley,
Courtney Barnett
Courtney Melba Barnett (born 3 November 1987) is an Australian singer, songwriter, and musician. Known for her deadpan singing style and witty, rambling lyrics, she attracted attention with the release of her debut EP ''I've Got a Friend Calle ...
and
Amyl and the Sniffers
Amyl and the Sniffers are an Pub rock (Australia), Australian pub rock band based in Melbourne, consisting of vocalist Amy Taylor (musician), Amy Taylor, drummer Bryce Wilson, guitarist Declan Mehrtens, and bassist Gus Romer. Their debut album, ...
. He has composed for film with credits including ''
Jindabyne
Jindabyne () is a town in south-east New South Wales, Australia that overlooks Lake Jindabyne near the Snowy Mountains, in Snowy Monaro Regional Council. It is a popular holiday destination year round, especially in winter. This is due to its p ...
'', ''
Hounds of Love
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'' and ''
I Am Mother
''I Am Mother'' is a 2019 Australian science fiction thriller film directed by Grant Sputore and written by Michael Lloyd Green, based on a story by both. Starring Clara Rugaard, Luke Hawker, Rose Byrne, and Hilary Swank, the film follows Dau ...
'' (2019).
Along with
Paul Kelly,
Katie Brianna, and the
Stormwater Boys he won the 2006
ARIA Award
The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (commonly known informally as ARIA Music Awards, ARIA Awards, or simply the ARIAs) is an annual series of awards nights celebrating the Australian music industry, put on by the Austra ...
for
Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album for their soundtrack to ''Jindabyne''. With co-composer
Antony Partos
Antony Michael Partos is an Australian film and TV composer. He specialises in creating scores that blend both acoustic and electronic elements with a mix of world musical instruments. His feature film credits include '' Animal Kingdom'' (AFI A ...
he won the
2019 APRA/AGSC Screen Music Award for Best Feature Film Score for ''I Am Mother''.
In collaboration with
Gareth Liddiard
Gareth Liddiard is an Australian musician, best known as a founding member of both The Drones and Tropical Fuck Storm. Musically active since 1997, he also released a solo album titled '' Strange Tourist'' in 2010.
Early life and education
Li ...
, Luscombe wrote the score of
Warwick Thornton
Warwick Thornton is an Australian film director, screenwriter, and cinematographer. His debut feature film '' Samson and Delilah'' won the Caméra d'Or at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival and the award for Best Film at the Asia Pacific Screen Awar ...
's 2021/2 vampire TV series, ''
Firebite
''Firebite'' is an Australian drama/horror television series featuring vampires created by Warwick Thornton and Brendan Fletcher. A co-production between See-Saw Films and AMC Studios, the series premiered on AMC+ on 16 December 2021 and r ...
''.
Jim White, drummer of
The Dirty Three
Dirty Three are an Australian instrumental rock band, consisting of Warren Ellis (violin, keyboards), Mick Turner (electric guitar, organ and bass) and Jim White (drums), which formed in 1992. Their 1996 album '' Horse Stories'' was voted by ...
, joined them to perform the music for the series.
Personal life
His older brother
Peter Luscombe
Peter Luscombe is an Australian drummer and composer.
Career
Luscombe was a member of The Black Sorrows from 1985 to 1993 appearing on the albums ''A Place in the World'' (1986), ''Dear Children'' (1987), ''Hold on to Me'' (1988), ''Harley and ...
is also a musician: both were members of Paul Kelly and the Boon Companions from 2002 to 2007.
Discography
Albums
Awards and nominations
APRA Awards
The
APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the
Australasian Performing Right Association
APRA AMCOS consists of Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) and Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS), both copyright management organisations or copyright collectives which jointly represent over 100,000 songwri ...
(APRA), "honouring composers and songwriters".
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2014
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, "A Moat You Can Stand In" by
The Drones (Stephen Hesketh/ Fiona Kitchin/ Gareth Liddiard/ Dan Luscombe/ Mike Noga)
, Song of the Year
,
,
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,
2019
This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year.
Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...
, ''
I Am Mother
''I Am Mother'' is a 2019 Australian science fiction thriller film directed by Grant Sputore and written by Michael Lloyd Green, based on a story by both. Starring Clara Rugaard, Luke Hawker, Rose Byrne, and Hilary Swank, the film follows Dau ...
'' (Dan Luscombe,
Antony Partos
Antony Michael Partos is an Australian film and TV composer. He specialises in creating scores that blend both acoustic and electronic elements with a mix of world musical instruments. His feature film credits include '' Animal Kingdom'' (AFI A ...
)
, Feature Film Score of the Year
,
,
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ARIA Music Awards
The
ARIA Music Awards
The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (commonly known informally as ARIA Music Awards, ARIA Awards, or simply the ARIAs) is an annual series of awards nights celebrating the Australian music industry, put on by the Austr ...
is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of
Australian music
The music of Australia has an extensive history made of music societies. Indigenous Australian music forms a significant part of the unique heritage of a 40,000- to 60,000-year history which produced the iconic didgeridoo. Contemporary fusions o ...
. They commenced in 1987.
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2006
2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification.
Events
January
* January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute.
* January 12 – A stampede during t ...
, ''
Jindabyne
Jindabyne () is a town in south-east New South Wales, Australia that overlooks Lake Jindabyne near the Snowy Mountains, in Snowy Monaro Regional Council. It is a popular holiday destination year round, especially in winter. This is due to its p ...
''
,
Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album
,
,
[ARIA Award previous winners. ]
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,
2022
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, Amyl and the Sniffers & Dan Luscombe for
Amyl and the Sniffers
Amyl and the Sniffers are an Pub rock (Australia), Australian pub rock band based in Melbourne, consisting of vocalist Amy Taylor (musician), Amy Taylor, drummer Bryce Wilson, guitarist Declan Mehrtens, and bassist Gus Romer. Their debut album, ...
– ''
Comfort to Me
''Comfort to Me'' is the second studio album by Australian pub rock and punk band Amyl and the Sniffers. It was released on 10 September 2021 by B2B Records in Australia, Rough Trade Records in Europe and ATO Records in North America.
The album ...
''
, Producer – Best Produced Album
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Notes
References
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APRA Award winners
ARIA Award winners
Australian composers
Living people
Stardust Five members
Year of birth missing (living people)