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Peter Dasent is a New Zealand born composer, pianist and songwriter who has lived and worked in Sydney, Australia since 1981. He played keyboards in the bands Spats, and The Crocodiles.
Hi - I'm Peter Dasent. I play piano, compose music, write songs and generally involve myself in interesting music projects. While I try not to confine myself to any particular musical genre, I will admit to being hugely influenced by The Beatles, Erik Satie, Nino Rota, Thelonious Monk and Frank Zappa.
PETER DASENT is a composer, songwriter, pianist and music arranger/director. He has composed music for film and television (including three early Peter Jackson films), led his own ensemble The Umbrellas for 30 years, written songs for kids (Justine Clarke’s platinum-selling children’s albums) and has played piano for the long-running ABC-TV ...
Nov 20, 2022 · Meet the Feebles - Dir. Peter JacksonGarden of Love - Peter DasentMeet the Feebles (1989) [4K UPSCALE] - Films n’ Music 01https://youtu.be/euGoUkHAW40
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Peter Dasent is a composer, songwriter, pianist and music arranger/director. Peter Dasent has composed for TV documentaries, and written soundtracks for early Peter Jackson movies like Meet The Feebles and Heavenly Creatures, which starred a very young Kate Winslet.
Peter Dasent SONGS FOR SOLO PIANO (ARM) ★★★★½. In his liner notes Peter Dasent says that when he lets his fingers fall on a piano keyboard "sometimes it's rubbish, and sometimes a bit of magic happens". There's only magic on this first solo album from the leader of beloved Sydney band the Umbrellas.
Feb 24, 2023 · Peter Dasent has, if you’ll pardon a terrible pun, been instrumental in creating some of this country’s musical landmarks. As a member of The Crocodiles, he played on the hit song ‘Tears’ and wrote several of their other well-known tunes.
