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BRENDAN GALLAGHER has been a musician nearly all his life. Some people say he was born with a guitar in his hands. In a career spanning over thirty years he has played guitar on recordings for artists like David Bowie, Jimmy Little, Kylie Minogue, Karma County, David McCormack, Paul Mac, King Curly, Lyall Adonis and more. He has produced or co-produced over 20 albums, including two ARIA award winners - Jimmy Little’s instant Australian classic Messenger (1999) and Karma County’s Into The Land Of Promise (2000) – plus albums for Lyall Adonis, King Curly, The Stumblers, LJ Hill and others. He has composed and produced soundtracks for documentaries for ABC and SBS television in Australia and short films by Rachel Perkins, Jennifer Crone and Sean Kennedy. Brendan is best known as singer/guitarist with Karma County. Over the last ten years the band have released five albums and toured around the world. As a songwriter he has written perennial radio favourites like Postcard, Secret Country, Love Sublime, Dexter & Sinistra... His talents extend to piano, drums, percussion and bouzouki, something that has stood him in good stead over the years as a music producer. He has worn many hats – manager, performer, A&R executive, engineer, booker, publicist – everything involved in maintaining an independent career in the music industry. He has served as an adviser on the Music Board of the Australian Council For The Arts and Create Australia and tutored students at Bondi Wave, Australian Institute of Music and TAFE Music Certificate courses.
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