About

born in Springsure, Queensland, Australia, moved to the Gold Coast when aged 9. Landing on the surf front (Main Beach), he enjoyed surfing and skateboarding in the thriving local scenes. Influenced by his classical piano playing mother, he developed an ear for music. At 12 he changed from piano to guitar as a main instrument. He listened to records from Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, The Beatles and The Rolling Stones brought home by his older brother. His Dad played a Wurlitzer organ along with listening to Herb Albert and The Tijuana Brass, crooners like Andy Williams and Cliff Richard & The Shadows.At 14 Peter was joining cover bands to hone his skills. He became a session guitar player at ‘Immanuel Sounds’ Recording Studio, where voice-over work and jingle writing flourished. There he met Tony Meehan from The Shadows. Several jingles were co-written with Tony. One sold and become the first air-played advertisement for Kirra Surf (a surfwear/boards and accessories shop on the Gold Coast). Peter had a track used as backing on a surfing segment on the TV show ‘Creek To Coast’ (a fishing and surf report program), and Gold Coast Promotional Videos. Gravitating towards his artistic side, learned screenprinting and Graphic Art skills. He started ‘Murr Made Screenprining’, catering for ‘one of’ jobs and clients such as The Record Exchange, Body and Soul, Manifest Designer Clothing, and Gold Coast Junior Baseball. Busy in local bands he learned the ropes. Local band Frames which he was in, supported Brian Mannix and The Uncanny Xmen, in Surfers Paradise. At 30 years he stepped out to develop his own music and style. Moving to Brisbane, is where he built a top shelf project Home Recording Studio called ‘Riffhangar Creations’, learning to edit and produce in the analog and rising digital age.Peter went on to co-write with celebrity musicians such as Joel Hoekstra (Whitesnake), Thorsten Koehne (Edens Curse), Tore Moren (Jorn), Jeffery Marshall (Teacher at Musicians Institute USA), Sven Stichter, Jonas Tamas, Matthew Petropoulos, and Jay Rusnak. Microsoft used one of his songs in a Windows promotion 2010 and he signed a Publishing Deal with Music Of The Sea. These days he is busy with his solo material and some collaborations.