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KEN MURDOCH is one of Australia’s top pianoman as well as corporate entertainers. With every show he supplys a grand piano adding to the atmosphere and class of your event.
KEN MURDOCH Based in Australia KEN MURDOCH is one of Australia’s top pianoman as well as corporate entertainers. With every show he supplys a grand piano adding to the atmosphere and class of your event.
His 300 plus songlist will keep your clients dancing all night indespersed with comedy and audience involvement. National TV appearances include “Countdown” “ Bandstand” “Hey Hey it’s Saturday” “Bert Newtons GMA” “Denise and Ernie” and “IMT”. Ken started playing guitar for John Farnham in the mid 70s. He then went on to form 70s hit makers TASTE writing all their material including 4 top 20 singles and 2 top twenty national albums, working to crowds as large as 13.000. TASTE was asked by Britrock legends QUEEN to tour America as support. “Boys will be Boys”(Written by Ken} was played before all Queen dates in USA. Embarking on a successful piano bar career in the 80s Ken played all major nightclubs and venues across Victoria and interstate playing to large audiences. Played Indonesia, New Calidonia and Japan. In the early 90s he then joined show band THE ECHOES (Formerly the BLUE ECHOES)playing keyboards, guitar and vocals. They toured Australia consistently, playing all major casinos, RSLs and corporate venues to large crowds. Comedy was a major part in the Echoes act, of which Ken was a large contributor.
Sth. Pacific Song contest winner with “The Loving Kind”
beating 80 other countries. Toured New South Wales with Cotton, Keays
and Morris as keyboard player in 2001. Supervised all music for 2002 Equestrian Grand Event, which played to over
10,000 people. Wrote the soundtrack to accompany the Australian Tennis Open to be broadcast
around 30 countries around the world. Completed music for the 2003-04 advertising campaign for YAKKA Australia.
Was selected for top ten best ROCK songwriter in JOHN LENNON SONGWRITER AWARD 2007 for “Rock is Dead” (Taste)
Was selected in top ten best ballad competition for APRA 2007 for “Breathe”(Taste). Signed USA and Japan Publishing deal for songwriting "BREATHE" taken as theme for Cancer Council Australia.Has reformed TASTE due to overseas interest from Germany and Japan.
Have just released ROCK IS DEAD CD. www.taste.us.com which he wrote and produced.
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