Daryl McKenzie explained

Daryl McKenzie (born 1962) is an Australian musical director, composer and trombonist.

McKenzie has directed the Daryl McKenzie Jazz Orchestra since 1992 playing with artists such as Bill Watrous,[1] James Morrison (musician),[1] and Wilbur Wilde.[2] He was musical director for the television show Hey Hey It's Saturday (Nine Network) from 1992 to 1999 also returning for the 2010 reunion shows. He has directed the Australian Film Institute Awards for SBS television and episodes of Dancing with the Stars (Australian TV series)[3] and the Good Friday Appeal for the Seven Network and was musical director of Australia's Got Talent Series 1. He has arranged for the television shows Australian Idol,[4] Young Talent Time[4] and Carols by Candlelight.[4]

He has orchestrated and conducted movie scores including The Truman Show, Death Defying Acts, Beneath Hill 60, Hating Alison Ashley, Bootmen and Two Hands plus the Olympic and Commonwealth Games themes for the Seven Network. He has composed music used in the films Love and Other Catastrophes and Summer Coda. He arranged the Collingwood Football Club and St Kilda Football Club theme songs for the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra's performance at the 2010 AFL Grand Final. Artists to use his arrangements include Ray Charles, Randy Crawford,[2] John Farnham,[4] Tom Jones,[4] Joe Cocker,[4] Barry Manilow and B. B. King. He has been musical director for Kate Ceberano, Rhonda Burchmore, Debra Byrne the Victoria Police Showband. Daryl is currently the Program Leader for Contemporary Performance at the Australian Institute of Music in Melbourne,[5] regularly adjudicates at the Melbourne School Bands Festival and has lectured in orchestration and arranging at the Victorian College of the Arts and the Defence Force School of Music (Australia).

Discography

Albums

AlbumYearArtistCategory
Phenomenon (Hammard)[6] 1987Young Talent TeamArranger/Assoc. Producer
"Super Hits 88/89" (Hammard)1989New Young Talent TeamArranger/Assoc. Producer
"The Final Farewell" – (Hammard)1989Johnny Young and the Young Talent TeamsArranger/Assoc. Producer
"Caught in the Act" – (Mushroom) (No.1/Gold record)[7] 1991Debra ByrneArranger
"Leading Lady" – (Columbia)1991Marina PriorArranger
"Bran Nue Dae" – Cast Album (Polygram)1993CastArranger
"Spirit of Christmas"- (Myer/Salvation Army)1993Ross WilsonArranger/Conductor
"By Request"1995RAAF Central BandArranger
"Lilian's Story" soundtrack (Columbia/Sony)1995Victorian Philharmonic OrchestraOrchestrator/Conductor
"Love and Other Catastrophes" soundtrack (Polydor) 1996Daryl McKenzie Jazz OrchestraComposer/Conductor
"Rhonda Burchmore" – (Shock records)1997Arranger
"" – (RCA Victor)1997John FarnhamArranger
"AGSC 1998 Award Winners" (Sony)1998Cezary SkubiszewskiOrchestrator/Conductor
"The sound of one hand clapping" – soundtrack[8] 1998Victorian Philharmonic OrchestraOrchestrator/Conductor
"" (Milan Records)1998Victorian Philharmonic OrchestraOrchestrator/Conductor
"Two Hands" – soundtrack (Festival)1999Victorian Philharmonic OrchestraOrchestrator/Conductor
"Paperback Hero" – soundtrack (Universal Music)1999Victorian Philharmonic OrchestraOrchestrator/Conductor
"The Wog Boy" soundtrack (Mushroom)[9] 2000Victorian Philharmonic Orchestra/ Daryl McKenzie Jazz OrchestraOrchestrator/Conductor/Trombone
"Expressions" (Independent)2000Eduard VolcheckOrchestrator/Conductor
"Don't Stop The Revolution" (Sony NZ)2000BreatheArranger/Trombone
"Of Someday Shambles" (Big Wheel Recreation)2000Orchestrator/Conductor
"Look at Me Now" (Minorke Records)2002Roland BonetArranger/Trombone
"La Spagnola" soundtrack2002Victorian Philharmonic Orchestra/ Daryl McKenzie Jazz OrchestraOrchestrator/Conductor
"Present" (Columbia)2002Orchestrator/Conductor
"Live at the Melbourne Concert Hall" (Shock records)2003Rhonda BurchmoreArranger
"The Rage in Placid Lake" soundtrack (Move records)[10] 2003Victorian Philharmonic OrchestraOrchestrator/Conductor
"Black and White" soundtrack (ABC Classics)[11] 2003Victorian Philharmonic OrchestraOrchestrator/Conductor
"Boots and All" (Sony)2003Peter BrocklehurstArranger
"After The Deluge" soundtrack (Move records)[12] 2004Victorian Philharmonic OrchestraOrchestrator/Conductor
"Bluebird of Happiness" (Phantom)2004Rhys MeirionProducer/Conductor/Arranger
"Autumn" (ABC Classics)[13] | 2004 | Victorian Philharmonic Orchestra|Orchestrator/Conductor|-| "Hating Alison Ashley" Soundtrack (Festval/Mushroom)| 2003| Victorian Philharmonic Orchestra|Orchestrator/Conductor|-| "Songlines" (Sony)| 2005| Daryl Somers|Arranger|-| "The Caterpillar Wish" Soundtrack (Shock records)[14] | 2006|Victorian Philharmonic Orchestra|Orchestrator|-| "The Swing Sessions" (Sony BMG)| 2006| David Campbell |Arranger|-| "Salut!"| 2007| Eduard Volcheck | Orchestrator|-| "A Symphony of Hits" (Columbia)| 2008| Human Nature |Arranger|-| "Watchout... We've Got The Power" (Universal Music)| 2008| Burkhard Dallwitz |Orchestrator/Conductor|-| "It's About Time" (Independent)| 2008| Daryl McKenzie Jazz Orchestra | Producer/Composer/Trombone|-| "Death Defying Acts" Soundtrack (Lakeshore Records) 2008[15] | 2008| Victorian Philharmonic Orchestra/Daryl McKenzie Jazz Orchestra | Orchestrator/Conductor/Trombone|-| "Bran Nue Dae" soundtrack (Sony)[16] | 2010| Victorian Philharmonic Orchestra/Daryl McKenzie Jazz Orchestra | Orchestrator/Conductor/Trombone|-| "With a Little Help From Our Friends" | 2010| Victoria Police Showband| Producer/Arranger|-| "Scallywag" (Independent) | 2010| Daryl McKenzie Jazz Orchestra | Producer/Composer/Trombone|-| "Compass" (Sony) | 2010| Mark Vincent |Arranger|-| "Filmworks" (Albert) | 2010| Cezary Skubiszewski |Orchestrator/Conductor|-| "The Great Tenor Songbook" (Sony) | 2010| Mark Vincent |Arranger|-| "The Spirit of Christmas" (Myer) | 2010| Mark Vincent |Arranger|-| "Night and Day" (EMI) | 2011| Steven Rossitto |Arranger|-| "Slammin' Joes" (Independent) | 2011| Daryl McKenzie Jazz Orchestra | Producer/Composer/Trombone|}

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Music Page – Bill Watrous and James Morrison with the Daryl McKenzie Jazz Orchestra. Themusicpage.com. 7 August 2023. 4 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180304055307/http://www.themusicpage.com/showVideos.php?v=183. dead.
  2. Web site: Jazz Australia. 25 September 2020. Jazz Australia. 7 August 2023.
  3. Web site: Dancing with the Stars (TV Series 2004–2023) – Trivia. 7 August 2023. IMDb.
  4. Web site: Change of beat as a TV maestro plays the blues. Andrea. Petrie. 3 March 2008. The Age. 7 August 2023.
  5. Web site: AIM Faculty and Staff. 22 June 2018. AIM. 22 June 2018.
  6. Web site: Australian Television Memorabilia Guide – Young Talent Time page . 2011-07-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110724084116/http://www.tvmem.com/DATA/A-Z/Y/YOUNGTAL/YOUNGTAL.html . 2011-07-24 . dead .
  7. Web site: Daryl McKenzie Official Homepage. Dmck.customer.netspace.net.au. 7 August 2023.
  8. Web site: THE SOUND OF ONE HAND CLAPPING. Tvmem.com. 7 August 2023.
  9. Web site: The Wog Boy (2000). 7 August 2023. IMDb.
  10. Web site: The Rage in Placid Lake: Credits. Guerilla-films.com. 7 August 2023.
  11. Web site: Trove. Trove.nla.gov.au. 7 August 2023.
  12. http://www.divine-art.com/CD/md3272info.htm
  13. ABC Classic FM Music Details for Friday 4 July 2003
  14. Web site: Caterpillar Wish (2006). 7 August 2023. IMDb.
  15. http://www.lionsgatefilms.co.uk/docs/production_notes.doc
  16. Web site: Bran Nue Dae (2009). 7 August 2023. IMDb.

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