ABOUT...

Dane Alexander graduated from QUT with a Bachelor of Music in 2006 majoring in Composition and Production.

Dane began his music career as a professional drummer. He picked up international sponsorships from the age of 17 and toured extensively with Raw Dance Company and as a solo artist. As a performer, Dane has supported and played alongside Michael Jackson, Jesse McCartney, Sophie Monk, Guy Sebastian, The Go Betweens, Fast Crew, The BokMastaz (ex-member), The Optimen, DJ Catkid, Joel Turner, Tom Thumb, The Cat Empire, Jack Chambers and many more…

During these early years, Dane also composed for a number of contemporary theatre and performance art productions including David Fenton’s Unstable Acts, with members of Zen Zen Zo and The Danger Ensemble; and Accented Body, an international collaboration of sound, visuals and dance.

In 2006, Dane was poached by Andy Arthurs and Darren Clark from Creative Media Warehouse (The Ten Tenors) to run the electronic sector for Deep Blue Orchestra's performances at the Brisbane Festival. Dane is now the Audio Coordinator, Electronic Music Director, on the list of international composers and arrangers, and performs electronically using laptops and gestural controllers.

Venues around Australia voted Deep Blue the most outstanding audience response from any touring show for 2008, awarding them the APACA Drovers Award for 'Excellent Audience Response'.

After a couple of years of extensive national touring, and multiple sellout performances at Brisbane's QPAC, the orchestra had the pleasure of working with acclaimed director/choreographer Keith Hawley (Tap Dogs) to produce their brand new show, "The Dream". A season of shows were performed at the intimate LaBoite Roundhouse Theatre in October 2009.Woodford Folk Festival invited the orchestra to perform each night of the renowned festival at the Amphitheatre Stage. In June, DBO are travelling to China for a week of performances at the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai.

Dane has produced full-length theatre production soundtracks for internationally touring dance companies, including Urban Wonderland for Raw Dance Company and Full Metal Racket for Raw Dance Company with Grant Collins. Dane has produced corporate soundtracks for internationally renowned/ranked break-dance crew, Skill@Will, and international events including the 2006 Commonwealth Games Cultural Festival.

Dane coordinated the sound and technical specifications, operation and ProTools for the 2008 Art of Record Production Conference featuring producers Hank Shocklee (Public Enemy), Richard Lush (The Beatles), Philip Williams (Status Quo), Daniel Denholm (Midnight Oil) to name a few…

Dane is the Electronic Music Ensemble Director at Queensland University of Technology pushing the up and coming electronic musicians to collaborate with bigbands, choirs and orchestras to create new and exciting electronic performances.

Fusing 60's/70's psychedelic rocknroll with dirty electronica, Dane Alexander, Reuben Staines and Brenton Fitzgerald are GOODBYE GRAVITY! The group had their debut performance in May 2010.

In the coming academic year, Dane will commence a Master of Creative Industries at QUT.

Dane's meticulousness and never quit attitude has made him sought after and valued by the companies and people he works with.

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