Simon Austin

Simon Austin

Simon Austin, February 2009
Born Simon Sean Nicholas David Austin
9 October 1966
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation singer, songwriter, guitarist, producer

Simon Sean Nicholas David Austin[1] (born 9 October 1966, Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian guitarist, songwriter, producer and sound engineer. Austin was a founding member of Frente! in Melbourne in 1989 with Angie Hart on vocals, Tim O'Connor on bass guitar and Mark Picton on drums.[2][3] Their top five hits on the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Singles Chart were "Ordinary Angels" (co-written by Austin and Hart) and "Accidently [sic] Kelly Street" (both in 1992).[4] Their debut album, Marvin the Album, reached top five on the ARIA Albums Chart in the same year.[4] After Frente! disbanded in 1996, Austin moved into record production and sound engineering.

Biography

Main article: Frente!

Simon is the grandson of Jack Austin an Australian rules footballer.

References

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Specific
  1. ""Ordinary Angels" at The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)". ASCAP. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  2. Mc Farlane, 1999, 'Frente!' entry.
  3. Spencer et al, (2007) Frente entry. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Discography Frente!". Australian charts portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  5. "Who's who of Australian rock / compiled by Chris Spencer, Zbig Nowara & Paul McHenry". catalogue. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 21 February 2010.