Rick started his professional career with Andy Gibb and has been touring Australia and the world ever since Among the many gigs in a career that spans 3 plus decades you can include international artists Jeff Skunk Baxter Steely Dan amp Doobie Bros and Glenn Shorrock Little River Band as well as iconic Australian acts including Dragon Jon Stevens Stevie Wright Marc Hunter Brian Cadd Doug Parkinson and Jimmy Little Over the years there have also been countless solo shows both in Australia and the USA Although Rick has played on scores of recordings he has a very special place in his heart for his professional and personal relationship with the late John Denver which culminated in the piano and orchestra recording of the international hit single For You From 198591 Rick was the managing partner in Reel Time a professional recording studio in Sydney which hosted many of Australias premier musical artists and it was there that he got a chance to sharpen both his technical and artisticproduction skills From 1991 he followed the trend to a smaller more personal facility where he continues to record and produce music both for himself and others for all kinds of projects independent and record company artists as well as television and film which has also consistently featured in his capacity as a composer In the late 1980s he c0wrote the theme song for the 26 part TV serial Willing amp Abel and currently he has the theme music for the long running sports series Escaping With ET on air The eco documentary special Australian Adventure is set for international release in 2010 and he has incidental as well as recording credits The country single Where Do Old Cowboys Go which he also cowrote spent 7 weeks at 1 on the Australian charts and was nominated for a Golden Guitar kinda like the Grammys for Aussie country music
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