Art Phillips : Associate Artist
Artist website: http://www.artphillips.com
Two-time EMMY Award winner for Outstanding Music Direction & Composition in a Drama Series for the US television drama Santa Barbara, Art Phillips has been working in film and television for over 30 years.
Phillips's career began in the early 70s in Los Angeles where he was one of LA's top session guitarists, composers and orchestrators working and recording for popular artists Demis Roussos, The Carpenters, Smokey Robinson, Burl Ives, The Lettermen and a long list of television series and feature films before moving to Sydney, Australia in 1987. He holds dual citizenship status with the USA and Australia, and is a member of the AFofM in the US.
Phillips has worked as musical director, conductor and orchestrator on live concert tours for artists such as Dory Previn and Ricky May, and toured as guitarist for Manilow for over three years. He has produced recordings for Demis Roussos, Barry Manilow, Sally Kellerman (hot lips from MASH) and John Rowles, achieving a Gold Record award for his production work on the album Another Chapter for Rowles.
Phillips's earlier composition credits include writing incidental music for the US television series The Love Boat, penning the R&B single Here We Go for Minnie Riperton and co-writing the Motown Record release Now That I Have You for vocal artist Teena Marie.
Highlights of Phillips' more recent scoring credits include the television series Missing Persons Unit / series 1 & series 2, The Lost Treasure Of Fiji (Pirate Islands), The Secret Lives of Sleepwalkers,Outback House, the telemovie Reprisal, Neighbours, The Flying Vet, Guiding Light, Secrets, The Fatal Bond, and Sher Mountain Mystery.
In 1995, he was awarded The APRA Award for Best Soundtrack Album for his score to the ABC television series The Flying Vet by The Australian Guild of Screen Composers. Other nominations include Best Soundtrack Album for Dramatic Impact 1 in the AGSC Screen Music Awards and a nomination in the AFI awards for Best Original Music in a Feature Film for Sher Mountain Mystery.
Phillips' music is also used in the television shows America's Most Wanted, NYPD Blue, The Oprah Winfrey Show, Survivor, 60 Minutes, Queer Eye For The Straight Guy, The Ricki Lake Show, Harry's Practice, The Great Outdoors, Extra-The Entertainment Magazine Show, The Today Show, 20/20, The Rex Hunt Fishing Show, City Medical ..to name a few.
Phillips has been the President of The Australian Guild of Screen Composers since 2001, and was Vice-President from 1992 - 2000. His academic qualifications include Master of Music Studies, Griffith University/Queensland Conservatorium of Music. He has lectured in screen music composition, orchestration and conducting at the Griffith University (QLD), Central Queensland Conservatorium of Music (QLD), The Australian Institute of Music (NSW) and The Queensland Conservatorium of Music (QLD).
Biography provided by the composer — current to February 2007