Dave Baxter
Musician, Avalanche City
Bachelor of Media Arts (Commercial Music)
Awards: APRA Silver Scroll award for ‘Love, Love, Love’
"All the free studio time I was able to use for non-assignment work was great - just getting to play around in the studio was essential to improve my recording abilities.” It all made for a crazy couple of years, says Dave, and subsequent gigs were pretty good too. “The Classic Hits Winery Tour was amazing. I toured with fun. in the US for a little while, which was incredible, and did the Big Day Out tour in Australia.”
Dave’s favourite aspect of the Bachelor of Media Arts was the integration between different disciplines. “It was where I learnt to score for short films, which helped me in my job at Kog Studios in Auckland, and we did TV commercials, and scores for documentaries. Also, all the free studio time I was able to use for non-assignment work was great - just getting to play around in the studio was essential to improve my recording abilities.”
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