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Pete Hawkes (born 28 May 1965) is an Australian composer and musician. He is best known for his ability to compose music from many different genres. In 2002 Hawkes won the ABC Newcastle Songwriter of the Year Award, and won another ABC award in 2009 for his instrumental works.〔 In 2012 he was recognised as an Australian music legend by receiving a MUSICOZ Legend award. He has recorded over 1200 recordings〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=iTunes – Music – Pete Hawkes )〕 covering a wide range of different genres of music.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Pete Hawkes )〕 ==Biography== Hawkes was born in 1965 in Australia at Lake Maquarie, Newcastle. He learned to play guitar from an old waterlogged guitar nicknamed "The Paddle" named so because his father had got drunk one night out on the lake when he was young and used it as a paddle to get home.〔 He learned guitar by listening to old vinyl recordings, citing his early influences as Blues legend Robert Johnson and English guitarist Davey Graham.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=SongCast : Artist Bio )〕 Hawkes started playing electric slide guitar in Chicago style blues bands gigging at clubs and pubs in and around Lake Maquarie and Newcastle city at the age of 17, and was soon invited to perform as a session musician across Australia. In his early 20's Hawkes relocated to Tasmania, where he trained as a luthier. On his return from Tasmania he completed a degree in pure mathematics from the University of Newcastle and moved to the Australian Capital Territory the following year. In the mid-1990s he recorded his debut album, ''Secrets Vows and Lies'', with English folk violinist Dave Swarbrick guesting on a few tracks.〔 The album was released by Festival Records, and was critically well received.〔 Following the release Pete embarked on an Australian tour during in which he supported bands and artists such as Steeleye Span and Bert Jansch, but the tour was largely unsuccessful and Pete, despondent decided to move to London. ''Secrets Vows and Lies'' was released in the UK by Select Records with more success and Hawkes started playing in small clubs and hotels throughout the UK. He then moved to Russia where he lived in St Petersburg for several months, playing Jazz with local Russian and Romani musicians. Hawkes left Russia via the Trans-Siberian Railway. In Beijing he became involved in the underground Jazz developments in the city. Playing in venues like the 'East-Shore Jazz Club' he encouraged many Chinese musicians to play Jazz rather than traditional material. Jazz was, however, not accepted by the Communist Party of China, and Hawkes was asked by the local authorities to return to Australia. After returning to Australia, Hawkes released more recordings, including ''Unspoken Riddles'', ''Melancholy Cello'' (inspired by Russian music), ''Double Diversity'', considered now a landmark album of its time.〔 Hawkes then started to focus on composing and arranging music. In 2006 he released ''Witchcraft'', an orchestral suite, and then a jazz album, ''The Jazz Chronicles'' In 2007. In 2009 he released an extended gothic rock album, ''The Lost Souls Entwined''〔 with electric guitarist Phil Emmanuel.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Phil Emmanuel )〕 (the elder brother of Tommy Emmanuel), featuring Hawkes on slide guitar and Emmanuel's on lead guitar. In more recent years Hawkes has continued to write and compose various musical works, including concerti for viola and cello, Celtic music with flugelhorn, and even acid jazz. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pete Hawkes」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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