Daryl McKenzie (born 1962) is an Australian musical director, composer and trombonist.

McKenzie has directed the Daryl McKenzie Jazz Orchestra since 1992 playing with artists such as Bill Watrous,[1] James Morrison (musician),[1] and Wilbur Wilde.[2] He was musical director for the television show Hey Hey It's Saturday (Nine Network) from 1992 to 1999 also returning for the 2010 reunion shows. He has directed the Australian Film Institute Awards for SBS television and episodes of Dancing with the Stars (Australian TV series)[3] and the Good Friday Appeal for the Seven Network and was musical director of Australia's Got Talent Series 1. He has arranged for the television shows Australian Idol,[4] Young Talent Time[4] and Carols by Candlelight.[4]

He has orchestrated and conducted movie scores including The Truman Show, Death Defying Acts, Beneath Hill 60, Hating Alison Ashley, Bootmen and Two Hands plus the Olympic and Commonwealth Games themes for the Seven Network. He has composed music used in the films Love and Other Catastrophes and Summer Coda. He arranged the Collingwood Football Club and St Kilda Football Club theme songs for the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra's performance at the 2010 AFL Grand Final. Artists to use his arrangements include Ray Charles, Randy Crawford,[2] John Farnham,[4] Tom Jones,[4] Joe Cocker,[4] Barry Manilow and B. B. King. He has been musical director for Kate Ceberano, Rhonda Burchmore, Debra Byrne the Victoria Police Showband. Daryl is currently the Program Leader for Contemporary Performance at the Australian Institute of Music in Melbourne,[5] regularly adjudicates at the Melbourne School Bands Festival and has lectured in orchestration and arranging at the Victorian College of the Arts and the Defence Force School of Music (Australia).

Discography

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Album Year Artist Category
Phenomenon (Hammard)[6] 1987 Young Talent Team Arranger/Assoc. Producer
"Super Hits 88/89" (Hammard)[6] 1989 New Young Talent Team Arranger/Assoc. Producer
"The Final Farewell" – (Hammard)[6] 1989 Johnny Young and the Young Talent Teams Arranger/Assoc. Producer
"Caught in the Act" – (Mushroom) (No.1/Gold record)[7] 1991 Debra Byrne Arranger
"Leading Lady" – (Columbia)[7] 1991 Marina Prior Arranger
"Bran Nue Dae" – Cast Album (Polygram)[7] 1993 Cast Arranger
"Spirit of Christmas"- (Myer/Salvation Army)[7] 1993 Ross Wilson Arranger/Conductor
"By Request"[7] 1995 RAAF Central Band Arranger
"Lilian's Story" soundtrack (Columbia/Sony)[7] 1995 Victorian Philharmonic Orchestra Orchestrator/Conductor
"Love and Other Catastrophes" soundtrack (Polydor) 1996 Daryl McKenzie Jazz Orchestra Composer/Conductor
"Rhonda Burchmore" – (Shock records)[7] 1997 Rhonda Burchmore Arranger
"Anthology 3: Rarities" – (RCA Victor)[7] 1997 John Farnham Arranger
"AGSC 1998 Award Winners" (Sony)[7] 1998 Cezary Skubiszewski Orchestrator/Conductor
"The sound of one hand clapping" – soundtrack[8] 1998 Victorian Philharmonic Orchestra Orchestrator/Conductor
"The Truman Show: Music from the Motion Picture" (Milan Records) 1998 Victorian Philharmonic Orchestra Orchestrator/Conductor
"Two Hands" – soundtrack (Festival)[2] 1999 Victorian Philharmonic Orchestra Orchestrator/Conductor
"Paperback Hero" – soundtrack (Universal Music) 1999 Victorian Philharmonic Orchestra Orchestrator/Conductor
"The Wog Boy" soundtrack (Mushroom)[9] 2000 Victorian Philharmonic Orchestra/ Daryl McKenzie Jazz Orchestra Orchestrator/Conductor/Trombone
"Expressions" (Independent)[7] 2000 Eduard Volcheck Orchestrator/Conductor
"Don't Stop The Revolution" (Sony NZ)[7] 2000 Breathe Arranger/Trombone
"Of Someday Shambles" (Big Wheel Recreation)[7] 2000 Jebediah Orchestrator/Conductor
"Look at Me Now" (Minorke Records)[7] 2002 Roland Bonet Arranger/Trombone
"La Spagnola" soundtrack 2002 Victorian Philharmonic Orchestra/ Daryl McKenzie Jazz Orchestra Orchestrator/Conductor
"Present" (Columbia)[7] 2002 Killing Heidi Orchestrator/Conductor
"Live at the Melbourne Concert Hall" (Shock records)[7] 2003 Rhonda Burchmore Arranger
"The Rage in Placid Lake" soundtrack (Move records)[10] 2003 Victorian Philharmonic Orchestra Orchestrator/Conductor
"Black and White" soundtrack (ABC Classics)[11] 2003 Victorian Philharmonic Orchestra Orchestrator/Conductor
"Boots and All" (Sony)[7] 2003 Peter Brocklehurst Arranger
"After The Deluge" soundtrack (Move records)[12] 2004 Victorian Philharmonic Orchestra Orchestrator/Conductor
"Bluebird of Happiness" (Phantom)[7] 2004 Rhys Meirion Producer/Conductor/Arranger
"Autumn" (ABC Classics)[13] 2004 Victorian Philharmonic Orchestra Orchestrator/Conductor
"Hating Alison Ashley" Soundtrack (Festval/Mushroom) 2003 Victorian Philharmonic Orchestra Orchestrator/Conductor
"Songlines" (Sony)[7] 2005 Daryl Somers Arranger
"The Caterpillar Wish" Soundtrack (Shock records)[14] 2006 Victorian Philharmonic Orchestra Orchestrator
"The Swing Sessions" (Sony BMG)[7] 2006 David Campbell Arranger
"Salut!"[7] 2007 Eduard Volcheck Orchestrator
"A Symphony of Hits" (Columbia)[7] 2008 Human Nature Arranger
"Watchout... We've Got The Power" (Universal Music)[7] 2008 Burkhard Dallwitz Orchestrator/Conductor
"It's About Time" (Independent) 2008 Daryl McKenzie Jazz Orchestra Producer/Composer/Trombone
"Death Defying Acts" Soundtrack (Lakeshore Records) 2008[15] 2008 Victorian Philharmonic Orchestra/Daryl McKenzie Jazz Orchestra Orchestrator/Conductor/Trombone
"Bran Nue Dae" soundtrack (Sony)[16] 2010 Victorian Philharmonic Orchestra/Daryl McKenzie Jazz Orchestra Orchestrator/Conductor/Trombone
"With a Little Help From Our Friends" 2010 Victoria Police Showband Producer/Arranger
"Scallywag" (Independent) 2010 Daryl McKenzie Jazz Orchestra Producer/Composer/Trombone
"Compass" (Sony) 2010 Mark Vincent Arranger
"Filmworks" (Albert) 2010 Cezary Skubiszewski Orchestrator/Conductor
"The Great Tenor Songbook" (Sony) 2010 Mark Vincent Arranger
"The Spirit of Christmas" (Myer) 2010 Mark Vincent Arranger
"Night and Day" (EMI) 2011 Steven Rossitto Arranger
"Slammin' Joes" (Independent) 2011 Daryl McKenzie Jazz Orchestra Producer/Composer/Trombone

References

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  1. ^ a b "The Music Page – Bill Watrous and James Morrison with the Daryl McKenzie Jazz Orchestra". Themusicpage.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Jazz Australia". Jazz Australia. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Dancing with the Stars (TV Series 2004–2023) – Trivia". IMDb. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Petrie, Andrea (3 March 2008). "Change of beat as a TV maestro plays the blues". The Age. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  5. ^ "AIM Faculty and Staff". AIM. 22 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  6. ^ a b c "Australian Television Memorabilia Guide – Young Talent Time page". Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "Daryl McKenzie Official Homepage". Dmck.customer.netspace.net.au. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  8. ^ "THE SOUND OF ONE HAND CLAPPING". Tvmem.com. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  9. ^ "The Wog Boy (2000)". IMDb. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  10. ^ "The Rage in Placid Lake: Credits". Guerilla-films.com. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Trove". Trove.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
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  13. ^ [ABC Classic FM Music Details for Friday 4 July 2003
  14. ^ "Caterpillar Wish (2006)". IMDb. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  15. ^ [2] [dead link]
  16. ^ "Bran Nue Dae (2009)". IMDb. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
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