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Simon Sean Nicholas David Austin[1] (born 9 October 1966) is an Australian guitarist, songwriter, producer and sound engineer. Austin was a founding member of Frente! in Melbourne in 1989 with Angie Hart on vocals, Tim O'Connor on bass guitar and Mark Picton on drums.[2][3] Their top five hits on the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Singles Chart were "Ordinary Angels" (co-written by Austin and Hart) and "Accidently [sic] Kelly Street" (both in 1992).[4] Their debut album, Marvin the Album, reached top five on the ARIA Albums Chart in the same year.[4] After Frente! disbanded in 1996, Austin moved into record production and sound engineering.

Simon Austin
Simon Austin, February 2009
Born
Simon Sean Nicholas David Austin

(1966-10-09) 9 October 1966 (age 55)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • guitarist
  • producer

Biography


Simon is the grandson of Jack Austin (1910–1983), an Australian rules footballer.


References


General
Specific
  1. ""Ordinary Angels" at The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP)". ASCAP. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  2. Mc Farlane, 1999, 'Frente!' entry.
  3. Spencer et al, (2007) Frente[permanent dead link] entry. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  4. "Discography Frente!". Australian charts portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  5. "Who's who of Australian rock / compiled by Chris Spencer, Zbig Nowara & Paul McHenry". catalogue. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 21 February 2010.



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