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Peter Dasent is a New Zealand born composer, pianist and songwriter who has lived and worked in Sydney, Australia since 1981. He played keyboards in the bands Spats, and The Crocodiles.
Hi - I'm Peter Dasent. I play piano, compose music, write songs and generally involve myself in interesting music projects. While I try not to confine myself to any particular musical genre, I will admit to being hugely influenced by The Beatles, Erik Satie, Nino Rota, Thelonious Monk and Frank Zappa.
PETER DASENT is a composer, songwriter, pianist and music arranger/director. He has composed music for film and television (including three early Peter Jackson films), led his own ensemble The Umbrellas for 30 years, written songs for kids (Justine Clarke’s platinum-selling children’s albums) and has played piano for the long-running ABC-TV ...
The Umbrellas were formed in 1985 to play Peter Dasent's original music. Starting out as a small chamber ensemble (piano, vibes, oboe, bassoon and double bass) with the occasional wild saxophone (courtesy Australian jazz legend Mark Simmonds).
Peter Dasent is a composer, songwriter, pianist and music arranger/director. Peter Dasent has composed for TV documentaries, and written soundtracks for early Peter Jackson movies like Meet The Feebles and Heavenly Creatures, which starred a very young Kate Winslet.
Peter Dasent is a composer, songwriter, pianist and music arranger/director. He has composed music for film and television (including three early Peter Jackson films), led his own ensemble The Umbrellas for 30 years, written songs for kids (Justine Clarke's platinum-selling children's albums) and has played piano for the long-running ABC-TV ...
Feb 24, 2023 · Peter Dasent has, if you’ll pardon a terrible pun, been instrumental in creating some of this country’s musical landmarks. As a member of The Crocodiles, he played on the hit song ‘Tears’ and wrote several of their other well-known tunes. He composed the scores for pivotal Peter Jackson films Heavenly Creatures, Braindead and Meet The ...
