David Hirschfelder, Composer / John Farnham / Little River Band (Part 1)

David Hirschfelder is a globally acclaimed Australian keyboardist, composer, and arranger best known for his extensive live and studio work with pop-rock heavyweights like the Little River Band and John Farnham, as well as his distinguished career as a film score composer. His prolific output blends deep classical roots with masterful electronic and orchestral textures. A BAFTA winner and multi-Academy Award nominee, David’s celebrated cinematic repertoire includes the iconic scores for Strictly Ballroom, Shine, and Elizabeth, alongside his own ambitious contemporary art music collaborations. In Part 1 we cover off David’s work with Pyramid, Little River Band, and the early part of his time with John Farnham including the recording and touring of Whispering Jack. To listen / watch: Audio-only: click on the play button in the audio player above, or: Video: watch the embedded video below or check it and previous episodes out on our YouTube Channel Discussion topics covered during the show (links will open in new tab):   David and Mindy Meng Wang – Love Writing 80 minutes of music in 4 weeks for But Also John Clarke David and Pyramid in a news feature story and performance on the Don Lane Show Pyramid at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1983 Brian Cadd playing on The Real Thing by Russell Morris Forming Pyramid Herbie Hancock – Actual Proof David’s keyboard rig with Pyramid The Mu-Tron Bi-Phase Moving to the Little River Band Little River Band – The Net David in action on his first tour with Little River Band in 1983 Buying a Fairlight The Fairlight Page R Real-Time Composer Creation of the classic lead sound on the song ‘Playing to Win’ Little River Band – No Reins Joining John Farnham as a solo artist and creating the bones of Whispering Jack with a MIDI retrofitted Fairlight, and: The Yamaha QX-1 Sequencer The E-Mu SP-12 Drum Machine 8 DX7s in a box – the Yamaha TX-816 (with a Prophet-5 for some warmth) David’s co-write on Whispering Jack – Going, Going Gone David’s keyboard rig on the Whispering Jack tour and creating a click track before use of in-ear monitors David in action with John Farnham – Help David in action live with John Farnham in December 1990  – Playing to Win Key links: Become a member of our YouTube channel and receive extra content Buy some keyboard related merchandise Drop us a line via the website, Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, Threads, BlueSky, TikTok or LinkedIn Complete our audience survey to help us improve! Check out our podcast guest playlist on Spotify to get a taste of each guest’s creations.The post David Hirschfelder, Composer / John Farnham / Little River Band (Part 1) appeared first on The Keyboard Chronicles.