Dinesh Wicks

Dinesh Wicks (born 26 November 1974) is an Australian composer, creative director and music entrepreneur. He is the co-founder of The D.A's Office, a music production and composition house specializing in music for screen.[1]

Dinesh Wicks
Born
Dinesh Wickremeratne

(1974-11-26) 26 November 1974
Colombo, Sri Lanka
NationalityAustralian
OccupationComposer, Music Entrepreneur
Years active1992–present
Known forCinematic Score
Notable work
MasterChef, Shark Tank, Lego Masters, Sea Patrol, Holey Moley

Dinesh Wickremeratne was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka in 1974, moving to Australia with his parents in 1976 and residing in Sydney until relocating to Los Angeles in 2012.[2][3]

Wicks is a featured composer on the scores for over 300 TV series, and together with his creative and business partner Adam Gock has won the APRA AMCOS Screen Music Award for 'Most Performed Composer – Australia' seven times (2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2015, 2012, 2011).[4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

Wicks and Gock were recognized for their contribution to the Australian music industry in 2014 with the coveted APRA AMCOS International Achievement Award.[11][12]

The D.A's Office also won the US ASCAP's Top Series Music Award in 2013 and 2014.[13][14]

Wicks and Gock expanded the company to include US operations in 2012 and Wicks has since been based in Los Angeles, CA where he resides with his wife, dog rescue co-ordinator Nicky Wicks and their various dogs.[12]

Wicks is also the co-founder of the ScoreMofo music library and music for branded content agency LAMP.[15]

Some of Wicks' best known works are the musical scores for series Masterchef, Shark Tank, Lego Masters, Sea Patrol, Holey Moley, and Hell's Kitchen.

Wicks and Gock also write pop music under the moniker Cali Satellites with various guest vocalists.[16][17]

Filmography

Films[18]

Television[18]

References
  1. Zuel, Bernard (10 November 2014). "Award High Note for The DA's Office Duo MasterChef Music". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  2. "Dinesh Wicks, The DA's Office". Sync Summit. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  3. Perera, Mahes (4 December 2011). "Dinesh wins APRA Award". Sunday Observer. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  4. AMCOS, APRA. "2020 full list of winners". apraamcos.com.au. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
  5. AGSC (2019-11-22). "Screen Music Awards 2019 Winners". composersguild. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
  6. AMCOS, APRA. "2018 Screen Music Awards Winners Announced". apraamcos.com.au. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
  7. Johnson, Travis (2017-11-14). "Australian Screen Composers Honoured at the 2017 Screen Music Awards". FilmInk. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
  8. AMCOS, APRA. "full list of winners". apraamcos.com.au. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
  9. "AGSC Awards". AMPAL. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
  10. AMCOS, APRA. "Most Performed Screen Composer - Australia". apraamcos.com.au. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
  11. AMCOS, APRA. "Screen Music Awards International Acheivement". apraamcos.com.au. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
  12. "Screen Music Awards Reveal International Achievement Recipients". The Music. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
  13. "ASCAP Honors Top Film and Television Music Composers at 28th Annual Awards Celebration". www.ascap.com. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
  14. "Synch News". www.umusicpub.com. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
  15. GmbH, finanzen net. "Stadiumred Group Announces the Sale of Stadiumred Music to Scoremofo | Markets Insider". markets.businessinsider.com. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
  16. Smith, Christopher (2019-02-27). "FRESH: 'The Sound Of You' – Cali Satellites". Talk About Pop Music. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
  17. "Cali Satellites are putting on a HUGE party in Sydney!". www.ozmaderadio.com.au. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
  18. "The DA's Office". SyncSummit. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.