Ade Vincent is a versatile performer, composer, teacher and session musician with professional experience in many styles and genres.
He has an L.Mus.A with distinction on the recorder, sings and plays guitar, piano, keys, and piano accordian in several established Melbourne ensembles and bands, and is a highly regarded young composer, already with a broad range of professional experience.
He has experience teaching beginners to advanced students. He has taught Orchestration at The University of Melbourne, and is currently teaching the piano and guitar both privately and at several primary schools.
Contact at ademvin@gmail.com for a quote on any composition, arranging, or session work.
For more information regarding Ade's specific teaching please visit
COMPOSITION
Ade has completed a Bachelor of Music (hons) at The University of Melbourne, majoring in composition and graduating with honours. He was one of only six accepted to study composition under Brenton Broadstock and Stuart Greenbaum, and was also offered invitations to study in the selective streams of performance and musicology.
He has had works published by both Orpheus Music and The University of Melbourne, and has had works performed by recognized Melbourne ensembles, including the Australian Contemporary Chorale. He has also established himself as a highly regarded young film score composer, recently completing work on short film ‘Fallen’, which stars Bill Hunter, and features a lush, orchestral soundtrack.
He has a broad range of professional experience and achievements. These include:
• Published works for solo recorder
• Published work for soprano voice and piano
• Orchestral film score composition, arranging and production
• Compositions for choral ensembles
• Compositions for jazz ensembles
• Composition of over two hours of commercial electronic dance music designed for listening while running, after being commissioned by company Run to the Rhythm
• Arranging of music written by Melbourne composer Peter Mousaferiadis
• Songwriting and production of music of several genres in various bands, including popular Melbourne folk act The Tiger and Me
• Top ten placing in Australian Songwriters' Association competition
PERFORMANCE
Ade has performed extensively as a recorder player, for which he has an L.Mus.A with distinction, and established himself as a well regarded session musician, primarily as a keyboard player.
He has worked professionally as a keyboard player with several acts including Jess McAvoy, Brendan Welch, Tobias Cummings and The Long Way Home, and 72 Blues, and has toured extensively both locally and overseas.
He has recently worked with several renowned producers including Marty Brown, playing keyboard and piano and singing backing vocals on Jess McAvoy’s ‘As the Sun Falls’; producer Paul Dempsey, playing keyboard on Brendan Welch’s upcoming debut LP; and producer Tim Whitten on Tobias Cummings and The Long Way Home’s unfinished follow up to Join The Dots.
Ade writes and performs his own music regularly with Melbourne duo The Tiger and Me, which he founded in 2007. The duo has produced and released a six-track EP which has received substantial airplay on community radio stations across the country, as well as generating interest on Australia's primary music radio station, Triple J, which has interviewed the duo, broadcast several of their songs, and featured them in Jmag as one of 'six of the best' roots bands on Triple J unearthed. On the back of the buzz generated by their first year, the band toured Canada in 2008 after being invited to perform at two major festivals in Vancouver and Toronto. They are currently preparing to record a debut album while continuing to perform regularly in Melbourne and interstate.
In addition to his compositional and performance activities, Ade has tutored third year Orchestration at The University of Melbourne Conservatorium of Music.
LINKS
Fallen
www.eyeofaduckproductions.com
The Tiger and Me
www.thetigerandme.com.au
Run to The Rhythm
www.run2r.com
Jess McAvoy
www.jessmcavoy.com
Tobias Cummings and The Long Way Home
www.tobiascummings.com
