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Fiona Joy Hawkins

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  • Genre: Acoustic / Ambient / Classical

    Location Newcastle, New South Wales, AU

    Profile Views: 158996

    Last Login: 3/5/2012

    Member Since 1/25/2006

    Website fionajoyhawkins.com.au

    Record Label Little Hartley Music

    Type of Label Indie

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About Fiona

Fiona Joy Hawkins is a New Age composer and pianist whose music crosses genres from classical to world fusion. She is also a mother, a painter, and a woman who is immersed in following her passion for music.

Fiona released her first album Portrait of a Waterfall in 2005. It went to 1 on the New Age Radio (NAR) Charts, made the top five in the MusicOz Awards for the classical genre, and was a finalist for Best Piano Album at the 2005 NAR Lifestyle Music Awards. Encouraged by her bit of success, Fiona followed with Angel Above My Piano, which won Best Piano Album at the NAR Lifestyle Music Awards in 2006. Her third album, ICE: Piano Slightly Chilled also rose to 1 on New Age Reporter's Top 100 New Age/Ambient/World Radio/Internet Airwaves Chart, and also won a Best Dance Dub/Club NAR Award in 2008. She also won Australia’s 2008 MusicOz award for Best Jazz or Classical Artist. Blue Dream debuted at 1 on the NAR charts, setting a new record for highest debut on that chart.

2010 was an extraordinary year as Blue Dream has continued to break chart records and won ALBUM of THE YEAR, BEST PIANO ALBUM and BEST CONTEMPORARY INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM in the Zone Music Awards. Blue Dream was also an ARIA FINALIST in 2009 for BEST WORLD MUSIC ALBUM in Australia.

Fiona’s music is both thematic and melodic. With a keen eye on film, she has always been interested in creating music that evokes images and tells a story, so it may come as no surprise that she’s a prolific painter who has been exhibiting since 1997. She incorporates original manuscripts of her music on the canvas, to create bold colorful mixed media abstracts that enable one to see and feel her music.

"The idea of synchronicity has always intrigued me; colors, ideas and emotions all have corresponding sounds," said Fiona. "I believe in the power of music as a source of inspiration and a way of reaching people, and, it seems I can transfer a musical quality through my art to the canvas."

In addition to five albums – Portrait of a Waterfall, Angel Above My Piano, ICE: Slightly Chilled, Blue Dream and Christmas Joy -- Fiona has released three albums specifically designed for the burgeoning iTunes market: Music for Funerals, Music For Weddings and more.

She explains, "I started to notice that specific tracks kept getting downloaded, in particular Ciney's Theme (Wedding March), and I realized that people are sometimes after purposeful music, whether it be for a wedding or a funeral. These three download-only albums are doing extremely well; in fact, Ciney's Theme is now my 1 downloaded track on iTunes."

With the recent release of Blue Dream as both CD and SA-CD, Fiona is busy enjoying new fans, added performance commitments and the interest of international music critics. Best of all, she’s doing what she loves most, diving into composing her next album, tentatively titled "600 Years in a Moment."




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PORTRAIT OF A WATERFALL
ANGEL ABOVE MY PIANO
ICE - PIANO SLIGHTLY CHILLED
BLUE DREAM (IN BOTH CD AND SA-CD)
CHRISTMAS JOY
CHRISTMAS JOY SACD
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You can listen and purchase Christmas Joy, go to fionajoyhawkins.com.au where you can also view paintings. You will find Fiona's albums at her website or the cdbaby.com link below or on i-Tunes. All titles available in ABC shops in Australia.
Blue Dream


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Fiona Joy Hawkins - Portrait of a Waterfall - Portrait of a Waterfall

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FIONA JOY HAWKINS: ICE - Piano Slightly Chilled
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Fiona Joy Hawkins - ICE - Piano Slightly Chilled




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  • Richard Harris



    MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    LIVE for TODAY Fiona!

     

    TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT LIVING IN THE PRESENT ...

    "LIFE is a GREAT and WONDROUS MYSTERY,

    and the only thing we know that we have FOR SURE

    is what is RIGHT HERE and RIGHT NOW.

    DON'T MISS IT."

    ~ Leo Buscaglia

    LIVE EVERY DAY OF YOUR LIFE IN THE HERE AND NOW!

    IF NOT NOW, WHEN?

    With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,

    Richard

    www.myspace.com/richardharrislive

    Please give my music a listen!

    Cool Jazz CD's @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    OR

    CDBaby.com / ITunes

    2 months ago
  • Spherical Light

    Greetings Fiona!

    Hope you're having a great start to the week!

    Thanks for linking-up and supporting our music site.  Do drop by often and your friends are welcome there too!

    How's it going?  Hope you're doing fine!

    Keep in touch,
    Spherical Light    
    x

    3 months ago
  • Stefano

    Hello Fiona! thanks for the friendship! good music! :)

    3 months ago
  • Chris

    Thank you for the kind words Happy New Year;) 

    4 months ago
  • Jolanta Melnikova

    Merry Christmas Beautiful Fiona!

    5 months ago
  • Ritchie Laird (official…

     long time no speak. sounding good Fiona.

    6 months ago
  • Nikki Ellina

     Painting the music * ~ *  http://youtu.be/h5d0iXQVqAA
     
     
     
     
    Love Nikki* x :-)

    7 months ago
  • Nikki Ellina

    ♪♫•*¨*•.¸¸ ¸¸.•*¨*•♫♪ http://lnk.ms/PpYC8 Love Nikki x :-)
     

    10 months ago
  • Arielle

    Hi Fiona! It was really great meeting you and hearing you perform in Halifax. Thanks for supporting the performing arts in my school!
    - xo Arielle 

    11 months ago
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"Prelude to a Landscape" mixed media on canvas using original manuscript by Fiona Joy Hawkins
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  1. Fiona Joy Hawkins

    New Gig announced in QLD at Museum of Jewish Heritage, on 7/20/2012 http://t.co/AXfeaxUq

  2. Fiona Joy Hawkins

    New Gig announced in QLD at Museum of Jewish Heritage, on 7/20/2012 http://lnk.ms/byKWK

  3. Fiona Joy Hawkins

    HOping to see as many of you as possible at our Lismore NSW show on the 9th June... http://t.co/LklS5mtJ

  4. Fiona Joy Hawkins

    New Gig announced in Las Cruces, NM at House Concert on 9/1/2012 http://lnk.ms/c2txG

  5. Fiona Joy Hawkins

    Here's the WEdding video - 10 mins.... http://t.co/Z6jBPFiu

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