Fane Flaws

Fane Flaws is a New Zealand musician, songwriter, and artist. He was a member of bands including Blerta, Spats and The Crocodiles.

He wrote many of the songs used in the film Meet the Feebles.

He animated the titles for Radio with Pictures, a Television New Zealand programme featuring popular and alternative music.

He is co-author, with Arthur Baysting and Peter Dasent, of the children's book The Underwatermelon Man and other unreasonable rhymes.

He also designs rugs, paints and creates assemblage art works from found objects such as demolition timber and building fittings.

Short Film

• Rodney and Juliet (1990)

Music videos

• The Crocodiles: Tears, 1979
• Dave Dobbyn: Naked Flame (Dancer), 1995 - directed
• Drop Bears: Proud, 1981 - directed
• Drop Bears: Shall We Go, 1981 - directed
• Matt Finish: Come on over, 1981 - directed
• Neil Finn: Can You Hear Us, 1999 - directed
• Tim Finn: Parihaka - directed
• The Front Lawn: Beautiful Things, 1983 - directed
• Holidaymakers: Sweet Lovers, 1988
• I Am Joe's Music: Life In Asia, 1981 - directed
• I Am Joe's Music: Talking 'bout the Fridge, 1981 - directed
• I Am Joe's Music: The Way You Get Your Way - directed
• The Johnnys: Injun Joe - directed
• Machinations: My heart's on fire, 1981 - directed
• Jenny Morris: Get Some Humour, 1981 - directed
• The Mutton Birds: Dominion Road (Second version?), 1992 - directed
• The Mutton Birds: Nature, 1992 - directed
• The Mutton Birds: Giant Friend, 1993 - directed
• The Mutton Birds: The Heater, 1994 - directed
• The Mutton Birds: Anchor Me - directed
• The Mutton Birds: In My Room - directed by Leon Narbey, recut by Fane Flaws.
• The Narcs: Diamonds on China, 1985

Awards

• Best Video at the New Zealand Music Awards, 1985 for The Narcs: Diamonds on China
• Best Video at the New Zealand Music Awards, 1988 for Holidaymakers: Sweet Lovers
• Best First Film at Clermont Ferrand Film Festival for Rodney and Juliet
• Best TV Graphics, 1989 NZ LIFTA Awards for Radio with Pictures

Commercials

• Lemon & Paeroa soft drink. (1991)
• Mcdonalds (1991)
• New Zealand Police - community service commercial on babysitting. (1981)
• NZ Post (1991)
• Rexona Dry Solid anti perspirant (1990)

References

• Dix, John, Stranded In Paradise, Penguin, 2005. ISBN 0-14-301953-8
• Eggleton, David, Ready To Fly, Craig Potton, 2003. ISBN 1-877333-06-9
• Spittle, Gordon, Counting The Beat, GP Publications, 1997. ISBN 1-86956-213-5

External links

• Fane Flaws official website
• Fane Flaws in artists profiles at Dilana Rugs
• Fane Flaws at the Internet Movie Database
• The Underwatermelon Man and other unreasonable rhymes
• The New Zealand Film Archive