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Richard Mortimer | |
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 Richard Mortimer in 1994 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 24 October 1965 Stockport, England |
| Genres | Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician singer composer producer |
| Instrument | Guitar |
| Labels | RMRecords (Australia), Valentine Records (Canada and USA) |
Richard Mortimer.[1] (born 24 October 1965) is a Perth singer-songwriter and guitar player, most active during the years 1989 to 2000, he was the producer for several independent albums, particularly the Shades of Perth[2] series of discs which promoted local Perth bands, also working for several radio stations and organizing gigs for local bands.
Active years (1989–2000)
[edit]Mortimer picked up the guitar around 21 years old, joining a band with drummer Cameron Potts, his brother Jason Potts on bass, Greg Periera on guitar and singer Amy Carney (daughter of Bernard Carney), they played the 1989 Claremont School of Art dance as their first professional debut. Later this band would split with Periera and Mortimer forming Live Wire with Michael Periera on drums and Kevin Riddell on bass. This line up released a 10 track cassette entitled Newspaper Heroes prior to being joined by Lesley Reid on vocals. Mortimer and Reid worked on a side project and produced the cassette Kiss you all over whilst promoting their acoustic duo in shows around the Perth region. After splitting, Mortimer went on to join the Angry Red Planets on bass, recording a 6 track EP at Armadillo Studios in Nedlands. In 1994 Mortimer formed a new band called Neon Ceiling and performed at numerous locations. The band recorded two unreleased demo tapes between 1994 and 1995 at Witzend Studios[3], partially funded by winning the Notes Audio Magazine song contest[4]. During next few years Mortimer joined Sideshow and toured. Both bands disintegrated and formed two studio only duos The Wooden Gods and Ambassadors of Pan, which both released CD's before Mortimer essentially left the music scene.
Active years, round 2 (2020 onwards)
[edit]Whilst generally considered inactive in the music scene between 2000 and 2020, Mortimer still released some electronic music, and maintains some new original material on his YouTube[5] channel. Some content has also been released on Apple music[6] and on Amazon.
In 2020 Mortimer again became involved in the local music scene, playing locally, and released an album of material in 2024 which featured some of his known songs, as well as introducing some new material (see solo releases).
Bands
[edit]- Bad News (later known as Poetic Justice) (1989–1990)
- Live Wire (1990–1992)
- Richard Mortimer and Lesley Reid (acoustic duo) (1991–1993)
- The Angry Red Planets (1993)
- Neon Ceiling (1994–1996)
- Sideshow (1996–1998)[7]
- The Wooden Gods (1997)
- Ambassadors of Pan (1997–1998)
- Easily Distracted (2010–2011)
Solo
[edit]Whilst performing within bands, he maintained a solo career, performing acoustically in multiple locations, as well as writing and creating music.
Mortimer's performances have been broadcast on TV, with All's not fair (in love and war) being used as backing music for a story hosted by Pascal Fox on Wonder World! in late 1993, he was also televised performing Margaret's Eulogy solo on Bert Newton's show Good Morning Australia in 1994 (pre-recorded in Perth's Network 10 studios) and also the song Rhinoceros appearing as backing music on an MTV documentary Kiss and Make up[8][9] in 1997. Some snippets of his music has been used in local documentaries (Perth Uncovered, 1995). He re-recorded and released some new tracks in 2024.
Promoting local music
[edit]During the years 1993 to 1996, Mortimer produced a series of CD's promoting Perth music, known as Shades of Perth, as a self funded, non-profit project, until Shades of Perth Volume 4[10] which was unreleased[citation needed]. This included organizing gigs for the bands who participated and for the Shades of Perth releases.
Promotion manager
[edit]As an active member of the music community, Mortimer also organized gigs for several bands in the Perth area.
Radio DJ
[edit]During the years 1993 to 1996, Mortimer worked some shifts for 100fm, based in Fremantle[11] on the Twilight Zone[12], Curtin Radio and RTRFM, interviewing Tim Rogers from You Am I for their recording Sound as Ever.
Writing and reviewing
[edit]Mortimer also contributed reviews of local artists and music shops[13] to various magazines.
Discography
[edit]Mortimer has released and been in production for many local bands, including
With bands
[edit]Live Wire
[edit]Richard Mortimer and Lesley Reid
[edit]Angry Red Planets
[edit]Neon Ceiling
[edit]The Wooden Gods
[edit]Ambassadors of Pan
[edit]- 1999 : Philosophy as an Art (CD)[26]
Solo
[edit]- 1991 : Dinosaur Rock (cassette)[27][28]
- 1992 : MöN fish non sequitur[29][30]
- 1993 : Wun-Fli[31][32]
- 1993 : SunSetSite[33][34]
- 1994 : Somewhere between art and science[35][36]
- 1995 : The Garden of Pleasure (Parts 1 & 2)[37][38][39][40] (released under the Valentine Records[41][42] label in Canada and United States)
- 2016 : Spotify untitled album[43]
- 2024 : XS in an XXL world [44][45][46]
On Compilations
[edit]| Year | Title | Production company | Appears as | Song(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | West of the Nullabor Wall[47] | Gerico Studios[48] | Richard Mortimer | Nymphette's Dance |
| 1992 | The Revenge of the Black Salad | Sponsored by FPA "Play it safe" campaign, Funded by Healthway. Engineered and Produced by Phil Bailey, and Chaz Botfield. Co-ordinated by Gary Burke. |
Banned! | No Deadlines |
| 1993 | Shades of Perth Volume 1[49][50][51] | RMRecords (Shades of Perth Trust Fund) | Richard Mortimer | Leaving, Trust |
| 1993 | Pro-Copy Audio News Volume #3 | Pro-Copy[52] | Richard Mortimer | All's not fair (in love and war) |
| 1994 | Shades of Perth Volume 2[53][54][55] | RMRecords (Shades of Perth Trust Fund) | Richard Mortimer | Interstation Ride (instr), All's not fair (in love and war) |
| 1994 | Pro-Copy Audio News Volume #4 | Pro-Copy | Richard Mortimer | City Animal |
| 1994 | Pro-Copy Audio News Volume #5 | Pro-Copy | Neon Ceiling | Gypsy Fair |
| 1994 | Pro-Copy Audio News Volume #5 | Pro-Copy | Richard Mortimer | Beautiful Dreamer |
| 1995 | Shades of Perth Volume 3 | RMRecords (Shades of Perth Trust Fund) | Neon Ceiling | Girl like you |
| 1995 | Shades of Perth Volume 3[56][57] | RMRecords (Shades of Perth Trust Fund) | Richard Mortimer | Rhinoceros |
| 1996 | Fight Prime Time | Kathode Ray[58], David Hooper[59] | Richard Mortimer | Josselyn |
| 1997 | Interior / Exterior music | Kathode Ray, David Hooper | Richard Mortimer | Rhinoceros |
Awards
[edit]The West Australian Music Industry Awards are annual awards celebrating achievements for Western Australian music. They commenced in 1985.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Shades of Perth Volume 2 | Most popular local release | Nominated |
Notes Audio Magazine song contest[citation needed]
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Neon Ceiling / Girl Like You | Best original song | Won |
Acknowledgement
[edit]Mortimer has been included in a number of reference books about Australian music, both as a solo artist and within bands. Acknowledged in the preface of Who's Who of Australian Rock,[60], and listed solo on page 354, and on pages 300, and 26, Perth Bands 1985 - 1989[61] under Acknowledgments (pg 2) and on page 33, Perth Bands 1990 - 1994[62] on pages 4, 6, 37, 45, 49, and 65
References
[edit]- ^ State Library of Western Australia results
- ^ "Shades of Perth Home Page". 29 June 1997. Archived from the original on 29 June 1997.
- ^ "Witzend Recording Studio".
- ^ X-Press magazine, issue 399, pg 51
- ^ "neophytte1 - YouTube". www.youtube.com.
- ^ https://music.apple.com/us/album/richard-mortimer/1177948710
- ^ "Sideshow Homepage". 5 April 1997. Archived from the original on 5 April 1997.
- ^ "Client Comments on our promotion, marketing, and artist development services". 22 October 2000. Archived from the original on 22 October 2000.
- ^ "MTV: House of Style - Kiss and Make-Up Beauty Guide". TVGuide.com.
- ^ X-Press issue #419, page 45
- ^ "Radio Fremantle | Introduction". 3 August 2004. Archived from the original on 3 August 2004.
- ^ "The Twilight Zone". Radio Fremantle.
- ^ Connections magazine Aug 1993, page 62 & 63
- ^ Mortimer, Richard; Mortimer, Paul; Pereira, G. (9 May 1991). "Newspaper heroes" – via slwa.wa.gov.au.
- ^ "Release "Newspaper Heroes" by Live Wire - MusicBrainz". musicbrainz.org.
- ^ Review in X-Press magazine X-Press magazine, issue 243, page 40 by Bob Gordon
- ^ Mortimer, Richard; Reid, Lesley (9 May 1992). "Kiss you all over" – via slwa.wa.gov.au.
- ^ "Release "Kiss You All Over" by Richard Mortimer, Lesley Reid - MusicBrainz". musicbrainz.org.
- ^ Review in X-Press magazine, issue 277, page 32
- ^ "Signals". 9 May 1993 – via slwa.wa.gov.au.
- ^ "Release group "Signals" by The Angry Red Planets - MusicBrainz". musicbrainz.org.
- ^ "Release "Demo Cassette #1" by Neon Ceiling - MusicBrainz". musicbrainz.org.
- ^ "Release "Demo Cassette #2" by Neon Ceiling - MusicBrainz". musicbrainz.org.
- ^ "Release "Ganesha" by The Wooden Gods - MusicBrainz". musicbrainz.org.
- ^ The Wooden Gods topic on YouTube
- ^ https://musicbrainz.org/release/6f0e8f9e-97fe-4368-93b6-dba5b28ba318 MusicBrainz entry for Philosophy as an Art]
- ^ "Release "Dinosaur Rock" by Richard Mortimer - MusicBrainz". musicbrainz.org.
- ^ State Library of Western Australia catalogue, Dinosaur Rock
- ^ "Release "MöN fish non sequitur" by Richard Mortimer - MusicBrainz". musicbrainz.org.
- ^ Mortimer, Richard (9 May 1992). "Mon fish non sequitur" – via slwa.wa.gov.au.
- ^ "Release "Wun-Fli" by Richard Mortimer - MusicBrainz". musicbrainz.org.
- ^ Mortimer, Richard (9 May 1992). "Wun Fli" – via slwa.wa.gov.au.
- ^ "Release "SunSetSite" by Richard Mortimer - MusicBrainz". musicbrainz.org.
- ^ State Library of Western Australia catalogue, SunSetSite
- ^ "Release "Somewhere between Art and Science" by Richard Mortimer - MusicBrainz". musicbrainz.org.
- ^ Mortimer, Richard (9 May 1993). "Somewhere between art and science" – via slwa.wa.gov.au.
- ^ "Release "The Garden Of Pleasure" by Richard Mortimer - MusicBrainz". musicbrainz.org.
- ^ Mortimer, Richard (9 May 1995). "The garden of pleasure" – via slwa.wa.gov.au.
- ^ "Garden of Pleasure - Richard Mortimer | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ "Richard Mortimer reviews". www.ram.org.
- ^ "Valentine | Credits". AllMusic.
- ^ Anastasia Valentine, ex-President of Valentine Records
- ^ "Spotify – Web Player". open.spotify.com.
- ^ "Bandcamp". bandcamp.com.
- ^ "WAM promotion". WAM.org.au.
- ^ "WA State Library reference". slwa.wa.gov.au.
- ^ "Release "West Of The Nullabor Wall" by Various Artists - MusicBrainz". musicbrainz.org.
- ^ "Gerico Recording Studios - MusicBrainz". musicbrainz.org.
- ^ State Library of Western Australia catalogue, Shades of Perth, Volume one
- ^ "Release "Shades Of Perth Volume One" by Various Artists - MusicBrainz". musicbrainz.org.
- ^ https://giggysound.com/cds-and-artists/hard-marshmellow
- ^ "Procopy Perth | Melbourne | - CD DVD Replication Duplication". www.procopy.com.au.
- ^ Mortimer, Richard; Hill, Doreen; Roberts, Klou (9 May 1994). "Shades of Perth. Volume II" – via slwa.wa.gov.au.
- ^ "Release "Shades of Perth Volume II" by Various Artists - MusicBrainz". musicbrainz.org.
- ^ "Review of "Shades of Perth Volume II" by Various Artists - Rad Cyberzine".
- ^ "Shades of Perth: a compilation of music from Perth, Western Australia. Volume III". 9 May 1995 – via slwa.wa.gov.au.
- ^ "Release "Shades of Perth Volume III" by Various Artists - MusicBrainz". musicbrainz.org.
- ^ Kathode Ray Trademark Information at Bizapedia
- ^ "David Hooper: The Musicians Marketer Shows How To Go From 1- 1,000". 4 August 2014.
- ^ Spencer, Chris (1993). Who's Who of Australian Rock (3rd ed.). Moonlight Publications. ISBN 0-86788-368-5.
- ^ McHenry, Paul (1997). Perth Bands 1985 - 1989 (1st ed.). Moonlight Publications. ISBN 1-876187-08-5.
- ^ McHenry, Paul (1997). Perth Bands 1990 - 1994 (1st ed.). Moonlight Publications. ISBN 1-876187-09-3.