Clayton Doley

Clayton Doley

Clayton Doley (born 13 September 1974) is an Australian musician, singer, song writer, television musical director, arranger, and record producer best known for his Hammond Organ virtuosity.[1]

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Songwriter and producer

As a song writer Clayton has had his works recorded by The Whitlams,[2] Jimmy Barnes,[3] Mahalia Barnes,[4] Jade MacRae, Ngaiire and Kara Grainger. He has produced tracks for Jimmy Barnes' platinum selling Double Happiness album[3] and Jade MacRae's ARIA award winning self titled debut.

Session musician

As a recording session musician Clayton is most often credited as playing the Hammond Organ and is sometimes listed as Clayton Dooley. He also performs on a wide variety keyboard instruments and has been credited with playing piano, wurlitzer, rhodes, clavinet and mellotron. He has played on albums for artists such as Harry Manx,[5] A Camp[6] (Sweden), Eugene "Hideaway" Bridges (USA),[7] Jimmy Barnes,[8] Renee Geyer, Billy Thorpe, The Whitlams,[9] The Rockmellons, Adam Brand, Kasey Chambers, Alex Lloyd, Troy Cassar-Daley,[10] James Blundell,[11] Adam Harvey, Ed Kuepper, Slim Dusty, Beccy Cole, Felicity Urquhart, Rick Price,[12] Tina Harrod, Jackie Orszaczky,[1] Mahalia Barnes,[13] Jade Macrae, Kevin Borich[14] to name a few.[15]

Tours

As a live session musician, Clayton has played for Steve Cropper and Donald "Duck" Dunn from Booker T and The MG's (USA), Larry Braggs and David Garibaldi[16] from Tower Of Power (USA), The Divinyls,[17] Nigel Kennedy[18] (UK), Eugene "Hideaway" Bridges[19] (USA), Harry Manx (Canada), Silverchair, Billy Thorpe, Jon Stevens, Vanessa Amorosi, Guy Sebastian, Jimmy Barnes, Ian Moss, Russell Morris, Renee Geyer, The Whitlams, Mica Paris (UK), Margie Evans (USA), Louisiana Red (USA), Mojo Buford (USA), Hubert Sumlin (USA), Guitar Shorty (USA), Jenny Morris, Mia Dyson, James Morrison, Don Burrows, Adam Brand, Deborah Conway, Marcia Hines, Deni Hines, Disco Montego. He has been a member the now defunct Double Wammy[20] and The Mighty Reapers,[21] and has started his own bands The Hands[1] and Clayton Doley's Organ Donors.[22] He has opened for James Brown, BB King, Buddy Guy and Junior Wells, Albert Collins, Albert King, Georgie Fame, Maceo Parker, Jon Cleary, Bon Jovi, Cheap Trick, Ronan Keating,

Band leader

In 2002 Clayton and his brother Lachlan formed soul band The Hands, driven by the dueling keyboards of Clayton on Hammond Organ and Lachlan Doley on Hohner D6 Clavinet. The Hands have recorded two albums of original songs, "Live and Breathe" in 2004 and "Everything Is Wonderful"[23] in 2008.

In 2006 Clayton Doley's Organ Donors was formed with long time friends and fellow musicians Jak Housden on guitar (Badloves), James Haselwood on Bass, and Dave Hibbard (also from The Hands) on Drums. They regularly perform on the Australian festival circuit and have been referred to as Australia's answer to Booker T and the MG's.[22] In 2010 Clayton Doley's Organ Donors released an instrumental album on Sundazed called Tension.

Musical director for television

As has worked as a television musical director for such shows as Good News Week[24] broadcast on Network 10, The Sideshow broadcast on the ABC network, Melbourne International Comedy Festival (MICF) Opening Night Gala 2009 and 2010 broadcast on Network 10 and musical director for The Great Debate 2011 broadcast on Network 10.

References

  1. ^ a b c "The Hands – Gig Reviews". Sydney Morning Herald. http://www.smh.com.au/news/gig-reviews/the-hands/2008/04/17/1208025361012.html. Retrieved 21 October 2011. 
  2. ^ "the official whitlams website". Thewhitlams.com. 30 July 1995. http://www.thewhitlams.com/RELEASES/. Retrieved 21 October 2011. 
  3. ^ a b "Jimmy Barnes – Double Happiness (CD, Album)". Discogs.com. http://www.discogs.com/Jimmy-Barnes-Double-Happiness/release/614207. Retrieved 21 October 2011. 
  4. ^ "Mahalia Barnes + The Soul Mates". Mahaliabarnes.com.au. http://mahaliabarnes.com.au/. Retrieved 21 October 2011. 
  5. ^ Kane Young (6 May 2010). "Harry's one cool cat Music". The Mercury. http://www.themercury.com.au/article/2010/05/06/144371_music.html. Retrieved 21 October 2011. 
  6. ^ "A Camp – A Camp (CD, Album)". Discogs.com. 20 August 2001. http://www.discogs.com/A-Camp-A-Camp/release/770236. Retrieved 21 October 2011. 
  7. ^ "Armadillo Music | Eugene Hideaway Bridges". Bluearmadillo.com. http://www.bluearmadillo.com/artistpage.php?artist=6. Retrieved 21 October 2011. 
  8. ^ "Jimmy Barnes Online". Jimmybarnesonline.info. http://www.jimmybarnesonline.info/band.htm. Retrieved 21 October 2011. 
  9. ^ "the official whitlams website". Thewhitlams.com. http://www.thewhitlams.com/RELEASES/default.asp?Mode=VIEWINFO&TrackID=63&ReleaseID=20. Retrieved 21 October 2011. 
  10. ^ "Troy Cassar–Daley : Rockin Country Soul! : Fender® Australia". Fender.com.au. http://www.fender.com.au/feature/troy-cassar-daley/. Retrieved 21 October 2011. 
  11. ^ "Mushroom Music Publishing :: Songwriters". Mushroommusic.com.au. http://www.mushroommusic.com.au/songwriters/30/blundell-james. Retrieved 21 October 2011. 
  12. ^ http://www.rickprice.com.au/biography.php
  13. ^ [1][dead link]
  14. ^ "Kevin Borich Reviews". Kevinborich.com. http://www.kevinborich.com/KB_reviews.htm. Retrieved 21 October 2011. 
  15. ^ "Clayton Doley". Album Credits. http://albumcredits.com/Profile/375022. Retrieved 21 October 2011. 
  16. ^ "News & Updates". Tower of Power. http://www.towerofpower.com/news-and-updates/. Retrieved 21 October 2011. 
  17. ^ [2][dead link]
  18. ^ "Buy tickets to NIGEL KENNEDY PLAYS THE MUSIC OF JIMI HENDRIX, The Basement". moshtix. 18 February 2010. http://www.moshtix.com.au/event.aspx?id=34190. Retrieved 21 October 2011. 
  19. ^ "Eugene Hideaway Bridges". The Daily Planet. Abc.gov.au. 9 April 2007. http://abc.gov.au/rn/dailyplanet/stories/2007/1889947.htm. Retrieved 21 October 2011. 
  20. ^ "Blue Ring Records". Blue Ring Records. 12 June 2008. http://blueringrecords.com/content/view/16/52/. Retrieved 21 October 2011. 
  21. ^ "Mighty Reapers, The". Blues.org.au. 10 September 2002. http://www.blues.org.au/bands/m/mightyreapers.php. Retrieved 21 October 2011. 
  22. ^ a b "Byron Bay Bluesfest". Bluesfest.com.au. http://www.bluesfest.com.au/artists/detail.aspx?ArtistID=302. Retrieved 21 October 2011. 
  23. ^ John Shand. "CD Reviews - Everything is Wonderful". The Sydney Morning Herald. http://newsstore.smh.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=smh&kw=clayton+AND+doley&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=2years&so=relevance&sf=text&rc=10&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=SMH080711AF4EP6HLQMG. Retrieved 21 October 2011. 
  24. ^ "Good News Week – Credits". Channel Ten. http://ten.com.au/good-news-week-credits.htm. Retrieved 21 October 2011. 

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