Iva Davies

Infobox musical artist


Name = Iva Davies
Background =
Birth_name = Ivor Arthur Davies
Alias =
Born = Birth date and age|1955|5|22|mf=y
Died =
Origin = Wauchope, New South Wales, Australia
Instrument = Vocals, Guitar,Oboe,Keyboards,Synthesizer,Cor Anglais
Genre = Electro/New wave/Rock
Label = Diva Records
Associated_acts = Icehouse, Flowers
Url= [http://www.icehouse-iva.com/ Official Icehouse - Iva Davies website]

Iva Davies (born Ivor Arthur Davies 22 May 1955 in Wauchope, New South Wales, Australia) is the frontman for Australian electro/new wave/rock band Icehouse (formerly known as Flowers).

Career

Davies has worked with such notable musicians as David Bowie, Brian Eno, Peter Gabriel, Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music, Yukihiro Takahashi, John Oates, Elvis Costello, Simple Minds, Peter Tosh, Robert Palmer, XTC, The Psychedelic Furs, and many more.

1970s

In late 1977, Iva Davies, a former oboe and composition student at the New South Wales Conservatorium of Music joined with bass guitar player Keith Welsh to form a band called Flowers.

In 1979 Davies re-established an old friendship with Cameron Allan, the director of Sydney-based independent label Regular Records.

1980s

In 1985 Davies and fellow Icehouse member Bob Kretschmer worked on the ballet "Boxes" with the Sydney Dance Company. In addition to scoring the ballet, they also co-wrote the script with Graeme Murphy. "Boxes" opened at the Sydney Opera House in December, and Davies performed in an acting/singing/dancing role to sold-out crowds for three weeks straight.

1985 also saw Davies win an APRA Music Award for "Most Performed Australasian Music For Film" for "Razorback". [APRA Music Award [http://www.apra.com.au/awards/music/winners1985.asp "1985 Winners" list] ]

In 1988, Davies and co-collaborator John Oates won an APRA Music Award for the Icehouse song "Electric Blue" (from the "Man Of Colours" album) in the "Most Performed Australasian Popular Work" category. [APRA Music Award [http://www.apra.com.au/awards/music/winners1988.asp "1988 Winners" list] ]

1990s

The Sydney Dance Company worked on creating a ballet which became "Berlin". As well as recording the score to the ballet, Davies performed these songs live with Icehouse at each show. He was an intrinsic part of the ballet, in a role similar to the one in he played in "Boxes". Iva was successful in creating a translation from the dancers to the audience. "Berlin" was an instant success and ran for two seasons. "Boxes" and "Berlin" are two of the most successful shows that the Sydney Dance Company has had to date.Fact|date=February 2007

2000s

In 2003, Davies travelled to Los Angeles to record the soundtrack to the Peter Weir film "" with Christopher Gordon and Richard Tognetti. Together, they won the 2004 APRA/AGSC Screen Music Award in the "Best Soundtrack Album" category. [APRA Screen Music Awards [http://www.apra.com.au/awards/screen/winners-2004.asp "2004 Winners" list] ] In 2005 Davies scored the mini-series "The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant". On 6 November 2006, he won the 2006 APRA/AGSC Screen Music Award in the "Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie" category. [APRA Screen Music Awards [http://www.apra.com.au/awards/screen/winners-2006.asp "2006 Winners" list] ] From 15 June 2008, Davies was a judge on Seven Network TV series "Battle of the Choirs"; [cite news |url=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23841589-5016626,00.html |last=Blundell |first=Graeme |publisher="The Australian" |title=Choir wars |date=2008-06-14 |accessdate=2008-06-17 ] his band Icehouse performed "Great Southern Land" on the grand final show won by University of Newcastle Chamber Choir. [cite news |url=http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=608452 |title=Newcastle group wins Battle of Choirs |publisher=National Nine News |date=2008-08-03 |accessdate=2008-08-04 ]

Awards

Achievements

Personal life

Iva married Tonia Kelly in 1990. They have two children: Brynn (born 1993) and Evan (1996).

External links

* [http://www.spellbound-icehouse.org/ Spellbound - Icehouse] News, interviews, discography, photo gallery

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