Fane Flaws
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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.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
, songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
, and artist
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
. He was a member of bands including Blerta
Blerta
Blerta , was a New Zealand musical and theatrical co-operative active in the 1970s....
, Spats
The Spats
Spats were a New Zealand band . Members included Fane Flaws, Peter Dasent, Bruno Lawrence and Tony Backhouse. Spats worked with the Limbs Dance Company, a contemporary dance company based in New Zealand...
and The Crocodiles
The Crocodiles
The Crocodiles was a New Zealand pop band formed in 1979 with lead singer Jenny Morris, who went on to commercial success as a solo artist in Australia; and later included drummer Barton Price who subsequently joined Sardine v and then Models...
.
He wrote many of the songs used in the film Meet the Feebles
Meet the Feebles
Meet the Feebles is a 1989 black comedy film directed by Peter Jackson. It features Jim Henson-esque puppets in a perverse comic satire. Like Henson's Muppets, the Feebles are animal-figured puppets assembled together as members of a theatre troupe...
.
He animated the titles for Radio with Pictures
Radio with Pictures
Radio with Pictures was an early music video program, airing on New Zealand broadcaster TV2 from 1976 to 1986...
, a Television New Zealand
Television New Zealand
Television New Zealand, more commonly referred to, and stylized as TVNZ, is a government-owned corporation television network broadcasting in New Zealand and parts of the Pacific. It operates TV1, TV2, TVNZ7, TVNZ Heartland, TVNZ U and new media services....
programme featuring popular and alternative music.
He is co-author, with Arthur Baysting
Arthur Baysting
Arthur Baysting is a songwriter, screenwriter , and comedian from New Zealand. He was a songwriting member of The Crocodiles, co-writing their biggest hit Tears with Fane Flaws....
and Peter Dasent
Peter Dasent
Peter Dasent is a New Zealand musician and composer. He played keyboards in the bands Spats, and The Crocodiles. He leads the chamber-jazz group the Umbrellas, is writing a book on the music of Nino Rota and currently works in music composition for film and television, most notably in the...
, 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.
Music videos
- The CrocodilesThe CrocodilesThe Crocodiles was a New Zealand pop band formed in 1979 with lead singer Jenny Morris, who went on to commercial success as a solo artist in Australia; and later included drummer Barton Price who subsequently joined Sardine v and then Models...
: Tears, 1979 - Dave DobbynDave DobbynDave Dobbyn, ONZM is an award-winning New Zealand musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. In his early career he was a member of the rock group Th' Dudes and was the main creative force in pop band DD Smash...
: 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 FinnNeil FinnNeil Mullane Finn, OBE is a New Zealand Pop recording artist. Along with his brother Tim Finn, he was the co-frontman for Split Enz and is now frontman for Crowded House...
: Can You Hear Us, 1999 - directed - Tim FinnTim FinnBrian Timothy "Tim" Finn, OBE is a New Zealand singer and musician. Finn is most known for his music with New Zealand 1970s and 1980s rock group Split Enz, and later for his solo work, a temporary membership in his brother Neil's band Crowded House and his joint efforts with Neil Finn as the Finn...
: Parihaka - directed - The Front LawnThe Front LawnThe Front Lawn was a New Zealand musical/theatrical duo formed by Don McGlashan and Harry Sinclair. From 1989-90, they were joined by Jennifer Ward-Lealand. Their song Andy appeared at number 82 in the Top 100 New Zealand Songs...
: 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 BirdsThe Mutton BirdsThe Mutton Birds was a band from New Zealand formed in 1991 by Don McGlashan, Ross Burge, and David Long.-History:All three members came into the band with experience: McGlashan came from Blam Blam Blam and The Front Lawn, guitarist Long had played in the Six Volts and Burge had played in the...
: Dominion Road (Second version?), 1992 - directed - The Mutton BirdsThe Mutton BirdsThe Mutton Birds was a band from New Zealand formed in 1991 by Don McGlashan, Ross Burge, and David Long.-History:All three members came into the band with experience: McGlashan came from Blam Blam Blam and The Front Lawn, guitarist Long had played in the Six Volts and Burge had played in the...
: Nature, 1992 - directed - The Mutton BirdsThe Mutton BirdsThe Mutton Birds was a band from New Zealand formed in 1991 by Don McGlashan, Ross Burge, and David Long.-History:All three members came into the band with experience: McGlashan came from Blam Blam Blam and The Front Lawn, guitarist Long had played in the Six Volts and Burge had played in the...
: Giant Friend, 1993 - directed - The Mutton BirdsThe Mutton BirdsThe Mutton Birds was a band from New Zealand formed in 1991 by Don McGlashan, Ross Burge, and David Long.-History:All three members came into the band with experience: McGlashan came from Blam Blam Blam and The Front Lawn, guitarist Long had played in the Six Volts and Burge had played in the...
: The Heater, 1994 - directed - The Mutton BirdsThe Mutton BirdsThe Mutton Birds was a band from New Zealand formed in 1991 by Don McGlashan, Ross Burge, and David Long.-History:All three members came into the band with experience: McGlashan came from Blam Blam Blam and The Front Lawn, guitarist Long had played in the Six Volts and Burge had played in the...
: Anchor Me - directed - The Mutton BirdsThe Mutton BirdsThe Mutton Birds was a band from New Zealand formed in 1991 by Don McGlashan, Ross Burge, and David Long.-History:All three members came into the band with experience: McGlashan came from Blam Blam Blam and The Front Lawn, guitarist Long had played in the Six Volts and Burge had played in the...
: In My Room - directed by Leon Narbey, recut by Fane Flaws. - The NarcsThe NarcsThe Narcs were an award winning New Zealand band, that formed in 1980 in Christchurch, New Zealand, by bassist Tony Waine, drummer Bob Ogilvie and guitarist Garth Sinclair - departed/replaced by Australian guitarist/singer Andy Dickson....
: Diamonds on China, 1985
Awards
- Best Video at the New Zealand Music Awards, 1985 for The NarcsThe NarcsThe Narcs were an award winning New Zealand band, that formed in 1980 in Christchurch, New Zealand, by bassist Tony Waine, drummer Bob Ogilvie and guitarist Garth Sinclair - departed/replaced by Australian guitarist/singer Andy Dickson....
: 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)