Robin Casinader
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Robin Romesh Casinader is an Australia
n composer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist.
He has been a member of many bands including Plays With Marionettes with Hugo Race
, The Wreckery with Hugo Race and Nick Barker
, and Dave Graney And The Coral Snakes
. He has also performed and written music for his solo projects and bands which have included Hood (which featured Pearly Black
) and The Vanishing Lady.
His two solo albums have featured other musicians singing the majority of the lead vocals: Chris Wilson provided vocals for All This Will Be Yours and Pearly Black
was the featured singer on Useful Tunes.
Robin featured in the 2002 film Queen of the Damned
as a Vampire Pianist. He worked as violin coach to lead actor Stuart Townsend
and some of his music features in the soundtrack (although not on the soundtrack album).
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n composer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist.
He has been a member of many bands including Plays With Marionettes with Hugo Race
Hugo Race
Hugo Race is an Australian rock musician and record producer who has been based in Europe since 1989. He was a member of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, before forming The Wreckery with Nick Barker and Robin Casinader in the 1980s. He is currently a member of Hugo Race and the True Spirit.Race is...
, The Wreckery with Hugo Race and Nick Barker
Nick Barker
Nicholas "Nick" Paul Barker is an Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist who formed a Melbourne-based rock, power pop band Nick Barker & the Reptiles in March 1988. Their cover version of Cockney Rebel's "Make Me Smile " reached the top 30 on the Australian Recording Industry Association ...
, and Dave Graney And The Coral Snakes
Dave Graney
David John "Dave" Graney is an Australian rock musician and singer-songwriter from Mount Gambier, South Australia. Since 1979, Graney is generally accompanied by drummer, Clare Moore...
. He has also performed and written music for his solo projects and bands which have included Hood (which featured Pearly Black
Pearly Black
Pearly Black is an Australian singer. Her performance style varies widely, performing with several ensembles in different genres and in short-run shows...
) and The Vanishing Lady.
His two solo albums have featured other musicians singing the majority of the lead vocals: Chris Wilson provided vocals for All This Will Be Yours and Pearly Black
Pearly Black
Pearly Black is an Australian singer. Her performance style varies widely, performing with several ensembles in different genres and in short-run shows...
was the featured singer on Useful Tunes.
Robin featured in the 2002 film Queen of the Damned
Queen of the Damned (film)
Queen of the Damned is a 2002 film adaptation of the third novel of Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles series, The Queen of the Damned, although the film contains many plot elements from the latter novel's predecessor, The Vampire Lestat. It stars Aaliyah as the vampire queen Akasha, and Stuart...
as a Vampire Pianist. He worked as violin coach to lead actor Stuart Townsend
Stuart Townsend
Stuart Townsend is an Irish actor and director. His most notable portrayals are of the characters Lestat de Lioncourt in the 2002 film adaptation of Anne Rice's Queen of the Damned, and Dorian Gray in the 2003 film adaptation of Alan Moore's The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.-Early life and...
and some of his music features in the soundtrack (although not on the soundtrack album).