Mick Peaker & The Usual Suspects

Genre: Folk
Secondary Genre: Rock Sydney, New South Wales Australia Contact

A fresh dynamic of Rock/Folk with a twist of Country. Real songs from the heart with something new to discover in each listen. Plus a bunch of good old, great fun, rockin' blues that's sure to put a stomp in your boots and a smile on your face!

Artist Information

Biography

Mick has completed a Diploma in Performing Arts through ACE (Australian College of Entertainment) and an Advanced Diploma in Songwriting at SCA (School of Creative Arts).

Mick produced his first EP, ‘Beginning the Dream’, in 1998. In 2002 he wrote and recorded ‘Heartbeat of Africa’ after visiting an orphanage in northern Uganda and in 2004 he co-wrote and produced ‘After the Rain’ with Elizabeth Connolly.

Mick’s most recent work, an EP of 6 songs recorded with “The Usual Suspects”, is now available on itunes. The members of “The Usual Suspects”: Andy Worsnop (guitar), Kelvin Dorsey (drums), Becca Roze (flute), Gary Rickets (bass) and Mick Peaker (guitar and vocals) together, bring a fresh dynamic to their blend of rock/folk, twists of country, and songs from the heart.

All recording projects are available for purchase on itunes.

www.myspace.com/michaelpeaker
http://ilike.com/artist/Michael+Robert+Peaker
www.sonicbids.com/MickPeakerTheUsualSuspects


Instrumentation

Mick Peaker - Vocals, Acoustic guitar, Blues harp
Kelvin Dorsey - Drums
Gary Rickets - Bass
Andy Worsnop - Electric guitar
Becca Roze - Flute

Discography

"Beginning the Dream" EP 1998

"Heartbeat of Africa" single 2002

"After the Rain" LP 2004

"The Usual Suspects" EP 2008

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Audio

Lyrics

Video

Photo Gallery

  • Mick Peaker & The Usual Suspects

  • Gary Rickets (bass)

  • Andy Worsnop (guitar)

  • Becca Roze (flute)

  • Kelvin Dorsey (drums)

  • "Beginning the Dream" '98

  • "Heartbeat of Africa" '02

  • "After the Rain" '04

  • "The Usual Suspects" '08

Press

Setlist

Set length: 1 - 1.5 hrs

Origonal:
Roxanne Roxanne
Somebody's Hero
There Was a Time
Rose in a Garden
One for the Road
Etenity
Laugh Love Live
I've Heard it Said
Et Tu Brutus
Autumn Kiss
Reflections

Covers:
Check it Out
Keep Your Hands to Yourself
I Love You Period
Good Clean Fun
Bouree
The Further We Stretch
People Get Ready
Lost Highway
Tight Rope

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