Richard Pleasance

Biography

Richard Arnold Pleasance is an Australian rock musician and producer. He was a founding member of Boom Crash Opera on guitar, bass guitar, vocals and as a songwriter in 1985; they released three albums before Pleasance left in 1992. Their hit Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) singles, "Great Wall" (No. 5, 1986) and "Onion Skin" (No. 11, 1989) were co-written by Pleasance, who also co-produced their second album, These Here Are Crazy Times (No. 10, 1989). His debut solo release, Galleon received four nominations at the ARIA Music Awards for 1992. Pleasance composed the theme music for Australian television series SeaChange (1998–2001), for 2006 feature film Kenny, and more recently he composed the theme music for the prison drama series Wentworth. Pleasance is married to Michelle, and, since May 2009, is living in Hepburn Springs, Victoria, where he has a recording studio.

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Discography

Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Credited work

276 releases · 55 albums · active 1986–2024

  • Performance · 761
  • Production · 144
  • Engineering · 97
  • Other credits · 68
  • Mastering · 1

Studios: Ocean Way Recording · Dreamland Recording Studios · The Magic Shop · The Sound Factory

Frequent collaborators

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