Nick Seymour
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Nick Seymour is a musician, painter, and record producer. He is best known for being the bass guitarist in the Australasian rock group Crowded House
and brother to Mark Seymour
of another successful group; Hunters and Collectors.
, Australia, Seymour studied Visual Arts in Melbourne, and taught himself how to play the bass. As a young boy he and his family used to travel around country Victoria as the Seymour Family Singers. In his spare time, he played in local bands, including Plays With Marionettes, Bang, and The Horla, and worked on the set of films like The Leonski Incident and the TV series Carson's Law
. At the end of 1984, he became the bass player for what was to become Crowded House
. He stayed with the band until its demise in 1996. Seymour also produced all of the artwork for the band, including album covers, costumes and stage sets.
He worked on various projects since 1996, among them, playing in the band Deadstar
and producing the debut album for Irish band Bell X1. He moved to Dublin, Ireland where he built a recording studio and was responsible for developing Irish bands Juno Falls and Vesta Varro as well as recording popular rock band, The Walls
who later would join the re-formed Crowded House on their Australian come-back tour of 2007. In 2003, he had re-teamed with old Crowded House bandmate Paul Hester
to form a band called Tarmac Adam
.
Following the 2005 death of Crowded House drummer Paul Hester, Seymour reconnected with Finn and followed by performing on his third studio album. Through time, this project converted from a solo project into the fifth Crowded House album. In 2007, Neil Finn
, Mark Hart
and Nick Seymour reformed Crowded House, adding Matt Sherrod
as drummer. The album Time on Earth
was released in June 2007 and the group started a world tour in support of it.
Crowded House
Crowded House are a rock band, formed in Melbourne, Australia and led by New Zealand singer-songwriter Neil Finn. Finn is the primary songwriter and creative director of the band, having led it through several incarnations, drawing members from New Zealand , Australia and the United States...
and brother to Mark Seymour
Mark Seymour
Mark Seymour is an Australian musician and vocalist best known for his work as the frontman and songwriter of rock band Hunters & Collectors...
of another successful group; Hunters and Collectors.
Biography
Born in Benalla, VictoriaBenalla, Victoria
Benalla is a city of just over 9,000 people located just off the Hume Freeway in north-eastern Victoria, Australia, about southwest of Wangaratta. Its Local Government Area is the Rural City of Benalla.- Overview :...
, Australia, Seymour studied Visual Arts in Melbourne, and taught himself how to play the bass. As a young boy he and his family used to travel around country Victoria as the Seymour Family Singers. In his spare time, he played in local bands, including Plays With Marionettes, Bang, and The Horla, and worked on the set of films like The Leonski Incident and the TV series Carson's Law
Carson's Law
Carson's Law is an Australian television series made by Crawford Productions for the Ten Network between 1983 and 1984. The series was a period piece set in the 1920s and starred Lorraine Bayly as progressive solicitor Jennifer Carson...
. At the end of 1984, he became the bass player for what was to become Crowded House
Crowded House
Crowded House are a rock band, formed in Melbourne, Australia and led by New Zealand singer-songwriter Neil Finn. Finn is the primary songwriter and creative director of the band, having led it through several incarnations, drawing members from New Zealand , Australia and the United States...
. He stayed with the band until its demise in 1996. Seymour also produced all of the artwork for the band, including album covers, costumes and stage sets.
He worked on various projects since 1996, among them, playing in the band Deadstar
Deadstar
Deadstar was an Australian band from Melbourne based around the songs of singer Caroline Kennedy and guitarist Barry Palmer ....
and producing the debut album for Irish band Bell X1. He moved to Dublin, Ireland where he built a recording studio and was responsible for developing Irish bands Juno Falls and Vesta Varro as well as recording popular rock band, The Walls
The Walls
The Walls are an Irish rock band. They were formed in 1998 by two ex-members of The Stunning.-Members:* Steve Wall* Joe Wall* Carl Harms * Rory Doyle...
who later would join the re-formed Crowded House on their Australian come-back tour of 2007. In 2003, he had re-teamed with old Crowded House bandmate Paul Hester
Paul Hester
Paul Newell Hester was an Australian musician and television personality; he was the drummer for the related bands Split Enz and Crowded House.-The early years:...
to form a band called Tarmac Adam
Tarmac Adam
Tarmac Adam is a Melbourne pop band that on its debut album featured two former members of Crowded House, bassist Nick Seymour and drummer Paul Hester....
.
Following the 2005 death of Crowded House drummer Paul Hester, Seymour reconnected with Finn and followed by performing on his third studio album. Through time, this project converted from a solo project into the fifth Crowded House album. In 2007, Neil Finn
Neil Finn
Neil 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...
, Mark Hart
Mark Hart
Mark Hart , is a multi-instrumentalist best known for his participation as a member of Supertramp and Crowded House....
and Nick Seymour reformed Crowded House, adding Matt Sherrod
Matt Sherrod
Matt Sherrod is an American drummer, musician, and since 2007, a member of the New Zealand band Crowded House. Sherrod first became known as a musician playing drums for rock artist Beck...
as drummer. The album Time on Earth
Time on Earth
Time on Earth is the fifth studio album by the pop-rock band Crowded House. Tracks have been produced by both Ethan Johns and Steve Lillywhite and the album was released on 30 June 2007 in Australia, 2 July in the United Kingdom and 10 July in North America...
was released in June 2007 and the group started a world tour in support of it.