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Name | Josh Pyke |
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Background | solo_singer |
Birth name | Joshua Jon Pyke |
Alias | Josh Pyke |
Birth date | December 18, 1977 |
Origin | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Instruments | VocalsGuitar |
Genre | Indie |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
Years active | 2000–present |
Label | Ivy League Records |
Website | www.joshpyke.com }} |
Josh Pyke is an Australian singer-songwriting musician.
Whilst part of Sydney band An Empty Flight he successfully applied for a grant from the Music Board of the Australia Council under the Buzz Project to remix a number of his own demo recordings to be released as an EP ''Current Works Volume 1'', under the name of Night Hour. The lead track, "Kids Don't Sell Their Hopes So Fast" received wide-ranging radio airplay, on national youth broadcaster Triple J and on various community radio stations including 3RRR in Melbourne and Fbi in Sydney. In 2004 Pyke won the Jaxter Music Award for his single "Kids Don't Sell Their Hopes So Fast". The proceeds went towards a home studio, which enabled him to concentrate on his solo output and songs that were to become his debut mini-album ''Feeding The Wolves''.
Pyke signed to Australian indie label Ivy League Records in 2005 and his first release on the label was a mini-album entitled ''Feeding the Wolves''. It features the single "Middle of the Hill", as well as second single "Private Education". Josh toured early in 2005 with Jebediah frontman, Bob Evans, aka Kevin Mitchell. ''Feeding the Wolves'' was nominated for 'Best Pop Release at the 2006 ARIA Awards.
Pyke appeared in his first Triple J Hottest 100 in 2005, where "Middle of the Hill" was voted as number 19 in the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2005;
Josh Pyke performed at the 'Escape to the Park' concert in King's Park, Perth, Western Australia alongside The Panda Band, Tex Perkins, Sarah Blasko and Augie March. He also performed at the 2006-2007 Falls Festival in Lorne, Victoria and Marion Bay, Tasmania on New Year's Eve.
He also sang a cover version of "Wuthering Heights" by Kate Bush for ''No Man's Woman'' which was released in 2007.
In April 2007 his debut album, ''Memories & Dust'', was nominated for a J Award by Triple J.
Pyke also picked up an ARIA for best adult contemporary album at the 2007 ARIA awards.
Pyke features in the Triple J Hottest 100 countdowns. "Memories and Dust" and "Private Education" were voted number 38 and 57 respectively in the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2006, "Lines on Palms", "Sew My Name" and "Forever Song" finished in 79th, 91st and 97th place in the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2007.
Pyke was featured in the Triple J Hottest 100 in 2008 for the fourth time, where he placed "Make You Happy" at 29 and "Lighthouse Song" at 27 in the Hottest 100 of 2008
Josh Pyke is a member of the Australian indie group Basement Birds.
In 2011, Pyke collaborated with Australian rapper 360 on the song "Throw it Away" from 360's album ''Falling & Flying''.
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As of April 2009, MacAskill, who was brought up in Dunvegan on the Isle of Skye, had been practicing for more than 12 years. He gave up his job as a mechanic so he could ride full time. He now lives in Edinburgh. In June 2009, MacAskill appeared in the music video for Doves' single "Winter Hill". MacAskill also appeared in a TV-commercial for the new Volkswagen Golf Estate.
On 16 November 2010 MacAskill released a new video "Way back home" sponsored by Red Bull. The video showcases locations around Scotland including Edinburgh Castle, North Berwick, wartime bunkers on the island of Inchgarvie beneath the Forth Bridge and a hydro-electric power station in the Scottish Highlands.. In May 2011 Leica Cameras released a "Go Play" promo video featuring him doing tricks in the city of Cape Town. In August 9th of 2011 Cut Media released a video named "Industrial Revolutions". The video features MacAskill doing tricks in an abandoned Scottish iron works. It was created for Channel 4's documentary Concrete Circus.
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name | Gilles Panizzi |
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birth date | September 19, 1965 |
nationality | French |
years | 1990–2006 |
teams | Peugeot, Mitsubishi |
races | 71 |
championships | 0 |
wins | 7 |
podiums | 14 |
stagewins | 91 |
points | 134 |
first race | 1990 Monte Carlo Rally |
first win | 2000 Tour de Corse |
last win | 2003 Rally Catalunya |
last race | 2006 Rally Catalunya }} |
Gilles was born in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, Alpes-Maritimes. Like many of his fellow rally racing countrymen, Gilles spent a great deal of his developmental driving years participating in asphalt rally events throughout his native land.
In 1996 and 1997, Gilles won the French Championship title in a Peugeot-backed (funded) 306 kit car. It was at that point that he was nominated to drive for Peugeot as their resident asphalt (tarmac/sealed-surface) expert.
Between 1999 and 2003 Panizzi had great success in his role as Peugeots tarmac expert. He won a total of seven World Rally Championship rounds in this period - all on tarmac. However, Panizzi's inability to match his rivals pace on gravel precluded him from challenging for the world title while at Peugeot.
He is the only WRC driver to do a (famous) 360 spin at the 2002 Rally Catalunya. He was leading by around 45 seconds and decided to give the fans a little treat.
In 2004, Mitsubishi Motorsports recruited Gilles and his co-driver and brother, Hervé, to lead the company's charge back in the World Rally Championship.
In the 2005 season, Gilles was replaced in the lead car by Harri Rovanperä, and guested in the second car with Gianluigi Galli. He finished 3rd at the Monaco rally, the first event of the season, but only scored points in one other event.
In 2006, he was signed by the semi-privateer Red Bull Skoda team. Despite a strong performance in the opening rally of the season in Monte Carlo, he expressed his dissatisfaction at the performance of his car, and after a disappointing showing in Spain, he announced his departure from the team, and was replaced by his former Peugeot teammate Harri Rovanpera.
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