Fiona Joy Hawkins
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| Fiona Joy Hawkins | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1964 Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia |
| Genres | Classical Jazz New age |
| Occupations | Composer, recording artist |
| Instruments | Piano |
| Labels | Little Hartley Music |
| Website | www.fionajoyhawkins.com.au |
Fiona Joy Hawkins (born 1964) is an Australian composer. She was born in Cessnock, New South Wales, to a creative family,[1] and trained as a classical pianist.[2]
Her first album, Portrait of a Waterfall, charted at #1 on the New Age Reporter (NAR) World Charts in 2005.[3][4] Her classical release, Angel Above My Piano, earned the NAR Lifestyle Music Award for Best Piano Album of the Year for 2006.[5] She has been a finalist multiple times in both the Musicoz Awards in the jazz and classical categories,[6][7] and the Los Angeles Music Awards in the New Age/Ambient Instrumental category.[8]
[edit] Discography
- Portrait of a Waterfall (2005)
- Angel Above My Piano (2006)
- ICE - Piano Slightly Chilled (2008)
- Blue Dream (2008) with Will Ackerman
Blue Dream (2009) SACD produced Will Ackerman & Corin Nelsen Music for Massage (Compilation) (2010)
[edit] References
- ^ Parsons, Kathy (2008). "Interview with Fiona Joy Hawkins". (homepagemac.com/kathyparsonspiano). http://homepage.mac.com/kathyparsonspiano/fionajoyhawkins/Personal528.html. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
- ^ "Official bio". (fionajoyhawkins.com). http://www.fionajoyhawkins.com/about.html. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
- ^ Jackson, Ronald (2006). "Review of Ice (Piano Slightly Chilled)". (jazzreview.com). http://www.jazzreview.com/cd/review-19659.html. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
- ^ Kelly, Rhonda (2008-03-13). "Fiona Joy Hawkins is Chillin' at the Top of the New Age World". Reuters (reuters.com). http://www.reuters.com/article/idUS254402+13-Mar-2008+PRN20080313. Retrieved 2008-09-12.
- ^ "2006 NAR Lifestyle Music Award Winners". (newagereporter.com). http://www.newagereporter.com/admin/2006award_finalists.asp. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
- ^ "2007 Top 5 Finalists". (musicoz.org). http://www.musicoz.org/about/2007_Musicoz_Winners/Finalists/. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
- ^ "Top 5 Nominees Announced for the Musicoz Awards" (pdf). (apra.com.au). 2006-10-31. http://www.apra.com.au/news/industry/news/061031_MusicozFinalists.pdf. Retrieved 2009-09-12.[dead link]
- ^ "Official LAMA Main Event Award Categories". (lamusicawards.com). 2008. http://www.lamusicawards.com/awardcat.html. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
