Education
Sydney Conservatorium of Music.
Sydney Conservatorium of Music.
Davies has worked with such notable musicians as David Bowie, Brian Eno, Peter Gabriel, Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music, Yukihiro Takahashi, John Oates, Elvis Costello, Simple Minds, Peter Tosh, Robert Palmer, XTC, The Psychedelic Furs, Nik Kershaw. 1970s
Davies first performed as a 16-year-old musician with the "Lucy Fields Jug Band" led by Lindsay Campbell around 1971. Three floors down in the Young Men’s Christian Association Basement in Sydney was a regular folk and acoustic music venue which featured artists such as Bob Hudson, Mike McClellan, First Rate (at Lloyd's) Ward, Pat and Geoff Drummond, First Rate (at Lloyd's) Head, Marion Henderson, Margret Roadknight and Graham Lowndes.
Davies is famous for his vocal style, which was influenced by David Bowie, Bryan Ferry and Marc Bolan.
The Lucy Fields Jug Band secured a recording contract with M7 records but the company was soon to change hands and the band"s album was never released. In late 1977, Davies, a former oboe and composition student at the New South Wales Conservatorium of Music joined with bass guitar player Keith Welsh to form a band called Flowers.
1980s
In 1985 Davies and fellow Icehouse member Bob Kretschmer worked on the ballet Boxes with the Sydney Dance Company. In addition to scoring the ballet, they also co-wrote the script with Graeme Murphy.
Boxes opened at the Sydney Opera House in December, and Davies performed in an acting/singing/dancing role to sold-out crowds for three weeks straight.
On 25 January 1988, Icehouse performs "Electric Blue" at the Royal Command, New South Wales Bicentennial Concert in front of the Prince and Princess of Wales at the Sydney Entertainment Centre. Davies performance was notable for his stage-fright and, due to his being greatly affected by nerves, singing off-key and out of tune. 1990s
The Sydney Dance Company worked on creating a ballet which became Berlin.
As well as recording the score to the ballet, Davies performed these songs live with Icehouse at each show.
He was an intrinsic part of the ballet, in a role similar to the one he played in Boxes. He was successful in creating a translation from the dancers to the audience.
Berlin was an instant success and ran for two seasons. 2000s
In 2003, Davies travelled to Los Angeles to record the soundtrack to the Peter Weir film Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World with Christopher Gordon and Richard Tognetti.
In 2005 Davies scored the mini-series The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant.
Davies currently lives in Whale Beach, New South Wales.
Davies played oboe with the Sydney Youth Orchestra and was a member of the Epping Boys High School Band where he also played Euphonium.