Education
Capek studied piano as a child and then later, influenced by Little Richard, Ray Charles and Chuck Berry, co-founded Carson, one of Australia"s premier blues bands.
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John Capek
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John Capek is a composer, arranger, keyboardist, producer. Capek moved with his family to Melbourne, Australia at the age of three. Capek then played in the bands King Harvest, Flite and with Aussie superstars Doug Parkinson and Renee Geyer.
In 1973 he emigrated to Canada.
In Toronto Capek played keyboards and arranged songs for Marc Jordan, Ian Thomas, Dan Hill and Dianne Brooks, and produced hit recordings for Hill, Ken Tobias, The Good Brothers, Downchild and Amy Sky. As a session musician he recorded with legendary producers Humberto Gatica and John Boylan.
As John Capek & The Family of Manitoba, he released his debut recording, Indaba (Mesa Blue Moon). Returning to Toronto in 1995 John continued writing for Stewart, as well as for Cher, Amanda Marshall, Bonnie Raitt amongst others and also scored the television series "Grandpa"s Garden" and "Letters to God".
An exceptionally prolific popular songwriter, Capek is noted for his use of complex harmonies, mostly associated with Tin Pan Alley.
His biggest success to date has been "Rhythm of My Heart," with Rod Stewart. Other Capek hits include "Take Maine Home," with Joe Cocker and featured in the film Blown Away, "Promises," with Amanda Marshall, "Love So High," with Cher and "Deep Water" with Bonnie Raitt. His songs have also been recorded by artists in the Czechoslovakian Republic, and used in films such as Cocktail, The Silencer and The Perfect Storm.
Membership
Former director of the Songwriters Association of Canada and the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, and founding faculty member of the songwriting program at the Royal Conservatory of Music.
