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Roy Fry Curriculum Vitae

  • Writer: Roy Fry
    Roy Fry
  • Feb 15, 2021
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Updated: Feb 17, 2021

Name: Roy Fry

Address: YARRABILBA QLD 4207

Telephone: M: 0466 665 618

E-mail: roygfry@gmail.com


Music History

2016-Present Song Production & Playing Various Clubs & Hotels, South East Qld

Collaboration and Song Production with Jim Hyatt USA

Song Writing for:

• “UTE” Original band formation

• “The Fry Brothers”’

Playing in Various Cover Bands, South East Qld

• Lead Guitar

• Rhythm Guitar

• Vocals

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2014- 2016 Live Gigging / Song writing Melbourne

‘’The Fry Brothers’’

Kindred Studios Yarraville

Canberra Country Music Festival

Donnybrook Music Festival

Various cover bands

• Lead Guitar

• Rhythm Guitar

• Vocals

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2012-2014 Recorded Single/Video production

“Big Kanga’’ (produced Nashville USA)

’The Fry Brothers’’

-Formation “Nashville Sounds’’ (Australia based Portable Recording Unit) in partnership and collaboration with Jim Hyatt (former ‘’Jim Hyatt Enterprizes/Productions’’ _Song Demos, Artist Development, Corporate Audio Logos, Instrument and Vocal Overdubs) http://www.jimhyatt.net/index.html

• Co Song writing (with Sean Patrick McGraw, USA country music singer) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Patrick_McGraw

• Rhythm Guitar

• Vocals


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2011-2012 Recorded CD

“Waitin’ On The Wonderful’ (produced Nashville USA)

‘’The Fry Brothers’’

Originals & Covers

Recorded at THE FUN HOUSE Nashville USA – Mastered at 301 Sydney Australia

Produced by Mark Moffatt - Production credits include:

Keith Urban (the Ranch), The Saints, Yothu Yindi, the Divinyls, Neil & Tim Finn,

Ross Wilson, Slim Dusty, Tony Joe White, Stacey Earle, O’Shea, Jasmine Rae.

http://www.markmoffatt.com/

Licenced by The Orchard Music (on behalf of Hardrush Music Corporation LTD)

Recorded in Australia Bonus Tracks:

11. Sally Anne No 2

12 O’Lord Let Your Love shine On Me

• Acoustic Guitar

• Vocals

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2008-2011 Various Clubs & Hotels Melbourne

‘’The Fry Brothers’’

• Lead Guitar

• Rhythm Guitar

• Vocals

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2007-2008 Music Videos

‘’The Fry Brothers’’

Released YouTube:

• “You Never Know”

• ‘’Yeah Had Enough’’

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2001-2007 Recorded Album “You Never Know”

‘’The Fry Brothers’’

A music video production of "Yeah Had Enough" by "The Fry Brothers"

Produced by: Glass Eye View (This production was a finalist in the Australian Video Producers Annual Awards in the music video category for 2007)

Licenced by The Orchard Music (on behalf of Hardrush Music Corporation LTD)

Various Clubs & Hotels Melbourne

‘’The Fry Brothers’’ Released CD

12 Originals

• Lead Guitar/Rhythm Guitar

• Vocals


1992-2001 Various Clubs & Hotels Melbourne

‘’The Fry Brothers’’

Bluegrass/Traditional Country/Originals

• Acoustic Guitar

• Vocals

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Released 1st Single

Melbourne Vic

“Yippiyay Cowboys”

• Lead Guitar

• Rhythm Guitar

• Vocals

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1986-1992 Various Clubs & Hotels Melbourne

“RANT’- Cover & Originals Band

(3 Piece Hard Rock & Country)

• Electric Guitar

• Vocals

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1985-1986 Various Clubs Adelaide

Cover Bands

• • Electric Guitar


1984-1985 Gap Year

Travelled

1981-1984 Top Course in Music

Ballarat School of Mines

(now Federation University Australia)

University Dr, Mount Helen VIC 3350

Greg Feely (Classical Guitar Teacher)

• Tertiary Orientation (equivalent year 12) • Classical Guitar


• Piano

• Music Theory History of Music

• Music Composition

• Oral

• Music Performance

• Quartet work


1979 -1981 Snake Valley Victoria

‘Status Quo’ Cover Band

Chi – Cover Band

• Electric Guitar

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1978-1979 Snake Valley Victoria

Professional Guitar Lessons

Ray Smith - Melbourne

‘’True Blue’’ Cover Band 4-piece band

Various Hotels & Clubs Ballarat

• Electric Guitar

• Bass

1972-1978 Snake Valley Victoria

Professional Guitar Lessons

Adrian Lewis- Ballarat

Various Pubs

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The Fry Family’ and ‘The Fry Twins’

• Singing

• Acoustic Guitar

• Played live on stage


1969-1972 Various Country & Western Clubs

Ballarat

The Fry Family’ and ‘The Fry Twins’

• Singing

• Acoustic Guitar

• Played live on stage


Further Education: Ballarat Victoria

1984 Ballarat School of Advanced Education

• Certificate History of Music

• Certificate Music Performance

• Certificate Musicianship

• Certificate Drama

• Certificate English

• Certificate Australian Politics


1983 Ballarat School of Advanced Education

• Certificate Music Performance

• Certificate Musicianship


1979-1984 Australian Music Examination Board

University of Adelaide and WA, Victorian Collage of Arts, Tasmanian Conservatorium of Music, Dept. of Education, Queensland, and the Ministry of Education, NSW

• _Classical Guitar Seventh Grade - 1984

• _Pianoforte Second Grade - 1984

• _Theory of Music Fourth Grade - 1983

• _Classical Guitar Fifth Grade - 1983

• _Classical Guitar Third Grade - 1982

• _Theory of Music Second Grade – _1979


Aims:

“To learn how to create excellent sounds and acquire skills on how to produce and engineer, along with to study the art of crafting great musical expression through mixdowns with up to date, state of the art technology” _

Goals: In partnership and collaboration with Jim Hyatt (former ‘’Jim Hyatt Enterprises’/Productions’’) to implement our joint venture called “Nashville Sounds” (An Australian based mobile recording unit, that will record/Demo Australian artists and transfer completed files to be mastered in Nashville USA by way of accessing experienced quality Studio Session musicians)


Written Description of Submitted Work

2018 – ‘Have Faith’ - MP3

Band: ‘’UTE’’

Composer: Roy Fry

All Instruments: Roy Fry

Performed by: Roy Fry

Aim:

Original required for University Audition.

Where recorded:

Home Studio, Yarrabilba, Qld, Australia

Instruments:

Martin Shenandoah Guitar,

Fender Stratocaster Guitar,

Fender Musicmaster Bass,

Boss ME 25 Multi Effects Pedal,

Boss Pedal BD 2 Blues Driver

Equipment:

Protools AVID Express,

Software EZDrummer,

Beringer Vintage Series Tube Ultagain,

Mic - Rode NT1

Identify artists:

Roy Fry

2014 - ‘Let It Drive’/Waitin’ on The Wonderful – Video / You Tube

‘The Fry Brothers’

Aim:

Promotion

Where recorded:

Live at Canberra Country Blues & Roots Festival

Identify artists:

Roy Fry & Tim Fry

Instruments:

Guitar Electric / Vocals - Roy Fry

Vocals / Acoustic – _Tim Fry

Live at Canberra Country Blues & Roots Festival - November 2012 – _

’Let It Drive’


‘Waitin’ On The Wonderful’


2014 – ‘Big Kanga’ - Video/YouTube + MP3

‘The Fry Brothers’’

Aim:

Promotion

Where recorded:

Omnisound studios & Ragtop Recording studios Nashville USA


Identify artists:

Roy Fry and Timothy J Fry

Your role:

Electric Guitar/Vocals, + playing myself + animated character + Kangaroo character

Instruments:

Electric Guitar, (Riff), Rhythm Guitar, & Vocals. - Roy Fry

Vocals – _Tim Fry

Bass - Jim Hyatt

Drums – _Wayne Killius

Electric Guitar – _Unknown

Equipment:

Fender Squire Telecaster, Fender Amplifier ‘Super Champ’ – Roy Fry

Location of Video:

Ashland City on a farm

V/Line Hotel

Camera/s:

Handycam and 2 iphones) Jim Hyatt, Roy Fry, Tim Fry

Editor – _Unknown

Published on Jul 15, 2013

The Fry Brothers - Big Kanga.

Song Big Kanga

Artist The Fry Brothers

Album Big Kanga

Licensed by TuneCore (on behalf of Division Street Records); TuneCore Publishing

Recorded Ashland City on a farm and V/Line Hotel – _July - 2013


2011 – ‘Waiting on The Wonderful’ – CD / You Tube

‘The Fry Brothers’

Aim;

Promotion for CD

Where recorded:

Nashville, USA

Location: Studio:

Fun House Nashville, & Mark Moffatt Studio Nashville Tennessee, USA

Instruments:

Vocals - Roy Fry & Tim Fry

Acoustic Guitar – _Roy Fry

Dobro – _Tim Fry

Keyboards – _Buddy Hyatt

Bass – _Jim Hyatt

Acoustic Guitar – _Bobby Terry

Steel & Dobro – _Scotty Sanders

Electric Guitar – _Kelly Back

Drums – _Wayne Killius

Additional Guitars – _Mark Moffatt

Tracking Engineer – _John Saylor

Art Cover work – _Dave Bamberger

Photography – _Big Dog Bite


Recorded at THE FUN HOUSE Nashville USA – _Mastered at 301 Sydney Australia

Produced by Mark Moffatt - Production credits include: Keith Urban (the Ranch), The

Saints, Yothu Yindi, Divinyls, Neil & Tim Finn, Ross Wilson, Slim Dusty, Tony Joe White, Stacey Earle, O’Shea, Jasmine Rae.

Licenced by: The Orchard Music (on behalf of Hardrush Music Corporation LTD)

Home produced Video ‘Waiting on The Wonderful’ / You Tube:


Identify artists:

Roy Fry & Tim Fry

Instruments:

Acoustic / Vocals - Roy Fry

12 String Acoustic – Tim Fry

Recording of ‘’Mr Party’’/ YouTube:


Identify artists:

Roy Fry & Tim Fry

Provided to YouTube by CDBaby ‘’Mr Party’’ · The Fry Brothers Waitin' on the wonderful ℗ 2011 The Fry Brothers Released on: 2011-11-16

2007 – The Fry Brothers - CD

‘The Fry Brothers’

Aim:

Promotion for CD

Where recorded:

Fat Sound Melbourne, Studio International, Olinda – _107 Werribee Victoria

Instruments:

Lead, Acoustic, Electric Guitars & Rhythm, Vocals - Roy Fry

Acoustic Guitar, Dobro, Pedal Steel, Bass – _Tim Fry

Double Bass & Bass Guitar – _Barry Stockley

Drums – _Dude, Sven, Tom

Fiddle & Violin – _Gena Anderson

Harp – Bernie Edge, Ellen Bowles

Banjo – _Peter Somerville

Guitar Solo’s – Dave Roberts

Keyboards & Piano – _Craig Paterson

Recording Engineer – _Barry Stockley, The Fry Brothers, Jason Bond

Final Engineering & Mastering – Jason Bond

Cover Design – Ian Peters

Photography – Rick Masters

All Lyrics & music by Roy & Tim Fry

Licenced by:

The Orchard Music (on behalf of Hardrush Music Corporation LTD)

A music video production of "Yeah Had Enough" by "The Fry Brothers"

Produced by:

Glass Eye View (This production was a finalist in the Australian Video Producers Annual Awards in the music video category for 2007 http://www.glasseye.com.au/)

Album

“You Never Know”

Identify artists:

Roy Fry & Tim Fry


Instruments:

Guitar Electric / Vocals - Roy Fry

12 String Acoustic – _Tim Fry

Drums: - Zuzu

Bass: - LaLa

Produced Video ‘/_ _YouTube:


Song Yeah Had Enough

Artist The Fry Brothers

Album You Never Know

Licensed by The Orchard Music (on behalf of Hardrush Music Corporation LTD)

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