PeterBlake
- Composer
- Producer
Peter Blake introduced more local content to popular music shows Ready to Roll and Radio with Pictures at a time when covers of overseas songs were the norm. The longtime musician began in television via 1970s music programme; Grunt Machine, and ended up in charge of a stable of shows. He has also composed music for everything from TV One's nightly News theme to drama Shark in the Park.
Screenography
Biography
Peter Blake's love affair with music began in his godparents' farmhouse, down the road from his home in Motueka. "I remember being totally absorbed with playing notes on their old, out of tune upright piano," says Blake. "I was fascinated by the purity of the sound, and would spend hours on it." At age seven, he began getting lessons from a local jazz pianist. By age 15, he was playing Hendrix and Cream covers in his college band.
Awards
1988 Listener New Zealand Film and Television Awards
Nominated for Original Music - Television: for The Marching Girls
1983 New Zealand Music Awards
Nominated for Special Award: 'for effort beyond the call of duty, in recording as many local acts on video as he is able'
Nominated for Special Award (with Festival Records, Mushroom Records and Stereo FM): 'for making possible the Live at Mainstreet series'
“For me the strongest music themes for TV shows are often about melody. It doesn’t matter whether it’s in the form of a tune or motif — a distinctive melody is a hook, it assures the theme is instantly recognisable. ”