Biography
Greg Arnold was lead vocalist with Melbourne band, 13 at Midnight, which released a single in 1986 "She Sells Sanctuary", followed by an album in 1987 Warring Tribes.
Greg Arnold released a solo album Super with Tricycle in 1999 that enjoyed extensive airplay on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
A second album was released in November 2006, Lost Marie, a collection of melodic short stories. Arnold said "I’ve been banging on about myself for about twenty years... I thought it was about time to make something up." These are lyrical ballards about a cast of ex-cons, car-jackers, philanderers, disaffected Sydney émigrés, elderly musicians, delusional romantics, and conspiracy theorists, accompanied with acoustic instrumentation provided by Ian Kitney on the drums and Pete Haydon on brass, percussion and supporting vocals.
Arnold has two children and so performs regularly at an annual "child-friendly folk rock-cum-BBQ jamboree" which, according to Justin Slater from acoustic group, Junior, provides an opportunity "To get the kids along and get them involved in art and music and at the same time enjoy your time listening to some music rather than just sitting around worrying about your superannuation and how you remember the good old days."
In 2006 Arnold wrote the song "Close My Eyes" for the Australian Red Cross and recorded the song with former Midnight Oil drummer, Rob Hirst, and Paul Greene. The song has received considerable airplay across Asia. Arnold said This song was inspired by the realisation that it is so easy to ignore all the terrible news in the world. The onslaught of images one sees and hears via various media outlets can make us emotionally immune.
From 2007 to the present Greg Arnold performs as part of a trio Greg Arnold and the Lost Marias which also features: John Bedggood (Bernard Fanning) on fiddle, mando and piano and Ian Kitney (Tim Rogers) on the drums. His 2011 album with The Swamp Dandies received great reviews ("nimble...horse power pop" Rhythms Magazine) and gained international recognition when the "charming" and "hilarious" clip for "Olivia" was endorsed by Olivia Newton-John.
Greg Arnold has a Bachelor of Arts (Honours in English Literature) from Melbourne University and a Masters of Education (Arts Administration) from RMIT and is currently a confirmed PhD candidate at UTAS He is a senior lecturer and the head of program of the Bachelor of Music Industry program at Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE and continues to write songs, perform, and produce records for other bands and musicians including Melbourne indie-rock band Skipping Girl Vinegar.
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