It is with immense sadness that the music world learned
during the past week of the passing of Peter Dawkins, 68, resulting from
complications arising from a fall in his home.
The New Zealand-born Dawkins was a drummer in various bands in
the late 1960’s, however he made the well-worn journey to Australia in the
early 1970’s and quickly discovered his musical forte as a producer and A &
R man for EMI, CBS and Festival Records.
Dawkins didn’t relinquish his New Zealand roots, as he
produced seminal albums for Dragon and Mi-Sex. Other important Australian
artists to benefit from Dawkins’ production genius include Australian Crawl,
Russell Morris, Matt Finish and the internationally-successful soft rockers Air
Supply.
It is often remembered that Dawkins was quoted as saying
“when I cry upon hearing the playback of one of my productions, the song is a
hit”. The Australasian music world will mourn Dawkins and fondly remember his
production and talent spotting skills, in addition to his significant
contribution to the local music scene in the 1970’s and 1980’s.
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