David Page (musician)

Page was born in Brisbane, the eighth of twelve children, and grew up in Mount Gravatt. His father was Aboriginal/Chinese and his mother was of Maori, Spanish, Irish and Aboriginal heritage. Two of his brothers were Stephen Page and Russell Page, Page embarked on a singing career as a teenager under the name "Little Davey Page", and was the first Australian to be signed to Atlantic Records. Page studied saxophone, voice and composition at the Centre for Aboriginal Studies in Music within the Elder Conservatorium of Music at the University of Adelaide. ==Career==

Page worked at NAISDA Dance College as music producer as well as bus driver and janitor. He joined the Bangarra Dance Theatre in 1991 as resident composer along with his brothers Stephen Page (choreographer) and Russell (dancer), Page composed the scores for 27 of Bangarra's works. He was appointed Artist-in-Residence in 2011. He played a DJ, Kenny, in the 2005 half-hour film Green Bush, directed by Warwick Thornton. Page collaborated with Steve Francis on music for the 2000 Summer Olympics opening ceremony and the Sydney Olympic Arts Festival in 2000, and the Sydney Dreaming Festival in 2002. ==Death and legacy==

Page died on 28 April 2016 at the age of 55. His family declined to reveal the cause of death. The David Page Music Fellowship was inaugurated by Bangarra in 2017, "in recognition of David's extraordinary life, his multi-talents and his contribution across so many theatrical productions". It provides mentorship and financial support for one or more music or sound artists to work in a collaborative environment for Fellows spend at least four weeks at Bangarra's studios. If the fellows are not from Sydney, flights and accommodation are paid for, and fees are paid for final compositions as well as for time working at Bangarra ==Awards and nominations==

ARIA Music Awards The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. The Deadly Awards The Deadly Awards, commonly known simply as The Deadlys, was an annual celebration of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander achievement in music, sport, entertainment and community. The ran from 1995 to 2013. Green Room Awards Page won the Green Room Award for Best New Australian Play in 2006 for Page 8. Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards The Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards commenced in 1984 and recognise outstanding achievements in dance, drama, comedy, music, opera, circus and puppetry. ==References==