David Bridie

David Bridie
Born
David Ross Hope Bridie

1962 (age 63–64)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Genres
OccupationsMusician, music producer
Instruments
Years active1980–present
LabelEMI
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David Ross Hope Bridie (born 1962) is an Australian contemporary musician and songwriter. He was a founding mainstay member of world music band Not Drowning, Waving which released six studio albums to critical acclaim. He also formed a chamber pop group, My Friend the Chocolate Cake, which released seven studio albums. During his solo career he has issued five studio albums and worked on soundtracks for Australian films and television like The Man Who Sued God, Remote Area Nurse, Secret City, and The Circuit. Bridie is the founder and artistic director of Wantok Musik Foundation; a not-for-profit music label that records, releases and promotes culturally infused music from indigenous Australia, Melanesia and Oceania. In 2019 he received the Don Banks Music Award.