Dinesh Wicks

Dinesh Wicks (born 26 November 1974) is an Australian composer, creative director and music entrepreneur. He is the co-founder of The D.A's Office, a music production and composition house specialising in music for screen.[1]

Dinesh Wicks
Born
Dinesh Wickremeratne

(1974-11-26) 26 November 1974
Colombo, Sri Lanka
NationalityAustralian
Occupation(s)Composer, Music Entrepreneur
Years active1992–present
Known forCinematic Score
Notable workMasterChef, Shark Tank, Lego Masters, Sea Patrol, Holey Moley

Dinesh Wickremeratne was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka in 1974, moving to Australia with his parents in 1976 and residing in Sydney until relocating to Los Angeles in 2012.[2][3]

Wicks is a featured composer on the scores for over 300 TV series, and together with his creative and business partner Adam Gock has won the APRA AMCOS Screen Music Award for 'Most Performed Composer – Australia' nine times (2022,[4] 2021,[5] 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2015, 2012, 2011).[6][7][8][9][10][11][12]

Wicks and Gock were recognised for their contribution to the Australian music industry in 2014 with the coveted APRA AMCOS International Achievement Award.[13][14]

The D.A's Office also won the US ASCAP's Top Series Music Award in 2013 and 2014.[15][16]

Wicks and Gock expanded the company to include US operations in 2012 and Wicks has since been based in Los Angeles, CA where he resides with his wife, dog rescue co-ordinator Nicky Wicks and their various dogs.[14]

Wicks is also the co-founder of the ScoreMofo music library and music for branded content agency LAMP.[17]

Some of Wicks' best known works are the musical scores for series Masterchef, Shark Tank, Lego Masters, Sea Patrol, Holey Moley, Love on the Spectrum, Hardball and Hell's Kitchen.

Wicks and Gock also write pop music under the moniker Cali Satellites with various guest vocalists.[18][19]

Filmography

Films

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Television

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References
  1. Zuel, Bernard (10 November 2014). "Award High Note for The DA's Office Duo MasterChef Music". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  2. "Dinesh Wicks, The DA's Office". Sync Summit. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  3. Perera, Mahes (4 December 2011). "Dinesh wins APRA Award". Sunday Observer. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  4. "2022 Screen Music Awards - APRA AMCOS & AGSC". APRA AMCOS. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  5. "Congratulations to the 2021 Screen Music Awards winners". APRA AMCOS. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  6. AMCOS, APRA. "2020 full list of winners". apraamcos.com.au. Archived from the original on 27 December 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  7. AGSC (22 November 2019). "Screen Music Awards 2019 Winners". composersguild. Archived from the original on 28 February 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  8. AMCOS, APRA. "2018 Screen Music Awards Winners Announced". apraamcos.com.au. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  9. Johnson, Travis (14 November 2017). "Australian Screen Composers Honoured at the 2017 Screen Music Awards". FilmInk. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  10. AMCOS, APRA. "full list of winners". apraamcos.com.au. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  11. "AGSC Awards". AMPAL. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  12. AMCOS, APRA. "Most Performed Screen Composer - Australia". apraamcos.com.au. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  13. AMCOS, APRA. "Screen Music Awards International Achievement". apraamcos.com.au. Archived from the original on 17 March 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  14. "Screen Music Awards Reveal International Achievement Recipients". The Music. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  15. "ASCAP Honors Top Film and Television Music Composers at 28th Annual Awards Celebration". www.ascap.com. Archived from the original on 20 September 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  16. "Synch News". www.umusicpub.com. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  17. GmbH, finanzen net. "Stadiumred Group Announces the Sale of Stadiumred Music to Scoremofo | Markets Insider". markets.businessinsider.com. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  18. Smith, Christopher (27 February 2019). "FRESH: 'The Sound Of You' – Cali Satellites". Talk About Pop Music. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  19. "Cali Satellites are putting on a HUGE party in Sydney!". www.ozmaderadio.com.au. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  20. "The DA's Office". SyncSummit. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
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