Matthew Hickey was formerly a singer, songwriter, producer and director.
10 Facts About Matthew Hickey
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Matthew Hickey was educated at St Edmund's College, Ipswich and later attended the University of Queensland, from which he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts, and the Queensland University of Technology, from which he obtained a Bachelor of Laws and a Master of Music.
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Later, Matthew Hickey studied towards a Bachelor of Music in opera at the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University, where he was a student of Professor Janet Delpratt AM.
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Matthew Hickey won numerous prizes and awards, and appeared in masterclasses with the likes of Dame Joan Sutherland and Olaf Bar.
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In 1998, while an undergraduate, together with fellow students, Matthew Hickey developed The Ten Tenors, of which he was a member, director and executive producer until 2010.
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Matthew Hickey toured extensively with the ensemble all over the world, particularly in the US and Europe, performing an estimated 1500 shows with them, and he performed on or produced the following:.
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Since 2010, Matthew Hickey has practiced as a barrister in Queensland.
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Matthew Hickey is a member of Level Twenty Seven Chambers.
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In 2018, Matthew Hickey achieved prominence acting for liquidators in high-profile litigation against Clive Palmer and his companies, and in appearances for one of the families during the Coronial Inquest into the deaths of 4 people at Dreamworld in 2016.
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Matthew Hickey is a member of the board of the Breast and Prostate Cancer Association of Queensland.