1. Nicholas More Seymour was born on 9 December 1958 and is an Australian musician and record producer.
20 Facts About Nick Seymour
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Nick Seymour is the founding bass guitarist and a mainstay of the rock group Crowded House, and is the younger brother of Mark Seymour, singer-songwriter-guitarist in the rock band Hunters and Collectors.
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Nick Seymour's mother encouraged all four children to learn musical instruments and sing.
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In 1972 the family moved to Melbourne, where Nick Seymour attended Yarra Junction Primary School.
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Nick Seymour was a member of various local bands, starting with The Glory Boys in 1979, then The Romantics in the next year, and Scratch Record Scratch.
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Nick Seymour worked as a set designer of films including, The Leonski Incident, and on the TV series, Carson's Law.
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Nick Seymour had played to a taped series of tracks previously recorded by Finn and Hester.
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Nick Seymour was nominated for the same award for Crowded House in 1987, Woodface in 1992, and Together Alone in 1994.
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In early 1989, after a tour of Australia and Canada, Finn fired Nick Seymour from Crowded House.
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Nick Seymour said that after a month apart, he contacted Finn and they agreed that he would return to the band.
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Nick Seymour subsequently stayed with the group until their disbandment in 1996.
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At that time, Nick Seymour had worked on his brother Mark's debut solo album, King Without a Clue, alongside bandmates Jones and Palmer.
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Nick Seymour moved to Dublin and produced the debut album, Neither Am I, for Irish band Bell X1.
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Nick Seymour helped establish Irish bands, Juno Falls and Vesta Varro, as well as recording a rock band, The Walls.
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In 2007, Neil Finn, Mark Hart and Nick Seymour reformed Crowded House, adding Matt Sherrod as drummer.
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Nick Seymour composed the score for the 2012 documentary The Summit.
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Nick Seymour played bass on the 2013 "Sticky Wickets" album by Irish band The Duckworth Lewis Method.
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Nick Seymour was married to Brenda Bentleigh in 1989 but they separated in 1993.
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In 1997 or 1998 Nick Seymour moved to Dublin, where he had bought a home.
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Nick Seymour later established a recording studio, Exchequer Studios, with Brian Crosby of Bell X1 and producer Rob Kirwan.