Over the past 50 years, Brian Cadd AM has played an important role in the Australian musical landscape as a singer, songwriter, mentor and producer. Best known for his iconic hit, ‘A Little Ray of Sunshine’, Cadd has also held board positions with the Music Industry Advisory Council (Australia), The Australian Music Foundation and Support Act.
Cadd began his career as a teenager winning a TV talent contest in Perth before moving to Melbourne in the early 1960s. In 1966, he joined The Groop accompanying the band to England as part of the prize for winning Hoadleys’ Battle of the Sounds before becoming a founding member of the band Axiom. During the 1970s and 1980s, Cadd pursued a solo career while also working as a producer with artists such as Broderick Smith, Ronnie Burns and Tina Arena. He has also composed music for a number of films, including the 1971 classic Australian surf film, Morning of the Earth before moving to Los Angeles in 1975.
Cadd was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2007, and was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 2018. Now based in Australia, he continues to regularly perform live alongside artists such as Russell Morris, Glenn Shorrock and Kate Ceberano.
In this interview with Brian Nankervis, Cadd talks about moving to England with Axiom, forming the Fable Records subsidiary label, Bootleg Records with Ron Tudor, and touring with the Flying Burrito Brothers.
Interviewer: Brian Nankervis
Location: Melbourne Room, Arts Centre Melbourne, 2017
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