Pieter Bourke | |
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| Birth name | Pieter Bourke |
| Born | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Genres | Neoclassical dark wave, ambient, world, soundtrack, dub, electro-industrial |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, producer, audio engineer |
| Instrument(s) | Keyboards, synthesizers, samplers, drums and percussion |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Labels | 4AD, Third Mind, Extreme, Elysium, Shock, Sony, Nightshift, Karmic Hit, Projekt, Master Tunes |
| Website | www |
Pieter Bourke is an Australian musician, composer, producer and audio engineer. From 1995 he has recorded several projects with Dead Can Dance founder Lisa Gerrard, and was a touring member of Dead Can Dance's 1996 Spiritchaser Tour. On 14 April 1998 Bourke and Gerrard issued a world music album, Duality. From 1993 he also collaborated with industrial musician, David Thrussell (alias Black Lung), first as part of the latter's band Snog, then together as the ambient duo, Soma. In 2001, he formed a dub reggae outfit, Secret Masters, with Brian Westbrook (a.k.a. Donnie Dub). Bourke and Gerrard have received two shared Golden Globe nominations for 'Best Original Score', in 2000 for The Insider (1999), and in 2002 for Ali (2001).