Craig Harnath

Craig Harnath
Birth nameCraig Norman Harnath
Occupations
  • Musician
  • producer
  • engineer
  • songwriter
InstrumentBass guitar

Craig Norman Harnath is an Australian musician who was the founding mainstay bass guitarist of the pop, funk and new wave musical group, Kids in the Kitchen from 1983 to 1988.[1][2] As a songwriter he co-wrote the B-side, "Glad to Be Alive",[3] of Kylie Minogue's debut single, "Locomotion" (1987).[4] Since 1988 he has worked as an engineer, producer and mixer.[5] Harnath was briefly the bass guitarist for rock music group Chocolate Starfish (1992–1993).[2][6] He co-composed the soundtrack for the Australian comedy-drama film, The Castle (1997).[7] He also worked on the soundtracks for ABC-TV shows, Frontline (1994) and Funky Squad (1995).[1]

  1. ^ a b McFarlane, Ian (2017). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Kids in the Kitchen'". The Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. Jenkins, Jeff (Foreword) (2nd ed.). Gisborne, VIC: Third Stone Press. pp. 261–262. ISBN 978-0-9953856-0-3.
  2. ^ a b Holmgren, Magnus. "Kids in the Kitchen". Australian Rock Database. Archived from the original on 1 March 2004. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  3. ^ "'Glad to Be Alive' at APRA search engine". APRA AMCOS (Australasian Performing Right Association, Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society). Retrieved 11 September 2020. Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search again' and then 'Enter a title:' &/or 'Performer:'
  4. ^ Kent, David. "Australian Music Report No 677 – 13 July 1987 > Singles: New Releases". Australian Music Report. Retrieved 11 September 2020 – via Imgur.com.
  5. ^ "Craig Harnath | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  6. ^ McFarlane, Ian (2017). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Chocolate Starfish'". The Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. Jenkins, Jeff (Foreword) (2nd ed.). Gisborne, VIC: Third Stone Press. p. 94. ISBN 978-0-9953856-0-3.
  7. ^ Craig Harnath - IMDb, Craig Harnath on the Internet Movie Database.