Machine Translations

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Machine Translations
A band is performing on stage with three members visible. A man is at front left, he is singing into a microphone, which is held in his left hand. He has a guitar slung over his shoulder. The drummer sits behind a kit in the centre. A bearded man is at the right but is blurred. All three artists are partly obscured by audience members. There are stage lights behind and above the artists. Musical speakers are partly visible at right.
Machine Translations, with J. Walker at front left, performing at the Cockatoo Island festival, March 2005
Background information
Birth nameGreg James Walker
Born1967 (age 56–57)
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
GenresRock, pop, alternative rock
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, musician, producer, engineer
Instrument(s)Guitar, piano, keyboards, vocals
Years active1985–present
LabelsWay Over There, Shock, Spunk!
Websitemachinetranslations.com.au

Machine Translations is the performing name of Greg James Walker (born 1967), an Australian singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist; who is also a producer as J Walker. Walker started out recording all instruments himself in a home studio and later branched out to include a band.

Machine Translations' songs vary between simple guitar melodies and complex works with unusual instruments—a spectrum from pop to art. Since 1997 Walker has released several albums. In 2001 he toured the United States supporting Dirty Three. As a composer Walker has been nominated at the APRA Music Awards of 2005 for Best Music for a Documentary for Girl in a Mirror: A Portrait of Carol Jerrems; in 2008 for Best Soundtrack Album for East of Everything; and in 2012 for Best Music for a Television Series or Serial and Best Television Theme for Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries.