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Amanda Brown (musician)

Amanda Brown, Australian violinist and composer

Born
November 17, 1965
Age in 2026
61
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1965

About Amanda Brown (musician)

Amanda Gabrielle Brown (born 17 November 1965) is an Australian composer, multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter. She was the violinist of Australian indie rock band the Go-Betweens from 1986 to 1989 and recorded on their studio albums Tallulah (1987) and 16 Lovers Lane (1988). Brown has also worked as a session musician and, since 2000, as a screen music composer. She won the AACTA Award for Best Original Music Score in 2020 for Babyteeth (2019) and also Best Original Music Score in a Documentary for Brazen Hussies (2020). At the APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards of 2009 she won Best Music for a Documentary for Sidney Nolan: Mask and Memory (2008) and Best Music for a Television Series or Serial for The Secrets She Keeps at the 2020 ceremony. == Early life and education == Amanda Gabrielle Brown was born on 17 November 1965. For secondary education she attended Sydney Girls High School where she took violin lessons. She received training in classical ballet. She started a course in archaeology and ancient history at the University of Sydney but left before completion to pursue her music career. Brown is a graduate of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music (1995), University of Western Sydney (BMus, 1997) and Australian Film Television and Radio School (Screen Composition, 2000).

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Career and life highlights

Amanda Brown (musician) timeline

  1. By March 1986 Brown had joined Australian indie rock group the Go-Betweens for Australian tour dates after being discovered playing live in a café.
  2. Brown has also worked as a session musician and, since 2000, as a screen music composer.
  3. At the APRA-AGSC Screen Music Awards of 2009 she won Best Music for a Documentary for Sidney Nolan: Mask and Memory (2008) and Best Music for a Television Series or Serial for The Secrets She Keeps at the 2020 ceremony.
  4. She won the AACTA Award for Best Original Music Score in 2020 for Babyteeth (2019) and also Best Original Music Score in a Documentary for Brazen Hussies (2020).

The world when Amanda Brown (musician) was born

Amanda Brown (musician) was born in 1965. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1965

  • #1 song"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" – The Rolling Stones
  • Top movieThe Sound of Music
  • Top TV showBonanza
  • Best-selling bookDune – Frank Herbert

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentMuhammad Ali knocks out Sonny Liston with "phantom punch"
  • Top headlineUS sends combat troops to Vietnam
  • Technology milestoneFirst spacewalk (Alexei Leonov) and Gemini missions
  • Defining fadGo-go boots and miniskirts
  • Notable inventionAstroturf
  • World population3.34 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderLyndon B. Johnson
  • Sports championLos Angeles Dodgers (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population194.3M

1965 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Amanda Brown (musician)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19652026
Gas$0.31$3.45/gal
Average home$13,600$435,000
Average income$8,900$67,500
Minimum wage$1.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$1.01$11.95
Postage stamp$0.05$0.73
Population194.3M341 million

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