Dinesh Wicks
Australian screen composer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dinesh Wicks (born 26 November 1974) is an Australian composer, creative director and music entrepreneur. He is the co-founder of The D.A's Office, a music production and composition house specialising in music for screen.[1]
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Born | Dinesh Wickremeratne (1974-11-26) 26 November 1974 (age 49) Colombo, Sri Lanka |
Nationality | Australian |
Occupation(s) | Composer, Music Entrepreneur |
Years active | 1992–present |
Known for | Cinematic Score |
Notable work | MasterChef, Shark Tank, Lego Masters, Sea Patrol, Holey Moley |
Dinesh Wickremeratne was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka in 1974, moving to Australia with his parents in 1976 and residing in Sydney until relocating to Los Angeles in 2012.[2][3]
Wicks is a featured composer on the scores for over 300 TV series, and together with his creative and business partner Adam Gock has won the APRA AMCOS Screen Music Award for 'Most Performed Composer – Australia' nine times (2022,[4] 2021,[5] 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2015, 2012, 2011).[6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
Wicks and Gock were recognised for their contribution to the Australian music industry in 2014 with the coveted APRA AMCOS International Achievement Award.[13][14]
The D.A's Office also won the US ASCAP's Top Series Music Award in 2013 and 2014.[15][16]
Wicks and Gock expanded the company to include US operations in 2012 and Wicks has since been based in Los Angeles, CA where he resides with his wife, dog rescue co-ordinator Nicky Wicks and their various dogs.[14]
Wicks is also the co-founder of the ScoreMofo music library and music for branded content agency LAMP.[17]
Some of Wicks' best known works are the musical scores for series Masterchef, Shark Tank, Lego Masters, Sea Patrol, Holey Moley, Love on the Spectrum, Hardball and Hell's Kitchen.
Wicks and Gock also write pop music under the moniker Cali Satellites with various guest vocalists.[18][19]