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'''David Charles Hudson''' (ca. 1962) is an [[Australian Aboriginal]] musician, entertainer and artist. Hudson is a multi-instrumentalist and was taught to play traditional [[didgeridoo]] from an early age. He also plays guitar, kit drums, percussion. He plays traditional music, as well as more ambient music, country-folk, rock, and [[New-age music|new age]].
'''David Charles Hudson''' (born {{Circa|1962}}) is an Australian musician, entertainer and artist. Hudson is a multi-instrumentalist and was taught to play traditional [[didgeridoo]] from an early age. He also plays guitar, kit drums, percussion. He plays traditional music, as well as more ambient music, country-folk, rock, and [[New-age music|new age]].


== Biography ==
== Life and career ==
David Charles Hudson{{confusing-inline |date=April 2020 |reason= Who's Steven?}} was born in the early 1960s and is a descendant of the [[Ewamin]]-[[Kuku Yalanji|Western Yalanji]] peoples of the western [[Far North Queensland]] region.<ref name="Bush">{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/artist/david-hudson-mn0000809702/biography | title = David Hudson | last = Bush | first = John | work = [[AllMusic]] | publisher = [[All Media Guide]] | accessdate = 4 May 2016 }}</ref> He explained "I grew up in a household with uncles and aunts who painted and carved. I was taught traditional stories, so I was painting stories, and I learned what this line represents and this dot represents."<ref name="Carter"/> He was also taught to play traditional [[didgeridoo]]. Hudson finished secondary schooling in 1979, then attended a teachers' college and was qualified as a recreation officer.<ref name="Carter">{{cite news | url = http://www.cairnspost.com.au/lifestyle/david-hudson-is-a-musician-artist-actor-and-presenter-on-the-world-stage-but-still-calls-cairns-home/news-story/0b347980e96651c739a5919d4baa0d25 | title = David Hudson is a musician, artist, actor and presenter on the world stage but still calls Cairns home | last = Carter | first = Denise | work = [[The Cairns Post]] | publisher = [[News Corp Australia]] | date = 30 January 2015 | accessdate = 4 May 2016 }}</ref> According to Hudson "the majority of indigenous teenagers left school in year 10 and followed their fathers and grandfathers to work on railways, in construction or on cane fields."<ref name="Skyrail"/>
David Charles Hudson{{confusing-inline |date=April 2020 |reason= Who's Steven?}} was born in the early 1960s and is a descendant of the [[Ewamin]]-[[Kuku Yalanji|Western Yalanji]] peoples of the western [[Far North Queensland]] region.<ref name="Bush">{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/artist/david-hudson-mn0000809702/biography | title = David Hudson | last = Bush | first = John | work = [[AllMusic]] | publisher = [[All Media Guide]] | accessdate = 4 May 2016 }}</ref> He explained "I grew up in a household with uncles and aunts who painted and carved. I was taught traditional stories, so I was painting stories, and I learned what this line represents and this dot represents."<ref name="Carter"/> He was also taught to play traditional [[didgeridoo]]. Hudson finished secondary schooling in 1979, then attended a teachers' college and was qualified as a recreation officer.<ref name="Carter">{{cite news | url = http://www.cairnspost.com.au/lifestyle/david-hudson-is-a-musician-artist-actor-and-presenter-on-the-world-stage-but-still-calls-cairns-home/news-story/0b347980e96651c739a5919d4baa0d25 | title = David Hudson is a musician, artist, actor and presenter on the world stage but still calls Cairns home | last = Carter | first = Denise | work = [[The Cairns Post]] | publisher = [[News Corp Australia]] | date = 30 January 2015 | accessdate = 4 May 2016 }}</ref> According to Hudson "the majority of indigenous teenagers left school in year 10 and followed their fathers and grandfathers to work on railways, in construction or on cane fields."<ref name="Skyrail"/>


In 1987 Hudson, his wife Cindy Judd, and other partners, established the Tjapukai Dance Theatre and the related [[Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park]] in [[Kuranda, Queensland|Kuranda]].<ref name="Carter"/><ref name="Reid">{{cite journal | url =http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article122303931 | title = Tribal Name and Pride Find an Outlet on Stage | last = Reid | first = Paul | newspaper = [[The Canberra Times]] | volume = 64 | issue = 20,211 | date = 12 August 1990 | accessdate = 3 May 2016 | page = 24 | via = [[National Library of Australia]] }}</ref> Hudson, as a dancer and musician, toured with Greek-American musician, [[Yanni]], from 1996 to 2005 and appears on the artist's albums, ''[[Tribute (Yanni album)|Tribute]]'' (November 1997), ''[[Ethnicity (Yanni album)|Ethnicity]]'' (February 2003) and ''[[Yanni Live! The Concert Event]]'' (August 2006).<ref name="Greene">{{cite book | title = Wired for Sound: Engineering and Technologies in Sonic Cultures: Music Culture | last1 = Greene | first1 = Paul D. | last2 = Porcello | first2 = Thomas | publisher = Wesleyan University Press | year = 2010 | pages = 86–89, 95–100 | isbn = 978-0-81957-062-8 }}</ref> From 1997 to 2012 Hudson was General Manager of the Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park.<ref name="Skyrail">{{cite news | url = https://www.skyrail.com.au/about/news/2070-indigenous-tourism | title = Indigenous Tourism | work = Skyrail News | publisher = [[Skyrail Rainforest Cableway]] | date = February 2012 | accessdate = 4 May 2016 | archive-date = 20 August 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180820105714/https://www.skyrail.com.au/about/news/2070-indigenous-tourism | url-status = dead }}</ref>
In 1987 Hudson, his wife Cindy Judd, and other partners, established the Tjapukai Dance Theatre and the related [[Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park]] in [[Kuranda, Queensland|Kuranda]].<ref name="Carter"/><ref name="Reid">{{cite journal | url =http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article122303931 | title = Tribal Name and Pride Find an Outlet on Stage | last = Reid | first = Paul | newspaper = [[The Canberra Times]] | volume = 64 | issue = 20,211 | date = 12 August 1990 | accessdate = 3 May 2016 | page = 24 | via = [[National Library of Australia]] }}</ref> Hudson, as a dancer and musician, toured with Greek-American musician, [[Yanni]], from 1996 to 2005 and appears on the artist's albums, ''[[Tribute (Yanni album)|Tribute]]'' (November 1997), ''[[Ethnicity (Yanni album)|Ethnicity]]'' (February 2003) and ''[[Yanni Live! The Concert Event]]'' (August 2006).<ref name="Greene">{{cite book | title = Wired for Sound: Engineering and Technologies in Sonic Cultures: Music Culture | last1 = Greene | first1 = Paul D. | last2 = Porcello | first2 = Thomas | publisher = Wesleyan University Press | year = 2010 | pages = 86–89, 95–100 | isbn = 978-0-81957-062-8 }}</ref> From 1997 to 2012 Hudson was General Manager of the Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park.<ref name="Skyrail">{{cite news | url = https://www.skyrail.com.au/about/news/2070-indigenous-tourism | title = Indigenous Tourism | work = Skyrail News | publisher = [[Skyrail Rainforest Cableway]] | date = February 2012 | accessdate = 4 May 2016 | archive-date = 20 August 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180820105714/https://www.skyrail.com.au/about/news/2070-indigenous-tourism | url-status = dead }}</ref>


*2013 Hudson consulted for [[Dreamworld (Australia)|Dreamworld]] on the Gold Coast as cultural advisor, choreographer and script writer.{{cn |date=April 2020}}
Hudson worked on the film ''[[The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996 film)|The Island of Dr. Moreau]]'' and played the Bisonman.{{cn |date=April 2020}}
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*On 26 March 2014 Hudson was given an Honorary Doctorate from [[James Cook University]], Cairns for his outstanding service and distinguished public contribution to the Queensland community. Exceptional service to the University through his willingness to assist students and researchers to obtain and interpret cultural knowledge and Exceptional contributions beyond expectations of his field of endeavour, as a role model who has influenced the thinking and general well-being of humanity.{{cn |date=April 2020}}
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*October 2014 Hudson gave a [[TEDx]] talk titled "Have Didge will Travel"<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2vqIPtqzLM&list=PLsRNoUx8w3rMXymKZxrYG814IZ7EtNuUS&index=6 Have Didge will Travel] YouTube</ref> at TEDxJCUCairns.<ref>[http://tedxjcucairns.com/ TEDxJCUCairns]</ref> Hudson's talk explains how a boy once classified by the Government as fauna, grew up and is now able to spread a positive message about Aboriginal culture, especially through his passion for the didgeridoo.
*Hudson worked on the film ''[[The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996 film)|The Island of Dr. Moreau]]'' and played the Bisonman. He worked with [[Marlon Brando]], [[Val Kilmer]], [[David Thewlis]], [[Neil Young]], and [[Temuera Morrison]].{{cn |date=April 2020}}
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*Hudson continues to undertake motivational speaking, cultural workshops, original paintings and making customised didgeridoos.


In 2013, Hudson consulted for [[Dreamworld (Australia)|Dreamworld]] on the Gold Coast as cultural advisor, choreographer and script writer.{{cn |date=April 2020}}
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In April 2018 Hudson performed at the official opening of the [[Sir John Monash Centre]] at [[Villers-Bretonneux]] in France. He presented the didgeridoo he had made for the occasion to Prime Minister Turnbull for inclusion in the museum.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sjmc.gov.au/official-opening-of-the-sir-john-monash-centre-photo-gallery/ |title=Photo Gallery:The Official Opening of the Sir John Monash Centre |publisher=Sir John Monash Centre |accessdate=20 August 2018}}</ref>


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On 26 March 2014 Hudson was given an Honorary Doctorate from [[James Cook University]], Cairns for his outstanding service and distinguished public contribution to the Queensland community. Exceptional service to the University through his willingness to assist students and researchers to obtain and interpret cultural knowledge and Exceptional contributions beyond expectations of his field of endeavour, as a role model who has influenced the thinking and general well-being of humanity.{{cn |date=April 2020}}


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In October 2014 Hudson gave a [[TEDx]] talk titled "Have Didge will Travel" at TEDxJCUCairns.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2vqIPtqzLM&list=PLsRNoUx8w3rMXymKZxrYG814IZ7EtNuUS&index=6 Have Didge will Travel] YouTube</ref> Hudson's talk explains how a boy once classified by the Government as fauna, grew up and is now able to spread a positive message about Aboriginal culture, especially through his passion for the didgeridoo.

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Hudson continues to undertake motivational speaking, cultural workshops, original paintings and making customised didgeridoos.

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In April 2018 Hudson performed at the official opening of the [[Sir John Monash Centre]] at [[Villers-Bretonneux]] in France. He presented the didgeridoo he had made for the occasion to Prime Minister Turnbull for inclusion in the museum.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sjmc.gov.au/official-opening-of-the-sir-john-monash-centre-photo-gallery/ |title=Photo Gallery:The Official Opening of the Sir John Monash Centre |publisher=Sir John Monash Centre |accessdate=20 August 2018}}</ref>
== Discography ==
== Discography ==


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*[http://www.serve.com/gregl7/david.htm# Profile at ''Reflections''] an [https://web.archive.org/web/20090105033913/http://www.serve.com/gregl7/reflect.htm Unofficial Yanni fan page]
*[http://www.serve.com/gregl7/david.htm# Profile at ''Reflections''] an [https://web.archive.org/web/20090105033913/http://www.serve.com/gregl7/reflect.htm Unofficial Yanni fan page]
* [https://www.facebook.com/daviddidgehudson David Hudson's Facebook]
* [https://www.facebook.com/daviddidgehudson David Hudson's Facebook]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2vqIPtqzLM&list=PLsRNoUx8w3rMXymKZxrYG814IZ7EtNuUS&index=6 David Hudson TEDxJCUCairns]


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For other people named David Hudson, see David Hudson (disambiguation).

David Hudson
Birth nameDavid Charles Hudson
Bornc. 1962 (age 61–62)
OriginCairns, Queensland, Australia
GenresCountry, folk
Occupation(s)Entertainer, musician, artist
Instrument(s)Didgeridoo, vocals
Years active1985–present
LabelsCelestial Harmonies, Indigenous Australia, Australian Sun
Websitedavidhudson.com.au

David Charles Hudson (born c. 1962) is an Australian musician, entertainer and artist. Hudson is a multi-instrumentalist and was taught to play traditional didgeridoo from an early age. He also plays guitar, kit drums, percussion. He plays traditional music, as well as more ambient music, country-folk, rock, and new age.

Life and career

[edit]

David Charles Hudson[clarification needed] was born in the early 1960s and is a descendant of the Ewamin-Western Yalanji peoples of the western Far North Queensland region.[1] He explained "I grew up in a household with uncles and aunts who painted and carved. I was taught traditional stories, so I was painting stories, and I learned what this line represents and this dot represents."[2] He was also taught to play traditional didgeridoo. Hudson finished secondary schooling in 1979, then attended a teachers' college and was qualified as a recreation officer.[2] According to Hudson "the majority of indigenous teenagers left school in year 10 and followed their fathers and grandfathers to work on railways, in construction or on cane fields."[3]

In 1987 Hudson, his wife Cindy Judd, and other partners, established the Tjapukai Dance Theatre and the related Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park in Kuranda.[2][4] Hudson, as a dancer and musician, toured with Greek-American musician, Yanni, from 1996 to 2005 and appears on the artist's albums, Tribute (November 1997), Ethnicity (February 2003) and Yanni Live! The Concert Event (August 2006).[5] From 1997 to 2012 Hudson was General Manager of the Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park.[3]

Hudson worked on the film The Island of Dr. Moreau and played the Bisonman.[citation needed]

In 2013, Hudson consulted for Dreamworld on the Gold Coast as cultural advisor, choreographer and script writer.[citation needed]

On 26 March 2014 Hudson was given an Honorary Doctorate from James Cook University, Cairns for his outstanding service and distinguished public contribution to the Queensland community. Exceptional service to the University through his willingness to assist students and researchers to obtain and interpret cultural knowledge and Exceptional contributions beyond expectations of his field of endeavour, as a role model who has influenced the thinking and general well-being of humanity.[citation needed]

In October 2014 Hudson gave a TEDx talk titled "Have Didge will Travel" at TEDxJCUCairns.[6] Hudson's talk explains how a boy once classified by the Government as fauna, grew up and is now able to spread a positive message about Aboriginal culture, especially through his passion for the didgeridoo.

Hudson continues to undertake motivational speaking, cultural workshops, original paintings and making customised didgeridoos.

In April 2018 Hudson performed at the official opening of the Sir John Monash Centre at Villers-Bretonneux in France. He presented the didgeridoo he had made for the occasion to Prime Minister Turnbull for inclusion in the museum.[7]

Discography

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  • Undara Dawn, 1988
  • Touching the Sounds of Australia, 1988
  • Australia: Sound of the Earth (by David Hudson, Steve Roach and Sarah Hopkins), Fortuna, February 1991
  • Woolunda, Celestial Harmonies, 1993
  • Rainbow Serpent – Music for Didgeridoo & Percussion, Celestial Harmonies (13096-2), September 1994[8]
  • Bedarra, 1996.
  • Didgeridoo Spirit, September 1996
  • Guardians of the Reef, November 1996.
  • Heart of Australia, Indigenous Australia (IA2001D), November 1996
  • The Art of Didgeridoo: Selected Pieces 1987–1997, 1997
  • Bama Muralug: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Traditional Songs, February 1997
  • Kuranda, February 1997
  • The Sound of Gondwana: 176,000 Years in the Making (with Alan Dargin, Matthew Doyle, and Mark Atkins), Black Sun, February 1997
  • Spirit in the Sky, February 1997
  • Wangetti, February 1997
  • Yigi Yigi: Solo Didgeridoo, February 1997
  • Gudju Gudju, 1998
  • Gunyal, Black Sun, March 1998.
  • Walkabout, Indigenous Australia, 1999
  • The Stolen Generation – Rosie’s Freedom, April 2000
  • Australian Sun Records (partners David Hudson, Nigel Pegrum and Mark Mannock)
  • Just Like a Dream, 2002
  • Australian Savannah, February 2002
  • Coolamon, February 2002
  • Passions of the Reef, February 2002
  • Postcard from David Hudson, February 2002
  • Just a Dream, September 2002
  • Castaway, May 2004
  • Spirit Songs of the Great Barrier Reef, June 2005
  • Woolunda Vol.2, 14 March 2006
  • Very Best of David Hudson, August 2006[9]
  • Didgeralia, 2007
  • The Naked Melody, July 2007
  • Ooramin: the Meditative Digeridoo, 10 July 2007
  • Jinna Jinna: Australian Aboriginal Dreamtime Stories, Australian Sun Records (ASR1001), July 2007
  • Primal Elegance Didgeridoo/Piano with Mark Mannock, August 2007
  • DreamRoads Country Rock, September 2007

Credits:[1][10]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bush, John. "David Hudson". AllMusic. All Media Guide. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  2. ^ a b c Carter, Denise (30 January 2015). "David Hudson is a musician, artist, actor and presenter on the world stage but still calls Cairns home". The Cairns Post. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Indigenous Tourism". Skyrail News. Skyrail Rainforest Cableway. February 2012. Archived from the original on 20 August 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  4. ^ Reid, Paul (12 August 1990). "Tribal Name and Pride Find an Outlet on Stage". The Canberra Times. 64 (20, 211): 24. Retrieved 3 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ Greene, Paul D.; Porcello, Thomas (2010). Wired for Sound: Engineering and Technologies in Sonic Cultures: Music Culture. Wesleyan University Press. pp. 86–89, 95–100. ISBN 978-0-81957-062-8.
  6. ^ Have Didge will Travel YouTube
  7. ^ "Photo Gallery:The Official Opening of the Sir John Monash Centre". Sir John Monash Centre. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  8. ^ Hudson, David (1994), Rainbow serpent : music for didgeridoo & percussion, Celestial Harmonies, retrieved 4 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia Note: Recorded at the Timeroom (Tucson, Arizona); bush sounds recorded in Laura, Queensland.
  9. ^ Hudson, David (2006), The very best of David Hudson, Indigenous Australia, retrieved 4 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia Note: Previously released material. "The very best of Australia's world music rhythms" – Container. "Musical stories from this multi platinum world music artist" – Container.
  10. ^ "David Hudson – Discography". Creative Spirits. Archived from the original on 31 October 2010. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
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