Musical Background

(October, 2016) I am married to Therese, and we have three adult children and five delightful grandchildren.

Originally from The Netherlands, my family relocated to Australia when I was 7 years old. My mother was an opera singer in Holland, and my father was a Radio Technician and Instrument Maker. Dad made his own radios and tape recorders, so there was always lots of music in our home. Most of my family loves music.

Growing up in Australia was very exciting and great fun. My career revolved around the hardware industry and retail, and I was a sales representative for many years in associated industries. Loving music, I got my daughter involved at an early age playing the organ, and she was very gifted. Unfortunately she no longer plays and has gone on to other interests.

Having recently retired, I noticed a Yamaha HS8 Electone for sale in a local thrift shop at a bargain price, so I thought to myself that I would take up playing for myself, and that it would be a great hobby in my retirement. That instrument developed a fault, and I decided to go on the Internet to see how far Yamaha keyboards had progressed. When I saw and heard the Tyros 4, I was just amazed at the sounds, styles and possibilities of the instrument and being able to sound like whole bands, orchestras and voices.

I absolutely love my new hobby, and am now composing some of my own music, which I find very rewarding (and my long-suffering lovely wife, Therese, gracefully endures my practice time). I play occasionally at the local Ex-Servicemen's Club, and have had several of my recordings played on the local radio station. My other passion has been an ongoing love of photography, having been fortunate enough to have travelled extensively (and hope to do more). Its really great to have all those images and memories. Having lived in Sydney for many years, we now live on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland - a very beautiful part of the world.

Nick's MP3 Song Index

Nick's songs are listed below alphabetically. Click on any song title to listen to and/or download the song. Song recorded on Tyros4 (T4) and PSR-S970 (97).

Adios Amour (97) Advance Australia Fair (T4) After All v2 (T4) After All (T4) All Out Of Love (97) Always On My Mind (T4) Amazing Grace (T4) Ambient Interlude © (T4) Amor (T4) Amoureuse (97) Andante Cantible (T4) The Animal Song (T4) Annies Song (97) Another Day in Paradise (97) Another Perfect Day © (T4) Any Dream Will Do (97) Any Dream Will Do (97) Anytime At All © (97) Arrivederci Roma (T4) As Tears Go By (97) As Time Goes By (T4) Australia Medley (T4) Autumn Leaves 2 (T4) Autumn Leaves (97) Back Home Again (97) Bad Moon Rising (T4) Ballad For Adeline (97) Banks Of The Ohio (97) Beauty And The Beast (T4) Beauty And The Beast (97) Begin The Beguine (T4) Begin The Beguin (T4) Besame Mucho (T4) Blowing In The Wind (T4) Blue Bayou (97) Blue Hawaai (T4) Bobby Magee (T4) Bolero Ravel (T4) Born Free (97) Breaking Up Is Breaking My Heart (97) Bridges Of Paris (T4) Bright Eyes (T4) Bright Eyes (97) Bright Sunshiny Day (T4) Burn For You (T4) Burning Bridges (97) But I Do (T4) Butterfly (T4) Bye Bye Love (97) California Blue (97) The Carnival Is Over (T4) Cast Your Fate To The Wind (T4) Catch The Wind (T4) Cathy's Clown (T4) Celtic Spirit © (T4) Celticair © (97) Chariots Of Fire (T4) Chiquechita (T4) Cindy Oh Cindy (97) Classic Upbeat Improv © (T4) Classical Interlude Improv © (T4) Classical Interlude (T4) Clocks (T4) Close To My Heart © (97) Combo Samba © (T4) Come A Little Bit Closer (V4) Come What May (T4) Conquest Of Paradise (T4) Cool Change (97) Cool Metal © (T4) Cotton Fields Back Home (T4) Crying In The Rain (97) Daniel (97) Danny Boy (T4) A Day In The Life Of A Fool (97) Desert Caravan © (T4) Desert Sands © (T4) Diana (97) Distant Drums (97) Does Your Mother Know (T4) Don't Fence Me In (97) Don't Forget To Remember Me (T4) Endless Love (97) Don't Make My Baby Blue (T4) Down In The Boondocks (T4) Dreams Of Yesterday © (T4) Edelweiss (97) The End Of The World (T4) Eres tu (Touch The Wind) (T4) Every Breath You Take (97) Every Time You Walk In The Room (T4) Every Which Way But Loose (97) Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime (T4) Eye Of The Tiger (T4) Fields Of Gold (T4) Fields Of Gold (T4) First Of May (97) Five Hundred Miles (97) Flashdance (T4) Fly Me To The Moon 2 (97) Fly Me To The Moon (97) For Emily (T4) Fly Me To The Moon (T4) For The Good Times (T4) Forever Autumn (97) Four Strong Winds (97) Free At Last © (T4) French Mountain Song (97) From Russia With Love (T4) Galveston (T4) Get Together (T4) The Girl That I Love (by Russell Morris) (T4) The Girl That I Love (T4) Going To Ireland © (T4) The Great Pretender (T4) The Great Pretender (T4) Green Door (97) Green Fields (97) Green Green Grass Of Home (97) Greensleeves (T4) Groundswell © (T4) Hallelujah (T4) Hallelujah 2 (T4) Hard To Say I'm Sorry (97) Have I Told You Lately (T4)

He'll Have To Go (97) Heartaches By The Number (97) Heartbeat (97) Hello Mary Lou (97) Hey (97) Hey 2 (97) High Noon (T4) Hold On (T4) The Homecoming © (T4) House Of The Rising Sun (T4) How Deep Is Your Love2 (T4) How Deep Is Your Love (T4) How Great Thou Art (T4) Hymne A Lamore (T4) I Am Sailing (97) I Believe (97) I Can See Clearly Now (T4) I Can't Stop Loving You (T4) I Have A Dream (T4) I Fall To Pieces (T4) I Love Paris (97) I Walk The Line (T4) I Was Made For Loving You (T4) I Will (T4) I Will Always Love You © (T4) I Will Love You All My Life (T4) I'll Be Back Again (97) I'll Be Seeing You (T4) I'll Never Find Another You (T4) I'm A Believer (97) I'm Coming Home (T4) I'm Gonna Be Strong (T4) I'm Gonna Knock On Your Door (T4) I've Got You Babe (T4) If You Only Knew © (T4) If You Only Knew © (4.) I'm Just A Lonely Boy (T4) I've Got You Under My Skin (T4) If (T4) If I Didn't Have A Dime (T4) If I Only Had Time (97) If You Love Me (T4) If You Love Me Let Me Know (T4) Il silenzio (T4) The Impossible Dream (T4) in A Spanish Mood © (T4) In The Middle Of An Island (97) Island In The Sun (97) Island Tune © (97) It Had To Be You (97) It Must Have Been Love (97) It's A Heartache (97) Jamaica Fairwell (97) Joanne (97) Johnny Guitar (T4) Just A Closer Walk (97) Just When I Needed You Most (T4) Keep Searching (97) Keep Travelling © (T4) Knock Three Times (T4) Kon Tiki (97) La Paloma (97) Lady Of Spain (97) Let It Be (T4) The Lion Sleeps Tonight (97) Living Next Door To Alice (T4) The Lonely Bull (97) The Lonely Shepherd (97) The Long Journey © (T4) The Love Boat (97) Love Is Blue (T4) Love Is In The Air (T4) Love Me With All Your Heart (97) Loves Theme (T4) Lying Eyes (97) Lying Eyes (T4) Macarthur Park (T4) Mammy Blue (T4) Marching Home © (T4) Mary In The Morning (T4) Mary Lou (97) Mary's Boy Child (T4) MASH (T4) Massachusetts (T4) Maybe (Adams Theme) (T4) Memory CATS (T4) Midnight in Moscow (T4) Missing You (T4) Mississippi (T4) Moment In Time © (T4) Moonlight Shadow (T4) More (97) Moulin Rouge (T4) Mull Of Kintyre (T4) Music Of The Night3 (T4) Music Of The Night2 (T4) My Friend The Wind (97) Nakita (T4) Never Be Anyone Else But You (97) Never Ending Love © (T4) Never On Sunday (97) New Dawn © (97) New Hymn Vangls (T4) Nights In White Satin (T4) No Matter What Improv © (T4) No Matter Where You Go © (T4) No Other Love Have I © (T4) No Other Love Improv © (T4) Nocturne 1 Improv (T4) North To Alaska (T4) O Holy Night (T4) O Shanandoah (T4) Ode To Joy (T4) Oh Carol (97) Oh Donna (T4) Oh Lonesome Me (97) On The Road Again (97) On Top Of The World (T4) Only For You (97) Only Yesterday (T4) Over The Rainbow (T4) Paladin (T4) Peaceful Easy Feeling (97) Perfidia (T4) Piano Man (97) Pied Piper (97)

Plasir De Amour (T4) Puff The Magic Dragon (T4) Quiet Nights Alone © (T4) Reason To Believe (T4) Rhinestone Cowboy. (97) Right Here Waiting (T4) Rivers Of Babalon (97) The Rose (T4) Ruby Tuesday (T4) Run To Me (97) Sahara © (T4) Sail Along Silvery Moon (T4) Sailor (T4) Samba Some More © (97) Save The Last Dance For Me (T4) Sentimental Journey (97) Seven Tears (T4) Shilo (97) Sing c'est la vie (97) Silver Threads and Golden Needles (97) Six Ribbons (T4) Sky Boat Song (T4) Sloop John B (97) Smile (97) Snowy River Medly c (T4) Solitair (70) Somewhere Out There (97) Song And Dance Man (97) Song For Guy (T4) Sounds Of Silence 2 (T4) Sounds Of Silence (97) South Of The Border (T4) Spanish Eyes (T4) Spics And Specs (97) Spring Morning Light © (T4) St Elmos Fire (T4) Stairway To Heaven (97) Star Of Mikinos (T4) Stones © (97) Stranger On The Shore (T4) Strangers In The Night 2 (T4) Strangers In The Night (T4) Streets Of London (T4) Suki Yaki (T4) Summer Wine (97) Summertime (T4) Sunday Morning Coming Down (T4) Susie Darling (T4) Sway (97) Sylvia's Mother (T4) Symphonic Allegro1 © (T4) Take It To The Limit (T4) Take These Chains (97) Tar And Cement (T4) Teach Your Children (T4) Technotes © (T4) Teddy Bear (T4) Telstar (T4) Tequila Sunrise (97) There Is Love (T4) Thereses Waltz © (T4) These Boots Are Made For Walking (97) This Land Is Your Land (T4) Ticket To Ride (97) Time To Say Goodbye (T4) Titanic Theme (T4) To Know Know Know You (97) To Love Sombody (97) Trains And Boats And Planes (T4) Travelling © (T4) Try A Little Kindness (T4) Tulips From Amsterdam (T4) Turn Turn Turn (97) Una Paloma Blanca (T4) Under The Boardwalk (97) Until I Find You Again (97) Upbeat Andante Improv © (97) Upbeat Classical © (T4) Unbreak My Heart (T4) Vandervalk Theme (T4) Waltzing Matilda (97) Upbeat Andante Improv © (97) Washington Square (T4) The Water Is Wide © (T4) Way Out There © (T4) The Wayward Wind (97) Welcome To My World (T4) What A Wonderfull World (T4) What Child Is This (T4) When A Child Is Born 2 (T4) When A Child Is Born (T4) When I Dream I Dream Of You (97) When I Fall In Love (97) When I'm With You © (T4) When Irish Eyes Are Smiling (T4) When The Saints (97) When You Walk In The Room (97) Where's The Playground Susie (97) Where Is Your Heart (T4) Who'll Stop The Rain (97) Why Me (T4) The Winner Takes It All 2 (T4) The Winner Takes It All (T4) A Woman In Love (97) The Wonder Of You (97) Wonderland By Night (T4) Words (97) The World I Used To Know (T4) A World Of Our Own (T4) Tulips From Amsterdam (T4) Unbreak My Heart (T4) Yesterday 3 (T4) Yesterday (97) Yesterday Once More (T4) Yesterdays Gone (T4) You Are Allways There © (T4) You Are My Sunshine (T4) You Don't Have To Say You Love Me (T4) You Raise Me Up (T4) You'll Never Walk Alone (97) You've Got To Hide Your Love (T4) You've Got Your Troubles (97) The Young Ones 2 (T4) The Young Ones (97) Your Cheating Heart (97)

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