Glen Heald is a multi instrumental singer / songwriter who was born in Australia and took up the Guitar after hearing Hendrix, Pink Floyd, Roy Buchanan, Santana and Robin Trower. He had the good fortune to study Jazz in Tasmania with Jim Lade (who had studied at Berklee college of music). After completing an Associate diploma in Jazz/Rock he led the first of many original bands and started playing Flute, Banjo, Blues harp and Chapman Stick.

 

In 1992 Glen established the first fully contemporary music course in Darwin Australia. In 2001 he started performing with the Australian Aboriginal singer songwriter Shellie Morris, recording and producing her CD "Waiting Road". Glen composed the acoustic music for the Aboriginal film "Merrepen" in 2005. Toured Europe with Shellie Morris in 2007 and performed at the Sydney Opera House in 2008.

 

Glen produced the music for the Aboriginal film "In a League of their own" in 2009 and produced and released his debut album and his second album in 2010. In December 2013 Glen produced and released his third studio album "Outsider".2015 saw the release of Glen's fourth studio album "The Hanged Man" with his brother Dave Heald on Bass. The album fuses progressive rock and funk with slide guitar, blues harp.

 

In 2017 Glen released the album "Marrawah". The album contain six instrumental tracks in a progressive rock format and two vocal tracks one of which is a reggae track. The album also contains two tracks that highlight Glen's ability to improvise guitar solos in a electric Hendrix style and his acoustic finger style guitar. Dave Heald once again provides tight and heavy electric bass lines on Marrawah locking in to the John Bonham style drums.

  

ALBUMS RELEASED

 

Glen Heald "Marrawah" 2017

 

Glen Heald "The Best of 2010-2015"

 

Glen Heald "The Hanged Man" 2015

 

Glen Heald "Outsider" 2013

 

Glen Heald Debut 2010

 

Glen Heald "Progressive Rock" 2010

 

Shellie Morris & Glen Heald "Waiting Road" 2006

 

Shellie Morris Debut 2000