Since the late Sixties Doug has
enjoyed a significant career as a songwriter. Working with his
long-time collaborator GUY
FLETCHER, their songs
have been recorded not only by scores of International stars
but also by some of the defining icons of 20th century popular
music including ELVIS PRESLEY, RAY
CHARLES, JOE COCKER and TOM
JONES. Doug is proud to have received both IVOR
NOVELLO and ASCAP awards.
Writing across most genres
Doug also works with talented singer & composer
ANDY GILBERT and other new generation artistes
and writers. Doug’s Independent Publishing Company is DREAMTIME
MUSIC.
His “FALLEN
ANGEL”, a former hit for Frankie
Valli,
is featured in the acclaimed, multi-award winning Broadway musical “JERSEY
BOYS”. Two road shows are playing to packed houses
across the USA. A fourth company will open in its
own dedicated theatre, currently under construction in Las Vegas,
in April ’08. The
show’s London West End debut is scheduled for March
2008. An Australian production is now slated for early
2009.
Doug has been active in Music
Industry writers’ organisations
for many years The Songwriters Guild,
the British
Academy of Composers, Authors
and Songwriters and, in late 2005 he was re-elected
to the British
Academy of Composers and Songwriters where he sits on
the Songwriters
Executive.
A champion of the craft of
song writing, Doug says, “I
liken our industry to an inverted pyramid, the point balancing
on The Song. It all begins with a composition and we must never
let that be forgotten. A song is a mysterious thing, a creation
that will often develop a life of its own. At times it seems
to arrive all in a rush, from another level of consciousness.
Power to The Song”.
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© DOUG FLETT 2008