Industry Experience
At the age of seven Phil started learning piano with his father John. At sixteen he decided to pursue a career in music and he attended Box Hill College of Music, studying piano with teachers Greg Dixon and Thomas Spivak. The following year he travelled to Naples, Italy, where he undertook specialist classes with classical pianist Antonio Maione. On his return to Australia Phil continued his studies at Melbourne University, with jazz pianist Tony Gould.
Since then he has worked in many different fields in the music industry as a Pianist, Composer, Producer, Musical Director and Teacher of classical and jazz piano.
Throughout his career Phil has worked with Australia's most accomplished musicians and has accompanied many Australian and International artists. He has worked for
Television Channels 7, 9 and 10, and in the recording field has played for many performers, as well as being Producer and Musical Director for numerous events.
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In 1997/98 Phil was the resident pianist with the
In Melbourne Tonight Band on Channel 9. In 1998 he toured nationally with
The Main Event, featuring
Olivia Newton John,
John Farnham and
Anthony Warlow.
In 1999 he released the album entitled Serious Young Insects with renowned drummer Virgil Donati and his band 'On The Virg', which included many of his compositions. Also that year, Phil Joined the
Hey Hey it's Saturday Band for its final season.
In the year 2000, the song 'We'll Be One' which he composed with his wife Kylieann, was chosen as the final song for the
Sydney 2000 Olympics Closing Ceremony. He has also composed music for various TV series such as
Huey's Cooking Adventures on network 10.
Recently Phil has released the album State of the Heart with Lisa Edwards, which he also arranged and produced for ABC records.
Phil was also the resident keyboard player for
The Big Night In in 2005 on network 10.
He is currently involved in producing two original recording projects : the first one with US bass player, Ric Fierabracci (Chick Corea Electric Band), and US drummer Joel Rosenblatt (Bill Evans Band/Spyro Gyra) with their band
Hemispheres. The other is his first solo album featuring US drumming great Will Kennedy (Yellowjackets/Johnathon Butler), and US sax player Gary Meek (Dave Weckl Band), which is to be released in 2006.
Also listen out for
Guy Sebastian's new single 'Taller, Stronger, Better', written by Guy Sebastian, Phil Turcio and Gary Pinto, Produced by Phil Turcio,
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