Draft:Joff Bush
Joff Bush | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 April 1985 |
| Education | Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University |
| Occupation | Composer |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Known for | Bluey |
| Website | https://www.joffbush.com/ |
Joff Bush (born 9 April 1985) is an Australian composer. He is best known for composing the soundtrack for the animated children's show, Bluey.
Early life
Joff Bush was born in Wagga Wagga in the state of New South Wales in Australia on 9 April 1985, as revealed by some social media posts and an article from The Age. Bush also stated that he later moved to Brisbane in Queensland to study at the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University as a piano student, where he met Daley Pearson, who later went on to become an executive producer for Bluey, which Bush would also eventually compose for.[1][2][3][4]
Career
Joff started his career in 2010 when he started to compose music for the comedy series The Strange Calls in development, which later premiered in 2012.[5] During that time in the early 2010s, he also composed music for mobile phone software. Later in the decade, he started composing music for other television series such as Snake Boss, Australian Survivor, The Family Law, The Strange Chores, Robbie Hood, and many others.[6][7] Joff won his first award in 2014 for the score for the film A Man on the Edge at the Long Island International Film Expo.[8][4]
Joff started to have his first success with the animated children's television show Bluey after it first aired in 2018.[3]
References
- ^ Bush, Joff [@joffbush] (23 June 2022). "I was born in #wagga Wagga, NSW but live in #brisbane QLD so deciding between the @qldmaroons and @nswblues is always a conundrum. But this year go QLD! (Cheeky cos they're in the lead)". Retrieved 29 April 2025 – via Instagram.
- ^ Raigmann [@MrRMann1] (9 April 2022). "HAPPY BIRTHDAY @joffbush !!" (Tweet). Retweeted by 1513012367470505989. Archived from the original on 9 April 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2025 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b Moran, Robert (5 February 2021). "'Like putting ice-cream on caviar': meet Joff Bush, the composer behind Bluey". The Age. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ^ a b Crossen, Louise (16 July 2019). "Meet the composer behind Australia's best-loved TV shows". Griffith News. Griffith University. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ^ Bush, Joff (29 May 2019). "Bluey, Strange Chores, Updates". joffbush.com. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
- ^ Bush, Joff (28 October 2015). "Happenings – all of the shows". joffbush.com. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
- ^ Bush, Joff (17 November 2010). "Strange Calls". joffbush.com. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
- ^ Bush, Joff (7 July 2014). "Joff Wins Best Score". joffbush.com. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
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