Matt Ford, known professionally as Pinky Beecroft, is an Australian singer-songwriter, performer and screenwriter. From 1997 to 2005 he was the lead singer and keyboardist for alternative rockers, Machine Gun Fellatio. His group Pinky Beecroft and the White Russians released an album, Somethin' Somewhere Better, in August 2008. As a songwriter he co-wrote, "No Aphrodisiac" (December 1997), with bandmate Chit Chat Von Loopin Stab and The Whitlams' Tim Freedman. At the ARIA Music Awards of 1998 it won Song of the Year for The Whitlams.
He was the lead singer and songwriter of Australian band Machine Gun Fellatio. He quit the band in 2005, at which point the group split up. He is the lead singer of Pinky Beecroft & The White Russians.[1] and has released a self-titled EP[2] and a full-length album entitled Somethin' Somewhere better[3] and Pretty Black. He made a number of appearances on the ABC television series The Glass House.[4]
Beecroft co-wrote the song "No Aphrodisiac" (credited as Matt Ford).[5] The song was recorded by The Whitlams and went on to win an ARIA Award for Song of the Year.[6]
WritingEdit
Under his birthname, Matt Ford, he has written for a number of TV series, including Farscape,[7] a popular US-Australian TV series broadcast on the Sci-Fi channel, and Sweat,[7] which starred Heath Ledger. His writing credits also include the long-running Australian series Stingers,[7]Love Is a Four Letter Word,[7]Medivac,[7]Wildside,[7]G.P.,[7] and Lochie Leonard.[7] He was the writer of ROAD,[7] a telefeature for SBS Independent, produced by Enda Murray and Lisa Duff and using an all-indigenous Australian cast and crew. It screened on SBS-TV. He wrote the screenplay for the documentary feature Killing Priscilla, directed by Academy-Award winner Lizzie Gardiner and screened in Australia, the UK and the US. His writing credits also include Frankies House,[7] (an Australian-US-UK co-production), Sea Patrol, and the Showtime series Satisfaction.[7] He was also referenced in the Satisfaction episode "Pony Girl"; while Heather is watching the film clip to the song "Roller Coaster" by MGF, she mentions that the lead singer thinks she's paranoid.
His feature film screenplays include Prodigal Son and Twisted Sister.[8][failed verification]
With Machine Gun Fellatio Ford/Beecroft was nominated for an ARIA Award for Best New Song for "The Girl of My Dreams Is Giving Me Nightmares" in 2003[12]
ReferencesEdit
^. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 17 August 2007.
^. Inertia-Music. Archived from the original on 15 May 2008. Retrieved 2 May 2008.
^. Archived from the original on 6 September 2008. Retrieved 24 September 2008.
^"The Glass House: Pinky Beecroft and Adam Spencer Cast & Crew - TV.com". www.tv.com. Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
^. The Whitlams. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 17 August 2007.
^. ARIA. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2007.
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Pinky Beecroft news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2007 Learn how and when to remove this template message Matt Ford known professionally as Pinky Beecroft is an Australian singer songwriter performer and screenwriter From 1997 to 2005 he was the lead singer and keyboardist for alternative rockers Machine Gun Fellatio His group Pinky Beecroft and the White Russians released an album Somethin Somewhere Better in August 2008 As a songwriter he co wrote No Aphrodisiac December 1997 with bandmate Chit Chat Von Loopin Stab and The Whitlams Tim Freedman At the ARIA Music Awards of 1998 it won Song of the Year for The Whitlams Pinky BeecroftBirth nameMatt FordBornSydney New South Wales AustraliaGenresAlternative rock experimentalOccupation s Musician screen writerInstrument s Vocals piano keyboardsYears active1985 present Contents 1 Music 2 Writing 3 Awards and nominations 4 References 5 External linksMusic EditHe was the lead singer and songwriter of Australian band Machine Gun Fellatio He quit the band in 2005 at which point the group split up He is the lead singer of Pinky Beecroft amp The White Russians 1 and has released a self titled EP 2 and a full length album entitled Somethin Somewhere better 3 and Pretty Black He made a number of appearances on the ABC television series The Glass House 4 He has also appeared on the Network Ten series The Panel as well as In Siberia Tonight on SBS TV Beecroft co wrote the song No Aphrodisiac credited as Matt Ford 5 The song was recorded by The Whitlams and went on to win an ARIA Award for Song of the Year 6 Writing EditUnder his birthname Matt Ford he has written for a number of TV series including Farscape 7 a popular US Australian TV series broadcast on the Sci Fi channel and Sweat 7 which starred Heath Ledger His writing credits also include the long running Australian series Stingers 7 Love Is a Four Letter Word 7 Medivac 7 Wildside 7 G P 7 and Lochie Leonard 7 He was the writer of ROAD 7 a telefeature for SBS Independent produced by Enda Murray and Lisa Duff and using an all indigenous Australian cast and crew It screened on SBS TV He wrote the screenplay for the documentary feature Killing Priscilla directed by Academy Award winner Lizzie Gardiner and screened in Australia the UK and the US His writing credits also include Frankies House 7 an Australian US UK co production Sea Patrol and the Showtime series Satisfaction 7 He was also referenced in the Satisfaction episode Pony Girl while Heather is watching the film clip to the song Roller Coaster by MGF she mentions that the lead singer thinks she s paranoid His feature film screenplays include Prodigal Son and Twisted Sister 8 failed verification He was a writer and producer of ABC TV s Love Is a Four Letter Word 9 He co wrote the book A Grown up Guy s Guide to Life with Joan Sauers His short stories were featured in the marketing campaign for the most recent Elle Macpherson lingerie range 10 He hosts the WPA World Nine ball Championship on ABC TV and is currently working with Chaser member Charles Firth on his satire driven Manic Times 11 Awards and nominations EditWith Machine Gun Fellatio Ford Beecroft was nominated for an ARIA Award for Best New Song for The Girl of My Dreams Is Giving Me Nightmares in 2003 12 References Edit Pinky Beecroft amp The White Russians Personnel Archived from the original on 28 September 2007 Retrieved 17 August 2007 Inertia Music Catalogue Pinky Beecroft amp The White Russians Inertia Music Archived from the original on 15 May 2008 Retrieved 2 May 2008 WHITE RUSSIANS news Archived from the original on 6 September 2008 Retrieved 24 September 2008 The Glass House Pinky Beecroft and Adam Spencer Cast amp Crew TV com www tv com Archived from the original on 19 September 2012 Retrieved 3 February 2022 Track Information No Aphrodisiac The Whitlams Archived from the original on 28 September 2007 Retrieved 17 August 2007 ARIA Awards Winners by Year ARIA Archived from the original on 27 September 2011 Retrieved 17 August 2007 a b c d e f g h i j k IMDb Matt Ford The Internet Movie Database Retrieved 2 May 2008 Catriona Mathewson 16 November 2006 Back to square one The Courier Mail Archived from the original on 11 August 2011 Retrieved 18 October 2007 Love is a Four Letter Word ABC Content Sales Archived 24 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine dead link Manic Studios web amp broadcast creative production services 61 2 8986 5752 Archived 4 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine ARIA Awards History Winners by Year ARIA Archived from the original on 26 September 2007 Retrieved 2 May 2008 External links EditMatt Ford at IMDb Pinky Beecroft amp The White Russians Retrieved from 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