WE ARE COMPOSERS & PRODUCERS, SYNTH-HEADS & CLASSICAL MUSICIANS,
 ARTISTS & SOUND DESIGNERS, MUSIC LOVERS & NOISE ADDICTS

Since it’s inception in 2001, Groove Q has earned an enviable reputation for imaginative and beautifully crafted composition and sound design. Groove Q translate the ideas of clients and collaborators into the emotional language of music. Co-founders, Alison Cole and Dave Smith, are loved by clients for their openness, originality, musical range, production brilliance and mastery of tight deadlines.

• Winner Gold Promax 'Best Music Composition' for LifeStyle EMBARRASSING BODIES 2014
  
  
• Original Score, & Sound Design, STILL LIFE, Winner of the Tropfest QANTAS Award 2014
  
  Winner Best Short Film, American Pavilion, Cannes Film Festival 2014.
  

• Original Score, THE WILDING, Berlin IFF Finalist, Winner of the SBS Award, ST. KILDA Film Festival 2012.

• Original Score, & Sound Design, CRIMSON ROOM, Golden Palm, Mexico International Film Festival 2012.

• Music & Branding, WORLD MOVIES AUSTRALIA, World Promax Gold 2011.

• Music & Branding, LIFESTYLE, World Promax Gold 2010.

ABC TV, Adidas, American Express, Audi, Australian Government Defense Department, Baltika Brewery, BenQ, BBC TV, BMW, Coca-Cola Amatil, Chevy, Fairfax Media, Foxtel, General Pants, Glaxo Smith Klien, Hahn Breweries, Harper's Bazaar, McDonalds, Nova Radio, Pacific Brands, Peugeot, Red Bull, SBS Subscription TV, Schweppes, Screen Australia, Subaru, Toyota, Tourism Australia, TVNZ, UNHCR, Unilever, Virgin Australia, Visa, Volkswagen, Webjet/Zuji, XYZ Networks.

Composer. Musician. Social Media Maestro. Nordic Noir Junkie. Honeycomb Artisan. Queen of Burmesia.

Alison grew up on Cockatoo Island in Sydney harbour, surrounded by industry and the sea. It was a childhood fuelled by creativity and imagination. Her true passion is music and sound – how it makes you feel, how it can change the tone and ambiance of a picture and create a narrative. Since founding Groove Q with Dave Smith in 2001, Alison has delivered emotive & award-winning results for clients. Creative partners value Alison’s listening & observation skills, technical mastery, & creative advice. 

Alison Cole is a former graduate of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music who went on to study orchestration at AFTRS. Her film score composition work has featured at Cannes Film Festival, Berlin International Film Festival and the Sydney Film Festival. She’s been a Tropfest winner, Best Composition Awards winner (ProMax ANZ) and People’s Choice Award (B&T 2017) She has scored for TV series, award winning TV Channel ID campaigns, sound and music installations (Vivid & Burning Man 2018), TVC’s, and international brand campaigns. 

Alison has also performed in ARIA award winning electronic dance bands, touring around Australia and the globe. Alison translates the ideas of her collaborators & clients into the emotional language of music. Her command of genres and musical scope can be seen through the variety of her work and awards. 

You can find Alison's site here, and on Soundcloud here.

Composer. Musician. Sound Designer. Synth-addict. Pop-Culture Curator. Electronic Pioneer. Geek.

Fascinated with the bubbling electronic sounds in the 1956 film Forbidden Planet, Dave’s formative years were spent listening to Moog Plays Bach, Kraftwerk and The Carpenters. Dave began experimenting with Casio synthesizers and tape loops in his early teens.

His eclectic music career spans two decades. As founding member of the Aria nominated Boxcar – one of Australia’s ground-breaking dance music outfits – Dave toured with New Order & Pet Shop Boys, collaborated with dance music luminaries such as Arthur Baker (New Order) & Francoise K (Kraftwerk & Depeche Mode), released three international albums, & achieved three Top Ten US Billboard hits. Dave has also produced and remixed a diverse range of artists including; Severed Heads, The Models, Single Gun Theory & The Rockmelons.

Dave contributed to the success of two of Sydney’s largest film & tv sound studios, composing for TV dramas Water Rats & Murder Call and numerous award winning TVC’s. Now, as a founding partner of Groove Q, Dave creates powerful, award-winning music for film & television. Expert, intuitive, collaborative. Dave is renowned for his sonic fireworks, provocative sound aesthetics & world-class technical expertise.

Find Boxcar on Soundcloud here.