Mike Brady was born in England and moved with
his family to Australia when he was 11 years old. His recording career began in
the mid 60’s with the formation of MPD Ltd (Mike, Pete & Danny).
After MPD Ltd, Mike spent the majority of his
time building his career as producer and writer of jingles for Television and
Radio. One such jingle brought Mike back into the public spotlight. He was
asked to record a promotional song for Channel Seven’s Football program. This
song being “Up There Cazaly” went on to be the biggest selling local single of
its time, with sales in excess of 250,000 and has become the unofficial Anthem
of all Australian Rules Football Fans.
Over the years, he has been responsible for some
of Australia’s most catchy advertising jingles.
During the 70’s Mike formed his own Record Label
and Record Production Company, Full Moon Records., and publishing company,
Remix Publishing. Two hugely successful singles released by Full Moon were Mark
Jackson’s “I’m An Individual” and Joe Dolce’s “Shuddap You Face”. “Shuddap You
Face” broke the record previously held by Mike’s “Up There Cazaly” as the
biggest selling single in Australian History and has been translated into many
different languages.
Mike and his company have produced albums for
artists such as Tina Arena, Colleen Hewett, Mark Gillespie and Mike Rudd and
Bill Putt. Many of Mike’s songs have been recorded by leading artists including
Tina Arena, and John Farnham.
In June 2013 Brady was appointed a Member of the
Order of Australia (AM) for services to the community and to music as a
composer and performer.
On Monday 3rd July 2017 Mike was honored to be
named Victorian of the Year in a ceremony in Melbourne.
