Harry Vanda
| Harry Vanda | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Johannes Hendrikus Jacob van den Berg |
| Born |
22 March 1946 Voorburg, Netherlands |
| Origin | Sydney, Australia |
| Genres | Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, record producer |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | 1964–92 (as musician) 1969–present (as producer) |
| Labels | Albert Productions |
| Associated acts | The Easybeats, Marcus Hook Roll Band, AC/DC, Flash and the Pan |
Harry Vanda (born Johannes Hendrikus Jacob van den Berg on 22 March 1946) is a Dutch-born Australian musician, songwriter and record producer. He is best known as a member of the 1960s Australian rock band The Easybeats.
Vanda's family migrated to Australia from the Netherlands in 1963, and settled in Sydney. Vanda, who had been a guitarist with the Hague-based band The Starfighters, came to fame in 1964–65 as the lead guitarist of the popular Australian group The Easybeats. In the same year he met rhythm guitarist George Young in a Sydney migrants' hostel. In 2007, Australian Musician selected this meeting as the most significant event in Australian pop and rock music history.
In 1966, Vanda began a successful and enduring writing partnership with Young; together they penned many of The Easybeats' 1960s recordings, including their major international hit, "Friday On My Mind".
After The Easybeats disbanded in 1970, Vanda & Young moved to the UK and continued their writing and performing partnership.
In 1973, Vanda and Young returned to Australia and took over as the house producers for leading independent record production company, Albert Productions, and publisher J. Albert & Son. From 1974 onwards they enjoyed huge success in Australia and elsewhere, writing and producing hits for a number of popular Australian groups and solo singers, including John Paul Young, Cheetah, Stevie Wright, Ted Mulry, Rose Tattoo, The Angels, William Shakespeare, Mark Williams and, most notably, AC/DC. AC/DC included George Young's brothers, guitarists Angus and Malcolm Young. Vanda & Young produced landmark albums such as Let There Be Rock, Powerage, If You Want Blood You've Got It, Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, High Voltage/TNT, amongst others.
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