
ABOUT
Australian-born with British and Croatian roots, Richard Pike is a multi-disciplinary composer, sound artist, singer as well as label curator, his practice lies at the intersections of experimental, ambient, techno, jazz and hybrid orchestral.
Richard’s work is often described as uncategorisable, crossing the worlds of post-rock, indie and art pop with his act PVT (aka Pivot on Warp Records), modern New Age Jazz expressions with his trio Forgiveness (Gondwana Records), and a breadth of energetic narratives across his award-nominated TV soundtracks. These range from live strings, solo piano, to pure analog synthesis.
He is regarded for the intimate world-building in his practice of slow, meditative music under the moniker Deep Learning. His latest album ‘Evergreen’ featured on Bandcamp’s Best Electronic, and has recently supported UK luminaries James Holden and Gold Panda. Nominated for an AACTA Award for his first ever TV score for 'Romper Stomper', he has been the head composer on 5 major Australian TV series productions, and scored season 2 of 'Tucci In Italy' for BBC Studios and National Geo/Disney+ which received the Emmy Award for Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series.
Photographer credit: Rich Williams
Scoring healing music for psychedelic therapy with Wavepaths, he also curates Salmon Universe Records and has been championed by BBC's Hannah Peel, Mary Anne Hobbs & Tom Ravenscroft, Fact Magazine, Electronic Sound Mag, KEXP Radio, The Quietus and many more.He is also sought after for installation work, including with United Visual Artists, Kennedy London and Sydney's Collider Studio, and has made music for brands including Adidas, Fedex, Cartier, Hyundai and Nike. In 2024 he scored music for the Charli XCX and H&M brand takeover of Times Square, New York.
SELECTED COMPOSER CREDITS:
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THE F WARD (TV Series) (6 Episodes) 2026
Dir: Natalie Bailey, Neil Sharma
Creators: Dan Edwards, Kelsey Munro
Production: Roadshow Rough Diamond
Broadcaster: Stan TV, Australia
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TUCCI IN ITALY Season 2 (5 Episodes) 2026
Showrunner: Ben Jessop
Production: Salt Productions & BBC Studios
Broadcaster: National Geographic / Disney +
Emmy Winner: Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series
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YEAR OF (TV Series) (10 Episodes) 2023
Dir: Fadia Abboud, Eddie Diamandi, Taylor Ferguson, Jess Tuckwell, Creator: Dan Edwards
Production: Roadshow Rough Diamond
Broadcaster: Stan TV, Australia
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AUSTRALIAN GANGSTER (TV Mini-Series) (2x 1hr Episodes) 2021.
Dir: Gregor Jordan & Fadia Abboud.
Production Company: Roadshow Rough Diamond
Broadcaster: Channel 7, Australia
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LES NORTON (TV Series) (10 Epsiodes) 2019.
Dir: Jocelyn Moorhouse, Morgan O'Neill, David Caesar, Fadia Abboud.
Production Company: Roadshow Rough Diamond
Broadcaster: ABC TV, Australia, BBC Three, UK.
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ROMPER STOMPER (TV Series) (6 Episodes), 2018.
Dir: Geoffrey Wright, James Napier Robertson, Daina Reid.
Production Company: Roadshow Rough Diamond
Broadcaster: Stan TV, Australia, BBC Three, UK.
AACTA Nominated: Best Score In A Television Series, 2018
Short Film:
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FIGHTING (Short Film) 2023
Dir: Xavier Coy
Production: The Full Box
Sydney Film Festival 2023
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DIABLES (Documentary Short) 2023
Dir: Tom Sweetland
UK/Spain
FESTIVALS: Newport Beach Film Festival October 2023
Exit 6 Film Festival September 2023
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DANGEROUS ON THE WAY (Documentary Short), 2018.
Dir: Mel O'Callaghan
Commisioned by: Palais de Tokyo
