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Geoffrey Datson is a sound artist, combining spoken word, electronica and instrumentation in his recordings. Many poets recite their work to music, but few are also composers. Datson's work is a synthesis of forms of sonic expression in which the voice and the sound field are interdependent. He began his career as a sixteen year old poet accompanying his SPOKEN WORD performance on a dulcimer. His lyricism and music drew him into songwriting and playing in punk bands in the late 70s. In Sydney surf punk band, Surf Side Six, he was part of Sydney’s inner city live music scene in the seventes. His next band, Samurai Trash, was one of the first Australian bands to sign to the then brand new Virgin Label in 1984. HIs early career experimental band Belle du Jour (M Squared) and Surfside Six have recently been released in compilation albums, with his surfside Six hit 'Cool in the Tube’ being played in Brisbane in 2006 by the Queensland Symphony Orchestra's performance of a history of surf music. (FULL DISCOGRAPHY) He is an accomplished music maker in composition, production, recording, and is a prolific singer-songwriter. He is a poetry editor and eager sound collaborator with film makers and visual artists. He is also an accomplished instrument maker.