THANKS AND ETERNAL GRATITUDE TO THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE WHO HAVE HELPED, INFLUENCED, SUPPORTED ME OVER THE YEARS:
* Claudia Valli Goodwin - my wonderful, beautiful, generous and eternally caring wife.
* Dave Jensen (Sax and flute player, singer, general all round awesome guy, who's stood by me all these years)
* Brad Madigan, Geoff Gould, Graham Constantine, Andy Fford (Atomic BBQ)
* Every single individual who's ever set foot in the Southern Hemisphere Big Band, with especial thanks to Harry Rivers)
* Keith Stirling (RIP) - who as a trumpet player, once gave me some advice that it worth sharing with every drummer on the planet - "Owen, just play one bar. That's all we need. And keep that hi hat going". He, as a soloist, had the quality of being able to give you the answer first, then had you figure out the question afterwards. Legend.
* Freddie Hill (the only person I know who can simultaneously listen to Frank Zappa, hold a conversation and finishing scoring an arrangement for a brass band)
* Danny Lee - Squash champion, legend singer and writer of memorable melodies.
* Fox - A Bass player everyone wants in their band, and inveterate story teller.
* Nelson Porter - stunningly gifted guitar player.
* Paul Wheeler - One of nature's gentlest souls, great rock and roll keyboard player.
* Jake Fryer - renowned sax player, who tried to get me to play jazz again (took a while Jake, but it got there)
* Robin Bibi and Ed Hudson, for running all those blues jams in and around the Grey Horse Kingston
* Mark Bowden (RIP) - my second drum teacher in Sydney
* Merrick McCallum (RIP) - my original drum teacher in Grafton
* Sisters Ann and Cecilia (from the St Cecilia's Music Academy, Grafton), who instilled the initial discipline and foundation of learning music.
* Alan Moffat, who did his best to teach me trumpet and music theory in Grafton
* Billy Clark, who succeeded in Teaching me Music Theory at the Scots College
* Bruce Helmers, who coached me to being a better trumpet player
* Ron Nairn, Big Band coach at the Scots College
* Pan Pacific Music Camps
* Every single musician that I've seen seen or heard play
* My family, especially Heather (mum) and Ron (Dad) and Ben who endured all the musical squawks and meltdowns
* Simon, Saffron and Freyja
* Romeo the cat