Brett Goldsmith


Brett Hugh Goldsmith is an Australian-born songwriter, music programmer/producer and photographer.

Personal life

Goldsmith is the son of British-born actress Rona Newton-John and Melbourne nightclub owner Brian Goldsmith. His grandfather was University of Melbourne professor Brinley Newton-John. His great-grandfather was German-Jewish physicist and Nobel Prize winner Max Born. Olivia Newton-John is his aunt, singer/actress Tottie Goldsmith is his younger sister and race car driver Emerson Newton-John his younger half-brother.

Music

In the mid 1980s Goldsmith programmed the album Chantoozies for the band Chantoozies, a top ten album which was released through Mushroom Records. Goldsmith co-wrote the singles "Wanna Be Up" & "Kiss n Tell" with fellow band member Eve von Bibra.
"Wanna Be Up" peaked at no. 8 on the ARIA singles charts. He was also one of the original male members of the band.
After leaving Chantoozies, Goldsmith toured with James Reyne as his bass guitarist. They co-wrote the song Black and Blue World on Reyne's 1991 album Electric Digger Dandy.
In 2013 Goldsmith released a solo album, Ordinary Life though MGM Distribution. The title track was covered by Olivia Newton-John in 2014 on her EP Hotel Sessions, also co-written & produced by Goldsmith.

Photography

In the early 2000s Goldsmith began his professional photography career and has volunteered his time to photograph images for PETA.