GIDEON PREISS

Gideon Preiss is a Melbourne-based pianist, composer, producer, engineer and mixer whose distinctive musical voice has shaped an eclectic body of work spanning independent music, film, theatre and contemporary composition.

As a founding member of the acclaimed Australian band Husky, Gideon has co-written, arranged and co-produced five critically acclaimed albums. Husky became the first Australian band signed to the legendary Seattle label Sub Pop Records and toured extensively throughout Australia, Europe and North America. Their debut album, Forever So, received an ARIA Award nomination and established the group as one of Australia’s most distinctive independent acts.

Alongside his work with Husky, Gideon has built a reputation as a sought-after producer, engineer and collaborator, working across a diverse range of musical genres and creative projects. His solo release, The Lonely Hotelier, marked a return to his roots as a pianist and composer. Intimate, cinematic and deeply reflective, the album explores themes of longing, memory and quiet melancholy, inviting listeners into a dreamlike inner landscape of beauty and loss.

Gideon’s compositional work extends beyond the recording studio into film and screen. He has scored documentaries, short films and multidisciplinary works, with his music set to feature across two upcoming 2027 feature films alongside multiple documentary projects.

A passionate advocate for the preservation and renewal of Jewish cultural traditions, Gideon is a founding member of both The Bashevis Singers and Di Farborgene Khalyastre (“The Hidden Group”), an internationally recognised multidisciplinary collective that reimagines Yiddish poetry, music and storytelling through contemporary performance, visual art and film.

Gideon is also a core member of the celebrated Melbourne ensemble Jazz Party, whose fusion of jazz and R&B has earned a devoted following and appearances at many of Australia’s leading festivals. He is widely regarded as one of Australia’s most in-demand piano collaborators.