Dugald McLaren

Dugald McLaren is a modern-day renaissance man based in Hobart / Nipaluna country. A multi-platform artist; a songwriter, sculptor and inventor with a passion for design. He began working on the music and lyrics for Antarctica: A New Musical (now called Antarctica, Beneath the Storm), in 2009 for the book by Dana Bergstrom, with workshop performances in 2012 & 2014. Initial inspiration came from a song called Antarctic that he penned while working as an electrician wintering in Antarctica at Australia’s Casey station, years before. Since 2014, Dugald has written the music and lyrics for a song cycle A PRETTY SONG FOR YOU (at workshop stage) and published seven EPs and albums as well as selected songs. He is the co-director of Sundog Productions, Australia..