Mick Bower

Michael Joseph Bower is an Australian guitarist, songwriter and founding member of the rock band the Masters Apprentices. He founded the group in Adelaide in 1964, named the band, and served as its principal songwriter during its formative years. Between 1965 and 1967, Bower wrote or co-wrote virtually all of the band's original recorded material, including "Living in a Child's Dream", "Undecided", "Wars or Hands of Time", "Buried and Dead", "Hot Gully Wind", "But One Day" and "Tired of Just Wandering". His compositions helped shift Australian beat music away from reliance on overseas cover versions towards original songwriting and helped establish the Masters Apprentices as one of Australia's leading rock bands of the 1960s and have continued to influence later generations of musicians. His songs helped establish the Masters Apprentices as one of Australia's leading rock bands of the 1960s and have continued to influence later generations of musicians. His work has been recognised through the inclusion of the band's debut album in 100 Best Australian Albums and through recordings of his compositions by later artists including Silverchair and Radio Birdman.