Dr Murray Paterson (born 1963) is an Australian songwriter and musician most notable for his collaborations with Tex Perkins and his own recording project, Headland.
Paterson and Perkins co-scored the soundtrack for the film Beautiful Kate, the directorial feature debut from Rachel Ward.
Headland has also released, as digital downloads, the soundtracks from films by Australian filmmaker Ishka Folkwell: A Sense of Space (HL04, 2018) Nordurland (HL05, 2019) On Top of the World (HL06, 2020) Lost Track New Zealand (HL07, 2021) Bonney Upwelling (HL08, 2021) Lost Track Atlantic: Episode 1 (HL09, 2021).
Members include Joel Silbersher (vocals, guitar), Les Dorahy (accordion), Ken Gormly (bass), Brock Fitzgerald (drums), Melissa Hunt (double bass, Amanda Brown (musician) (violin), Skritch Needham (drums), Luke Peacock (keyboards) and Michael White (keyboards).
[2] [3] Dr Paterson lectured in Contemporary Art Theory at Southern Cross University, Lismore, New South Wales between 1999 and 2013.