Adam Donovan

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Adam Donovan
Adam Donovan Augie March.jpg
Donovan playing with Augie March
8 November 2007
Background information
Born Shepparton, Victoria, Australia
Genres Indie rock, pop rock
Occupation(s) Musician
Instruments Guitar, vocals
Associated acts Augie March

Adam Donovan is an Australian musician and is one of the original members in the Australian band Augie March.

He was born in Shepparton, Victoria, and attended St Brendan's Primary School, Shepparton and Notre Dame High School, Shepparton.[ citation needed ]

He attended a music course at Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE along with fellow Augie March founding members Edmondo Ammendola and David Williams. [1]

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References

  1. NMIT Music Department, Music Performance Alumni Archived 7 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine , Retrieved 11 October 2008