Fiona Horne

Fiona Horne
Birth name	Fiona Therese Horne
Born	(1966-06-24) 24 June 1966
Origin	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Genres	New wave, rock
Years active	1984–present
Labels	Air Records Mystic Monkey Rajon Music
Associated acts	Sister Sludge The Mothers Def FX The Mullets
Website	www.fionahorne.com

Fiona Horne (born 1966 in Sydney) is an Australian singer, rock musician, radio and television personality, actress and author. She was the singer in Australian band Def FX and has published numerous books on witchcraft.

Musical career

Horne started playing in bands when she moved to Adelaide, South Australia, in 1984. Her first band was Sister Sludge, which only lasted for six months until Horne moved back to Sydney. She then formed a punk-thrash band, The Mothers, in 1985. The Mothers started as an all-girl punk band, although the lineup changed a number of times. This was the first band with Horne performing both vocals and guitar. In October 1987, The Mothers, comprising Horne (vocals, guitar), Nat (guitar), Jo Collings (bass) and Rick (drums), released their first single, "Drives Me Wild"/"Get Outta My Life", which was followed in 1989 by the EP, 12-Incher, with the line-up of Horne (guitar, vocals), Rick (drums), Luke (guitar) and Cristina Calero (bass), both of which were released on the Waterfront Records label. The Mothers broke up in 1989.

In 1991 Horne formed the industrial-dance-rock band Def FX with Blake Gardner (guitar; ex-Bezerk), Sean Lowry (synthesisers, sequencers, samples; ex-King Prawn), Martyn Basha (bass; ex-Bezerk). The band issued three EPs, Water, in June 1991, Surge, in November and Blink in June 1992 on the Phantom label before signing to EMI. In December 1992 the band released their debut album, Light Speed Collision, which was also released in the US by RCA/BMG in July 1993. At the 1994 Big Day Out Horne made headlines by appearing topless on stage. In September 1994, they released the EP Post Moronic, which reached No. 43 on the Australian charts. The band were dropped from the EMI label. In May 1995 they released their second album, Ritual Eternal, on their own label, Cicada. The album was nominated for 'Best Independent Release' at the 1995 ARIA Music Awards. They then signed with Universal Music Australia's subsidiary label Grudge, which released the band's third album, Majick, in July 1996. Although it failed to chart it became the band's only certified release, going gold in 1997. Def FX disbanded in May 1997.

In 1998 Horne made several appearances on the television series Good News Week, singing duets with the show's host, Paul McDermott. Virgin/EMI subsequently released a single of their duet, "Shut Up/Kiss Me", in November 1998, which reached No. 48 on the Australian singles charts in December.

In October 1999, Horne released her debut single, "Let’s Go Out Tonight", on Air Records. The song was co-written with Pete Farnan (Boom Crash Opera) and Simon Austin (Frente!). In January 2000 she formed a cover band, Mullet, with Nick Gill (guitar, The Mavis's), Piet Collins (drums, The Sharp), Scott Owen (bass, The Living End) and Greg Hirtzel (guitar). In March 2007, Horne released her first solo CD, Witch Web. In 2010, she released the spoken word album Magickal Life-Guided Meditations and Spells for Positive Change, on her own label, Mystic Monkey.

In 2012, Def FX reformed for a national tour in May–June, playing in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Hobart and Adelaide. This was followed by another tour in October - November 2013 with the band playing shows in Adelaide, Melbourne, Newcastle, Sydney and Brisbane.

Modelling and acting

In October 1994, she featured in a nude pictorial in Black+White magazine. In 1998 she was featured in the September issue of Ralph, FHM Australia and the November issue of Australian Playboy. After moving to Los Angeles in 2001, Horne featured in the October 2005 issue of Playboy.

In 2001, Horne starred in the Australian opening season of Eve Ensler's theatrical production The Vagina Monologues; she also appeared in an episode of the Australian television series Pizza that year. Horne has continued to act, appearing in the 2005 film, Unbeatable Harold, which starred Dylan McDermott and Henry Winkler and the 2007 film Cult, starring Rachel Miner and Taryn Manning. Horne also appeared in the independent fantasy features, Fable-Teeth of Beasts and Ember Days.

In 2004, Horne was a host (called an 'Alt') in the reality television show Mad Mad House for the Sci Fi Channel. She also competed in Celebrity Survivor for the Seven Network Australia (which aired in August 2006).

Personal life

Horne is a student pilot. She is vegetarian and was formerly vegan.

Bibliography

• (Northern Hemisphere edition of Witch: A Personal Journey and Witch: A Magickal Year)
• (Northern Hemisphere edition of Life's a Witch)
• – Edited and some sections written by Fiona Horne!

Discography

The Mothers

• "Drives Me Wild"/"Get Outta My Life" - Waterfont (DAMP54) (October 1987)
• 12 Incher - Waterfont (DAMP84) (1989) (EP)

Def FX

Main article: Def FX

• Light Speed Collision - EMI Music (Australia) (7807562) (November 1992)
• Ritual Eternal - Cicada Music (EEEP001CD) (May 1995)
• Majick - Universal Music Australia/MCA (MCD 73015) (July 1996)

With Paul McDermott

• "Shut Up/Kiss Me" - Virgin/EMI (November 1998)

Solo

Singles

• "Let's Go Out Tonight" - Air Records (AIR16) (October, 1999)

Albums

• Witch Web - Rajon Music (B000NKHK5U) (12 March 2007)
• Magickal Life-Guided Meditations and Spells for Positive Change - Mystic Monkey (2010)

Filmography

Film and Television
Year	Film	Role	Notes
2001 Episode Four - Season Two	Pizza	Survivor host	Australian television series
2004	Mad Mad House	The Witch	Reality television series
2006	Celebrity Survivor	Herself	Reality television series
	Unbeatable Harold	Cherry	Film
2007	Cult	Professor Estabrook	Film
2010	Fable: Teeth of Beasts	Maggie Trader	Video release
2011	Pets of the Rich and Famous		Television movie
2012	Ronn's Garage	Herself	Television series
2013	Ember Days	Summer Lady	Video release

Sources

• 'Def FX' entry at Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop by Ian McFarlane
• Fiona Horne (Chaos Control interview, October 2003)

External links

• Home page
• Fiona Horne at the Internet Movie Database
• Interview with Fiona on WHO.com
• Fiona Horne Pages
• Interview with Fiona Horne at WickedInfo.com
• Fiona Horne's MySpace page
• Fiona's Official Online store
• Fiona Horne's Facebook page
• Fiona Horne's Twitter page
• Fiona Horne's Instagram page