To purchase copies of Bernard's own albums or to listen to samples of each track on Bernard's seven recordings, please click here.

To order backing tracks for Bernard's original songs please click here.

To book Bernard’s studio for your next recording project or to discuss your personal backing track needs, please email Bernard by using the Contact page on this web site or telephone +61 8 8369 0365. Bernard's studio is based close to the city centre of Adelaide, South Australia.

Bernard has spent many years amassing an impressive array of musical instruments and recording equipment, both real and virtual (computer based).

His studio equipment includes a selection of high end electric and acousic guitars and basses (Gibson, Fender, Rickenbacker, Martin, and more); a selection of high quality microphones (Neumann, Rode and Shure); pre-amps (Focusrite and DBX); digital recording equipment (computer and hardware based); and plug-in effects and virtual instruments from Lexion, TC Electronic, IK Multimedia, East West, Izotope and more. His equipment is constantly being added to.

Bernard's studio is ideal for solo musicians or small bands with a limited budget who are aiming for professional release (or a high quality demo) and want the luxury of using some of the best sounds and equipment around as well as Bernard's highly trained ears and arranging skills. He can even assist with photography and graphic design of artwork for CD and DVD releases.

For biographical information pertaining to B ernard's composing, arranging and recording skills and experience, read on...

Bernard has, so far, released six solo albums and a double album of his rock opera. His five most recent albums were entirely recorded in his own studio with Bernard acting as musician, music arranger, recording engineer and producer (as well as lead and backing vocalist). Bernard’s skills and equipment enable him to truly be a one-man band, orchestra and choir.

Bernard has acted as recording engineer, session musician and producer for a number of other recording artists and has created complete backing tracks for the musicals The Yellow Star and It's Cool in the Furnace part II. He has also arranged and produced recordings of a number of songs from the musical Little Town - The Journey.

His music and technical abilities and equipment enable him to produce professional musical arrangements in rock, country and pop styles through to fully orchestrated pieces in operatic and music theatre styles and anything in between.

Bernard has personally written and arranged more than 50 songs, (music, lyrics and orchestration), including an entire musical of his own, Jesus – Messiah. He also wrote two songs for the musical The Yellow Star and has written a number of songs in collaboration with his sister, Virginia Lakeman who is also an accomplished music composer, arranger and educator.

For a synopsis of each of Bernard's seven albums, read on:

"Favourite Hymns" - Bernard's most recent album, containing fresh, contemporary, original arrangements of some of Bernard's favourite classic hymns. Songs of faith that have stood the test of time. (Released May 2012). Already three tracks have received airplay on Australian radio stations: "Al creatures of our God and King", "When I survey the wondrous cross" and "Amazing Grace".

"Abba, Father" is Bernard's sixth album. All original,contemporary Christian music (released November 2009). This album features eleven songs plus two instrumental tracks. The physical CD (available through this web site) also contains a video clip of the title track (playable on a computer). So far, three of the songs on this album are being played on Christian radio stations in Australia, including "Hallelujah", "The Lord's Prayer" and "At the Foot of My Cross."

"Christmas Joy" is comprised of four of Bernard's original Christmas songs together with traditional carols all with Bernard's unique musical arrangements and soaring vocals. A number of tracks from this album have received radio airplay.

"Jesus-Messiah the musical" is a double CD concept album of Bernard's all original rock opera. Bernard sings the title role and is joined by his talented friends, many of whom, like him, have international singing careers. This is 90 minutes of quality singing and pure listening pleasure.

"Theatrix – on the stage" features songs from and inspired by his career in commercial music theatre and opera.

Bernard’s second solo album is titled "The Lord’s House". Ten of the fourteen tracks on this album are Bernard’s own compositions and he plays all the instruments. His daughter Amanda features in the David Meece song My Father’s Chair.

His first solo album "Risen" features six songs from the musical Jesus-Messiah along with four other compositions of his own and one that is a collaboration with his sister Virginia, on which Bernard’s two daughters, Christy and Amanda feature.

Current solo projects for future album release include an album of well known tenor arias (from opera).