Facts: - instrument: guitars keyboard , melodica , keytar , vocals , bass guitar , synthesiser , - years active: 1999 -- present - genre: alternative rock , electronic - name: peter mayes - background: solo_singer - label: emi , etcetc - associated acts: empire of the sun pnau - occupation: musician Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of peter mayes .
peter mayes -lrb- 4 october -rrb- is an australian musician and producer .he is widely known for being a leading member of dance act pnau .he is a longtime collaborator with nick littlemore and has produced and mixed many of his projects , most notably the platinum selling album '' walking on a dream '' and '' ice on the dune '' for empire of the sun , and the art rock act teenager .he has also done work with elton john , mika , karen o , the killers , ellie goulding , sia , esg , electric youth and lindsey buckingham .