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Executive Chairman, Chugg Entertainment (AUS) After co-founding The Frontier Touring Company in the mid 1970s, in 2000 Michael Chugg went out on his own and founded Chugg Entertainment, from there going on to garner a reputation both internationally and locally as one of Australia’s most prominent rock promoters. Michael Chugg has promoted artists from a club shows level, through to stadiums, as well as developing and running major... Read More →

Contributing Editor at Time Off Dan Condon plays in shitty punk rock bands, writes a national blues and roots column and considers himself to be a bona fide devotee of funk. He’ll never get anywhere in this business. A disgustingly diverse music taste informs his work as Contributing Editor of Time Off magazine and his co-hosting of 4ZzZ’s illustrious Friday morning Wake and Bake program, and if you were to ask him to choose... Read More →

Director, Stage Mothers (AUS) Having loved music from a young age, things have followed a natural path for Mary, starting as a volunteer at Melbourne’s 3RRR FM, DJ’ing, managing bands, and booking live venues before becoming editor of Beat Magazine. All along, international travel—generally in pursuit of live rock’n’roll—has continued for Mary. Austin’s SxSW convention became a favourite, and... Read More →

Label Manager, Co-Operative Music (AUS)  Neil Robertson spent ten years in the UK as owner of Banchory Management, looking after Scottish indie stars Belle and Sebastian and cult Domino act V-Twin. He was also a Director of Banchory Merchanding, an online merch company working with Franz Ferdinand, Snow Patrol and Mogwai. In 1999 he co-founded the Bowlie Weekender, which later became the celebrated All Tomorrow’s Parties... Read More →

Foundations Artist Management; Partner / Manager | | Brian Winton is a partner in Foundations Artist Management, a New York based artist management company. Together with his partners Rich Cohen and Steve Bursky, Brian runs Foundations and manages his own roster of artists including Dr. Dog, White Rabbits, Joan As Police Woman and We Barbarians. Foundations Artist Management was launched in 2000 by Steve Bursky, and has since grown into a... Read More →