STEPHEN GREEN BIOGRAPHY

With over fifteen years in music Stephen Green has had experience in many different facets of the industry. From syndicated music columnist, marketing manager, radio reporter, inflight entertainment producer, street press journalist, vocalist, music retailer, voice-over artist and event manager, Stephen had a huge range of experiences before starting PR and marketing company Australian Music Biz in 1999.

The business was formed to focus on allowing independent artists and labels to have media representation that could compete with more established record labels. He developed the company over seven years growing to support four staff. Clients included SonyBMG, EMI, Warner, Roadrunner, Rajon, Modern Music and many more. Over the years, the company has worked with the likes of The Butterfly Effect, Tom Jones, Kate Miller-Heidke, Hanson, Screaming Jets, Small Mercies, Epicure, , The Boat People, Bodyjar and many more.

In 2007, Stephen started his second company, Outbreak Marketing which dealt with internet and street marketing. Later that year, he sold his interests in both Australian Music Biz and Outbreak Marketing. Over the last two years he has split his time between two jobs, working as Program Director at Q Music ('s music industry peak body) and radio project manager at digital media servicing company D-Star.

His role at D-Star has seen him responsible for the rollout of Play MPE, a web-based tool for servicing tracks from record companies to radio stations in , while his work with Q Music saw him programming and co-ordinating BIG SOUND in 2007 and 2008, which has quickly become Australia's most respected music business conference in .

Stephen also has a Bachelor's degree specialising in media studies and journalism, his Certificate IV in Music Business, Certificate IV in Workplace Training & Assessment and Certificate in Nielsen Media ratings interpretation.