QMUSIC 2019 QMusic acknowledges the many Traditional Custodian groups all across what is now referred to as Queensland. We pay our respect to all elders: past, present and emerging.

We also acknowledge the important role that music has played and continues to play on these lands since the very first sunrise.

- IMAGE TENGAZI. PHOTO CREDIT: AIMEE CATT.

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Queensland Music Network Incorporated 1 ABN 14 083 014 720 OUR VISION To support and promote a thriving contemporary live and recorded music industry that transforms lives and delivers artistic, cultural, social and economic value to Queensland.

CONTENTS PRESIDENT’S REPORT...... 2 TREASURER’S REPORT...... 5 CEO’S REPORT...... 6 INDUSTRY CONNECT REPORT...... 9 AMPLIFY REPORT...... 11 GRANT ADMINISTRATION...... 13 SXSW BRUNCH...... 14

LEVI’S® MUSIC PRIZE...... 15 BIGSOUND OVERVIEW...... 17-32 ...... 33 QMUSIC REACH...... 34 WOMEN IN BUSINESS...... 36 QMUSIC MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE...... 37-42 QMUSIC STAFF...... 43-46 INCOME & EXPENDITURE STATEMENT...... 47-49 ASSETS & LIABILITIES STATEMENT...... 50 STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS...... 51 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS...... 52-58 STATEMENT BY MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE...... 59 INDEPENDENT AUDIT REPORT...... 60-62 DETAILED INCOME AND EXPENDITURE STATEMENT...... 63-66

QMUSIC ACKNOWLEDGES THE SUPPORT AND FUNDING OF THE QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT THROUGH ARTS QUEENSLAND, THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT THROUGH THE AUSTRALIA COUNCIL, ITS PRINCIPAL ARTS FUNDING AND ADVISORY BODY, AND APRA AMCOS.

QMusic - a not-for-profit, membership-based organisation located in ’s Fortitude Valley – is Queensland’s music industry development association. QMusic welcomed a new CEO We are always grateful for in 2019 as the organisation the collaboration with Arts continued to evolve, 25 years Queensland and after it began working with Australia Council for the state’s music industry. the Arts and for their recognition of the need for Angela Samut joined us investment within this in April 2019 and made a industry. significant impact in her new role. QMusic had operated QMusic again derived the without a CEO in the first majority of its revenue quarter of the year while from outside of government we completed a recruitment funding which process. During that time, is due to the outstanding the organisation’s seamless support provided by our performance can be put down corporate partners and to excellent teamwork. members. This helped to Thanks to Angela and our enable the organisation to staff for another tireless claim several highlights in performance that will enable 2019 including: QMusic to look back at 2019 • Another strong revenue as another year of success year for QMusic – this and meaningful growth. was the second highest revenue figure in the This was the third year of organisation’s history, our quadrennial funding falling only slightly partnerships with Arts short of the record Queensland and the Australia figure of 2018 Council for the Arts. We are • The largest BIGSOUND in privileged to work with both the event’s history organisations, which share • The continued our passion for contemporary development of our music and for the role that it plays within the lives of Queenslanders. Industry Connect program to Royal International Convention reach audiences across Centre. Amy Shark performed at Queensland the QMAs, interrupting her hectic • Another significant step national tour schedule to return forward for the Queensland to the awards that helped to spark Music Awards her career. Thanks to Amy and all of the artists who entered the The support of Arts Queensland 2019 awards and congratulations to enabled us to continue our another stellar batch of winners. program delivery to industry Thanks to our generous judges for members in many parts of the their work and to our volunteers for state. QMusic was built to the remarkable work they do at all help Queenslanders, wherever of our QMusic events. they may live, to become more engaged with the music My sincere thanks to fellow members industry. We continue to of the QMusic board for their hard work, camaraderie and unfailing enjoy the success stories that support for the organisation. This emerge from our programs. group gives much in its voluntary role. Their strategic direction is BIGSOUND was again outstanding invaluable to QMusic’s performance. as the testing weather of QMusic entered 2020 with clear goals 2018 gave way to the better to continue the organisation’s September conditions that we service and growth however the had almost taken for granted COVID-19 pandemic had other ideas. in 18 years of the much-loved Its impacts are many, including event. BIGSOUND moved to the historic delay of this AGM. The Cloudland for the first time pandemic isn’t the focus of the 2019 and again brought in thousands report however it will of people to our beloved be a significant factor in our next Fortitude Valley precinct. annual report. Congratulations to Maggie Collins and her team for QMusic was established to assist another memorable year. in the development of Queensland’s contemporary music industry. We Our sincere thanks to Virgin are privileged to be able to work Australia, Oztix and Mountain with people from all facets of the Goat for their partnership industry. On behalf of QMusic, I roles in BIGSOUND in 2019. thank them for their passion, their We also thank major partner creativity and their sheer hard Levi’s, whose music prize work. remains much-desired by artists. We thank our many QMusic has always relied on loyal partners for these great support from the industry, inspiring few days of BIGSOUND including our members. We thank in September. I also thank all participants for their APRA AMCOS for their ongoing support, advice, understanding and commitment to helping grow the generosity. music industry.

The Queensland Music Awards were held again at the MICHAEL CRUTCHER President 3 TREASURERS REPORT

2019 was a remarkable year climatic resurgence under for QMusic - a year that current circumstances, our presented a number of association couldn’t be challenges but none so much better represented by the as what we’d have anticipated quality individuals that for the one to come. embrace the work that we do. We do it for you, our QMusic, as guided by Angela members, our supporters, Samut overcame a difficult our people. start to the year and registered total revenue of The collective wisdom $2,242,982 against a budget of the executive, staff of $2,167,000 which exceeded and board hold QMusic our expectations and gave us in good stead despite confidence in our ability to the unprecedented events continue to deliver services of the year that became to our members to the extent 2020. We had $835,741 that we have and to which we in retained earnings as aspire to improve. at 31 December 2019 and while this year has been The Queensland Music Awards in 2019 provided an elevation incredibly difficult, to the experience and it has enabled us to financially, it also enabled reaffirm our objectives our organisation to monetise and gain confidence in our such a significant event in a ability to overcome this meaningful way after having adversity. carried it as a proverbial cross for many years – 2020 would not have been albeit, never reluctantly. achievable without the BIGSOUND, our flagship event success of 2019 and so, was universally accepted as with great respect to being the best it could, and Angela Samut, Michael it embodied all that we hoped Crutcher, Greenie, Tina, and desired. Natalie and most of all, Roxy Nori & Sue McComber, Arts Queensland and the thank you. These are the Australia Council have people you want in an remained key supporters of the work that we do and the contribution that QMusic makes to the music industry and society more broadly.

We finished the year down a modest $5,972 which was pleasing given the challenges that the year presented and BEN HANCOCK 5 while 2020 can’t present a Treasurer “We aim to build the capacity of the Queensland contemporary music industry and champion leaders through an extensive development program, initiatives and major events to forge sustainable and successful careers.”

I was both honoured and delighted to join the QMusic team as CEO in April 2019.

CEO’S To join such a committed group of individuals, including our QMusic members, and work within such an inspirational community of creative and talented people, charges me with REPORT the daily motivation to make a difference in supporting and growing opportunities for our diverse local music industry across the state.

I would like to thank the support of the QMusic Management Committee who has helped me settle into this new role and under the leadership of President Michael Crutcher.

Along with building a thriving and successful music sector, I came into this role to increase opportunities and representation of First Nation’s artists and industry workers, greater gender equity, engagement and inclusion of culturally diverse and linguistic music industry professionals and a greater focus on regional and remote participation.

In 2019, QMusic continued to work closely with a variety of stakeholders including all tiers of government, artists, industry professionals, venues, our corporate sponsors, media and the general public to ensure a successful state music industry.

Thank you to the support of the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland for their ongoing commitment to QMusic and the state’s music industry.

I also thank the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its principal arts funding and advisory body, and the Queensland Government for supporting us to deliver BIGSOUND.

I am thrilled to say that QMusic was successful in securing BEN HANCOCK another four years funding from the Australia Council for Treasurer the Arts safeguarding BIGSOUND’s future in the current economic environment. 6 At the 2019 Queensland Music Awards, Lynne Thorpe and Arts Minister Leeanne Enoch awarded the Billy Thorpe Scholarship to Brisbane based singer- songwriter Jaimee Fryer, member of local indie favourites Major Leagues who began releasing music under the Pool Shop moniker in 2016. Jaimee received $10,000 to record her next release along with career planning advice from Chugg Entertainment.

The 2019 winner of the Grant McLennan Fellowship was Jack Bratt. Jack’s pre-COVID-19 plans were to travel to New York and be inspired by the city’s musical significance to write songs for a new album. Jack has been given an extra 12 months to take his Fellowship.

Thanks to the Queensland Government for their ongoing support of the Billy Thorpe Scholarship and the Grant McLennan Fellowship.

QMusic received an Advancing Women in Business grant from the Department of Employment, Small Business and Training. Queensland women working in the music industry could apply for one of eight mentorships and learn in a one- on-one environment from female leaders in the Queensland business community. Included in this program, mentees prepared an investment pitch with a pool of $16,000 to be distributed across eight mentees for further professional development.

QMusic is dedicated to fostering and promoting the artistic value, cultural worth and commercial potential of Queensland’s music industry through its industry development program. In 2019, 359 new and emerging artists attended QMusic’s Industry Connect program in Brisbane, the Gold and Sunshine Coasts, Ipswich and Cairns. This result represented a 28 per cent increase on 2018 and was achieved through a number of QMusic initiatives including an increased level of opportunities for songwriting workshops and recording sessions - Industry Connect participants were offered 17 songwriting opportunities to pitch vocals on commercial releases - and building awareness of the program’s professional development workshops and masterclasses in regions across Queensland.

Industry Connect was included in the BIGSOUND program for the first time offering performance opportunities and 12 Industry Connect participants receiving one-on-ones with a booking agent, label A&R, publicist and manager.

QMusic’s songwriting retreat Amplify took place at Heliport Studios on the Sunshine Coast between the 11 - 14 July 2019 giving 14 artists a chance to co-write, collaborate, connect and learn with industry professionals and each other. Over the four-day retreat, over 19 songs were written and recorded.

QMusic continued to host its Hook Up networking sessions for local artists to engage with their local community. Over 100 artists attended the Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Ipswich and Brisbane sessions.

The 2019 Queensland Music Awards was held at the Royal International Convention Centre on 19 March welcoming a combination of 620 artists industry professionals, dignitaries, sponsors and guests. With performances by Amy Shark, DZ Death Rays, Clea, Emma Beau, Tokyo Twilight and The , the event sold-out in 48 hours. 23 awards were presented across categories 7 including: Song of the Year, Album of the Year, Jazz, Blues & Roots, Regional, Country, Electronic/Dance Heavy, Hip Hop Rap, Indigenous, Pop, Rock, Singer- Songwriter amongst them.

The success of BIGSOUND is largely due to the efforts of our volunteers and my QMusic team and I thank them all for their generosity in work ethic and spirit.

Over three-days and four-nights from 1-4 September 2019, over 1,500 national and international delegates attended BIGSOUND and 147 artists and bands performed across 18 venues in the Fortitude Valley Entertainment Precinct. BIGSOUND brought the conference closer to the live venues with its move to Cloudland.

Of the 147 artists, 71 were fronted by females and non-binary artists. A large percentage of showcasing artists were also supported with free accommodation, workshops and health and wellbeing services at the YouTube Music Artist Village.

BIGSOUND 2019 offered its strongest program to-date of First Nations speakers and artists and included the introduction of the Spotify First Nations House.

With First Nation’s Producer, Alethea Beetson, BIGSOUND continued to recognise Indigenous contribution to the music industry. In the International Year of Indigenous Languages, BIGSOUND wove a thought-provoking and essential Indigenous- led program of discussions, forums, networking events and music designed to inspire, delight and create participants rather than audiences. BIGSOUND worked with Canada in partnership with Manitoba Music showcasing Indigenous artists from Turtle Island/Canada.

BIGTECH, where music meets technology, grew in scope and engagement and where Queensland’s Chief Entrepreneur Leanne Kemp gave a speech to the budding entrepreneurs.

QMusic engaged a Disability Adviser who worked with venues on improving access to the venues and the safety and enjoyment of those members of the community. BIGSOUND’s national PR campaign achieved 895 items of press coverage (61 per cent increase on 2018) and an audience global reach of over 510 million.

Thank you to our 2019 sponsors including Virgin Australia, Oztix, Mountain Goat, Levi’s, APRA AMCOS, Tourism and Events Queensland, the Brisbane City Council, Brisbane Marketing, our principal media partners themusic and and our other sponsors.

Finally, in light of COVID-19, I want to say thank you to our state’s industry for their strength, resilience and collaborative efforts this year. It has been an extraordinarily difficult year and we will continue to face many challenges in 2021. Our industry has proven in the past that we can recover from major disruptions and QMusic will be here to support our members and local music community.

Yours sincerley,

ANGELA SAMUT CEO 8 9 INDUSTRY CONNECT OVERALL PROGRAM DELIVERY

2019 saw QMusic’s Industry two performance and four Connect program enter its third networking opportunities. year with attendance numbers growing by 106.8% compared to As part of Industry Connect, 2018. Industry Connect works QMusic also provided 4 at bridging the gap between sponsorship for the continuing HOOK UPS knowledge and know-how for BIGSOUND bursaries to one artists and industry looking participant from each region. to create sustainable music industry careers. Five participants in total were provided with QMusic provides industry transportation, accommodation, development through a mentoring, and a delegate 18 combination of workshops, pass to BIGSOUND 2019. The WORKSHOPS/ tangible takeaways, performance BIGSOUND bursary is an MASTERCLASSES and networking opportunities. In opportunity to help further 2019 the series ran in Brisbane, develop the skills of program Gold Coast, Cairns, Sunshine participants. Coast and Ipswich and welcomed 873 participants across 19 masterclasses, while providing 2 INDUSTRY CONNECT GIGS

BREAKDOWN HOOK WORKSHOPS/ INDUSTRY VOLUNTEERS PAID FLIGHTS NIGHTS RSVPS TOTAL PER REGION UPS MASTERCLASSES CONNECT SPEAKERS ACCOM ATTENDEES GIGS

BRISBANE 1 6 1 5 11 6 2 1034 542

IPSWICH 1 3 - - 8 4 1 65 50

GOLD COAST 1 3 - - 8 6 2 215 120

SUNSHINE COAST 1 3 1 - 8 4 2 156 97

CAIRNS - 3 - - 8 18 9 118 64

- IMAGE TENGAZI. PHOTO CREDIT: AIMEE CATT. 11 AMPLIFY: 11-14 JULY 2019

AMPLIFY is an application- some wonderful new songs. The based three-day songwriting result was an astounding 19 retreat where nine participants demos written in under three and three facilitators are days, all of which showcased welcomed to Heliport Studios the impressive quality of the in Buderim to collaborate and artists to the facilitator create together. The 2019 and guest QMusic management selected artists came straight commitee member Vivienne off the back of participating Mellish, Head of Marketing in QMusic’s free professional and Artist Promotions at development program Industry GYROstream. Connect, tailor made by musicians and music industry Thanks to partner and industry professionals for emerging champions GYROstream, two practitioners and artists. artists walked away from AMPLIFY with not only a few new Set in the beautiful Sunshine tracks up their sleeves but Coast hinterland, Heliport also PR packages. Studios was the perfect setting for the second year of the Feedback from attendees at the AMPLIFY Songwriting Retreat. retreat relayed an incredibly The multiple recording and positive experience not only to writing studios allowed develop their skills, but also participants to flex their skills as a networking and community and creativity in a range of building opportunity. environments.

The nine participants came from around Queensland to work with industry facilitators Archie Magliulo (Head of A&R at Central Station Records), Jim Alxndr (producer), DVNA (artist/producer) and JANEVA (songwriter/artist) to create

12 In 2019 QMusic administered award named after the late great GRANT ADMINISTRATION the Grant McLennan Fellowship Grant McLennan means so much to on behalf of the Queensland me.” - Jack Bratt Government through Arts Queensland. The much respected QMusic also administered the “Feeling very and one-of-a-kind fellowship is Billy Thorpe Scholarship, funded by Arts Queensland and which is fully funded by the humbled, overwhelmed APRA AMCOS and consists of an Queensland Government through and grateful, award of $25,000. The Fellowship Arts Queensland. This is receiving the is awarded to a Queensland the sixth year that QMusic QMusic Billy Thorpe contemporary songwriter or has administered the $10,000 songwriting duo to undertake Scholarship to an emerging Scholarship... a trip to either London, Queensland-based contemporary Thanks to the judges Berlin or New York in order to musician or band. who made the tough inspire their creativity and choice.” songwriting. This scholarship provides the opportunity for the recipient/s - Jaimee Fryer, Pool Shop. The recipient of the 2019 and to record with an established sixth Grant McLennan Fellowship producer. Pool Shop was was Jack Bratt who was announced announced as the Scholarship in December 2019. recipient during the 2019 Queensland Music Awards “I’m beyond excited to be the ceremony. - IMAGE LEFT: (L-R) LYNN THORPE, recipient of the 2019 Grant ANWYN HOWARTH, McLennan Fellowship. Not only “Feeling very humbled, HON LEANNE ENOCH. PHOTO CREDIT: BIANCA HOLDERNESS is it an absolute pleasure overwhelmed and grateful, to be recognised amongst the recieving the Qmusic Billy IMAGE RIGHT: JACK BRATT – WINNER GRANT other finalists who are amazing Thrope Scholarship... Thanks to MCLENNAN FELLOWSHIP 2019 songwriters, but to receive an teh judges who made the tough choice.” Jamie Fryer, Pool Shop In March 2019, QMusic teamed up Also making the trip to SXSW with Sounds Australia to bring were two Levi’s® Music Prize BIGSOUND BRUNCH the second BIGSOUND Brunch to recipients Emerson Snowe AT SXSW - MARCH SXSW in Austin, Texis. Taking and Amyl & The Sniffers and place at Australia House, the successful BIGSOUND Festival BIGSOUND Brunch served up some acts WAAX, Oh Pep!, Haiku - IMAGE: Angie McMahon performing very welcome Bloody Marys and Hands and San Mei. at the BIGSOUND Brunch at SXSW bacon and egg burgers while in March 2019 – organised by Sounds Australia Australian bands entertained Photo credit: the audience. SOUNDS AUSTRALIA The BIGSOUND Brunch boasted a stellar lineup of BIGSOUND alumni comprised of Amaru Tribe, Rachael Fahim, Mojo Juju, Gabriella Cohen, Feels, Two People, The Gooch Palms, Golden Vessel, Angie McMahon and Kwame.

14 - IMAGE: Gordon Koang – winner of Levi’s Music Prize announced at BIGSOUND in September 2019

L-R: Eliza Harley - Levi’s ANZ, Maggie Collins - Morning Belle, Terri Robinson - Stage and Screen (no longer works there though), Gordon Koang - BIGSOUND Artist and winner of the Levi’s Music Prize, Paul Biel Kueth - Gordon Koang band, Bridget Hanson - Levi’s ANZ LEVI’S® MUSIC PRIZE

2019 was the third year of the Levi’s® Music Prize, in partnership with QMusic and Sounds Australia. The quarterly prize awarded to BIGSOUND alumni acts provides $25,000 plus $5,000 in travel support courtesy of Stage & Screen to help artists achieve their export goals. The prize is aimed at early to mid-career artists seeking to capitalise on the initial success that they have already achieved for themselves. The winners for 2019 were Amyl and the Sniffers, The Teskey Brothers, Ecca Vandal and Gordon Koang who was awarded the Music Prize during BIGSOUND in September, 2019.

ABOUT

The Levi’s® BIGSOUND All Australian and New partnership provides a key Zealand artists who have moment to build genuine performed on the official relationships with the BIGSOUND line-up in the leaders in the Australian past five years are eligible music industry. To further to apply. support the music industry via Australia’s largest In partnership with new music festival and BIGSOUND, Levi’s® has built conference BIGSOUND, brand credibility within Levi’s® offers a Music Prize the industry as well as to further give back to the directly with artists, music community and all by truly understanding that it stands for. the important issues for Australian music. Launched in 2017, the Levi’s® Music Prize is both an exciting and unique initiative that enables emerging Australian and New Zealand artists to take their music and creative talent to an international audience.

The prize, administered by QMusic and Sounds Australia, not only provides funding, but also advice and counsel from these leading industry bodies.

16 VISITOR ORIGINS

12% 117 INTRASTATE (8O6) 497 47.9% 35.4% 118 BRISBANE INTERSTATE (3,215) (2,375) 1,833

4.8% 4 OVERSEAS (319) 207

ECONOMIC AND TOURISM IMPACTS

TOTAL DIRECT AND INCREMENTAL EXPENDITURE FOR BRISBANE

$298,32O $1,582,837 $22O,49O $888,935 $2,99O,581 INTRASTATE VISITOR INTERSTATE VISITOR OVERSEAS VISITOR EVENT ORGANISER TOTAL DIRECT AND INCREMENTAL CONTRIBUTION CONTRIBUTION CONTRIBUTION CONTRIBUTION EXPENDITURE FOR BRISBANE

TOTAL DIRECT AND INCREMENTAL EXPENDITURE FOR QUEENSLAND

$1,7O8,374 $234,672 $742,426 $2,685,472 INTERSTATE VISITOR OVERSEAS VISITOR EVENT ORGANISER TOTAL DIRECT AND INCREMENTAL CONTRIBUTION CONTRIBUTION CONTRIBUTION EXPENDITURE FOR QUEENSLAND ATTENDANCES

3,921 ATTENDEES 6,716 1,769 4 TOTAL NUMBER OF DELEGATES INDIVIDUALS 1,O26 DAYS OTHERS

COMMUNITY PRIDE ORGANISER DIRECT AND INCREMENTAL EXPENDITURE

STRONGLY DISAGREE DISAGREE NEITHER AGREE OR DISAGREE AGREE STRONGLY AGREE ORGANISER ORGANISER

BIGSOUND ADDS TO THE CONTRIBUTION CONTRIBUTION 33% 66% 4.6/5 APPEAL OF BRISBANE (BRISBANE) (QUEENSLAND) LOCAL RESIDENTS SHOULD FEEL PROUD OF BIGSOUND 3O% 68% 4.7/5 BRISBANE IS A GREAT LOCATION FOR BIGSOUND 26% 73% 4.7/5 $1,244,494 $1,429,985 GROSS EXPENDITURE GROSS EXPENDITURE I WOULD RECOMMEND BIGSOUND - EXPENDITURE FROM OUTSIDE - EXPENDITURE FROM OUTSIDE 23% 77% 4.7/5 TO OTHERS BRISBANE QUEENSLAND BIGSOUND IS A GREAT EXPERIENCE 26% 73% 4.7/5

BIGSOUND IS BETTER THAN OTHER 71.4% 51.9% ESTIMATED % OF INCOME ESTIMATED % OF INCOME EVENTS I HAVE ATTENDED 4O% 57% 4.5/5 OBTAINED FROM OUTSIDE OBTAINED FROM OUTSIDE BRISBANE QUEENSLAND DIRECT VISITOR NIGHTS

INTRASTATE 1,721 INTRASTATE 1,721 $888,935 $742,426 TOTAL OBTAINED TOTAL OBTAINED INTERSTATE 8,818 11,914 INTERSTATE 8,818 1O,834 FROM OUTSIDE FROM OUTSIDE QUEENSLAND TOTAL OVERSEAS 1,376 BRISBANE TOTAL OVERSEAS 1,376 BRISBANE QUEENSLAND

OVERNIGHT VISITOR DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE EXPENDITURE

57% 16% UNDER 5O WITH NONE OF THESE NO KIDS AT HOME 5% INTRASTATE INTERSTATE OVERSEAS 50+ YEARS WITH NO KIDS 8% KIDS AT HOME TOTAL DIRECT AND INCREMENTAL AT LEAST 1 EXPENDITURE FOR BRISBANE UNDER 5 YEARS 14% KIDS AT HOME ALL OVER 5 YEARS

TOTAL OVERNIGHT VISITOR EXPENDITURE $60,623 238 $254.70 DAY TRIP EXPENDITURE VISITORS AVG SPEND PER VISITOR 18 BIGSOUND GROWTH

19 ANDY KING KEYNOTE BIGSOUND 2019

SARHARA HERALD KEYNOTE BIGSOUND 2019 14 BIGSOUND MEETINGS VOLUNTEERS & CONTRACTORS

239 12 3,95O+ 12 111 675 VOLUNTEERS JMC INTERNS VOLUNTEER HOURS KEY POSITIONS AUSTRALIAN ONE-ON-ONE 15 18 8 ACTS MEETINGS SUPPORT POSITIONS STAGE MANAGERS GROUND CREW

SOUNDS AUSTRALIA APRA AMCOS ASSOCIATED EVENTS • 490 one-on-one • 185 one-on-one meetings were set up meetings were & PARTIES with 42 international coordinated with 38 speakers along with local speakers. representatives dealing • This was for 46 with international Australian artists. ASSOCIATED OFFICIAL strategy from APRA • An additional 2 13 BIGSOUND 12 BIGSOUND AMCOS, Australia Council sessions were set up EVENTS PARTIES for the Arts, Arts for artists to meet Queensland and Sounds with Australia Council Australia. for the Arts. • This was for 65 Australian acts – of those 8 were from QLD (made up of 28 different artists), 3 of those QLD acts identified as being regional, 1 identified as Indigenous, 1 as Torres Strait Islander and 3 CALD (culturally and linguistically diverse). • 61 one-on-one meetings with international speakers/delegates were for QLD acts.

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BIGSOUND is committed to The Spotify Industry Mixer providing space for First event spotlighting First Nations-led programming Nations music was well that respects sovereignty attended and increased alongside the barriers mainstream participation Indigenous people face within within Indigenous the music industry. In 2019 programming. BIGSOUND’s First Nations program expanded to include BIGSOUND also continued its more artists, conversations longstanding relationship and partnerships. 2019 with Virgin Australia to saw the largest cohort of present the HOME: Official Aborignal and Torres Strait BIGSOUND Welcome Party, Islander artists showcasing which showcased some of this at BIGSOUND. continent’s finest Indigenous artists including Electric In 2019, BIGSOUND First Fields, DRMNGNOW, Deline Nations House was launched Briscoe and Mambali. in partnership with Spotify. This was a First Nations As part of BIGSOUND’S take-over of TSO, a venue commitment to provide spaces in the Fortitude Valley, to for the global Indigenous create a hub of Indigenous music network, BIGSOUND was music. The house was a space delighted to partner with for supporting, promoting and Manitoba Music to present the celebrating First Nations Indigenous North Showcase music and included workshops, with three First Nations a dedicated space for First artists from Turtle Island/ Nations artists, as well as Canada. events showcasing diverse Indigenous music for the In continuing its commitment community and the wider to connect with the wider BIGSOUND delegate audience. Indigenous community, BIGSOUND presented the BLAKSOUND Community Showcase in partnership with Gathering (Brisbane City Council), which was a community event celebrating the First Nations stream of BIGSOUND 2019. A public BIGSOUND First Nations Showcase was also presented as part of Gathering’s usual Wednesday programming in the Queen Street Mall.

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25 YOUTUBE MUSIC ARTIST VILLAGE

QMusic offered YouTube Music, 2. Create a branded, centrally in the heart of a leading international comfortable and safe place the BIGSOUND foot-print in music streaming service, an for artists to stay during Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley opportunity to engage with the daytime while resting entertainment precinct. BIGSOUND in a unique and and preparing for their Upon announcement to all genuine way. This was the afternoon and evening BIGSOUND showcasing artists first time a partner has been showcases. the artist village was booked invited to be an official fully within 24 hours. naming rights partner of the As part of the partnership, BIGSOUND Artist Village. the YouTube Music Artist Key Outcomes: Village accommodated for free By partnering with the over 150 BIGSOUND travelling - Provided free accommodation BIGSOUND Artist Village, artists per day including to travelling BIGSOUND YouTube Music was given complimentary breakfast, a artists. naming rights to place the bed and 24 hour front desk - Created an artist-only hub brand directly in front service. and safe place. of the country’s leading - YouTube Music curated emerging artists, playing a The YouTube Music Artist artist specific workshops, key role in nurturing the Village provided a vital panels and mentoring future of the music in the artist-specific hub with sessions. country. exclusive artist services - Offered a range of artists such as mental health specific free services. The challenge faced each year counsellors, an alcohol for some 150 bands that make free zone, yoga sessions, their way to BIGSOUND are the chair massages, heated spa long distances and costs for pool, hair and makeup salon, accommodation. content creation spaces, free Wi-Fi lounges, band Two key outcomes from the rehearsal space presented by partnership were to: Yamaha Music, complimentary beverages and snacks, band 1. Provide financially equipment repairs presented challenged artists by Fender, band equipment travelling to BIGSOUND an transportation trolleys and opportunity to stay for the opportunity to attend the duration of the event artist specific workshops, at the artist village panels and mentoring sessions for free. presented by YouTube Music.

The perfect location for the - YouTube Music Artist Village LEFT PAGE IMAGE DVNA AT BIGSOUND 2019. was the award winning budget PHOTO CREDIT: BOBBY REIN. accommodation facility BUNK, 26 OVOLO OFFICIAL BIGSOUND HOTEL

QMusic offered the multi-award Key Outcomes: winning Ovolo The Valley Hotel an opportunity to engage with • Provided affordable BIGSOUND as the Official Hotel. accommodation to traveling BIGSOUND delegates. By partnering with BIGSOUND, • Created a safe place and Ovolo was given naming rights delegate networking hub. which placed its brand directly • Provided free delegate in front of some of the services and benefits. country’s key music industry. • Hosted BIGSOUND Welcome party, APRA AMCOS breakfast, The A key outcome from the Saints charity fundraiser and partnership: label showcases.

1. Provide delegates travelling to BIGSOUND an opportunity to stay for the duration of the event at the official hotel at a reasonable price and enhance their ability to be closer to each other for networking opportunities.

As part of the partnership, the BIGSOUND Hotel accommodated over 90 BIGSOUND travelling delegates per day for the duration of the event.

- IMAGE TONES AND I. 27 PHOTO CREDIT: MARKUS RAVIK.

QMusic partnered with Bettercup to create smart and simple environmental solutions that reduce unnecessary waste at BIGSOUND. By partnering with Australia’s leading music conference and festival of new music, Bettercup was able to be front and centre of the thriving entertainment scene and encourage the continuation of the industry’s increasing appetite for environmental innovation. BETTERCUP PARTNERSHIP - CASE STUDY

Bettercup reduces the amount of Key Outcomes: waste produced at events and venues by applying two of the • Provided free reusable foundational principles of the BIGSOUND designer cup for all waste hierarchy: delegates. • Curated the BIGSOUND Bloody 1. Reduce the number of cups Mary Brunch to demonstrate needed at a event that end the use of reusable cups. up in landfill. • Received introductions to 18 2. Reuse by implementing official BIGSOUND venues. systems that support • Offered a range of specific reusable cups. free hire cups and cleaning services to official venues. Bettercups was able to work • Developed stronger national with BIGSOUND venues to brand recognition that implement reusable solutions generated a wider awareness that reduce waste at the source of the Bettercup brand and without negatively affecting the event services. operations of an event. • Led to multiple leads to work with some of the largest This was demonstrated at the festival events such as The annual BIGSOUND Bloody Mary as well as Brunch where the brand curated brands such as Jack Daniels. the event to show the products and systems at a live event.

- IMAGE BIGSOUND BLOODY MARY BRUNCH 2019. PHOTO CREDIT: CLAUDIA CIAPOCHA. 30 VISUAL ARTS PROGRAM LOCAL TRADER PROGRAM

The BIGSOUND visual arts BIGSOUND is also a Fortitude program exists to provide Valley community event that local visual arts workers an needs the support of local opportunity to showcase their traders to help make it a work and to bring the valley success. Local businesses precinct alive to create a were invited to participate bustling and vibrant festival in raising the profile of atmosphere. the event and get as many people as possible visiting Over the last three years and spending money in their the visual arts program has businesses. engaged Queensland artists to create works to be displayed They participated in various throughout the BIGSOUND ways such as a free listing valley precinct. on the BIGSOUND website and official app and inclusion on The BIGSOUND artworks special offers to registered have included sculpture, delegates and artists via projections, puppetry, paste email. In 2019, 49 local ups, murals and customised businesses participated in original inflatables. Artists the Local Trader Program. participating in the BIGSOUND visual arts program have gone on to receive paid contracts and commissioned work for events including End Of The Line Festival and Falls Festival. LOCAL TRADER PROGRAM BIGTECH

BIGTECH 2019 hosted eight new and emerging tech companies chosen from a pool of 18 applicants. These companies spent the day prior to BIGSOUND being mentored by some of Australia’s leading tech entrepreneurs, including a NASA - engineer. IMAGE BIGTECH PITCH WINNERS, PAPERCHAIN PHOTO CREDIT JESS GLEESON Warner Music sponsored the BIGTECH Pitch event where the winner was awarded $10,000 to assist them on their journey to commercial success. Paperchain - a company utilising blockchain technology and founded in Sydney were awarded the major prize.

All eight companies demonstrated their products and services to delegates at a showcase event on the Wednesday and Thursday of BIGSOUND. 32 QUEENSLAND MUSIC AWARDS

On 3 March 2019, the Queensland Music Awards (QMAs) were hosted for the second year at the Royal International Convention Centre, Brisbane Showgrounds. The QMAs sold out quickly recognising Queensland’s finest songwriters, festivals and venues. The awards night also featured performances from Amy Shark, Bobby Alu, Tokyo Twilight, DZ Deathrays, Emma Beau, Clea and Resin Dogs.

Henry ‘Seaman’ Dan was honoured with the Grant McLennan Lifetime Achievement Award for his work, blending traditional Torres Strait Islander songs and pearling songs with jazz, hula and the blues, which he began recording at the age of 70. Best known for writing T.I Blues (1983), it would become a hit first for The Mills Sisters before he finally recorded it for his debut album in 2000.

Affectionately known as Uncle Seaman, the multi-award winning singer-songwriter is the oldest person to win an ARIA and was nominated again in the World Music category as an 87 year old. Uncle Seaman has also won the Red Ochre Award in 2005 and received the Hall of Fame Award at the National Indigenous Music Awards in 2013. He turned 90 in August 2019 and made the trek from Cairns to accept the award in person on the night.

- IMAGE TOP LEFT: CLEA AT THE QUEENSLAND MUSIC AWARDS 2019 IMAGE BOTTOM LEFT: DZ DEATHRAYS AT THE QUEENSLAND MUSIC AWARDS 2019 33 PHOTO CREDIT: Biance Holderness QMUSIC REACH

In 2019, combined page views to the QMusic website was 915,974 BROADCAST eNEWS views, with 743,126 unique visitors. Visit Brisbane’s website was the highest ranking 13.7% external referral website, with Facebook continuing to 7,419 be the main source of social SUBSCRIBERS media referrals to the QMusic websites.

As of 31 Dec 2019, the following accounts had the below subscriptions/followers:

FACEBOOK ACCOUNT FOLLOWERS BREAKDOWN QMUSIC: 1 JAN 2O19 - 5312 8.4% 31 DEC 2O19 - 5973 BIGSOUND: 1 JAN 2O19 - 27,481 42,767 31 DEC 2O19 - 29,262 COMBINED FACEBOOK QMAs: 1 JAN 2O19 - 4586 FOLLOWERS 31 DEC 2O19 - 5371 LittleBIGSOUND: 1 JAN 2O19 - 1O7O 31 DEC 2O19 - 1O86 WOMEN IN MUSIC: 1 JAN 2O19 - 99O 31 DEC 2O19 - 1O75

TWITTER ACCOUNT FOLLOWERS BREAKDOWN QMUSIC: 477O 1.5% BIGSOUND: 13,5OO 19,82O QMAs: 15OO COMBINED TWITTER LittleBIGSOUND: 2OO FOLLOWERS WOMEN IN MUSIC: 356

34 35 ADVANCING WOMEN KEY ACHIEVEMENTS IN BUSINESS

In 2018, QMusic received funding • 59 applications for eight from the Department of Small mentoring places. Business, Education and Training • 33 mentor applications were through the Advancing Women received - eight were selected in Business initiative. The to participate. program, which ran in 2019, was • $14,519 (inc GST) was invested designed to connect women in in furthering mentee education the music industry with women in the form of scholarships. ‘at the top of their game’ in • Eight women received 3 x 90 the business community to learn minute mentoring sessions. business skills. QMusic was • Two mentors offered additional overwhelmed by the calibre of mentoring at no cost. women wanting to share their • One mentor ran a one-day knowledge as mentors. Most had business workshop as a value written multiple books, run add for all Women in Music companies all over the world and Mentees to learn how to write included the Director of Tourism a business plan. and Events Queensland.

QMusic received a total of 59 applications for eight positions to be mentored, proving a huge demand for a program like this to exist. The program concluded at the end of March 2019 with each mentee receiving 3 x 90-minute mentoring sessions where the mentor and mentee identified some gaps in the mentee’s skillset. The mentees then submitted a pitch for the available $16,000 funding pool to invest in further skills development.

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SCOTT HUTCHINSON QMUSIC PATRON

Scott is Chairman of Hutchinsons Builders, Queensland’s largest privately owned building company. Hutchies, as it is affectionately termed by staff and industry, is a family company which has been known and respected within the State’s building scene for four generations. Hutchinson Builders celebrated its 100 year anniversary in 2012 – representing a century of service to Queensland and Australia and testament to the company’s commitment, expertise and integrity.

From its beginning as a one man operation in 1912, J Hutchinson Pty Ltd has expanded and strengthened and, today, stands as one of Australia’s major award winning construction companies. Scott is also an avid music lover and holds the sites of The Triffid and Fortitude Hall, breaking the cycle of developers turning inner city land into residential or office uses.

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Michael was the editor With over fifteen years in Ben is a Partner of the of The Courier-Mail, Brisbane’s music community, independently owned Queensland’s largest source Stephen has had experience financial services firm, of news and analysis in many different facets Stonehouse Wealth from 2010 to 2013. His of the industry including Management and a Director appointment followed stints roles as a music publicist, of mid-tier accounting as the newspaper’s deputy radio plugger, journalist, firm, Bach & Company editor, chief of staff and marketing manager, Chartered Accountants. investigations editor. conference programmer, Earlier in his journalism radio announcer, inflight Ben has completed studies career, Michael spent a entertainment producer, in commerce, accounting decade as a sportswriter, vocalist and music and finance including covering the Australian retailer. Currently a Master of Business cricket and rugby union managing director of SGC Administration and Master teams. Media (a joint venture of Financial Planning. He with MGM’s Sebastian Chase is a Graduate Member of In his spare time, Michael working on international the Australian Institute tries valiantly to prevent new media marketing for of Company Directors and his music collection from Australian artists), is a fervent supporter overloading his mobile phone of Queensland music. storage levels. Michael Stephen works with projects Ben joined the QMusic joined the QMusic management including John Butler management committee in committee in April 2013. Trio, The Waifs, British April 2011. India, Triple J’s Hottest 100 compilation, Blue King Brown and San Cisco as well as with organisations including D-Star (where he consults on both their national music promo delivery service and radio monitoring system) and QMusic. Stephen is also board member of Brisbane music education not-for- profit Starving Kids. Stephen joined the QMusic management committee in April 2010.

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She has worked across multiple industries, including music and the creative industries, tourism, biotechnology and life sciences, information and communication technology.

Tina’s strengths have been to work across government, engage industry and collaborate. She received numerous public sector awards for the development and delivery of the United States Creative Industries Export Strategy and Program and for Queensland’s Contemporary Music Export Project, a collaboration TINA RADBURN between Trade Queensland, Arts SECRETARY Queensland and QMusic. She is passionate about music and the Tina has extensive government and arts, international development, business development experience, philanthropy, and the community having worked across multiple and has worked with many non- departments and industries with high- profits and development agencies, level Government officials and senior including the United Nations. executives for over 25 years. This includes 14 years of international Tina is also a board member for business development experience in the Queensland Poetry Festival. the Americas, including the United Tina joined the QMusic management States, Canada, and Latin America. committee in April 2016.

NATALIE STRIJLAND JACK BALL

Natalie is a lawyer and director Jack is currently a National of New Farm law firm NR Barbi Music Director for the Hit Solicitor Pty Ltd. She has been Network (Radio Network); part of the Brisbane legal scene overseeing the music strategy for since 1997, working in various multiple cities and playlists in areas including Arts Law, Civil Australia. Jack was awarded the and Commercial Litigation and 2018 Australian Commercial Radio Building and Construction Award for Australia’s Best Music Litigation. As a director, she Director, the second time he’s heads the litigation team within received this award. her firm which is a general practice firm. She enjoys all With over 10 years’ experience aspects of the Arts and is in the radio industry, he’s passionate about the fostering a renowned champion of new of new Australian talent. She Australian music on Commercial is an avid cricket fan, enjoys Radio. Jack joined the QMusic theatre and travelling and all management committee in February genres of music. Natalie joined of 2019. the QMusic management committee in January 2016. RHIANNA PATRICK JOHN MULLEN

Rhianna started at the ABC as a news John is Head of A&R and Executive and current affairs cadet in Sydney. Producer at Dew Process Recordings During her 15 years at the national and has worked with such artists broadcaster, Rhianna has worked as Sarah Blasko, The Grates, across triple j news, television Bernard Fanning, Tkay Maidza, Eves documentaries, RN and co-hosted an the Behaviour, Mallrat and more. aviation podcast. She is the former John joined the QMusic management presenter of ABC Radio’s national committee in July 2017. Indigenous programme, Speaking Out. Since 2015, Rhianna has been the presenter of #ABCRhi, a national programme broadcast across ABC Radio every Sunday evening. Rhianna joined the QMusic management committee in July 2017.

JESSE BARBERA

Jesse is co-owner of several venues and managing director of The Fans Group - a group of companies comprising artist management, venue marketing, operations & bookings and an events company. In his spare time he drinks whisky on planes. Jesse joined the QMusic management committee in April 2014.

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D-J WENDT

D-J is a promoter, tour producer, live performance producer and manager. He is the owner of Dmand Pty Ltd, a company that specialises in producing and promoting concert tours and theatrical productions in Australia, Europe and The United States for theatre and arena productions. He is also the owner and executive producer for Frog in a Sock Pty Ltd and Tenorissimo USA LLC which produce live concerts, TV specials, DVD’s and albums for The TEN Tenors. In his spare time he enjoys all forms of sport and hanging out with his family. D-J joined the QMusic management committee in April 2014. DAVID FAGAN VIVIENNE MELLISH ROZ PAPPALARDO

David’s professional life has led Vivienne is a former music journalist Roz has been a constant in the him to being at the centre of change with over a decade of experience Australian music industry for in two industries that rely on in publicity, communications and approximately 20 years, as creativity and innovation - the media marketing. She has worked in roles musician , (one half of women in industry and the higher education across a range of sectors including docs, independent original and industry. As Director, Corporate as a political media advisor, film international touring act, and Transition at QUT, David has a hand promotions for Roadshow Films and as a solo artists) as well as in the university’s digital strategy Warner Brothers and as a theatre presenter, programmer and producer and particularly in driving the marketing manager at Canberra Theatre based in regional Queensland, understanding of the need to change. Centre. currently heading up Tanks Arts Centre, Cairns Civic Theatre Before joining QUT in 2014, David Currently, Vivienne is a co-founder and Cairns Festival as Program was editorial director of News and Head of Marketing and Publicity Manager. She is heavily involved Corporation in Queensland and led at independent Australian digital in consulting on artist pathways its transition from a print only to aggregator and music services company for many regional Queenland a multimedia news operation. In his GYROstream. Vivienne’s roles as a artists, including indigenous decade as editor and editor in chief, music publicist have allowed her to group and choir, he was passionate about initiatives work with projects including Brother that would develop and enhance Ali, Meg Mac, Gypsy & The Cat, the Sounds of Austranesia (Cairns the unique culture of Queensland church, Divinyls, Dustin Tebbutt & and Torres Strait Island based). - whether through music, writing, Lisa Mitchell and WAAX. On weekends She is also currently touring as art or film. David is a graduate of you can find Vivienne at a local gig one of the songwriters in the the Australian Institute of Company or hanging out with her two dogs Max Soldiers Wife project which has Directors. He is also a director and Bentley. Vivienne joined the seen Queensland songwriters work of Carers Queensland, a statewide QMusic management committee in May artistically with women who’ve organisation that acts interests of 2018. lost their partners in war. carers and sits on the adjudication Roz has also worked heavily in panel of the Australian Press community arts and development Council. David is an amateur musician projects with remote Indigenous (guitar, blues harps and mandolin) communities in Northern Territory in a covers band. David joined the and Queensland. She is extremely QMusic management committee in March happy to be once again sitting on 2017. the board of QMusic, excited to be part of the next chapter of this organisation’s growth and development across Queensland. Roz joined the QMusic management committee in April 2014.

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ALETHEA BEETSON FIRST NATIONS PROGRAMMER

Alethea Beetson is a Kabi Kabi and Wiradjuri artist and programmer living on stolen land in so-called Brisbane. She squirms in her seat when her ‘professional bio’ is read out because, despite the grandeur of it all, she mostly answers a lot of emails.

Every job she now has, Alethea owes to the often-silenced work of Indigenous people who have ANGELA SAMUT gone before her. And although her CEO (APR 2019 - PRESENT) appearance might suggest she likes San Andreas, Kong:Skull Island and AC/DC, going to the footy and never Angela Samut was appointed CEO of Pirates of the Caribbean. Prior to sleeping, in reality she is all about QMusic in April 2019 and brings Screen Queensland, Angela ran her own decolonisation, cultural resurgence with her over two decades of private company, Box Office Publicity, and ancestral connection. experience working in the media a boutique business that provided and entertainment industry across strategic and creative counsel for music, film and television. Angela its entertainment-focussed clients has worked for Paramount Pictures, from early career musicians to film Network Ten, Planet Hollywood and festivals. was National Publicist for Festival Mushroom Records (Sydney-based) where Also during this time, Angela did she looked after a large roster of weekly radio entertainment reporting artists and bands. and reviewing. Whilst studying a double major in Political Science Angela joins QMusic from Screen at the University of Queensland in Queensland (SQ), the state the early 1990s against a backdrop government’s screen agency, and was of Brisbane’s thriving live music part of the senior management team scene, and being fiercely proud of that has led Queensland to its most Brisbane’s Livid Festival and our prolific period of production in the state’s capital city’s placement history of the state, an industry in the national music scene, Angela that is worth $1 billion to the has always been a strong advocate local economy. Working with local for music and the role it plays industry from early to established from a cultural, social, economic, practitioners, Angela also handled community and mental health point- all media and working with Studios of-view. Angela is the Deputy Chair behind international productions of the Australian Music Industry including Aquaman, Thor: Ragnarok, Network (AMIN) Board and sits on Dora the Explorer, Godzilla Vs. Kong, the the management committee of the Queensland Writers Centre.

43 KARSTEN RICHERT MICHAEL WATT ELIZA HEATH GENERAL MANAGER (JAN - DEC 2019) BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER PROJECT OFFICER (APRIL 2017 - MARCH 2019) Karsten started in the event industry after studying economics in Germany Michael’s music industry career Eliza entered the music scene in 1991 organising festivals and began in personal and event as a teenager performing in corporate events. In 1996, Karsten security for international touring and managing a variety bands moved to Australia working in the artists such as Prince, Motley throughout the completion of hospitality industry before joining Crüe, Nirvana, Faith No More, her undergraduate Bachelor of Staging Connections in Sydney as a and Guns N Roses. A fondness for Music at QUT. Continuing on to Technical Event Manager where he would electronic music would see Michael complete her Masters in Creative be involved as part of the event team later become a promoter and pioneer Industries (Creative Production for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games at at the forefront of an emerging and Arts Management) with a focus Stadium Australia. After a short stint musical movement, staging ground- on networking in the arts, Eliza managing Nitmiluk Tours at Katherine breaking events like Strawberry built a passion for creating Gorge in the Northern Territory he Fields and NASA at Brisbane’s most events that aid in the formation moved back to Germany for 5 years iconic music spots, including of sustainable careers and working back in the hospitality The Site in Fortitude Valley. performance opportunities for industry as a catering manager and Michael consulted for government emerging artists. This passion an event manager. In 2008, Karsten departments on health and safety led her to work with both Jungle was appointed General Manager of the practices for music venues and Love Festival and APAM 2016/2018 Staging Connections office in Canberra festivals, before a stint in at The Brisbane Powerhouse, along before being promoted to Regional radio as executive producer of with BrisAsia Festival 2017 and General Manager of Queensland, New Ministry of Sound Radio Sessions Brisbane City Council’s QUBE Effect Zealand and Fiji, one of the leading – Australia’s largest syndicated initiative. Eliza also performs event staging companies in the Asia/ radio show which aired on 75 in local collective Golden Age Pacific region with over 1,000 staff and stations nationwide every Saturday of Ballooning, works at various $80m turnover. night. The show received an ACRA events across the city, and slings nomination for best-syndicated beers at iconic venue, The Tivoli. radio show and promoted record- breaking Ministry of Sound CD GAV PARRY compilation sales in Australia. PROGRAM MANAGER

Gav has been involved in the music industry in one form or another for the past 8 years. It began with Brisbane-based duo YesYou, after RUBY-JEAN McCABE their first single ‘Half Of It’ was PROJECT OFFICER added to rotation on triple j. The duo went onto toured with the likes After completing a bachelor of of Rufus Du Sol, Ms Mr and Midnight Music Business Management at JMC Juggernauts. Over the coming years in 2014, Ruby began interning they released music on Yuksek’s label at booking & management agency (Partyfine), Wonderlick/Sony and Bluebeard Music. This internship continue to work with based soon turned into a full time label Onelove. role, which has seen Ruby as the primary booking agent for The Milk In 2016 Gav stepped into artists Factory and assistant booking development signing of Melbourne agent for the likes of The Zoo, based R&B artists and songwriter Black Bear Lodge, Eat Street JANEVA who has gone onto ink a deal Markets & Cardigan Bar. Alongside with Sony ATV, which has seen her booking agent duties at Bluebeard, go onto write with Hermitude, Young Ruby also worked for national Franco, Shockone, LDRU, Basenji, artist booking agency New World Maribelle, Paces, Kota Banks to name Artists as an assistant agent. a few. Since then he’s have gone onto She currently manages guitar-pop work with Melbourne artist Blush’ko, trio Bugs and is the volunteer who’s debut mixtape (released last coordinator for Laneway Brisbane. year) has clocked up more than two million streams, he’s supported Jhene Aiko at Margaret Court Arena, SG Lewis in Melbourne/NZ and currently releases music through Majestic Casual/Yunizon Records. Gav also Vocal A&R’s for a number of projects including Luude, Exist Recordings, Onelove and A&R’s locally for French based independent label Yunizon Records. 44 QMUSIC STAFF

MICHELLE PADOVAN CARLIA FULLER KIM PENGELLY MARKETING MANAGER MARKETING COORDINATOR EVENT MANAGER (FEB 2015 - NOV 2019) (JAN 2019 - SEPT 2019)

Michelle joined the QMusic team in Carlia is a digital marketer and Kim began her career in the music February 2015 with a background in project manager who loves to take industry managing the commercial Marketing Manager in media relations, on unique projects in the music General Manager aspects of radio broadcasting and business and creative industries. Her festivals, designing systems to administration. Originally from focus lies in digital marketing ensure financial stability and Sydney, she has worked everywhere strategy, marketing management and organisational sustainability in from independent record stores, PR/ implementing plans for crazy ideas. an event context. Employed then by publishing houses to running her own With a penchant for working Woodfordia Inc. promoters of The independent record label, Brisbane’s with emerging entrepreneurs Woodford Folk Festival, Planting Coolin’ By Sound. Cutting her teeth in and musicians, Carlia pushes and Festival of Small Halls, her publicity at Two Fish Out Of Water, the envelope to build lasting role was primarily to manage all she has worked on campaigns for The connections within the creative of the businesses within the Waifs, , The Drones, The community. Her portfolio includes organisation. Jezabels and The Falls Music & Arts working with brands and companies Festival. Following her heart to such as Jungle Love Festival, Brisbane in 2011, Michelle has been Brisbane Street Art Festival and a Station Manager at 4ZZZ (where she Heapsaflash Music Publicity. was known as ‘Miki’ for close to four years) - managing the day-to-day running of the community radio station and its 200 volunteers.

QMusic thanks all of the staff, volunteers and contractors for their commitment to the organisation and contribution they have made to the Queensland music industry.

45 SUE MCCOMBER ROXY NOORI DEAN McGRATH FINANCE MANAGER OPERATIONS MANAGER DIGITAL CONTENT PRODUCER (MARCH 2017 - AUGUST 2019)

An accountant with extensive Working in the music industry for Stepping into the newly created experience in the not-for-profit the past 13 years, Roxy’s long role of Digital Content Producer, sector, Sue’s association with QMusic term administration background has Dean joined the QMusic team in began at the end of 2005 when she was allowed her to streamline many of the March 2017. In addition to his approached by Denise Foley to review functions and roles of the QMusic very active involvement in the the then quite precarious financial workspace. Well versed with the Queensland music scene, fronting position of QMusic. The review led online environment and passionate prominent Brisbane bands Rolls to an ongoing involvement with about the Queensland music industry, Bayce and Hungry Kids of Hungary, QMusic when Sue later took over the she continues to oversee the smooth Dean has spent the best part of responsibility for maintaining the running of the office. a decade honing his craft as a financial records of the organization. graphic designer. Previously, Being a part of the team that has he’s been commissioned to produce seen QMusic return to a vibrant and design, branding and illustration financially secure organisation has work for a broad range of music been a professional highlight for Sue. industry clients including Alberts Music, Select Touring, Brisbane Powerhouse, Red Deer Festival, Emma Louise, The Church and more.

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62 67 The work of QMusic is critical to the success of Queensland’s contemporary music economy. It is the only significant and established non-government organisation in Queensland dedicated to delivering sector development and major music events including BIGSOUND and the Queensland Music Awards to stimulate and grow the state’s music sector.

- IMAGE: AMY SHARK PERFORMING AT THE QUEENSLAND MUSIC AWARDS 2019 PHOTO CREDIT: BIANCA HOLDERNESS