MARK POPE began his career in music on the cusp of a new decade as both tour manger and in-house promoter of Australia’s two biggest bands, The Angels and Cold Chisel in Australia the US and Europe. In 1984 he launched Jimmy Barnes’s solo career as both manager and promoter through to 1988, while promoting Australian tours for INXS, Midnight Oil, Public Image, Rickie Lee Jones amongst others. In 1987 with INXS manager CM Murphy, Mark co-concieved Australian Made; a series of 6 one day outdoor concerts featuring the cream of Australian contemporary music, that proved to be not just a box office success, but as a game changer in how Australian musicians were regarded. After 10 stellar years working as both promoter and manager, Mark was went to Sony Music in1990 to head up Sony’s domestic artists roster as National Marketing Manager. Then headhunted by Warner Music in 1992 to rebuild their local roster from ground zero as GM of A&R and Marketing. Mark signed up artists like award winning bands, Regurgitator, The Superjesus, Taxiride, The Whitlams, re-signing Jimmy Barnes for the multi-platinum selling album Soul Deeper, and delivered over $64m dollars in revenue to Warner Music, Australia. Mark produced the ARIA Awards for 10 years. It was seen by many as the pinnacle of awards shows in Australia. He co-concieved and produced, Band in the Bubble, an innovative ground breaking social experiment whereby Regurgitator were placed in a specially made ‘bubble' to eat, sleep and record a new studio album in front of passers by in Melbourne’s Federation Square and broadcast live on Channel V. Years 2005, 7 and 9 with Chugg Entertainment Mark promoted three high profile national outdoor charity concerts. Wave Aid, Live Earth, and Sound Relief which together raised over $15m for respective charities. Mark currently works on the development and promotion of Australian music for local and international markets as MD of a new label called Rogue Nation.