Having recently released records on Sub Pop and Temporary Residence, Party Dozen is a critically acclaimed two-piece improvisational noise band from Gadigal Country/Sydney, who are renowned for their incendiary live shows. As Artist Manager, my role is to - • Identify, seek and secure opportunities and partnerships to drive the band’s exposure both domestically and internationally• Strategise career direction and liaise with label executives to plan and deliver campaigns• Negotiate contracts and fees • Management of day-to-day activities including working with label execs, publishers, promoters and booking agents to facilitate promotional activity and tour organisation • Accompany artists at events and on tour where appropriate

Best & Fairest is a Naarm/Melbourne-based record label, founded in March 2018 by Native Tongue Publishing. As founding General Manager, my role was to:• Manage and oversee the business growth and development structure of Best & Fairest Records• Identify and sign new music and talent opportunities and lead contract negotiations • Liaise with label artists and provide creative input and direction on artistic material including sourcing producers, writers/co-writers, sound engineers and studios • Create sales projections and oversee management of budgets across A&R, marketing, promotion, production and distribution• Supervise all domestic production, distribution and promotional activities with a view to critical and commercial success• Analyse data and create action plans from the results• Develop and maintain relationships with industry partners including managers, agents, lawyers, promoters, radio programmers, media and influencers, etc.• Work in close relationship with the Group Directors and act as an ambassador for the label

Music Glue is a specialist e-commerce platform for the music business, headquartered in London with offices in Sydney & New York.As Head of Sales and A&R I am responsible for the promotion and expansion of the Music Glue platform in Australia and New Zealand. Tasks include:-• Collaboration with artists, managers, venues, major & independent labels to provide an exceptional e-commerce experience for content owners and customers • Identifying new business development opportunities and maintaining existing stakeholder relationships • Driving specific promotional campaigns for artists and labels around content releases, product launches and events• Presenting product demonstrations to potential and current clients and innovating strategic and bespoke solutions to their needs• Monitoring and controlling expenditure against budget forecasts in the AU/NZ territory and providing monthly written reports to directors • Stepping in to provide support to platform users when necessary • Representing Music Glue on industry panels and at conferences and gigs

Responsible for overseeing album and single releases in Australia by international artists signed to the Cooperative Music roster (which later became [PIAS] Australia) including the likes of Bloc Party, Phoenix, Interpol, Faith No More, CHVRCHES, alt-J, Cold War Kids and others.Responsibilities included :- Setting sales targets and supplying sales team with the necessary tools to achieve those targets- Coordinating production of physical products and ingestion of digital- Devising marketing plans- Radio plugging- Building onground schedules- Liaising with promoters to formulate tour plans- Tasking publicity department with goals for print and online media- Writing progress and End Of Campaign reports for labels and management- Signing acts to my own domestic imprint

Responsibilities largely involved management of the group Belle & Sebastian.This included:- Overseeing all aspects of making music such as booking studios and producers, hiring session musicians, preparing recording budgets, travel, ensuring gear was maintained and liaising with labels as to the progress of the sessions- Overseeing all aspects of live work including working with agents to book and budget tours, hiring crew (from technicians through session musicians to drivers and catering staff), hiring all audio equipment, booking transport and accommodation, cashflow and all administration- Overseeing global release plans for records including approving marketing plans from various international territories, commissioning videos, art and remixes, approving promotional and publicity plans, planning tours to ensure band were in the right markets at the right time- Overseeing the running of Banchory Merchandising, the merchandising arm of the company who looked after Belle & Sebastian and several other significant groups- Overseeing the band's web presence, from commissioning websites to working on promotional computer games