2016's Full Power 50 List Of Australia's Top Music Industry Figures Revealed

21 December 2016 | 3:47 pm | Staff Writer

Who made the cut?

Mushroom Group’s Michael Gudinski was last week announced as the most powerful figure in the Australian music industry, while a number of prominent names also featured in the AMID Power 50 top ten, including Paul Pittico and Jessica Ducrou, Jaddan Comerford and Richard Kingsmill.

But what of the remaining top 40 spots?

The Music can today reveal the full names of those who filled out the rest of the 2016 Power 50 which features figures from record companies to artist managers and even journalists.

This year’s list also sees 11 new entries and a few names that have increased their positions from last year.

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See below for the full 40 names (in alphabetical order), but to see exactly where they placed, as well as the top ten most powerful artists of 2016, pre-order the AMID Power 50 now.  

Click here for more details and see this year's full top ten here

Alex Paioff - Pilerats, Director

Ben Turnbull - Staple Group, Director

Bernard Zuel- Fairfax, Music Journalist

Brett Cottle - APRA | AMCOS, CEO

Brett Murrihy - WME, Head Of Asia Pacific For Music

Claire Collins - Bossy Music, Owner

Colin Daniels - Inertia Group, CEO

Damian Costin - 123 Agency, Director/Agent

Dan Rosen - ARIA & PPCA, Chief Executive Officer

Danny Rogers - Lunatic Entertainment, Owner

Evelyn Morris - LISTEN, Founder

Gregg Donovan/Stuart MacQueen - Wonderlick, Owners

Ian James - Mushroom Music Publishing, Managing Director

Jamie Gough/Matt Tanner - Native Tongue Publishing, General Manager/ A&R/Creative Manager

Johann Ponniah - I OH YOU, Founder

Kirsty Rivers - Creative Victoria, Manager Contemporary Music

Liam Mazzucchelli - Boomtick, Director

Lisa Bishop - Music SA, General Manager

Owen Orford - New World Artists, CEO

Maggie Collins - BIGSOUND Programmer, Manager, Broadcaster 

Mardi Caught - Warner Music Australia, General Manager Frontline Marketing

Mark Smith - MusicNT, Executive Director

Matt Gudinski - Mushroom Group, Executive Director

Michael Chugg - Chugg Entertainment, Executive Chairman

Michael Newton/Anthea Newton - Roundhouse Entertainment

Millie Millgate - Sounds Australia, Executive Producer

Nick O'Byrne - Look Out Kid, Owner

Nick Yates - Unified, Head Of Artist Management

Paul Dainty - TEG Dainty, President & CEO

Paul Sloan - Billions Australia, Director

Peter Noble - Bluesfest, Director

Sebastian Chase - MGM Distribution, Owner

Stephen Wade - Select Music, Owner

Stephen Halpin/Rodney Little - Groovin The Moo, Promoters

Steve Cross/Harvey Saward - Remote Control Records, Co-Founders

Susan Heymann - Chugg Entertainment, Managing Director

Tim Janes - Caroline Australia, General Manager

Tony Harlow - Warner Music Australia, Managing Director

Woody McDonald - Meredith Music Festival & Golden Plains, Music Director

Zan Rowe - triple j, broadcaster