Australian Music Week Speaker Profile: David N Pepperell

Position: Author

How did you first become involved in the music business? Warehouse buyer EMI Records Melbourne 1969.

What's your area of expertise and what experience do you have? Retail, media, performance, songwriting, management.

What topics will you be mostly talking about at Australian Music Week? My new book The 100 Greatest Australian Singles Of The Sixties.

What do you hope to personally take away from Australian Music Week? A learning experience.

What's one question about the music industry you'd love to have the answer to? Why is it generally run by idiots?