After more than 45 years at its Dundas Lane, Albert Park location, Mushroom Group is taking its headquarters to a new spot in Melbourne.
Moving to the heart of the city’s CBD, the renowned independent Australian label begins its next chapter in a new, “standalone warehouse style building” on Little Collins Street.
The new building will be home to the company’s numerous operations across “international and domestic touring, record labels, talent management, event curation and production, music publishing, creative services, booking agencies, merchandising, marketing services, film production and distribution, neighbouring rights,” and more.
According to a press release, Mushroom Group will move into its new head office at the end of 2026. As a result, the company’s previously separated teams on Dundas Lane, Montague Street and York Street will be brought together, while offices for Frontier Touring and Love Police ATM remain in South Melbourne and Port Melbourne, respectively.
In a statement, Mushroom Group Chief Executive Matt Gudinski explained that it’s taken “many years” to find the right building to continue the company’s hard work into the future, and the new Little Collins Street headquarters “ticked all the right boxes.”
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“Dundas Lane has been our home for nearly fifty years. It’s a place that’s special to everyone at Mushroom and has been a hub for so many incredible artists and people who helped shape Australia’s music industry into what it is today,” Gudinski said.
He continued, “It took many years to identify the right building and location for the future of the company. This is a significant move, and we wanted a space that ticked all the right boxes.
“As Mushroom continues to grow, moving our headquarters into the city places us right in the middle of Melbourne’s vibrant creative and cultural community, positioning us perfectly for the future.”
Mushroom hosts approximately 300 full-time staff members in locations across Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland, Los Angeles, and London, with thousands of others delivering operations year on year.
Mushroom Group’s head office has been at Dundas Lane since 1980, eight years after Michael Gudinski formed the company in St Kilda in 1972.
Earlier this year, longtime Mushroom Group Executive Dean McLachlan announced his impending retirement after 30 years with the company. McLachlan will depart Mushroom Music in December. However, he’ll remain with the Group as a consultant “in an advisory capacity” over the next three years.
In December, Mushroom Group announced major promotions for key figures in the company: Label Assistant Maddison Dutton was promoted to Label Coordinator, while Colby Cross went from Media & Artist Relations Assistant to Media & Artist Relations Coordinator.
Mushroom Group launched Mushroom Music in 2024. Consolidating the strengths of Mushroom Group’s established recording, publishing and neighbouring rights divisions, the new operation delivers “unparalleled support” for artists and songwriters under the Mushroom umbrella.
Across its numerous operations, Mushroom Group works with artists including Archie Roach, Bliss n Eso, Bruce Springsteen, Childish Gambino, Confidence Man, Dan Sultan, Ed Sheeran, Genesis Owusu, Hunters & Collectors, Jimmy Barnes, Kendrick Lamar, Kylie Minogue, Lady Gaga, Lorde, Luke Combs, Mariah Carey, Oasis, Paul Kelly, Skyhooks, Taylor Swift, The Temper Trap, Vika & Linda, and many others.
Plus, the company provides entertainment for major events, including the Toyota AFL Grand Final Telstra Pre-Game Entertainment, the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix, and the .Melbourne Cup Carnival.
