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.
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