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ARIA Awards Announce New Creative Director For 30th Anniversary

"It’s truly an honour to be invited back to celebrate Australia’s premier music event in its 30th year."

ARIA have unveiled their brand new Creative Director for this year's upcoming 30th anniversary of the industry's most illustrious night, the 2016 ARIA Awards. This year, former boss of MTV Australia and current CEO of Endemol Shine Australia Mark Fennessy will be at the helm to celebrate 30 years of Australian music.

Leading the production house to huge success with shows like MasterChef, The BachelorThe Voice and INXS: Never Tear Us Apart with his fellow CEO and brother Carl Fennessy, the announcement will see Fennessy return to the ARIAs having already produced many of the ARIA Awards' telecasts.

ARIA CEO Dan Rosen said of the appointment, "It is homecoming for Mark to be back for the 30 year anniversary. I look forward to working together with Mark and long-standing Event Producer Michael Long, to put on a truly stellar show packed with magic moments celebrating Australia’s music history over the last 30 years."

Fennessy added, "One of the great joys in my career has been the close and passionate relationship with the world of music through countless television broadcasts, live concerts, feature specials and major events. It’s truly an honour to be invited back to celebrate Australia’s premier music event in its 30th year."