Eilish Gilligan Named 2019 Josh Pyke Partnership Winner

Following in the footsteps of Gordi, Alex Lahey, Angie McMahon and more, Melbourne singer-songwriter Eilish Gilligan has been awarded the Josh Pyke Partnership.

The initiative from Josh Pyke and APRA AMCOS connects emerging artists with a mentor while also providing funding to help further their career.

"I am so, so humbled, grateful and excited to be the winner of the 2019 JP Partnership,” Gilligan said.

“This vote of confidence from Josh Pyke, APRA AMCOS, Wonderlick and Select means a lot to me as an artist, and it also means that I will be able to continue to work towards my musical, artistic and professional goals for 2019, now with the extra guidance of these industry veterans." 

APRA AMCOS Head of Member Services Jana Gibson added: “The Josh Pyke Partnership assists artists holistically through financial support, alongside creative and business mentoring. It’s an initiative that APRA AMCOS is honoured to be involved in, and we congratulate Eilish on her incredible achievement.”

Alongside a $7500 grant, Gilligan will be mentored by Pyke and will have meetings with Gregg Donovan (Wonderlick Entertainment) and Stephen Wade (Select Music).

Kicking off in 2014, the first artist to take out the award was Govs, aka Josiah Birrell, while Sumner was last year’s recipient.