Australian Music Industry Legend Oana Gilbert Passes Away

Australian music legend Oana Gilbert passed away yesterday, as shared by CrewCare on Facebook.

Gilbert had a career in music that spanned decades. She worked as a Production Assistant with Powderfinger, worked closely with legendary Australian artists like Diesel and Noiseworks as a driving force in their early careers and became a critical Executive Manager at Frontier Touring. Marihuzka Cornelius, the A&R Director at Ivy League Records/Music, directly cited Gilbert as one of the mentors in a One Of One feature on Women Of Mushroom Group (part 1/3).

Affectionately known as "Executive Fluff-butt" in the Frontier Touring offices thanks to her love for dogs, especially her dog Rocky, "a Maltese-Shih Tzu cross with a show-stopping underbite, known around the Frontier Touring office as 'Fluff-Butt'." 

CrewCare honoured Gilbert by writing, "We are truly heartbroken to learn of the passing of industry stalwart and legend of the business Oana 'Wani' Gilbert.

"Oana was a great friend to many and a pure joy to be around. Her kind heart and sense of humour could only be matched by her love of music and all the bands, crew and her passion for the job. But what she was also known for was her connection to family and her love for all the animals, like the birds that visited her house in Sydney and her dogs over the years.