Fresh Finds: Class Of 2025 – Aussie Acts To Add To Your Playlist

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Millie Millgate
POWER 50 2025: Millie Millgate (Creative Australia)
establishing and leading the nation’s first dedicated body for contemporary music within Creative Australia , she spearheads a transformative agenda designed to strengthen, invest in, and future-proof the sector ... community-centred industry development. Spending close to 15 years as the Executive Producer for Sounds Australia , Millgate has been instrumental in shaping Australia’s modern export footprint, with more than
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Matt Gudinski
POWER 50 2025: Matt Gudinski (Mushroom Group)
BACKGROUND CHECK:  Matt Gudinski is the Chief Executive of the Mushroom Group, Australia's largest independent music and entertainment company. Immersed in the industry from birth ... quickly established his own reputation by launching successful imprints like Illusive Sounds and Illusive Presents, demonstrating a keen eye for new talent and driving the company's evolution
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Mark Vaughan
POWER 50 2025: Mark Vaughan (Live Nation)
been an instrumental force in delivering some of the most successful tours across Australia and New Zealand, including treks from the likes of Pearl Jam, Stray Kids, The Weeknd ... create opportunities for local artists is understood. Through the Ones To Watch and Sound Check series, the company has also used its immense audience to shine a light on local
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Leah Flanagan
POWER 50 2025: Leah Flanagan (APRA AMCOS)
work in supporting more than 128,000 songwriter, composer and publisher members across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. Recognised on a national scale as an arts leader and strategist ... policy, an active contributor to national and international inclusion strategies through partnerships with organisations Sounds Australia, Music NT, Music Australia, and the APRA AMCOS Aotearoa New Zealand team, Leah
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Jeff Drake & Ryan Sabet
POWER 50 2025: Jeff Drake & Ryan Sabet (Kicks Entertainment)
Live Nation Australia . While Drake has been instrumental in the success of Ministry Of Sound Australia , having spent a decade with the company, and overseen more than 20 Platinum ... forecast, but it turns out rumours of their demise were greatly exaggerated. It took Australia a little while after COVID to reconnect with music, and it turns out that
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Esti Zilber
POWER 50 2025: Esti Zilber (Sounds Australia)
Australian music industry, Esti Zilber ’s career is one that is deeply intertwined with Sounds Australia, the country’s national music export body. Joining the Chugg Entertainment team ... years there gave way to a role as Sounds Australia’ s Creative Producer. Working to provide unparalleled access and promotion for Australian artists and music professionals to the global music
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Dean Ormston
POWER 50 2025: Dean Ormston (APRA AMCOS)
economic and cultural asset, Ormston is a vital figure in the fight for keeping Australia’s music scene as vibrant, as stellar, and as positive as possible. THE YEAR ... school music education program SongMakers , collaborative songwriting program SongHubs , and renowned music export program Sounds Australia, the establishment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander support and advocacy department Alyelhentye Nawu
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Clive Miller
POWER 50 2025: Clive Miller (Support Act)
than three decades in the non-profit sector, working with the AIDS Trust of Australia , the Yothu Yindi Foundation , The Fred Hollows Foundation , and Optometry Giving Sight . Taking ... roadies who work behind it, and the technicians who ensure it all looks and sounds good. THE YEAR IN AUSTRALIAN MUSIC: Having joined Support Act just as the organisation launched
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Blake Rayner
POWER 50 2025: Blake Rayner (The Orchard)
With roles at Secret Sounds and Dew Process Recordings on his resumé, Blake joined The Orchard in 2018, where he now sits as VP of Australia and New Zealand. Since
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Viv Mellish & Andy Irvine
POWER 50 2025: Viv Mellish & Andy Irvine (GYRO.Group)
back in early 2018 with the launch of GYRO.Group and GYROstream – Australia’s most influential independent music-tech and distribution company – with Andy ... G.Y.R.O. (Get Your Record Out), helping to unify G.Y.R.O., DistroDirect, GROUP SPEED, and Soothe Sounds under one artist-first identity.  While $40 million in royalties have been paid
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Cordrazine's Hamish Cowan
Cordrazine To Call It A Day Again Following First New Music In 15 Years
secret, I have a complicated relationship with music. I love singing and making beautiful sounds with my dear friends. Performing however - the build up to a show and then standing ... have ridden along with us. We know there are many people scattered across Australia and beyond who will be disappointed they can’t be there. For those in Melbourne
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Spin Doctors
Spin Doctors Announce 35th Anniversary 'Pocket Full Of Kryptonite' 2026 Australian Tour
Screaming Jets ,” Barron remarked. “It’s been something like 30 years since we played Australia, and we’ve never played New Zealand! Way too long! What have we been thinking ... never sounded better, and it has definitely been a minute!! See you there!” Drummer Aaron Comess added, “We are very excited to be coming back to Australia for the first