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Lars Brandle

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Lars Brandle has reported at the frontline of the international music industry for over 25 years. A former musician, Lars joined the American music trade “bible” Billboard in 2000 and went on to serve as Global News Editor, based in London. Now Billboard’s Australia correspondent and senior writer with The Brag Media, Lars has appeared on CNN, the BBC and ABC, American Public Media and South Africa's EastCoast Radio, and he has spoken at Midem in Cannes, Music Matters in Singapore, Amsterdam Dance Event, London's City Showcase and at industry gatherings on both sides of the Tasman. His works have been published by Reuters, Media Week, Spin, and The Hollywood Reporter, and he has featured as a pundit in the Australian Financial Review, Business Review Weekly and Britain’s The Independent.

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Niriko McLure launches Third Person Management with Jarryd James, EGOISM & more: Exclusive

Niriko McLure launches Third Person Management with Jarryd James, EGOISM & more: Exclusive

Niriko McLure launches Third Person Management with a four-strong artist roster and creative director services, TIO can exclusively reveal.Based in Sydney, McLure’s new artist management venture is…

By Lars Brandle - Dec 14, 2020
Niriko McLure launches Third Person Management with Jarryd James, EGOISM & more: Exclusive

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Niriko McLure launches Third Person Management with Jarryd James, EGOISM & more: Exclusive

Niriko McLure launches Third Person Management with a four-strong artist roster and creative director services, TIO can exclusively reveal.Based in Sydney, McLure’s new artist management venture is…

By Lars Brandle - Dec 14, 2020
Like always, the money is in the song [Op Ed]

Like always, the money is in the song [Op Ed]

There was a time, an age ago, when the record business was going gangbusters, shifting pieces of plastic. When all that went south, live music became solid rock. You couldn’t steal live, was one of…

By Lars Brandle - Dec 10, 2020
Like always, the money is in the song [Op Ed]

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Like always, the money is in the song [Op Ed]

There was a time, an age ago, when the record business was going gangbusters, shifting pieces of plastic. When all that went south, live music became solid rock. You couldn’t steal live, was one of…

By Lars Brandle - Dec 10, 2020
Tixel’s co-founder Zac Leigh talks tech, and the road ahead for live

Tixel’s co-founder Zac Leigh talks tech, and the road ahead for live

The marketplace for ticketing hit a wall in 2020. A COVID wall. With a vaccine on the way, and Australia’s states and territories largely getting a grip on community transmissions, that barrier…

By Lars Brandle - Dec 10, 2020
Tixel’s co-founder Zac Leigh talks tech, and the road ahead for live

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Tixel’s co-founder Zac Leigh talks tech, and the road ahead for live

The marketplace for ticketing hit a wall in 2020. A COVID wall. With a vaccine on the way, and Australia’s states and territories largely getting a grip on community transmissions, that barrier…

By Lars Brandle - Dec 10, 2020
Live Performance Australia presents Business Interruption Fund to government

Live Performance Australia presents Business Interruption Fund to government

Australia’s live entertainment sector desperately needs a new fund to shield businesses from future lockdowns, like the one that turned 2020 into a wasteland for concerts and touring. Live…

By Lars Brandle - Dec 9, 2020
Live Performance Australia presents Business Interruption Fund to government

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Live Performance Australia presents Business Interruption Fund to government

Australia’s live entertainment sector desperately needs a new fund to shield businesses from future lockdowns, like the one that turned 2020 into a wasteland for concerts and touring. Live…

By Lars Brandle - Dec 9, 2020
Millie Millgate appointed director of Support Act

Millie Millgate appointed director of Support Act

Millie Millgate is now a board member at Support Act, the organisation that provides relief to performing artists, musicians, crew and others working in the industry. Based in Sydney-based, Millgate…

By Lars Brandle - Dec 8, 2020
Millie Millgate appointed director of Support Act

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Millie Millgate appointed director of Support Act

Millie Millgate is now a board member at Support Act, the organisation that provides relief to performing artists, musicians, crew and others working in the industry. Based in Sydney-based, Millgate…

By Lars Brandle - Dec 8, 2020
Making a list, checking it twice. Voila, Tones And I comes out on top [Op-Ed]

Making a list, checking it twice. Voila, Tones And I comes out on top [Op-Ed]

True story: journalists love lists. We compile them in our heads, while riding the bus and walking the dog. And not just the necessary to-do lists. We keep score of the essential frivolous stuff.…

By Lars Brandle - Dec 6, 2020
Making a list, checking it twice. Voila, Tones And I comes out on top [Op-Ed]

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Making a list, checking it twice. Voila, Tones And I comes out on top [Op-Ed]

True story: journalists love lists. We compile them in our heads, while riding the bus and walking the dog. And not just the necessary to-do lists. We keep score of the essential frivolous stuff.…

By Lars Brandle - Dec 6, 2020
Inside the new Abbey Road Institute collaboration with Studios 301

Inside the new Abbey Road Institute collaboration with Studios 301

Big visions need time and space to take shape. For the teams behind the Abbey Road Institute move into Studios 301, the pandemic created that opportunity. Last week, the Institute announced it would…

By Lars Brandle - Dec 6, 2020
Inside the new Abbey Road Institute collaboration with Studios 301

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Inside the new Abbey Road Institute collaboration with Studios 301

Big visions need time and space to take shape. For the teams behind the Abbey Road Institute move into Studios 301, the pandemic created that opportunity. Last week, the Institute announced it would…

By Lars Brandle - Dec 6, 2020
Tones And I's 'Dance Monkey' dominates Apple Music, Shazam year-end charts

Tones And I's 'Dance Monkey' dominates Apple Music, Shazam year-end charts

For Tones And I, the year ends pretty much how it started: On top of the world. Tones’ ‘Dance Monkey’ comes in at No. 1 on Apple Music’s global list of Top 25 Shazamed Songs, and it’s No. 3 on the…

By Lars Brandle - Dec 4, 2020
Tones And I's 'Dance Monkey' dominates Apple Music, Shazam year-end charts

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Tones And I's 'Dance Monkey' dominates Apple Music, Shazam year-end charts

For Tones And I, the year ends pretty much how it started: On top of the world. Tones’ ‘Dance Monkey’ comes in at No. 1 on Apple Music’s global list of Top 25 Shazamed Songs, and it’s No. 3 on the…

By Lars Brandle - Dec 4, 2020
Where are the big Christmas releases? Blame COVID, streaming and social media [Op-Ed]

Where are the big Christmas releases? Blame COVID, streaming and social media [Op-Ed]

It’s that most magical time of the year. Toys in every store, Mariah Carey is invading our earspace, you can almost smell the holidays. Something is, however, missing from the Christmas mix. Where…

By Lars Brandle - Dec 4, 2020
Where are the big Christmas releases? Blame COVID, streaming and social media [Op-Ed]

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Where are the big Christmas releases? Blame COVID, streaming and social media [Op-Ed]

It’s that most magical time of the year. Toys in every store, Mariah Carey is invading our earspace, you can almost smell the holidays. Something is, however, missing from the Christmas mix. Where…

By Lars Brandle - Dec 4, 2020
BMG signs Slumberjack to global publishing deal

BMG signs Slumberjack to global publishing deal

Slumberjack has signed a global publishing agreement with BMG Australia. The Perth-based electronic duo joins a growing roster of electronic-leaning Australian artists at BMG, a list that includes…

By Lars Brandle - Dec 4, 2020
BMG signs Slumberjack to global publishing deal

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BMG signs Slumberjack to global publishing deal

Slumberjack has signed a global publishing agreement with BMG Australia. The Perth-based electronic duo joins a growing roster of electronic-leaning Australian artists at BMG, a list that includes…

By Lars Brandle - Dec 4, 2020
Hollow Front sign with UNFD

Hollow Front sign with UNFD

Hollow Front are the latest U.S. signing to the growing UNFD roster. The Grand Rapids, Michigan metalcore outfit celebrate the new deal with the official release today of 'Wearing Thin' and…

By Lars Brandle - Dec 3, 2020
Hollow Front sign with UNFD

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Hollow Front sign with UNFD

Hollow Front are the latest U.S. signing to the growing UNFD roster. The Grand Rapids, Michigan metalcore outfit celebrate the new deal with the official release today of 'Wearing Thin' and…

By Lars Brandle - Dec 3, 2020
Sia, Jawsh 685 rule TikTok’s year-end lists

Sia, Jawsh 685 rule TikTok’s year-end lists

Have you done your year-end list? TikTok has. The short-video streaming platform today (3rd December) unveils its inaugural end-of-year review, with recaps on the top creators, trends and clips…

By Lars Brandle - Dec 3, 2020
Sia, Jawsh 685 rule TikTok’s year-end lists

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Sia, Jawsh 685 rule TikTok’s year-end lists

Have you done your year-end list? TikTok has. The short-video streaming platform today (3rd December) unveils its inaugural end-of-year review, with recaps on the top creators, trends and clips…

By Lars Brandle - Dec 3, 2020
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