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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.

Latest stories

Nardean signs with Alt. Music Group, Niche Productions: Exclusive

Nardean signs with Alt. Music Group, Niche Productions: Exclusive

Nardean has new management and booking agency representation, The Industry Observer can exclusively reveal. The Western Sydney-based singer, songwriter, poet and rapper has signed up with Alt. Music…

By Lars Brandle - Jul 1, 2020
Nardean signs with Alt. Music Group, Niche Productions: Exclusive

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Nardean signs with Alt. Music Group, Niche Productions: Exclusive

Nardean has new management and booking agency representation, The Industry Observer can exclusively reveal. The Western Sydney-based singer, songwriter, poet and rapper has signed up with Alt. Music…

By Lars Brandle - Jul 1, 2020
Teenage NZ producer Jawsh 685 could score the U.K. No. 1 single

Teenage NZ producer Jawsh 685 could score the U.K. No. 1 single

Teenage Kiwi producer Jawsh 685 is on course to rule the U.K.’s singles chart. Joshua Stylah, aka Jawsh 685, the 17-year-old producer from Auckland, is flying high on the midweek chart with 'Savage…

By Lars Brandle - Jun 30, 2020
Teenage NZ producer Jawsh 685 could score the U.K. No. 1 single

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Teenage NZ producer Jawsh 685 could score the U.K. No. 1 single

Teenage Kiwi producer Jawsh 685 is on course to rule the U.K.’s singles chart. Joshua Stylah, aka Jawsh 685, the 17-year-old producer from Auckland, is flying high on the midweek chart with 'Savage…

By Lars Brandle - Jun 30, 2020
ASM Global prepares to reopen Australasian venues

ASM Global prepares to reopen Australasian venues

ASM Global, the venue and event management giant, is preparing to its re-open its hundreds of venues worldwide, including its family of Australasian sites. The announcement from the Los Angeles-based…

By Lars Brandle - Jun 29, 2020
ASM Global prepares to reopen Australasian venues

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ASM Global prepares to reopen Australasian venues

ASM Global, the venue and event management giant, is preparing to its re-open its hundreds of venues worldwide, including its family of Australasian sites. The announcement from the Los Angeles-based…

By Lars Brandle - Jun 29, 2020
Imogen Clark takes us behind the scenes of ‘My Own Worst Enemy’

Imogen Clark takes us behind the scenes of ‘My Own Worst Enemy’

Aim high, you never know what target you’ll hit. Imogen Clark scored big-time on her latest single ‘My Own Worst Enemy,’ which dropped earlier this month and is lifted from her forthcoming EP.…

By Lars Brandle - Jun 29, 2020
Imogen Clark takes us behind the scenes of ‘My Own Worst Enemy’

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Imogen Clark takes us behind the scenes of ‘My Own Worst Enemy’

Aim high, you never know what target you’ll hit. Imogen Clark scored big-time on her latest single ‘My Own Worst Enemy,’ which dropped earlier this month and is lifted from her forthcoming EP.…

By Lars Brandle - Jun 29, 2020
Australian government commits $250 million bailout package for music and arts

Australian government commits $250 million bailout package for music and arts

The Federal Government has finally paid up. On Thursday morning, the Australian government announced a $250 million creative economy package for a music and arts sector which has been crushed by the…

By Lars Brandle - Jun 25, 2020
Australian government commits $250 million bailout package for music and arts

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Australian government commits $250 million bailout package for music and arts

The Federal Government has finally paid up. On Thursday morning, the Australian government announced a $250 million creative economy package for a music and arts sector which has been crushed by the…

By Lars Brandle - Jun 25, 2020
Michael Gudinski unveils boutique label Reclusive Records: ‘There will be no musical boundaries’

Michael Gudinski unveils boutique label Reclusive Records: ‘There will be no musical boundaries’

Michael Gudinski’s lockdown purple patch continues with the launch of his own boutique label, Reclusive Records.Announced today (June 25), Reclusive Records boasts Mushroom Events entertainment…

By Lars Brandle - Jun 25, 2020
Michael Gudinski unveils boutique label Reclusive Records: ‘There will be no musical boundaries’

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Michael Gudinski unveils boutique label Reclusive Records: ‘There will be no musical boundaries’

Michael Gudinski’s lockdown purple patch continues with the launch of his own boutique label, Reclusive Records.Announced today (June 25), Reclusive Records boasts Mushroom Events entertainment…

By Lars Brandle - Jun 25, 2020
Applications open for Australian Women in Music Mentor program

Applications open for Australian Women in Music Mentor program

The Australian Independent Labels Association (AIR) is taking applications for the Women in Music Mentor Program, which kicks off for the very first time later this year. The training and mentoring…

By Lars Brandle - Jun 24, 2020
Applications open for Australian Women in Music Mentor program

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Applications open for Australian Women in Music Mentor program

The Australian Independent Labels Association (AIR) is taking applications for the Women in Music Mentor Program, which kicks off for the very first time later this year. The training and mentoring…

By Lars Brandle - Jun 24, 2020
Live music industry recovery could take 3-4 years: Economic report

Live music industry recovery could take 3-4 years: Economic report

The year 2020 has been a wrench. Buckle in because we haven’t yet seen the worst, according to a new report which warns that three in five U.K. music industry jobs will be lost in the wake of the…

By Lars Brandle - Jun 23, 2020
Live music industry recovery could take 3-4 years: Economic report

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Live music industry recovery could take 3-4 years: Economic report

The year 2020 has been a wrench. Buckle in because we haven’t yet seen the worst, according to a new report which warns that three in five U.K. music industry jobs will be lost in the wake of the…

By Lars Brandle - Jun 23, 2020
Live Nation planning socially-distanced concerts in Australia: Exclusive

Live Nation planning socially-distanced concerts in Australia: Exclusive

Following a successful test run of socially-distanced gigs in New Zealand, Live Nation will turn its attention to staging COVIDSafe shows in Australia, from next month at the earliest. Speaking with…

By Lars Brandle - Jun 22, 2020
Live Nation planning socially-distanced concerts in Australia: Exclusive

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Live Nation planning socially-distanced concerts in Australia: Exclusive

Following a successful test run of socially-distanced gigs in New Zealand, Live Nation will turn its attention to staging COVIDSafe shows in Australia, from next month at the earliest. Speaking with…

By Lars Brandle - Jun 22, 2020
Street University to launch 'LIVE' virtual platform for young creatives

Street University to launch 'LIVE' virtual platform for young creatives

Street University is rolling out a spanking new live virtual platform for young artists to plug into. At noon this Sunday, June 21st, the youth-focused initiative will press the button on its LIVE…

By Lars Brandle - Jun 19, 2020
Street University to launch 'LIVE' virtual platform for young creatives

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Street University to launch 'LIVE' virtual platform for young creatives

Street University is rolling out a spanking new live virtual platform for young artists to plug into. At noon this Sunday, June 21st, the youth-focused initiative will press the button on its LIVE…

By Lars Brandle - Jun 19, 2020
AMARNI joins Lionel Richie, Maren Morris and more at Red Light Management

AMARNI joins Lionel Richie, Maren Morris and more at Red Light Management

AMARNI is the latest Australian signing to Red Light Management, the U.S. based independent agency that represents the likes of Lionel Richie, Maren Morris, Marshmello and Slash, among others. The…

By Lars Brandle - Jun 18, 2020
AMARNI joins Lionel Richie, Maren Morris and more at Red Light Management

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AMARNI joins Lionel Richie, Maren Morris and more at Red Light Management

AMARNI is the latest Australian signing to Red Light Management, the U.S. based independent agency that represents the likes of Lionel Richie, Maren Morris, Marshmello and Slash, among others. The…

By Lars Brandle - Jun 18, 2020
Reopening venues and the music industry’s fierce resolve

Reopening venues and the music industry’s fierce resolve

Live music and sports have much in common. Huge, loyal fan bases. Massive numbers of participants. Their stars are on pedestals few of us will climb. And both industries, right now, are in tatters.…

By Lars Brandle - Jun 17, 2020
Reopening venues and the music industry’s fierce resolve

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Reopening venues and the music industry’s fierce resolve

Live music and sports have much in common. Huge, loyal fan bases. Massive numbers of participants. Their stars are on pedestals few of us will climb. And both industries, right now, are in tatters.…

By Lars Brandle - Jun 17, 2020
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