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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

Tones And I's ‘Dance Monkey’ is No. 1: Here’s the story behind its impressive climb

Tones And I's ‘Dance Monkey’ is No. 1: Here’s the story behind its impressive climb

Tones And I’s ‘Dance Monkey’ is king of the jungle right now. But like all great “overnight” success stories, this was many months in the making. Originally from the Mornington Peninsula and now…

By Lars Brandle - Aug 5, 2019
Tones And I's ‘Dance Monkey’ is No. 1: Here’s the story behind its impressive climb

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Tones And I's ‘Dance Monkey’ is No. 1: Here’s the story behind its impressive climb

Tones And I’s ‘Dance Monkey’ is king of the jungle right now. But like all great “overnight” success stories, this was many months in the making. Originally from the Mornington Peninsula and now…

By Lars Brandle - Aug 5, 2019
How LEMON TREE MUSIC turn buskers into global superstars

How LEMON TREE MUSIC turn buskers into global superstars

Lemon Tree Music has grown up and is bearing fruit of the best quality. Lars Brandle caught up with the artist management company’s founders Regan Lethbridge and David Morgan for a closer look at its…

By Lars Brandle - Aug 5, 2019
How LEMON TREE MUSIC turn buskers into global superstars

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How LEMON TREE MUSIC turn buskers into global superstars

Lemon Tree Music has grown up and is bearing fruit of the best quality. Lars Brandle caught up with the artist management company’s founders Regan Lethbridge and David Morgan for a closer look at its…

By Lars Brandle - Aug 5, 2019
‘Rising star’ Nathan Aspinall recruited for Nashville Symphony

‘Rising star’ Nathan Aspinall recruited for Nashville Symphony

There’s another Australian shining bright in the Nashville music scene, and he’s not country. The Grammy-winning Nashville Symphony has tapped Nathan Aspinall as the new Assistant Conductor for the…

By Lars Brandle - Aug 2, 2019
‘Rising star’ Nathan Aspinall recruited for Nashville Symphony

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‘Rising star’ Nathan Aspinall recruited for Nashville Symphony

There’s another Australian shining bright in the Nashville music scene, and he’s not country. The Grammy-winning Nashville Symphony has tapped Nathan Aspinall as the new Assistant Conductor for the…

By Lars Brandle - Aug 2, 2019
Spotify completes licensing deals with two majors as paid subscriber base grows to 108 million

Spotify completes licensing deals with two majors as paid subscriber base grows to 108 million

Spotify bagged another eight million paid subscribers in the second quarter, down slightly on forecasts, bringing the magic number to 108 million. The streaming music giant boasted 232 million…

By Lars Brandle - Aug 1, 2019
Spotify completes licensing deals with two majors as paid subscriber base grows to 108 million

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Spotify completes licensing deals with two majors as paid subscriber base grows to 108 million

Spotify bagged another eight million paid subscribers in the second quarter, down slightly on forecasts, bringing the magic number to 108 million. The streaming music giant boasted 232 million…

By Lars Brandle - Aug 1, 2019
Love thy neighbouring rights: Kobalt’s Ann Tausis and Simon Moor talk income growth, Gotye and more

Love thy neighbouring rights: Kobalt’s Ann Tausis and Simon Moor talk income growth, Gotye and more

Neighbouring rights. You either understand the meaning of the term, or you ought to. Whichever camp you’re in, there’s always more to learn, more to earn. Neighbouring rights are, in essence, the…

By Lars Brandle - Jul 31, 2019
Love thy neighbouring rights: Kobalt’s Ann Tausis and Simon Moor talk income growth, Gotye and more

News

Love thy neighbouring rights: Kobalt’s Ann Tausis and Simon Moor talk income growth, Gotye and more

Neighbouring rights. You either understand the meaning of the term, or you ought to. Whichever camp you’re in, there’s always more to learn, more to earn. Neighbouring rights are, in essence, the…

By Lars Brandle - Jul 31, 2019
Believe expands its Melbourne, Sydney teams

Believe expands its Melbourne, Sydney teams

Believe, the Paris-based artist, label services and digital distribution specialist, is expanding its operations in Australia with new hires in its Melbourne and Sydney offices. With the incoming…

By Lars Brandle - Jul 30, 2019
Believe expands its Melbourne, Sydney teams

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Believe expands its Melbourne, Sydney teams

Believe, the Paris-based artist, label services and digital distribution specialist, is expanding its operations in Australia with new hires in its Melbourne and Sydney offices. With the incoming…

By Lars Brandle - Jul 30, 2019
Evie Irie signs with Downtown Music Publishing

Evie Irie signs with Downtown Music Publishing

Evie Irie, the singer-songwriter prodigy from Sydney who, at 16, already has a debut EP to her name, has signed with Downtown Music Publishing. “I’m super excited to now be a part of the amazing…

By Lars Brandle - Jul 30, 2019
Evie Irie signs with Downtown Music Publishing

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Evie Irie signs with Downtown Music Publishing

Evie Irie, the singer-songwriter prodigy from Sydney who, at 16, already has a debut EP to her name, has signed with Downtown Music Publishing. “I’m super excited to now be a part of the amazing…

By Lars Brandle - Jul 30, 2019
Strawberry Fields Festival Director Tara Benney talks low income ticket program

Strawberry Fields Festival Director Tara Benney talks low income ticket program

At Strawberry Fields Festival there’s nothing to get hung about. Organisers have hit on an inclusive approach, through a program offering heavily discounted tickets to music fans who otherwise…

By Lars Brandle - Jul 29, 2019
Strawberry Fields Festival Director Tara Benney talks low income ticket program

News

Strawberry Fields Festival Director Tara Benney talks low income ticket program

At Strawberry Fields Festival there’s nothing to get hung about. Organisers have hit on an inclusive approach, through a program offering heavily discounted tickets to music fans who otherwise…

By Lars Brandle - Jul 29, 2019
Australia's Josh Simons talks 'muso’s equivalent to Tinder' Vampr

Australia's Josh Simons talks 'muso’s equivalent to Tinder' Vampr

Josh Simons is a guy with more than music on his mind. The Melbourne artist and entrepreneur is co-founder of Vampr, a social app that helps creatives make sweet, sweet music together. Once touted as…

By Lars Brandle - Jul 26, 2019
Australia's Josh Simons talks 'muso’s equivalent to Tinder' Vampr

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Australia's Josh Simons talks 'muso’s equivalent to Tinder' Vampr

Josh Simons is a guy with more than music on his mind. The Melbourne artist and entrepreneur is co-founder of Vampr, a social app that helps creatives make sweet, sweet music together. Once touted as…

By Lars Brandle - Jul 26, 2019
UNDR Ctrl Agency signs The Aston Shuffle for bookings: Exclusive

UNDR Ctrl Agency signs The Aston Shuffle for bookings: Exclusive

UNDR Ctrl is hitting its groove with the signing of The Aston Shuffle to its agency roster, TIO can exclusively reveal. The Canberra house duo of Vance Musgrove and Mikah Freeman have been making…

By Lars Brandle - Jul 25, 2019
UNDR Ctrl Agency signs The Aston Shuffle for bookings: Exclusive

News

UNDR Ctrl Agency signs The Aston Shuffle for bookings: Exclusive

UNDR Ctrl is hitting its groove with the signing of The Aston Shuffle to its agency roster, TIO can exclusively reveal. The Canberra house duo of Vance Musgrove and Mikah Freeman have been making…

By Lars Brandle - Jul 25, 2019
Chris Carey talks FastForward evolution, and big global plans

Chris Carey talks FastForward evolution, and big global plans

FastForward is going places. The international music biz summit started life in Amsterdam five years ago, the brainchild of Chris Carey, the British-born and bred music sector analyst and former…

By Lars Brandle - Jul 24, 2019
Chris Carey talks FastForward evolution, and big global plans

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Chris Carey talks FastForward evolution, and big global plans

FastForward is going places. The international music biz summit started life in Amsterdam five years ago, the brainchild of Chris Carey, the British-born and bred music sector analyst and former…

By Lars Brandle - Jul 24, 2019
Dean Lewis’ ‘Be Alright’ earns place in APRA AMCOS' one billion streams club

Dean Lewis’ ‘Be Alright’ earns place in APRA AMCOS' one billion streams club

Dean Lewis has joined the billionaire club. The globetrotting Aussie singer and songwriter is now a fully signed-up member of APRA AMCOS’ The 1,000,000,000 List, for his chart-topping hit 'Be…

By Lars Brandle - Jul 23, 2019
Dean Lewis’ ‘Be Alright’ earns place in APRA AMCOS' one billion streams club

News

Dean Lewis’ ‘Be Alright’ earns place in APRA AMCOS' one billion streams club

Dean Lewis has joined the billionaire club. The globetrotting Aussie singer and songwriter is now a fully signed-up member of APRA AMCOS’ The 1,000,000,000 List, for his chart-topping hit 'Be…

By Lars Brandle - Jul 23, 2019
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