Here’s the outcome from the cultural change discussion for the Australian industry
Representatives from the Australian music industry gathered at Sydney’s Australian Institute of Music (AIM) yesterday to discuss cultural change amid the #MeToo movement.
The initial conversation touched on how exactly the local sector would start the process to drive cultural change with an immediate focus on sexual harm, harassment and systemic discrimination in Australian music.
The gathering consisted of a range of industry experts with a mix of professional and lived experience and was facilitated by an independent consultant.
Among the over 30 people present on the day was ARIA CEO Annabelle Herd, APRA AMCOS’ Milly Petriella and Dean Ormston, News Corp music journalist Kathy McCabe, Rachel Kelly from Downtown Publishing, Sony Music’s Sophie Paterson and Sony ATV’s Maree Hamblion.
A temporary working group of volunteers was formed to drive a wider consultation process. The group’s immediate actions are to engage independent expert(s) and facilitators, establish a national consultation strategy, share the recommendations and rollout process, and complete the consultation process within a six-week timeframe.
The temporary working group consists of:
- Deena Lynch, a.k.a. Jaguar Jones
- Emily Collins, MusicNSW
- Julia Robinson, Australian Festivals Association Inc
- Larissa Ryan, Hutch Collective
- Sarah Woolcott, BMG
- Sophie Paterson, Sony Music Australia
- Mardi Caught, The Annex
In the temporary group’s statement to announce the wider consultation process, they said “any further actions will be informed by the above process” and that “there is a lot of work to be done and it requires an industry-wide commitment.”
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The attendees at Monday’s meeting in Sydney were:
Annabelle Herd, ARIA/PPCA
Anne Jacobs, Support Act
Arwen Hunt, Universal Publishing Australia
Briese Abbott, Kobalt
Cerissa Grant, Support Act
Cath Haridy, Association of Artist Managers
Dean Ormstom, APRA AMCOS
Debbie Teale
Deena Lynch, Jaguar Jonze
Emily Collins, MusicNSW
Gillian Dunn, APRA AMCOS
Gladys Namokoyi, Kween G
Julia Robinson, Australian Festivals Association
Karen Don, Universal Music Australia
Kathy McCabe, NewsCorp
Kirti Jacobs, APRA AMCOS
Larissa Ryan, Hutch Collective
Leah Flanagan, APRA AMCOS
Libby Blakey, Warner Music Australia
Linda Bosidis, Mushroom Music Publishing
LJ Loch, Alpha Consulting
Lynne Small, ARIA/PPCA
Maree Hamblion, Sony ATV
Mardi Caught, The Annex
Maria Amato, Australian Independent Record Labels Association
Marianna Annas, Universal Publishing Australia
Meg Williams, A New Approach
Milly Petriella, APRA AMCOS
Poppy Reid, The Industry Observer/The Brag
Rachel Kelly, Downtown Publishing
Sarah Woolcott, BMG Rights Management (Australia)
Sophie McArthur, Sony Music Australia
Sophie Paterson, Sony Music Australia
Susan Heymann, Chugg Entertainment
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This article originally appeared on The Industry Observer, which is now part of The Music Network.