Glenn Dickie

Sydney, Australia
Sounds Australia
Export Music Producer

Glenn spent 12 years at EMI Music Australia working across A&R, Promotions and Marketing. During his time there, he worked with artists from Robbie Williams to Lily Allen and JET to The Rolling Stones. He signed Miami Horror, Ricki-Lee, Oh Mercy and was part of a team that signed The Cat Empire, Airbourne and hip hop acts 360 and PEZ.

In 2003 he co-founded THE AUSSIE BBQ, the biggest showcase of Australian music outside of Australia. In the late 90′s he was a broadcaster on Melbourne community radio station 3RRR where he stayed for 12 years and played drums in various tour bands.

CONTACT

COMPANY / EVENT

In 2009, the Australia Council for the Arts created an International Music Market Development Initiative, with the intention of advancing Australian music export. APRA AMCOS, as a peak music industry body partnered with the Australia Council and took on custodianship, providing the strategic, administrative and management support required to deliver the export project.

The national export program was named ‘Sounds Australia’ and was established to provide a cohesive and strategic platform to assist the Australian music industry in accessing international business opportunities at key showcase conference events including SXSW, The Great Escape and WOMEX.

The initiative was devised to provide centralised support to Australian artists and music businesses, strengthening available resources, whilst reducing duplication. Presenting under a national umbrella also ensured a stronger (sum of its parts) presence from Australia, compared to if federal and state agencies undertook activity in isolation.

LINKS

LOOKING FOR

  • Artist genres
    • Mainstream pop
    • Band music e.g. rock, indie-rock, indie-pop, etc.
    • Heavy music e.g. metal, hardcore, punk, etc.
    • Dance music e.g. EDM, DJ, etc.
    • Alternative and/or experimental
    • Jazz and/or jazz fusion
    • World, traditional and/or cultural music
    • Western classical music
    • Hip-hop, Rap, R&B, Soul, etc.
  • Artist types
    • Legacy acts
    • Up-and-coming acts
    • Undiscovered talents

WHAT I DO

  • Looking to find opportunities and connections for the Australian music community