Media

Iain Shedden
The Australian
Iain Shedden is music writer and critic for The Australian and The Weekend Australian newspapers and The Australian Online. He brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to his coverage of all aspects of the music industry. Shedden has interviewed some of the biggest names in popular music and writes profiles, commentary, news, features, reviews and a weekly column, Spin Doctor, as well as editing the weekend paper’s music section. He is also an experienced commentator, across all media, on the music industry and brings his expertise to industry conferences as a speaker, panellist, interviewer and mediator. Shedden is a trained journalist, but also spent many years as a professional drummer, most successfully with Australian rock band The Saints. He still performs and records with a number of Australian artists as his writing commitments allow.

Chris Johnson
AMRAP
Chris Johnson has worked in the music industry for over ten years as a sound engineer, radio station manager, and new-media developer. He now manages Amrap, a commonwealth government funded project generating Airplay opportunities for Australian music on community radio. Chris is a councillor for the Music Council of Australia.

Christie Eliezer
Billboard/BRW
Christie Eliezer is an Australian correspondent for international music magazines “Pollstar” and “Billboard”, Special Projects Editor for “Beat” Magazine in Melbourne, and syndicates a weekly music industry column through various street magazines and themusic.com.au which was acclaimed by UK trade publication “Music Week” as one of the Top 10 blogs in the world. He published his last book “High Voltage: 7 Movers And Shakers In The Australian Music Industry” three years ago and currently working on his first film script.

Vicki Gordon
VGM Media & Marketing
Vicki Gordon is the Managing Director of VGM Media & Marketing specializing in the development of Australian Independent Artists for the local and international market. With eight Gold and several Multi-Platinum awards to her name she has been integral to the success of artists such as Vanessa Amorosi & Sick Puppies to name a few. An ARIA Board Director representing the Independents in 2001, Vicki initiated NA2R (New Artist 2 Radio) to create more airplay for Australian Artists on Commercial Radio. She is also the founding President of CICADA (Contemporary Independent Creative Artist Development Agency) International Inc. established in 2009 to improve the profile of emerging Indigenous artists for the mainstream music industry.VGM represents Emma Donovan, Ursula Yovich & Emma -Louise. www.vickigordonmanagement.com.

Nick Findlay
Triple J
Nick Findlay has been working in radio since he was 16. Moving his way through community radio with a solid passion for music, Nick is the current Assistant Music Director at triple j. If he wasn’t working at triple j, Nick would spend his time listening to new music, scouring blogs for tip offs, watching gigs in hazy bandrooms etc., so it’s just as well he gets paid for it.