Australian music mogul Michael Gudinski’s close shave
IT’S the beard that keeps giving. Australia’s most powerful music person Michael Gudinski found himself in a close shave. CHECK OUT AUSTRALIAN MUSIC’S TOP 50 PEOPLE.
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IT’S the beard that keeps giving.
Music boss Michael Gudinski credited his platinum whiskers, grown over the last six months, with a recent run of successes, including two No. 1 albums, an APRA Song of the Year, and a Rolling Stones tour.
Promising to take it off after the Stones left town, Gudinski did so, with the help of Sasha Coxon before the ARIA Awards on Wednesday night, as a money-raising effort for beyondblue.
So far, Gudinski’s hairless heroics have raised $46,000, including a generous donation from British hit maker Ed Sheeran. “I’m feeling fresh, I’m feeling renewed,” Gudinski said.
The Mushroom Group and Frontier Touring boss is also at the top of his game after this week being named by Australian Music Industry Directory as the country’s most powerful player.
Supporters can donate to the cause at Everyday Hero until Sunday.
THE AUSTRALAIN MUSIC INDUSTRY DIRECTORY POWER 50 FOR 2014:
1. Michael Gudinski — Mushroom Group
2. Michael Chugg — Chugg Entertainment
3. Sia Furler — artist
4. George Ash — Universal Music Group
5. Jessica Ducrou/Paul Piticco — Splendour In The Grass
6. Denis Handlin — Sony Music Entertainment
7. AJ Maddah — Soundwave
8. Nathan McLay/Chad Gillard — Future Classic
9. Richard Kingsmill — triple j
10. Millie Millgate — Sounds Australia
11. Danny Rogers — Lunatic Entertainment
12. Nick O’Byrne — BIGSOUND
13. Colin Daniels/Ashley Sellers — Inertia
14. Jaddan Comerford — Unified
15. Michael Coppel — Live Nation
16. Brett Murrihy — Artist Voice
17. Peter Noble — Bluesfest
18. Jodie Regan — Spinning Top Music
19. Dror Erez — Totem Onelove Group
20. Tony Harlow — Warner Music Australia
21. Matt Gudinski — Mushroom Group
22. Dan Rosen — ARIA & PPCA
23. Sebastian Chase — MGM
24. Paul Dainty — Dainty Group
25. Harvey Lister — AEG Ogden
26. Stephen Halpin/Rodney Little — Groovin The Moo
27. Chris Scaddan — triple j
28. Claire Collins — Bossy Music
29. John Wardle — National Live Music Office
30. Tim Levinson — Elefant Traks
31. Matt Tanner/Jaime Gough — Native Tongue
32. John Butler — artist
33. Brett Cottle — APRA AMCOS
34. Eric J Dubowsky — producer
35. Matt Emsell — Wonder Management
36. Steve McPherson — Hillsong
37. Nick Cave — artist
38. Johann Ponniah — I OH YOU
39. Liam Mazzucchelli — Boomtick
40. David Walsh/Brian Ritchie — MONA
41. Brad Mellen — Mellen Events
42. Mardi Caught — Atlantic Records
43. Ben Turnbull — Staple Group
44. Denise Foley — QMusic
45. Ian James — Mushroom Music Publishing
46. Iggy Azalea — artist
47. Neil Ackland — Sound Alliance
48. Richard Moffat — festival programmer
49. Adrian Basso — Community Broadcasting Association Of Australia
50. Patrick Donovan — Music Victoria
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