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.

Michael Gudinski and beard chopper

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.

Michael Gudinski

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.

Michael Gudinski gets his beard chopped. Picture: Nui Te Koha

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.

Michael Gudinski, barefaced. Picture: Nui Te Koha

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

Originally published as Australian music mogul Michael Gudinski’s close shave