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Chugg Music, Select Music
& Dan Biddle
partner to create
Wheelhouse Agency
A new Australasian
country music booking agency
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Two of the contemporary music industry’s driving forces, Chugg Music and Select Music have today announced their partnership with country music manager, Dan Biddle to launch Wheelhouse Agency, a new booking agency focussed on the growing country and Americana music sector.
Wheelhouse combines the extensive live touring and country music market knowledge sets of Michael Chugg AM (Chugg Music), Andrew Stone (Chugg Music), Stephen Wade (Select Music), Rob Giovannoni (Select Music) and Dan Biddle (Dan Biddle Management) to provide a premium agency service.
Rob Giovannoni and Dan Biddle will take on the roles of Co-Heads of the agency while continuing in their existing roles – Rob as Senior Agent at Select Music and Dan as Special Projects Manager for Chugg Music and Dan Biddle Management. Katie Krollig, who has been part of the Select Music family for over six years, joins the Wheelhouse team as lead agent while continuing to service her roster of Select Music artists.
The agency is launching with an impressive roster of award winning and best-selling artists combined with some of the most exciting emerging artists in the genre. Those artists include;
AMY SHEPPARD
ANDREW FARRISS
BUD ROKESKY
CASEY BARNES
HENRY WAGONS
JAMES BLUNDELL
KINGSWOOD
LANE PITTMAN
LEROY MACQUEEN
LOREN RYAN
MCALISTER KEMP
SARA BERKI
SARA STORER
SHANNON NOLL
SWEET TALK
TAYLOR MOSS
THE PAPER KITES
TRAVIS COLLINS
WAGONS
Henry Wagons commented on joining Wheelhouse, “I’m excited to be in the sublime twangy company Wheelhouse have corralled. What a great broad ranging stable for live country music of all shapes and sizes.“
Michael Chugg AM added, “The growth of country music in Australia over the last few years has been well documented and it was clear that the market needed a new agency to service the many great new artists coming through along with the established artists who are kicking major goals. With our many decades of experience across all facets of live touring, combined with our knowledge of the country music industry, there is no better team in Australia to help artists develop their live careers and grow their audiences.”
Consumption of country music has increased significantly over the last decade and it has become one of the leading genres worldwide today, dominating global markets in ticket sales, streaming figures and social followers. Now there are more eyes and ears on Australian country acts than ever before. Wheelhouse Agency promises to deliver the best serviced country and Americana agency that has been sorely missed in the current marketplace.
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ABOUT THE TEAM
Partners
Michael Chugg AM, Andrew Stone, Stephen Wade, Rob Giovannoni and Dan Biddle
Co-Heads
Dan Biddle and Rob Giovannoni
Agent
Katie Krollig
About Chugg Music
Founded in 2012 by Michael Chugg and Andrew Stone, Chugg Music is a globally recognised artist management, record label, and music publishing company. Chugg Music have received multiple ARIA Awards, number one albums and singles, and Gold and Platinum certifications for their artists in over 25 countries and currently have multiple artists touring internationally.
About Select Music
Select Music is Australia & NZ’s leading independent Booking Agency.
Celebrating their 18th year in business Select Music Agency leads the way in the Australian live music industry proudly building a roster of amazing artists, from Rufus Du Sol, Amy Shark, The Teskey Brothers, Lime Cordiale, Thelma Plum, The Presets, Baker Boy, The Jungle Giants, L.A.B, The Veronicas & King Stingray and many others.
About Dan Biddle Management
Over the last decade, Dan Biddle has guided the careers of some of Australia’s top country artists, including current clients Travis Collins, McAlister Kemp and Sara Berki. In addition to his management roster, Dan works as Special Projects Manager for Chugg Music Country with a roster including Casey Barnes, Amy Sheppard and Lane Pittman.
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AMNPLIFY – DB
My nickname is “The Amnplifier”. Why? Because around here my focus is on being a conduit for providing greater outcomes that people come here for. My day to day “work” is living in the moment, and I love helping others concentrate on finding their connection to themselves through their experiences.
Why start a music environment? The truth is I love music, I love writing, and I love life. I work with musicians every day, and I feel certain that I will be until they put me in the ground. I have been managing people in businesses of some sort for over thirty five years so along the way I have developed some “wisdom” from my regular and constant “observations”.
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Hope you enjoy yourself here and find something that hits you somewhere.