Melbourne entertainment and media lawyer, journalist and educator Andrew Watt has written an "anecdotal textbook" for and about the Australian music industry.Drawing on interviews with over 110 key players from the Australian and international music industry and combining that with his first hand experience as an artist manager, venue owner, lawyer, publisher and music business lecturer, Andrew Watt has compiled an invaluable guide to the Australian Music Industry that will be an essential reference for music business students, artists and people already working in the industry."I wanted to create a different type of textbook", said Watt. "There are a number of books out there that provide good, factual information about some aspects of the live and recorded music industries, but none of those books speak with the experience, knowledge and first hand anecdotes of those people currently working at the pointy end of the business, on a daily basis."Drawing on his classroom experience Watt saw that music business students were being well informed about the essential framework of the industry but there was a disconnect between the classroom and the cut and thrust of the business in the real world."It would be impossible for any student to get access to all the key people in the industry for a one-on-one download of their knowledge and experience", said Watt. "Welcome To The Jungle bridges that gap and that couldn't have happened without so many key industry people being very generous with their time and thoughts. The book is a unique document in that respect."The music industry is a fast evolving business with disruption occurring to the established business models both in recorded music and the live touring scene. It's essential that any artist wanting to build a career understands who does what in the business as quite literally their career will depend on that knowledge. "I think that anyone connected to the music business either as an artist or behind the scenes could benefit from some or all of the book", said Watt. Welcome To The Jungle - Navigating the Music Business In Australia includes interview content from Michael Newton * Michael Gudinski * Luke O'Sullivan * Colin Daniels * Charles Caldas * Rob Zifarelli * Carl Gardiner * Vanessa Picken * Ruth Barlow * Mark Maharry * Mark Poston * Jaime Gough * John Watson * Peter Leak * Todd Rundgren * Gregg Donovan * Joel Connolly * Greg Carey * Richie McNeill * Dror Erez * Denis Handlin * Julia Wilson * Allen Bargfrede * Simon Moor * Marianna Annas * David Williams * Dan Rosen * Brett Cottle * Sat Bisla * Jackie Krajl * Thomas Heymann * Michael Parisi * Ruuben Van Den Heuval * Bill Cullen * Bertis Downs * Bernard Galbally * Jadden Comerford * Ben Turnbull * Terry Blamey * Adam Jankie * Johann Ponniah * Jennifer Sullivan * Leigh Treweek * Ian James * Nick O'Byrne * Paul Piticco * Michael Coppel * Dave Faulkner * Joe Alexander * Millie Millgate * Frank Stivala * Richard Moffatt * Tim Northeast * Brian Lizotte * Emily York * Michael Chugg * Frank Cotela * Jessica Ducrou * Tim Janes * Andy Kelly * Zac Abroms * Danny Rogers * Bonnie Dalton * Steve Kilbey * Kav Temperley * Benji Rogers * Frank Varrasso * Peter Foley * Cath Haridy * Craig Hawker * Kim Green * Jess Beston * Jake Gold * Rae Harvey * Brett Murrihy * Jon Perring * James Young * Mary Mihelakos * Steve Wade * Fraser Bourke * Brian Taranto * Peter Noble * Zanda Strofield * Ely Ehlinger * Nicole Hart * Brian McDonald * Emily Kelly * Graham Ashton * Matt Gudinski * Keith Ridgway * John Rash * Kim Carter * Patrick Donovan * Nick Wallberg * Simon Smith * David Lewis * John Strohm * Scot Crawford * Chris O'Brien.
Author Biography
Andrew Watt is a lawyer, writer speaker and educator. The holder of law and economics degrees from Monash University and a Master of Arts (Creative Enterprise) from Deakin University, Andrew has had a long career in the entertainment and music industries, including roles as an entertainment lawyer, street press publisher (founder of InPress), band manager, music publishing executive, television producer and venue owner. Andrew has practised entertainment law at a number of prominent Australian firms, has written about music and the music business for The Age, Sydney Morning Herald, Rhythms and The Music Network and lectures in music business at JMC Academy, Collarts, AIM and Victoria University. He has written four editions of Welcome To The Jungle Navigating the Music Business in Australia.
