Luke Bowditch

Experience

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  ANZ

  Jan 1997 - Jan 1997

  Marketing Communications Assistant

  Support role in ANZ’s Business Banking division (businesses with $10-$500 million annual turnover). This was a work-experience year, between the 2nd and third year of my undergraduate degree. It gave me valuable insights into the world of business-to-business marketing. Responsibilities included:- Tracking and analysis of competitor advertising & web presence- Liaising with Advertising agencies

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  Kiss FM

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2014

  Radio Presenter - “The Drum Ride”

  My weekly radio show, with a focus on new and forthcoming releases. The music ranges from deep house through to techno, showcasing music that I play at gigs, as well as some great cuts that aren’t for the dancefloor. The show airs on Saturday evenings, 6-7:30pm, also streaming online. Links – kissfm.com.au, mixcloud.com/lukebowditch

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  Drum Ride Recordings

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2010

  Business Owner

  In 2006 I launched my own record label – “Drum Ride Recordings” (DRR) with a simple ethos “write some half-decent music and sell it to people”.Currently on hiatus, DRR was a great project that allowed me to experience control over all aspects of the label, including: A&R, production, distribution, branding and marketing. My role involved liaising with artists, mastering engineers, graphic designers, record pressing plants, retailers, distributors, publishers and press.DRR produced both vinyl and digital releases from artists including Luke Bowditch, Sean Quinn, Danny Bonnici, Steve Ward, PQM and Tim Richards. The label received international radio and club play including from such luminaries as Laurent Garnier, Hernan Cattaneo, Anthony Pappa and Chris Fortier. Luke Bowditch’s “Robusto” received 5/5 ‘dancing men’ from Mixmag when reviewed by Kris Needs. عرض أقل

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  Snap. Crackle.

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2009

  Event Management & Promotion

  After running some events with partners, I went out on my own, creating Snap. Crackle. – a weekly Saturday night at Prahran’s Candy Bar, which quickly became a local institution. Snap. Crackle. was focused on quality, underground music with a no-nonsense attitude – a weekly party for the people. Resident DJs: Luke Bowditch, Sean Quinn, Frisky, Sam Fraser. Guests included: Phil K, Danny Bonnici, Jamie Stevens, Dan Mangan, Luke Chable, Eric Powell, Jon Rundell.I oversaw all aspects of the weekly night including music direction, branding, marketing, budgets and cash handling, as well as working with the venue, designers and press. عرض أقل

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  Luke Bowditch

  Jan 2008 - now

  My interest in Djing was sparked when a cousin gave me Public Enemy’s “Yo, Bum Rush the Show” and Eric B & Rakim’s “ Follow The Leader” (I was in Grade 2). I love finding new music and sharing it. I also love the technical aspects of DJing, and bringing a musician’s take on the craft to the dancefloor. It’s been many years now, and I’ve played a broad range of music. In recent years my focus has been on electronic house music – synthetic sounds that make your belly warm.Club residencies have included:Tramp, Dream Sessions, Sircuit, Snap. Crackle., Onesixone, The Market, Room 680, Q-Bar, Mink, Seven, Circus, Redhead, Saratoga, Blue Diamond.Events include:Kiss My Grass, Two Tribes, Ministry Of Sound, Respect Is Burning, Welcome, Good Times, Phreakin’, Glisten, Slinky, Purr. عرض أقل My musicianship started with trumpet lessons at school; soon branching into weekly commitments with four groups playing trumpet and flugel horn in jazz and classical environments. AMEB – Grade 5 (trumpet). Studied ‘Music Craft’ as a VCE subject, which included theory, composition, orchestration and performance.Music education as an adult has included studying functional/jazz harmony under Melbourne pianist Scott Griffiths and several short courses on afro-cuban percussion with Javier Fredez.Things kicked off for me as an electronic producer with the purchase of my first sampler (an AKAI S-2000) in 1997. Since then, I’ve had the pleasure of working with a wide range of audio hardware and software, as well as some great people. My electronic work has been released on labels including Sonrisa, #Hausity, Sondos, Abducted, Vicious, Vinyl Pusher and my own Drum Ride Recordings. I have had remix releases for artists such as Paul Johnson, PQM, Inaya Day, Groovehunter and Jan Driver. I have also written for a variety of media applications such as music used on YouTube, websites and for TV (Foxtel). عرض أقل Helping venues with their music needs:- Creating music policy for weekly nights and events.- Booking acts (DJs and live performers)- Managing rosters and payroll- Negotiating contracts for touring artists- Coordination of artists visas with Immigration Department- Collation of music to be played during tradeProjects:Tramp Saturdays (2006 - 2018)Burn (2014)Dream Sessions (2013)Touché Hombre (2012-2013)Snap. Crackle. (2006-2009)Room 680 (2000-2003) عرض أقل

  • DJ

    Jan 1995 - now

  • Musician / Music Producer

    Jan 1989 - now

  • Music Direction

    Jan 2000 - Feb 2018

  • Music / Audio Technology Educator

    Jan 2008 - Jan 2014
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  Stomp Entertainment

  Mar 2008 - Oct 2010

  Sales - Wholesale

  Working both in the vinyl department (importing records and selling to Australian retailers) and in export (selling Australian-exclusive product to international business customers), I developed relationships with suppliers and customers, ordered and managed stock and created marketing material.Stomp Entertainment was Australia's largest independent music distributor, housing exclusively many cutting edge & independent electronic / dance, indie & metal labels. Stomp also housed the largest dance vinyl one stop wholesaler in Australia and had an extremely large clientele base of both independent & major retail chains. عرض أقل

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  12am

  Jan 2011 - Jan 2016

  Music Industry Marketer (Electronic production specialist)

  12am is a marketing and social media company servicing the professional and performance audio market, specialising in boosting brand and product profiles via education. We take on quality, under-exposed products and simplify their strengths to users who could benefit most. Staffed by musicians with long histories in the DJ/electronic music market, we speak the language of end-users and retailers, required to maximise the exposure (and sales) of quality product. We do this by speaking directly with the audience, via social media and video (both on client pages and on founder Andre Cato’s YouTube channel - 4 million hits and counting), or face-to-face with retail staff. I’ve worked on a number of campaigns for 12am, both in-house and with clients including Store DJ and National Audio Systems. My work has focussed on digital content development (audio, video and text) and management, drawing on my marketing background, industry experience and technical skills. عرض أقل

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  SoundBay Pty Ltd.

  Apr 2016 - now

  • Marketing Manager

    Oct 2017 - now

  • Marketing Coordinator

    Apr 2016 - now
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  Mannys

  Oct 2017 - now

  Marketing Manager
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  Store DJ

  Oct 2017 - now

  Marketing Manager