Andrew Watt

Experience

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  Coady Dwyer Solicitors

  Feb 1986 - Nov 1987

  Articled Clerk, Lawyer, Solicitor

  I was an articled clerk, lawyer at this prominent Melbourne firm where I enjoyed working under two great lawyers Phil Dwyer and Bill Coady and was admitted to practice as a solicitor before working on both entertainment and criminal matters.

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  Marble Music - Paul Dainty Corporation

  Dec 1987 - Dec 1988

  General Manager

  Marble Music was the music publishing operation of concert promoter Paul Dainty and my role involved A&R, Copyright Management, Synchronisation and Artist Relations. Marble's publishing catalogues included the Rolling Stones and James Reyne.

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  In Press

  Jul 1988 - Dec 1997

  Director and Founder

  I co-founded (with Rowena Webber) and was Managing Editor of Melbourne street press publication, InPress. This position included all aspects of the independent media business including writing, interviewing, advertising sales, editing, proof reading, debt collection, business management and production management.

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  South Yarra Saloon

  Jul 1989 - Feb 1998

  Director

  I was a founder and a director of the South Yarra Saloon aka "The Saloon Bar". This venue, in Melbourne, was one of that cities most popular venues for around a decade, and was Australia's first successful "theme bar"

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  Ravens Nest Management

  Jan 1997 - Jan 2005

  Director

  I operated a talent management business primarilly in the music industry where I managed artists including Julia Darling, 30 Odd Foot of Grunts, Anita Spring, Danielle Spencer and Pacer 21. Collectively these artists released albums in over 40 countries, toured extensively in Australia, the USA and Europe and made numerous music videos, providing me with detailed experience in recording, touring, marketing and promoting music, both domestically and internationally

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  Cornerbox Pty Ltd

  Feb 2004 - Mar 2011

  Business Affairs Consultant

  Ravens Nest Consulting provides business management and creative productions services to this Australian television production company. Highlights of this role have included Executive Producer positions on series "Bark-Off" for the Nine Network and "Rock Soldiers" for Music Max. Other series I've worked on include "Mark Loves Sharon", "The Wedge", "The Hothouse", "Zoo Crew", "Blokesworld" and "Surf Patrol".

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  Ravens Nest Consulting

  Jul 2011 - now

  Managing Director

  Ravens Nest Consulting is music legal practice and an entertainment, media and arts consultancy offering business and event management, mentoring and advisory services to businesses in the arts, entertainment and media industries, along with undertaking entrepreneurial projects in those fields.Ravens Nest Consulting includes:Ravens Nest Legal - Ravens Nest Consulting - an entertainment law practice, with clients including artists, labels, publishers, managers, music tech start-ups, music venues Ravens Nest Consulting - business development and strategy, company management, growth partnerships and live events.Trade Mark Action - a trade mark and IP management business Show less

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  Gibsons Solicitors Pty Ltd ("Gibsons")

  Jul 2012 - Sept 2014

  Lawyer

  Gibsons is a media, entertainment and commercial law practice. I specialized in contractual work for media and entertainment businesses and areas such as trademark, copyright, defamation and commercial disputes.

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  Madgwicks

  Oct 2014 - Apr 2015

  Lawyer

  Intellectual Property, Media and Commercial lawyer. This role was created as a short term contract position

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  Music Business Education

  Dec 2015 - Jun 2021

  Managing Director

  Music Business Education provided education services for students of the music industry, including artists and those working, or wanting to work behind the scenes. MBE created a comprehensive series of on-line classes in the music industry, that can be taken from home, at any pace and on any device that the student wishes.The MBE course drew on material from my textbook Welcome To The Jungle - Navigating the Music Business in Australia , a 580 page book that covers the entirety of the music industry and draws on exclusive interview material with over 100 key players from the local, national and international music industries. Show less

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  Mills Oakley

  Aug 2017 - Oct 2018

  Lawyer

  I operated in the Melbourne trade mark section within the corporate advisory group at national law firm Mills Oakley - dealing with trade mark registrations, oppositions and disputes as well as providing commercial and contractual advice to a range of high quality clients

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  Ravens Nest Artists

  Jun 2018 - Sept 2020

  Managing Director

  Ravens Nest Artists provided management services to artists in the music industry.

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  SXSW

  Feb 2020 - now

  ANZ Representative SXSW & Partnerships Manager SXSW Sydney

  As the ANZ Representative for SXSW I engage businesses in the territory with SXSW, the iconic innovation, technology, music, film, entertainment conference, festival and exhibition held annually in Austin Tx.As Partnerships Manager for SXSW Sydney I assist existing SXSW clients to participate in SXSW Sydney and engage with new clients from all over Australia, the Asia Pacific and Europe to introduce them to the range of opportunities presented by the inaugural SXSW Sydney event, with particular interests in advertising & marketing, media, music, technology, start-ups, workplace, sports, culture and education & training. Show less

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  Feed Music

  Jan 2022 - Oct 2023

  Business and Strategy Consultant

  Feed Music connects brands, artists and fans on an innovative platform

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  Vampr

  Jan 2022 - Mar 2023

  Head Of Vampr Academy

  Vampr Academy is an innovative on-line music business education platform providing global access to up-to-the-minute courses for aspiring artists and music industry aspirants

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  Vinyl Group

  Mar 2023 - now

  Legal & Business Affairs Manager