Rhett McLaren, Joe Miles, Aidan McLaren
Former UNIFIED Alums Launch Weird Fishes
Boy & Bear, Pete Murray and more join the management company
Former UNIFIED Music Group strategic partners Aidan McLaren, Joe Miles and Rhett McLaren have formed artist management company Weird Fishes.
More details:
In addition to their prior work with UNIFIED, Miles and the McLaren brothers steward The Hills Are Alive Group and music festivals NYE on the Hill and Ocean Sounds.
The McLarens were also key to the creation and production of the UNIFY Gathering Festival and Gippsland Country Music Festival.
Weird Fishes launches with a roster of respected Australian artists such as Boy & Bear, Pete Murray, The Dreggs, Steph Strings and Mike Waters.
What they said:
A joint statement reads: “Partnering with UNIFIED over the past decade has been nothing short of inspirational, and allowed us to take this step on our own. The friendships and memories we have created there will last a lifetime and we look forward to further collaborating together as our artists continue to work across many different parts of the group.”
Former UNIFIED Music Group strategic partners Aidan McLaren, Joe Miles and Rhett McLaren have formed artist management company Weird Fishes.
More details:
In addition to their prior work with UNIFIED, Miles and the McLaren brothers steward The Hills Are Alive Group and music festivals NYE on the Hill and Ocean Sounds.
The McLarens were also key to the creation and production of the UNIFY Gathering Festival and Gippsland Country Music Festival.
Weird Fishes launches with a roster of respected Australian artists such as Boy & Bear, Pete Murray, The Dreggs, Steph Strings and Mike Waters.
What they said:
A joint statement reads: “Partnering with UNIFIED over the past decade has been nothing short of inspirational, and allowed us to take this step on our own. The friendships and memories we have created there will last a lifetime and we look forward to further collaborating together as our artists continue to work across many different parts of the group.”
Former UNIFIED Music Group strategic partners Aidan McLaren, Joe Miles and Rhett McLaren have formed artist management company Weird Fishes.
More details:
In addition to their prior work with UNIFIED, Miles and the McLaren brothers steward The Hills Are Alive Group and music festivals NYE on the Hill and Ocean Sounds.
The McLarens were also key to the creation and production of the UNIFY Gathering Festival and Gippsland Country Music Festival.
Weird Fishes launches with a roster of respected Australian artists such as Boy & Bear, Pete Murray, The Dreggs, Steph Strings and Mike Waters.
What they said:
A joint statement reads: “Partnering with UNIFIED over the past decade has been nothing short of inspirational, and allowed us to take this step on our own. The friendships and memories we have created there will last a lifetime and we look forward to further collaborating together as our artists continue to work across many different parts of the group.”
Weird Fishes
UNIFIED Music Group
Aidan McLaren
Joe Miles
Rhett McLaren
Boy & Bear
Pete Murray
The Dreggs
The Hills Are Alive Group
UNIFY Gathering Festival
Post-Acquisition Founder Ventures
Artist Management Shifts
Independent Agency Growth
Artist Management Signings
Artist Management
Company Launches
Artist Signings
Management Partnerships
Australia
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- This story was written with information sourced from The Music Network.
- We covered it because it’s news of a new management launch.
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