2012 Speakers

Sarah Guppy

Position: Promotions & Publicity Manager

Organisation: Tone Deaf Website

Web: www.tonedeaf.com.au

Country: AUS

Feeling the pull of the vibrant music scene in London, Sarah packed her suitcase and moved there at the tender age of 22 to focus on her music management career. Soon hired as Office Manager for Z Management working with the likes of Stuart Cricthon, Max Heyes (Doves), Sly and Robbie (No Doubt, Fugees) and Jony Rockstar (Sugababes).

Moving on from Z Management, Sarah became assistant to Sandy Dworniak at This Much Talent, again working in producer/songwriter management with Jim Abbiss (Arctic Monkeys), Liam Howe (Sneak Pimps founder) & Pascal Gabriel (Ladyhawke). She is now the director of the Australian branch of the company and has moved into artist management.

Aside from management duties, Sarah also started up and ran a weekly Sunday Afternoon drum n bass & hip hop night the ‘Social Club’’, Saturday afternoon Jazz at The Wine Bar in Federation Square, ‘The Ellis Sessions’, jazz sessions at the exclusive 16 Ellis Street and ‘Cherry Vinyl On Sundays’ at Melbourne’s famous rock n roll venue Cherry Bar.

Since settling back in Australia, Sarah has worked with local Australian talents Flamingo Crash & The Galvatrons, booked Revolver’s bandroom, has been a mentor in the Freeza Central mentoring program for The Push. Currently Sarah still represents This Much Talent’s UK clients in Australia, promotes and DJ’s on a weekly basis, works as a publicist with Chrissie Vincent Publicity, manages Melbourne band I, a Man and is the Promotions and Publicity Manager for Tonedeaf.com.au