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'''Owen Orford''' |
'''Owen Orford''' is an Australian booking agent and concert tour promoter. Orford transitioned from lead singer in Australian touring bands [[Finch (Australian band)|Finch]], [[Contraband (Australian band)|Contraband]] and Toys, to venue booker of Sydney venues The Astra Hotel, Bondi Beach and Sydney Cove Tavern from 1979-1982. He went on to promote tours for local and international acts and has booked shows for more than 150 Australian artists. |
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==Early career== |
==Early career== |
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In 1972, he joined hard rock group [[Finch (Australian band)|Finch]]. The band toured the country extensively and over the years released a number of hit singles and albums, including the critically acclaimed ''Thunderbird'' in 1976. The band signed with United States Label [[Portrait Records|Portrait]], changing their name to [[Contraband (Australian band)|Contraband]] due to the existence of a Dutch band with the same name. After a run of line-up changes the band split up in 1979.{{cn}} The following year Orford went to work at the agency that had booked his band, Harbour Premier. |
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Orford developed a roster of acts including [[Hoodoo Gurus]], [[Models (band)|Models]], [[Hunters & Collectors]], [[Icehouse (band)|Icehouse]], [[Moving Pictures (band)|Moving Pictures]], [[The Radiators (Australian band)|The Radiators]], [[The Cockroaches]], [[Machinations (band)|Machinations]], [[Kids in the Kitchen]], [[Electric Pandas]], [[The Stems]], [[Boom Crash Opera]], [[Jenny Morris (musician)|Jenny Morris]], [[Big Pig]], [[Paul Kelly (Australian musician)|Paul Kelly]], [[Jimmy Barnes]] and [[Do-Re-Mi (band)|Do-Re-Mi]]. <ref>{{Cite web|title=New World Artists chief Owen Orford on building long-term live careers|url=https://themusicnetwork.com/new-world-artists-chief-owen-orford-on-building-long-term-live-careers/|date=2019-10-17|website=The Music Network|access-date=2020-05-07}}</ref> |
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==TPA== |
==TPA== |
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In 1989 |
In 1989 Orford left Harbour Premier to establish his own agency, Trading Post Agency (TPA). Signing their first act, Australian rock band [[Midnight Oil]] <ref>{{Cite web|title=Midnight Oil ~ Concerts|url=https://midnight-oil.info/concerts/|website=midnight-oil.info|access-date=2020-05-07}}</ref>. TPA hit its stride. Throughout the years the company, with Owen Orford at the helm, TPA represented such acts as; [[Weddings Parties Anything]], [[Tommy Emmanuel]], [[Savage Garden]], [[Men at Work]], [[Killing Heidi]], [[Grinspoon]], [[Spiderbait]], [[Falling Joys]], [[Tall Tales and True]], [[The Clouds (Australian band)|Clouds]], [[Margaret Urlich]], [[Directions In Groove|Directions in Groove]], [[The Black Sorrows]], [[The Screaming Jets]], [[Kasey Chambers]], [[Things of Stone and Wood]], [[Grace Knight]], [[Insurge|InSurge]], [[Wendy Matthews]], [[The Living End]], [[Primary (band)|Primary]], [[Cog|COG]], [[Karnivool]] and [[Mammal (band)|Mammal]], [[Shihad]], and [[Weta (band)|Weta]]. And also a number of international artists in Australia including; [[Adeva]] (USA), [[Hothouse Flowers]] (Ireland), [[Margaret Cho]] (USA) [[Crash Test Dummies]] (Canada), [[Nomeansno|NoMeansNo]] (Canada), [[Jello Biafra]] Spoken Word (USA) and [[The Pursuit of Happiness (band)|The Pursuit of Happiness]] (Canada). TPA booked world tours for; [[Dig (band)|DIG]], [[Karin Schaupp]], and sold-out UK tours for [[Killing Heidi]] and [[Grinspoon]].<ref>Scott Ellis [http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/05/05/1051987652368.html "Strike up the band"], "The Sun-Herald", 6 May 2003</ref><ref>Christie Eliezer [https://books.google.com/books?id=dQgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA62&lpg=PA62&dq=owen+orford&source=bl&ots=x2UpnpPWbX&sig=ZbyPmgejP4sU3yrWJY-RiAT5rkc&hl=en&sa=X&ei=S1kkUcK_HYygigf8s4HwBA&ved=0CD8Q6AEwAzgK#v=onepage&q=owen%20orford&f=false "Pokies Slow Local Touring"], "Billboard", 16 October 1999</ref> |
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Over the decades Owen has mentored promoters of various start up’Australian festivals including [[Adelaide 500|Clipsal 500]] , Rock It (WA) , [[MS Fest]] , [[Pyramid Rock Festival|Pyramid Rock]], [[Homebake]], [[Bassinthegrass]] and the inaugural [[Groovin' the Moo|Groovin The Moo]] Festival at Narrandera<ref>{{Cite web|title=Groovin The Moo 2010: Bunbury Event Mooves to a Greener Pasture at Hay Park|url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/groovin-the-moo-2010-bunbury-event-mooves-to-a-greener-pasture-at-hay-park/|date=2010-03-03|website=Music Feeds|access-date=2020-05-07}}</ref>. |
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TPA quickly established a reputation as an industry leader, overseeing the epic rise of one of Australia’s most successful bands [[Silverchair]] in the 90’s, initiating a joint venture with [[Powderfinger]] in the ground breaking [[Across the Great Divide Tour]] in 2007. |
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Throughout the years, Orford’s dedication to the Australian music industry has been paramount, as evident from his involvement in various committees, including the [[Government of Australia|Commonwealth Government]]'s Contemporary Music Touring Program, as well as a stint as chairperson for MusicNSW. Industry acclaim has not eluded Orford either, taking out the award for Agent of the Year at the Australian Live Music Awards for three consecutive years.<ref>{{Cite web|title=On the road again {{!}} Scoop News|url=https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AU9907/S00059.htm|last=Monday|last2=July 1999|first2=19|website=www.scoop.co.nz|access-date=2020-05-07|last3=Unknown|first3=1:38 pm Press Release:}}</ref> |
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==New World Artists== |
==New World Artists== |
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Orford is Executive Director at Australian booking agency, New World Artists.<ref>Christie Eliezer [http://www.themusicnetwork.com/music-news/industrial-strength/2012/11/28/industrial-strength-november-28/ "Industrial Strength"], "The Music Network", 28 November 2012</ref> New World Artists is an independent booking agency. |
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Orford is Executive Director at Australian booking agency, New World Artists.<ref>Christie Eliezer [http://www.themusicnetwork.com/music-news/industrial-strength/2012/11/28/industrial-strength-november-28/ "Industrial Strength"], "The Music Network", 28 November 2012</ref> New World Artists is an independent booking agency exclusively representing Artists for their touring and live concerts with a prominent client list that includes; [[Allday]], [[Tina Arena]], [[Grinspoon]], [[Mallrat]], [[The Potbelleez]], [[RocKwiz|Rockwiz Live]], [[Silverchair]], [[Slumberjack]], [[Sneaky Sound System]], [[Spiderbait]] and [[The Superjesus]]. In 2010, [[Silverchair]] and [[Grinspoon]] headlined 5 [[Groovin' the Moo|Groovin’ The Moo]] one day events <ref>{{Cite web|title=Silverchair to keep on Groovin the Moo|url=https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/451502/silverchair-to-keep-on-groovin-the-moo/send-us-your-news/|last=EDWARDS|first=The Word's AMY|date=2010-02-02|website=Newcastle Herald|language=en|access-date=2020-05-07}}</ref>, and propelled this regional touring festival to national touring festival. In 2017, NWA activated milestone event tours for: [[Spiderbait]] ([https://newworldartists.net/news/59/spiderbait-announce-ivy-the-big-apples-live-2017/ Ivy & The Big Apples]), [[Grinspoon]] ([[Guide To Better Living]]) and [[Tina Arena]] ([http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/tours/tina-arena-is-moving-back-to-australia-for-a-great-reason/news-story/681d85e10c34f49c4ec74d6c68c7542b Innocence to Understanding] - 40th Anniversary Tour), and all became the highest selling national tours for each of these Artists to date. |
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In 2018 Owen and NWA designed the 14 date Australian capital city ‘Chemical Hearts Tour 2019’ for [[Grinspoon]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Grinspoon Announce Huge 'Chemical Hearts' 2019 National Tour|url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/grinspoon-announce-huge-chemical-hearts-2019-national-tour/|date=2019-06-03|website=Music Feeds|access-date=2020-05-07}}</ref>, in association with promoter TEG, to perform its high production show to more than 25,000 fans. <ref>{{Cite web|title=Grinspoon back for national tour|url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/grinspoon-will-showcase-their-favourites-for-chemical-hearts-national-tour-in-october/news-story/dbb5a954a893a38f6ff6e9531b4cb1d2|date=2019-06-02|website=NewsComAu|language=en|access-date=2020-05-07}}</ref> |
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In 2018 Owen reactivated his passion for motivating ‘start up’ events for [[Spiderbait]] with event promoter Empire Touring to establish the inaugural '''Spring Loaded Festival''' in June 2019, selling out 7000 tickets in record time at Sandstone Point, overlooking Bribie Island Qld, on the iconic grass amphitheatre. This success immediately enabled another two Spring Loaded Festivals for mid 2020 with headliner [[Grinspoon]] adding the Sydney edition, at Royal Randwick Lawns. Additional editions are planned in more States for when mass gatherings are allowed. NSW and QLD events are postponed to November 2020 or later due to Covid 19 restrictions.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Spring Loaded Sandstone Point Hotel|url=https://www.springloadedfestival.com.au/|website=EMPIRE TOURING PRESENTS|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-07}}</ref> |
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In September 2019 Owen signed [[The Butterfly Effect (band)|The Butterfly Effect]] for global representation and secured a return to Festival stages on [[Good Things (Australian music festival)|Good Things]] in Melbourne, Sydney and hometown Brisbane one month later.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Butterfly Effect Have Joined This Year's Good Things Lineup|url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/the-butterfly-effect-have-joined-this-years-good-things-festival-lineup/|date=2019-11-18|website=Music Feeds|access-date=2020-05-07}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | In November 2019, Owen moderated the Hypothetically Live Panel at Australian Music Week Conference<ref>{{Cite web|title=Owen Orford: Australian Music Week Speaker Profile|url=https://scenestr.com.au/music/owen-orford-australian-music-week-speaker-profile-20191024|last=Writers|first=Staff|website=scenestr - Pop Culture & Entertainment|language=en-gb|access-date=2020-05-07}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | In November 2019, Owen moderated the Hypothetically Live Panel at Australian Music Week Conference<ref>{{Cite web|title=Owen Orford: Australian Music Week Speaker Profile|url=https://scenestr.com.au/music/owen-orford-australian-music-week-speaker-profile-20191024|last=Writers|first=Staff|website=scenestr - Pop Culture & Entertainment|language=en-gb|access-date=2020-05-07}}</ref>. |
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In January 2020 Owen signed a carnival of the senses THE REGIME, the 12 -18 piece funk collective from Newtown in Sydney. NWA promptly booked them onto the Big Gay Day in Brisbane where they played to 2000 rabid new fans prior to the Covid 19 lockdown and Bluesfest Easter 2020. <ref>{{Cite web|title=Lineup|url=https://www.biggayday.com.au/lineup|website=Big Gay Day {{!}} Fortitude Valley, Brisbane|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-07}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.newworldartists.net/ New World Artists] |
* [http://www.newworldartists.net/ New World Artists] |
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jWnvpguPZc YouTube] |
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADoJkBLcTSM YouTube] |
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Owen Orford is an Australian booking agent and concert tour promoter. Orford transitioned from lead singer in Australian touring bands Finch, Contraband and Toys, to venue booker of Sydney venues The Astra Hotel, Bondi Beach and Sydney Cove Tavern from 1979-1982. He went on to promote tours for local and international acts and has booked shows for more than 150 Australian artists.
Early career
In 1972, he joined hard rock group Finch. The band toured the country extensively and over the years released a number of hit singles and albums, including the critically acclaimed Thunderbird in 1976. The band signed with United States Label Portrait, changing their name to Contraband due to the existence of a Dutch band with the same name. After a run of line-up changes the band split up in 1979.[citation needed] The following year Orford went to work at the agency that had booked his band, Harbour Premier.
Orford developed a roster of acts including Hoodoo Gurus, Models, Hunters & Collectors, Icehouse, Moving Pictures, The Radiators, The Cockroaches, Machinations, Kids in the Kitchen, Electric Pandas, The Stems, Boom Crash Opera, Jenny Morris, Big Pig, Paul Kelly, Jimmy Barnes and Do-Re-Mi. [1]
TPA
In 1989 Orford left Harbour Premier to establish his own agency, Trading Post Agency (TPA). Signing their first act, Australian rock band Midnight Oil [2]. TPA hit its stride. Throughout the years the company, with Owen Orford at the helm, TPA represented such acts as; Weddings Parties Anything, Tommy Emmanuel, Savage Garden, Men at Work, Killing Heidi, Grinspoon, Spiderbait, Falling Joys, Tall Tales and True, Clouds, Margaret Urlich, Directions in Groove, The Black Sorrows, The Screaming Jets, Kasey Chambers, Things of Stone and Wood, Grace Knight, InSurge, Wendy Matthews, The Living End, Primary, COG, Karnivool and Mammal, Shihad, and Weta. And also a number of international artists in Australia including; Adeva (USA), Hothouse Flowers (Ireland), Margaret Cho (USA) Crash Test Dummies (Canada), NoMeansNo (Canada), Jello Biafra Spoken Word (USA) and The Pursuit of Happiness (Canada). TPA booked world tours for; DIG, Karin Schaupp, and sold-out UK tours for Killing Heidi and Grinspoon.[3][4]
New World Artists
Orford is Executive Director at Australian booking agency, New World Artists.[5] New World Artists is an independent booking agency.
In November 2019, Owen moderated the Hypothetically Live Panel at Australian Music Week Conference[6].
References
- ^ "New World Artists chief Owen Orford on building long-term live careers". The Music Network. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ "Midnight Oil ~ Concerts". midnight-oil.info. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ Scott Ellis "Strike up the band", "The Sun-Herald", 6 May 2003
- ^ Christie Eliezer "Pokies Slow Local Touring", "Billboard", 16 October 1999
- ^ Christie Eliezer "Industrial Strength", "The Music Network", 28 November 2012
- ^ Writers, Staff. "Owen Orford: Australian Music Week Speaker Profile". scenestr - Pop Culture & Entertainment. Retrieved 7 May 2020.