Village Sounds Agency
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| Industry | Talent and Literary Agencies |
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| Founder | Jessica Ducrou |
Key people | Evan Davis Andy Gumley Jolie Kelly Sam Perovich Mel Yong |
| Parent | Secret Sounds |
| Website | https://villagesounds.com/ |
Village Sounds Agency is an Australian booking agency that represents the live touring of Australasian artists.[1]
Background & Agency Growth[edit]
Founded in 1999 by Powderfinger booking agent Jessica Ducrou, the agency has grown to have offices in Byron Bay, Sydney & Melbourne.[2][3] Ducrou started in the music industry working at Rolling Stone Magazine and later booking the Lansdowne Hotel in Sydney.[4] Prior to starting Village Sounds Agency, in 1996 Ducrou founded Homebake festival in partnership with International Music Concepts (IMC) with a debut lineup that included Grinspoon, Silverchair, Spiderbait and more.[5][better source needed]
In 2001, Ducrou and Paul Piticco co-founded the annual Byron Bay festival Splendour in the Grass to give Powderfinger a platform to perform on. Village Sounds was the primary presenter of Splendour in the Grass from 2001 to 2016, when the company merged with Secret Sounds.[6][7]
In 2008, Evan Davis of The Harbour Agency joined Village Sounds Agency and was subsequently named in The Music Network’s 30 Under 30 in 2010.[8][9]
In 2016, Village Sounds Agency was brought under the umbrella of Secret Sounds which consists of Splendour in the Grass, Falls Music & Arts Festival, Secret Sounds Touring, Secret Service Artist Management, Dew Process, Create/Control, Dew Process Publishing, Secret Sounds Brand Partnerships, Whole Lot of Love, and Secret Service Public Relations.[10]
In 2016, Jessica Ducrou and Paul Piticco were named #2 in The Music’s annual Power 50, listing the top 50 most powerful people in the Australian Music Industry.[11]
Artist Roster[edit]
As of July 2018, Village Sounds represents the careers of:
- 360
- Airling
- ALTA
- Ara Koufax
- Art vs Science
- The Babe Rainbow
- Bad//Dreems
- Bernard Fanning
- Big Scary
- Birds of Tokyo
- Cameron Avery
- CC:DISCO!
- Christopher Port
- Cloud Control
- Courtney Barnett
- Cub Sport
- The Creases
- DMA’S
- DRELLER
- DRO CAREY
- Dune Rats
- Fascinator
- Fazerdaze
- Fractures
- G Flip
- The Grates
- Green Buzzard
- Gyroscope
- Hatchie
- Hockey Dad
- Illy
- Jarrow
- The Kite String Tangle
- Last Dinosaurs
- The Living End
- Mansionair
- Megan Washington
- The Mess Hall
- Methyl Ethel
- Moohki
- No Mono
- Obscura Hail
- Ocean Grove
- Oh Pep!
- PEZ
- Seekae
- Super Cruel
- Totally Mild
- Touch Sensitive
- Tropical Fuck Storm
- Vallis Alps
- Vance Joy
- Violent Soho
- Wafia
- Ziggy Ramo
References[edit]
- ^ "Village Sounds Website". villagesounds.com. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ "Village Sounds Website". villagesounds.com. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ "Splendour in the Grass Directors Jessica Ducrou and Paul Piticco Combine Forces With Secret Sounds". billboard.com. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ "The Heads that Clashed to Spawn Splendour". monsterchildren.com. 23 July 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ "JESSICA DUCROU (DIRECTOR, SPLENDOUR IN THE GRASS / SECRET SOUNDS TOURING)". facethemusic.org.au. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ "The Heads that Clashed to Spawn Splendour". monsterchildren.com. 23 July 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ "Splendour in the Grass Directors Jessica Ducrou and Paul Piticco Combine Forces With Secret Sounds". billboard.com. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ "MEDIA RELEASE: Crucial Music Artists to partner with Village Sounds". crucialmusic.com.au. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ "Australian Music's Top 30 Under 30". pedestrian.tv. 8 June 2010. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ "Splendour in the Grass Directors Jessica Ducrou and Paul Piticco Combine Forces With Secret Sounds". billboard.com. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ "Meet The Team Who Are #2 In The Music Industry Power 50". themusic.com.au. Retrieved 31 July 2018.