MusicNSW welcomes four new staff, increasing support for the contemporary music industry across the state: Ricky Simandjuntak, Kelly Hellmrich, Maeve Grant and Cody Munro Moore.
Ricky Simandjuntak joins MusicNSW as Program Manager. Ricky is most widely known as the former artist manager of Western Sydney’s ONEFOUR. He has also worked with Sampa the Great and The Kid Laroi and is widely respected across the industry. As a senior member of the MusicNSW team, Ricky will lead development of the organisation’s programs and resources to support NSW artist development and industry career pathways.
Ricky will also oversee Coordinators based in Western Sydney, Newcastle and Wollongong:
- Western Sydney: Kelly Hellmrich (Camp Cope, Bad Apples Music)
- Newcastle: Maeve Grant (Gumnut Artists)
- Wollongong: Cody Munro Moore (Stranded Recording Studio, Dinosaur City Records, Illawarra Folk Festival)
Managing Director Joe Muller sees the expansion of the team to include more local music industry leaders as critical.
“Growing from an existing team of Regional Coordinators, these new appointments will see MusicNSW further embed our statewide presence with boots on the ground in Newcastle, Wollongong and Western Sydney for the first time in our history. We’ve seen the impact that locally-based coordinators can have on music communities and I have no doubt that the collective knowledge, passion and experience of our incoming team members will be invaluable as they work closely to support artist and industry development in a direct and nuanced way.”
“I am thrilled also to welcome Ricky Simandjuntak to the team as Program Manager. Ricky will lead these new team members and drive program delivery across our organisation. Ricky brings an immense wealth of experience from his work as an artist manager and brand strategist and will be a huge asset as we continue to strive towards a thriving contemporary music sector in NSW.”
The Coordinators will facilitate Sound Advice professional development events, opportunities and networking for local industry and artists and act as local connectors through one-on-one meetings. They will also work closely with artists and industry to identify further opportunities to provide the support needed to help the local music scene thrive.
These appointments follow Sofia Nicotra joining the MusicNSW team earlier this year as Marketing & Communications Coordinator, bringing her experience at Sydney label pioneers Elefant Traks to the team to help amplify MusicNSW programs and opportunities.
This expansion is made possible by support from Sound NSW.