24 episodes
From The Inside with Peter Rix LiSTNR
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4.9 • 13 Ratings
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Peter Rix has spent his entire adult life working in and around the music business in Australia. From managing artists like Marcia Hines, Jon English, Hush and Billy Field, to 14 years as the original Producer and Chairman of the ARIA Music Awards.
Peter's book of contacts is extensive. From these contacts, he's picked the who's who of music legends to talk to for this series. They are the success stories, the survivors, the maniacs who helped steer the Australian music business from the 1970's onward.. and somehow, they're all still relevant and thriving today. You will hear their stories, their triumphs and their troubles: unvarnished and honest conversations with a bunch of unique, fascinating characters.
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The ARIA awards from then to now - pt 1: A conversation with Phillip Mortlock and Mark Pope
The ARIA Awards first kicked off in 1987. Elton John was the Master of Ceremonies, and John Farnham's Whispering Jack album won nearly everything. The coming together of the music business with all its egos, vibes, competitiveness,...
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The ARIA Awards from then to now - pt 2: A conversation with Phillip Mortlock and Mark Pope
In Part 2 of this conversation, Peter, Phillip and Mark speak about the growth of the ARIA Awards from an event that was a sit down dinner with no live music or television broadcast, to a big broadcast production on television filled with...
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A life in music, events and venues - pt 1: A conversation with Harvey Lister
Harvey Lister is the Chairman and CEO of AEG Ogden - manager of the largest network of venues in Asia Pacific. Peter Rix and Harvey met in the 70s, when Harvey was initially working in radio station promotions at legendary Brisbane radio...
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A life in music, events and venues - pt 2: A conversation with Harvey Lister
Harvey Lister is the Chairman and CEO of AEG Ogden - manager of the largest network of venues in Asia Pacific. Peter Rix and Harvey met in the 70s, via radio promotions and touring bands in Queensland.
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Building the biggest band in the world - pt 1: A conversation with Chris Murphy
There are many criteria you can place on success in the music business: taking your band to number 1 on the American Billboard Chart, selling nearly 50 million albums, selling-out Wembley Stadium and playing to 78,000 fans are amongst them....
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Building the biggest band in the world - pt 2: A conversation with Chris Murphy
The next phase of Chris Murphy's career sees Chris start building INXS from a local young band to an international band taking to the global stage. Underpinning his work and belief in the band and their future was an internal self-belief...
Customer Reviews
Excellent
Like reading a no holds barred rock bio. Lots of interesting characters and stories.
Insightful
These podcasts provide a compelling, no holds barred, insight into the Australian rock scene as it was in its glory days. Listen to an enjoy every single one of them.