Ivan Howard Dayman (20 July 1920 – 1 October 1989) was an Australian music promoter, record producer, label owner and talent manager of the 1960s and 1970s, based first in Adelaide, then Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth.
1964 to 1968 – he is significant in the history of Australian popular music as the first person to establish an integrated entertainment group that included artist management, a booking agency, a chain of venues in major cities, and a recording label.
[4][5] In April 1940, during the Second World War, he enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force and was discharged under the rank of corporal in October 1945 from the Control and Reporting Unit.
[9]In 1963 he hired Pat Aulton (MC and former vocalist of band the Clefs) as a producer, arranger and songwriter in his promotions group.
"[11] By early 1964 Dayman had relocated to Melbourne where he leased the Festival Hall on Saturdays, which he renamed, Mersey City.
These included the Rick Farbach Sextet, the Sounds of Seven led by Vance Lendich, and Darcy Kelly's the Highmarks.
[10][21] Dayman was successful for several years, but the cost of his attempts to launch Rowe's career in the United Kingdom caused a drain on his organisation's funds.
[10] Kipner moved to Sydney to manage the Bowl, but after 12 months there he sold his share in Sunshine; he subsequently founded the Spin label in 1967 with Harry M. Miller and Clyde Packer.
Ivan Dayman's death was not noted publicly at the time, but official records indicate that he died in Perth on 1 October 1989.