[1] Mary Mihelakos has worked the across the entire spectrum of the industry – running her own PR company, booking a wide range of venues, music editor of Beat, the Sticky Carpet columnist for The Age and running the Music Victoria Awards for a number of years.
Mihelakos mortgaged her home to co-deliver the first Aussie BBQ showcases at SXSW – an initiative now adopted for industry events around the world to spotlight Australian acts.
[2] Chris Wilson is a blues singer, harmonica player, guitarist and saxophonist.
After his beginnings in Sole Twister, Harem Scarem and Paul Kelly and The Coloured Girls, Chris Wilson went on to front his own bands as Crown of Thorns and released a series of acclaimed albums.
Wilson died on 16 January 2019, aged 63, after a battle with pancreatic cancer.