Larry Heath

He is the founder-owner of Heath Media, which publishes online magazine The AU Review and hosts the National Live Music Awards.

They were the precursor to the National Live Music Awards (NLMAs),[8][non-primary source needed] which have been run each year since 2016 save 2021 and 2022 owing to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.

[9] In 2019 the NLMAs were held in Canberra as well as Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Launceston, Alice Springs, and Fremantle, and the categories were expanded to include jazz and classical music.

[11] That same year, he released the music video for "Laura", a cover of the Bat For Lashes song by Amanda Palmer and Brendan Maclean, which he directed.

He had previously collaborated with the team at Sounds Australia, including co-presenting "Jet Lag Sessions" at the CMJ conference in New York City from 2011 to 2013.

It initially focused only on live music and albums of local and international artists,[17][non-primary source needed] including at the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas.

[16] On its 5th anniversary in 2013, boasting a monthly readership of 70,000+, The AU Review launched a crowdfunding campaign on Pozible, for it "is a 100% volunteer-based organisation", with the aim of supporting emerging Australian writers and photographers as well as musicians and live gigs.

[20] In 2013 a sister publication, The Iris, launched to cover home entertainment, film, television, video games and tech content.

To celebrate the anniversary, The AU Review held events at the Rocket Bar in Adelaide, and a stage party during BIGSOUND in Brisbane.