Village Sounds Agency

Village Sounds Agency is an Australian booking agency that represents the live touring of Australasian artists.[1]

Village Sounds Agency
IndustryTalent and Literary Agencies
FounderJessica Ducrou
Key people
Evan Davis
Andy Gumley
Jolie Kelly
Sam Perovich
Mel Yong
ParentSecret Sounds
Websitehttps://villagesounds.com/

Background & Agency Growth

Founded in 1999 by Powderfinger booking agent Jessica Ducrou, the agency has grown to have offices in Byron Bay, Sydney & Melbourne.[2][3] Ducrou started in the music industry working at Rolling Stone Magazine and later booking the Lansdowne Hotel in Sydney.[4] Prior to starting Village Sounds Agency, in 1996 Ducrou founded Homebake festival in partnership with International Music Concepts (IMC) with a debut lineup that included Grinspoon, Silverchair, Spiderbait and more.[5]

In 2001, Ducrou and Paul Piticco co-founded the annual Byron Bay festival Splendour in the Grass to give Powderfinger a platform to perform on. Village Sounds was the primary presenter of Splendour in the Grass from 2001 to 2016, when the company merged with Secret Sounds.[6][7]

In 2008, Evan Davis of The Harbour Agency joined Village Sounds Agency and was subsequently named in The Music Network’s 30 Under 30 in 2010.[8][9]

In 2016, Village Sounds Agency was brought under the umbrella of Secret Sounds which consists of Splendour in the Grass, Falls Music & Arts Festival, Secret Sounds Touring, Secret Service Artist Management, Dew Process, Create/Control, Dew Process Publishing, Secret Sounds Brand Partnerships, Whole Lot of Love, and Secret Service Public Relations.[10]

In 2016, Jessica Ducrou and Paul Piticco were named #2 in The Music’s annual Power 50, listing the top 50 most powerful people in the Australian Music Industry.[11]

Artist Roster

As of July 2018, Village Sounds represents the careers of:

References
  1. "Village Sounds Website". villagesounds.com. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  2. "Village Sounds Website". villagesounds.com. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  3. "Splendour in the Grass Directors Jessica Ducrou and Paul Piticco Combine Forces With Secret Sounds". billboard.com. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  4. "The Heads that Clashed to Spawn Splendour". monsterchildren.com. 23 July 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  5. "JESSICA DUCROU (DIRECTOR, SPLENDOUR IN THE GRASS / SECRET SOUNDS TOURING)". facethemusic.org.au. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  6. "The Heads that Clashed to Spawn Splendour". monsterchildren.com. 23 July 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  7. "Splendour in the Grass Directors Jessica Ducrou and Paul Piticco Combine Forces With Secret Sounds". billboard.com. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  8. "MEDIA RELEASE: Crucial Music Artists to partner with Village Sounds". crucialmusic.com.au. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  9. "Australian Music's Top 30 Under 30". pedestrian.tv. 8 June 2010. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  10. "Splendour in the Grass Directors Jessica Ducrou and Paul Piticco Combine Forces With Secret Sounds". billboard.com. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  11. "Meet The Team Who Are #2 In The Music Industry Power 50". themusic.com.au. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
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