partners
anthony colombi
with over 25 years experience, anthony is an expert in providing promo strategies for the dance music industry.
co-founder of global pr pool, he pioneered the servicing of digital promos to australian DJs and media. global pr pool is widely recognised as the number 1 promotions company within dance / electronic music field, achieving well over 150 #1 ARIA club chart hits.
his day to day roles include radio promotion and project management to the biggest DJs / producers in dance music including sonny fodera, sam alfred, john summit, peggy gou, anotr, gorgon city, eliza rose, chris lake and many more.
prior to setting up global pr pool, anthony spent 8 years a local tour manager for big day out, was A&R behind global recordings signing gold selling artist sonicanimation, and has been a peer reviewer music works grants - creative victoria, and former chair for music victoria awards (electronic music genre award).
gabby colombi
gabby provides an encyclopedia of information on djs / clubs & dance media australia wide.
having spent over half her life working in the music industry, from the old retail days, to distro, to A&R-ing some of the biggest dance crossovers of the 90s, to now as co founder of global pr pool.
gabby was one of the first women in australia to hold an A&R position at a colossal records yielding multiple gold records & chart successes, she has tour managed numerous djs / live performers & successfully owned her own label.
24 years ago she co founded global pr pool,widely regarded as the leader and premier service for club music. she looks after some massive clients including defected, toolroom records, sony, umg, warners, disorder, black book records, ada, virgin, pioneer dj and a plethora of indie labels and brands, here and abroad.
michael parisi
michael parisi is one of Australia’s most renowned A&R /managers : an acknowledged master of finding and nurturing raw talent and connecting it to successful outcomes. In more than 30 years in all facets of the global music business, the artists he has signed have accounted for sixteen #1 albums and 15 million album sales.
From REM and the Red Hot Chili Peppers to Muse, Kylie Minogue, the Whitlams, Dan Sultan and Vera Blue, Michael has helped to forge the musical landscape of the last 30 years.
Today, his management company Right Hand Management, music publishing, and recording and consultancy connections span from The Voice in Australia to the world’s largest music conglomerate, Universal Music.
Today, Michael’s vast experience has culminated in a roster that includes Vera Blue, Xavier Rudd, Polish Club, Johnny Hunter, Sam Perry, M2 Productions, Chelsea Warner, Skye and Hauskey. His Left Hand Publishing company, his Wunderkind record label (in partnership with Michael Gudinski) and his consultancy role on The Voice keep his radar on permanent alert to unheard voices.
“I have an affinity for helping artists discover who and what they are,” he says. “I enjoy watching artists grow from zero to hero.”