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Melbourne

Name: Shane Bailey Job Title: Managing Director Background: Busked my way through studying music & recording at College. Joined the MI industry with a family owned business (Hi Hans!), went back to study Audio Engineering. Started my career in the commercial & pro audio markets in '93. I joined NAS in late '02… and the rest as they say, is history! Interests: Music, red wine, food, family & friends First Show: That I can remember is The Hooters, circa 1984, Festival Hall First Album: Thin Lizzy: Live and Dangerous (on vinyl, still have it!) Favourite City: ...I can give you a Top 10?!! Favourite Food: Food
Name: Steve Moulton Job Title: Chief Financial Officer Background: I used to own a guitar shop Interests: Guitars and gardening First Show: Darwin Relief Concert at Festival Hall featuring the full list of Oz Rock Royalty First Album: Faces: A Nod is as Good as a Wink…to a Blind Horse Favourite City: Melbourne! Favourite Food: Good Australian Cabernet Sauvignon
Name: Chris Cumming Job Title: Sales & Marketing Manager Background: I started working for Foley’s music in Newcastle, then joined Roland Australia in the early 80’s. After starting Future Music, my own retail store in Adelaide, after a few more moves here I am Interests: I love this industry. It has been my passion all my life First Show: Can't remember First Album: Sebastian Hardy: Four Seasons Favorite City: That would have to be either London or Paris Favorite Food: I have this unwritten rule to try the ribs on every menu they appear on
Name: James Piper Job Title: MI Sales Specialist Background: Landscaper/Greens keeper, Internal Sales, Ninja Assassin Interests: Guitar, Beer, Music, AFL First Show: Frenzal Rhomb, Powderfinger, Bodyjar – Somewhere? – 1998 First Album: Michael Jackson: Thriller Favourite City: Anywhere on the Mornington Peninsula Favourite Food: STEAK – Served with Chips and Beer
Name: Richard Hulston Job Title: Commercial Audio Sales Specialist Background: Audio industry for 30+ years. Started in theatre/stage production then hotel/venue management & nightclub fit-out. Progressed to audio installations/live sound. Toured & worked in the UK, USA, Asia & Middle East. Have been employed as an Installation Project Manager, System Designer & International Regional Sales Manager for several leading brands Interests: Food & wine, travel, surfing, motor sports, guitar First Show: Moorabbin Town Hall, Sherbet & Ted Mulry Gang circa 1975 First Album: Ted Mulry Gang: Steppin’ Out Favourite City: New York, Singapore, Lisbon, Gold Coast (my home town) Favourite Food: Thai, Mexican and probably my own cooking

Name: Matt Richardson Job Title: VIC/TAS Sales Background: One of my first jobs was literally shovelling pooh! (Ewww) Look at me now!! Interests: Music First Show: Phil Keaggy at Dallas Brookes Hall, Melbourne First Album: Simon and Garfunkel: Concert in Central Park (with Steve Gadd playing drums!) Favourite City: Melbourne Favourite Food: Meat/Lemon Gelati
Name: Mark Gerritsen Job Title: Internal Sales Background: Sales Rep, customer service, car sales man Interests: Pool, basketball and computers First Show: Silverchair, Frogstomp Tour First Album: Triple J Hottest 100 Favourite City: Melbourne, of course! Favourite Food: Parma

Name: Dave Jacques Job Title: Head of Application Support and Training Background: Live production and touring sound engineer around the world Interests: Anything with speakers, wheels or a remote control First Show: Chad Morgan in the park. (I’m still in therapy for seeing this at such an early age) First Album: Def Leppard: Pyromania Favourite City: Melbourne, of course! Favourite Food: All of it
Name: Brian Vayler Job Title: Pro Audio Sales & Support Background: I used to be a keyboard player, then I got into live sound engineering Interests: Guns and explosives First Show: Michael Bolton! First Album: Bon Jovi: Slippery When Wet Favourite City: Los Angeles Favourite Food: Indian
Name: Glenn Helmot Job Title: Consultant Liaison Background: More than three decades working in this industry. I have mixed, engineered, managed, studied, designed and travelled. I was lucky to fall into a career that am I still passionate about Interests: My kids and their interests. Classic Italian motorcycles, farming First Show: A beach concert on Rosebud foreshore featuring Zoot First Album: Steppenwolf: Magic Carpet Ride single. Daddy Cool: Daddy Who Daddy Cool, Slade: Slade Alive, John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers Favourite City: Kraków and Prague my heritage cities. Melbourne Favourite Food: Italian breakfast, Thai, French dessert, alcohol to suit
Name: Amy Pickup Job Title: Graphic Design & Media Coordinator Background: Art student, music-lover & general gig-attender Interests: Good rock 'n' roll, visual arts First Show: Either Frenzal Rhomb or Bodyjar at some local under-aged gig some time around 2000... First Album: The Offspring: Americana Favourite City: Melbourne (Live music capital of Australia...need I explain?) Favourite Food: Vodka mostly, ice cream occasionally
Name: Eddie Meilak Job Title: Purchasing Officer Background: 18 years warehousing, including 2 years with Swiss Air Interests: Polish Sausage and Polka, Dolly Parton's Online Diary First Show: Pope John Paul II First Album: Happy Louie and Julcia's Polka Band Favourite City: Hobart – go figure Favourite Food: Sweet Sue's canned whole chicken – look it up
Name: Colleen Grace Job Title: Supply Chain Logistics Background: Accounts, Inventory and NAS Imports and Exports Interests: NAS, Geelong Football Club “GO GATS”, family and my grandchild First Show: Hoadleys Battle of the Sounds First Album: Harry Neilson: Nilsson Schmilsson Favourite City: New York never been there but something that gets named twice has to be good Favourite Food: Chocolate and anything dipped in chocolate
Name: Collette McNeill Job Title: Sales Administrator Background: Emigrated to Australia. After leaving school became a hairdresser. Had two daughters worked in a pet store, joined the NAS team couple of years ago...Have loved every minute of it! Interests: Robbie Williams!....no explanation needed. Photography and Crafts First Show: Madness at the Palais Theatre...It was fantastic! First Album: Madness: One Step Beyond, not the ‘Bay City Rollers’ as has been insinuated around the office Favourite City: I love Melbourne but I also have a soft spot for London Favourite Food: Dumpling King in Box Hill!
Name: Robert O’Grady Job Title: Warehouse Supervisor Background: Warehousing with Harvey Norman and Cadbury Schweppes. Studied Health Care and Nursing. Various warehouse jobs funded me through my studies...so I'm adept and proficient in the warehouse Interests: Writing/playing music. Live music, martial arts and cooking at home are my rewards First Show: Billy Thorpe @ The Sidney Myer Music Bowl First Album: Queen's Greatest Hits Favourite City: Melbourne Favourite Food: Casserole
Name: Max Hedrich  Job Title: Warehouse Background: I've dabbled in auto, labouring and process serving amongst other things, but found myself living and loving audio Interests: Multi-instrumentalist. I can play anything as long as it's one of three instruments in a standard rock group First Show: John Fogerty. I fell asleep at the concert. Not because I don't like it... I was seven First Album: Can't remember. Could have been TuPac Favoruite City: Dunno. Haven't tried them all yet Favourite Food: Soylent Green?
Name: Dan Wolter Job Title: Warehouse Background: Been there, done that. Worked in a whole heap of environments including landscaping/construction/concreting/audio engineering/supermarkets, you name it Interests: Music of course! Love my gaming, writing/producing music and hitting the stage. Just an average guy I guess... First Show: Bliss N Eso, Flying Colours Tour First Album: NWA: Straight outta Compton Favourite City: Melbourne of course. Haven’t travelled out of it soooo I wouldn’t know anything else...haha... Favourite Food: Burritos. For.The.Win.
Name: Chris Mann Job Title: Service & Support Manager Background: Growing up in Broadcast Industry ignited a passion for audio and video. Was drawn into FOH for Theatre. Studied Computer Science and Engineering. Landed a gig at MusicLInk as Product Manager in Hi Tech. Moved to Behringer and headed up service in the APAC region. Now at NAS – loving it! Interests: Audio, video, photography, any remote controlled toys, bike riding, anything Apple, technology First Show: Can’t remember but positive it was at the Arts Centre First Album: Dark Side of the Moon Favourite City: Hong Kong, Melbourne, Montpellier & Paris
Name: Marty Winchester Job Title: Service Technician Background: 25 years as Studio & Engineering Tech for GTV9 Television, 1 year as Service Tech for AMG/MusicLink and now landed here at NAS Interests: Music + guitar, electronics, computers, art/photography, archiving (historical), cycling (BMX) and more...I DO have too many hobbies! First Show: Midnight Oil, Torquay Beach Festival around 1984 First Album: Midnight Oil: Place Without a Postcard, Devo: Oh No it's Devo Favourite City: Melbourne, I don't know any better Favourite Food: Steak, chicken, vegies, all the good stuff

Sydney

Name: Adam Warnock Job Title: NSW/ACT Sales Background: Musician & red head Interests: Hockey of the ice variety First Show: Rose tattoo supporting AC/DC at a local hall near where I lived First Album: Rick Wakeman: The Myths & Legends of King Arthur & the Knights of the Round Table, 1975 Favourite City: My favourite city is French Lick (Indiana, USA) Favourite Food: Whatever they eat in French Lick and any part of a cow that can be washed down with red wine
Name: David Holmes Job Title: NSW/ACT Sales Background: Music and Audio sales in all shapes and sizes Interests: Music, Audio and all things flying First Show: AC/DC at Top Ryde or Roger Woodward at the Town Hall (can't remember as I was 9) First Album: Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf or Suzi Quatro: Can the Can (can't remember, I was young) Favourite City: Shanghai Favourite Food: Japanese

Brisbane

Name: Brendon McDonald
Job Title: QLD Sales
Background: Worked 11 years in MI sales... Played in bands since age 15
Interests: Good music, my amazing family, golf, Aikido, the beach, fishing, long barbeque afternoons with friends...
First Show: Bon Jovi at the Entertainment Centre (Sydney) around '88
First Album: Iron Maiden: Number of the Beast
Favourite City: Favourite may have to be Sydney. Can I say that?
Favourite Food: Does Coopers Sparkling Ale count? My wife is an amazing cook... Aside from those two, probably Vietnamese or Japanese

Perth

Name: Allan Godtfredsen
Job Title: WA/SA/NT Sales
Background: Sales Rep, customer service, car sales man
Interests: I like long walks on the beach! It's a good place to find a washed up dolphin!
First Show: First concert was Stevie Wonder. He looked right at me and fell off his piano stool
First Album: K-Tels: Sound Explosion
Favourite City: Adelaide
Favourite Food: Dolphin

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