Australian independent dance labels Sweat It Out and Central Station Records have expanded their combined team to 15, adding seven new hires and promoting three existing staff members.
Internal promotions
- Evie Preston has been elevated to Head of Marketing & Communications, overseeing global output across both labels and their imprints.
- Matt Nugent steps into the role of Chief Operating Officer & A&R, now leading A&R for Central Station Records. He brings two decades of executive, marketing and A&R experience from Sony Music, onelove and Central Station, and is one-half of DJ duo Avon Stringer.
- Ben Miller becomes A&R & Club Promotions Manager, taking on management of events for Sweat It Out.
New appointments
- Elfira Vania Suginawan joins as Marketing Manager after four-and-a-half years at music specialist agency The Annex Creative.
- Charlie Shell takes on the role of A&R at Central Station Records.
- Claire Rayner is appointed Publishing A&R.
- Mell Hall joins as Media & Communications Coordinator.
- New Zealand-based Claudia Riley becomes Design & Creative Manager, leading visual concepts for upcoming releases.
- Lee McDermott and Chloe Azzam join the Legal and Business Affairs team.
Jamie Raeburn, Managing Director of Sweat It Out and Central Station Records, said: “Australian dance culture is completely one-of-a-kind, and that’s why our scene has seen so much success both at home and overseas. Our team is built from the ground up with people who live and breathe this music. Bringing in people from the community, like Mell Hall and Charlie Shell, who is out there DJing every weekend, gives us the real-time intuition we need to drive the genre forward and achieve more for our artists.”
