A former Director of International Marketing for Virgin Music Group in the UK, Lorraine Barry is now a Music Manager in her new homeland of New Zealand.  

After emigrating to NZ, she began managing Sir Dave Dobbyn, a relationship that now stands at 19 years.  Avantdale Bowling Club, Home Brew, Rizván, VGB & Aidan Fine make up the current roster.  

Lorraine is two-time winner of the Manager of the Year Award from the Music Managers’ Forum of NZ.  She sits on the Board of the New Zealand Music Commission and is a keen mentor of developing artists.

In her 16 years with Virgin Records, Barry worked globally with artists including Ice T, Massive Attack, Neneh Cherry, John Lee Hooker, Placebo, Gomez, The Verve, Chemical Brothers and the phenomenon that was the Spice Girls.  She was promoted to Director in 1997, overseeing the international marketing, promotion and production teams, and in 1999 she won the Special Achievement Award at the UK music industry’s Women of the Year Awards.

Holly Webster is an Artist Project Manager, working alongside Lorraine Barry with her current roster of artists.

She has extensive experience working in multiple fields within the music industry. As well as working as an Artist Project Manager, Holly works at Recorded Music NZ as a Project & Social Media Coordinator - a key team member of both the annual Aotearoa Music Awards and the Official Aotearoa Music Charts. Previously she was with Universal Music NZ as a Digital Content Creator for their roster of international & local artists.

Holly is also a very active member of the live music sector as a session bass/keys player and has worked with a large portfolio of local artists both nationally & internationally including Foley, Luca George, Theia, Georgia Lines, Will Swinton + more.

Liam Watters is an Artist Management Coordinator with experience across a wide range of facets within the Music Industry.

Holding a degree in Communications, Liam has worked in manufacturing, sales, marketing & live events across the Tamaki Makaurau scene. Working for Holiday Records, Flying Out Records & The Hollywood Avondale, he also hosts a weekly show on 95bFM.

Liam currently works alongside Lorraine Barry as a Artist Management Coordinator, as well as for Laneway Festival NZ as a Marketing & PR Coordinator.