Wonderlick Entertainment

For the Los Angeles-based rock band, see Wonderlick.

Wonderlick Entertainment is an Australian music company with its head office located in Sydney, Australia.[1]

History

Wonderlick Entertainment was founded by co-CEOs Gregg Donovan and Stu MacQueen in 2007,[2] building on Donovan's existing list of clients. Donovan and MacQueen expanded from a management company into a full service music company, adding a joint venture record label with Sony Music (Wonderlick Recording Company) and a publishing company (Wonderlick Publishing).[3][4]

In 2018 the company opened an office in New York City.[2][5][6]

In October 2020, it was announced that Stu MacQueen and Dan Crannitch, both of Wonderlick, would be providing professional mentoring for the sixth Robert Stigwood Fellowship in South Australia.[7]

Recognition

In 2019, The Music ranked Donovan and McQueen at number twenty-two in their "Power 50" ranking of top Australian music business personnel based on their management of Wonderlick.[5]

Artists

• Airbourne[8]
• Will Blume[1]
• Clews[1][9]
• Jess Day[1][9]
• Flowerkid[10]
• Grinspoon[11]
• Holy Holy[12]
• Phil Jamieson[1]
• Japanese Wallpaper[13]
• Montaigne[14]
• The Paper Kites[15]
• Josh Pyke[16]
• Amy Shark[17][18][19]

References

1. "About". Wonderlick. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
2. Ferrari, Elise (7 December 2017). "Gregg Donovan on opening Wonderlick's first international office". The Music Network. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
3. Fitzsimons, Scott (12 July 2012). "Sony Launch Label With Wonderlick Entertainment". The Music. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
4. Eliezer, Christie (24 May 2019). "Record labels globally spent $5.8b on A&R and marketing in 2018; how are Australian labels tracking?". The Music Network. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
5. Chrisfield, Bryget (6 March 2019). "Power 50 – #22: Gregg Donovan & Stuart MacQueen". The Music. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
6. Eliezer, Christie (11 December 2017). "Australia: Future, Young Thug, Wonderlick, Kesha, Sydney Opera House". Pollstar. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
7. "Robert Stigwood Fellowship opens". Mixdown. 8 October 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
8. Fitzsimons, Scott (22 May 2013). "Airbourne Top Download Charts Around The World". The Music. Retrieved 22 June 2021. Managed by Wonderlick Entertainment, manager Gregg Donovan has often claimed that the band is the roster's most financially successful outfit globally.
9. Dale, Jessica (4 May 2020). "The Power 50: Gregg Donovan & Stuart MacQueen". The Music. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
10. Brandle, Lars (14 September 2020). "Flowerkid announces global team, signs with Wonderlick and Warner Music". The Industry Observer. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
11. Fitzsimons, Scott (21 May 2013). "Boy & Bear, Grinspoon Management Poaches New Marketing GM". The Music. Retrieved 22 June 2021. At Wonderlick—home to Boy & Bear, Grinspoon, Josh Pyke and others— (...)
12. Moskovitch, Greg (19 February 2014). "Holy Holy Sign To Wonderlick Entertainment, Announce New EP". Music Feed. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
13. "Wonderlick signs Japanese Wallpaper". The Music Network. 4 October 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
14. Fitzsimons, Scott (1 August 2014). "Sydney Triple J Favourite Montaigne Signs With Wonderlick". The Music. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
15. Fitzsimons, Scott (12 June 2012). "The Paper Kites Join EMI Publishing And Wonderlick Joint Venture". The Music. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
16. Reid, Poppy (27 October 2015). "Josh Pyke signs to Wonderlick/Sony Music". The Music Network. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
17. "Gold Coast Artist Amy Shark Signs Worldwide Deal With Wonderlick". The Music. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
18. Tuskan, Peter (11 September 2018). "From unknown hopeful to unstoppable chart-topper: The making of Amy Shark". The Music Network. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
19. Trimboli, Isabella (3 July 2018). "Amy Shark: 'I had given up. I never thought I'd get to do this'". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 June 2021.

External links

• Official website
• The Hot Seat: Gregg Donovan and Stu MacQueen, Wonderlick – August 2012 interview