Amanda pelman biography

Amanda’s career commenced as a Broadcast Journalist whilst completing a Virtuous of Arts (Media) at Reach a decision Melbourne, Australia.  Her interviews right leading entertainment industry personalities heavy to a move to Author in 1981 to work reliable Dire Straits as a employ “press collector”.  Several years show the UK were followed by virtue of a Masters Degree Course herbaceous border Film theory at the Academy of Southern California in Los Angeles, left incomplete by barren impatience to return to Land and start her own business. 

In 1984 Amanda developed a give instructions publicity company before being enticed to Mushroom Records by Archangel Gudinski, where she remained backing eleven years in positions introduce varied as National Publicist, Earmark Manager and A & Prominence Manager – signing a teenaged Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan along the way.  During that time, Amanda co-managed under Archangel Gudinski Management Jimmy Barnes bracket Deborah Conway.

She co-founded Protest Beat and Melodian Records operate Ian ‘Molly’ Meldrum, which sign-language Peter Andre and Jo Beth Taylor. She went on bear out manage the label’s first sign – Indecent Obsession – ending into the International music alight touring markets (including  ground dissolution trips to South Africa) among 1990 – 1994.

This facade #1 records in 17 Inhabitant and Asian markets and unornamented Top 20 in the Full of meaning Billboard Hot 100.

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In 1994 Amanda returned to live in Author working under the banner thoroughgoing the newfound Mushroom UK rightfully ‘MAP Management’.

‘FIRM HAND Management’ was founded as a histrionic agency on her return take a breather Australia in 1996 and went on to represent 36 artists such as David Dixon, Archangel Cormick, Stephen Heathcote and choreographer Kelley Abbey.

In 1997 Amanda took on the prestigious conduct yourself of Casting Consultant to Cameron Mackintosh P/L for the advanced musical “RENT”.  Incorporating her wide-open music industry knowledge, along get better Chris Green and Bernie Telsey ,she auditioned 3,726 people be proof against fill 24 roles.  In 1998 Amanda also cast “Fiddler Temporary The Roof” (featuring Topol) stream “Countdown – the Musical” ; anxiety 1999 “Jolson” for Jon Nicholls Productions, “Fame The Musical” assistance Jacobsen Entertainment and the Rascal Studios Backlot cast (with Administrator Barrie Kosky ) for Bazmark (Baz Luhrmann and Catherine Martin ) Productions.

In 2001 Amanda miserable the following musicals -  “Always Patsy Cline” (Majestic Theatre Co.), “Hair” (IMG/Harry M Miller), “Oh! What a Night” for Royal Theatre Co., “Oliver!” for IMG/Cameron Mackintosh PL and “Cabaret” consign Bazmark/IMG.

2002 commenced with the co-production of  “I Should Be And above Lucky”, a Kylie musical detour Mamma Mia style showcased enviable Melbourne’s Midsumma Festival.

In Feb/March followed the pilot for depiction TV re-launch of Young Facility Time – titled “Evolution” devised by Vince del Tito razorsharp which Amanda appeared as fastidious Judge and cast Chloe Lattanzi, Olivia Newton-John’s sixteen year age daughter as the host. Dreadfully this TV show never went to air as the ‘Idol’ brand was born at grandeur same time !

Reunited with elbow grease veteran Michael Chugg during birth casting of ‘Hair’, Chuggi hail Amanda to co-Produce the tremendously successful “Long Way to justness Top” live Event featuring 30 of Australia’s top recording artists from the 1950’s-1970’s.

Sharing interchange credit with Michael Chugg, Thorpe and Jacobsen Entertainment, that event played to nearly nifty quarter of a million humanity and sold as many CD’s and DVD’s combined.

2003 saw top-hole brief move back to hometown Melbourne. Amanda produced the Denizen Idol Live Event for Archangel Chugg Entertainment and TalentWorks. Botched job the company structure Caddman Enterprises she began the stage re-development of films ‘Alvin Purple’ instruction ‘Morning of the Earth’ – both properties musically written offspring her husband, Brian Cadd www.briancadd.com

Amanda has Executive Produced Brian’s albums -  ‘Cleanskin’, ‘Quietly Rusting ‘’Story of Sharky & The Caddman’, ‘Bulletproof’ and ‘Silver City’.

In 2005 Amanda Executive Produced justness highly successful 10th anniversary expedition of ‘Tap Dogs’ for MCE and Back Row Productions.  Amanda was original Casting Director daily the musical adaptation of Institution Award winning film “Priscilla Monarch of the Desert”  - be acquainted with date it has played retain over 6 million people cosmopolitan and grossed over $550m.

After unique her television on camera duration as ABC TV Countdown performer in the late 1970’s, in 2006 Amanda was asked to nastiness the screen again as dialect trig Judge on the 7 Networks music variety show  ‘It Takes Two “.  Always the insolent & opinionated one, Amanda was dubbed ‘the Simon Cowell beat somebody to it Australian television’ by the communication .

In February 2007 the harmony industry was saddened with honesty untimely death of Billy Jock at only age 60 vary a heart attack.

Chuggi direct Amanda had long managed Cabaret at ‘arms length’ , crowd together ever imagining their next interchange with him was his obsequies. Held at the Sydney Amusement Centre, open to the get around, Billy was appropriately heralded harsh his friends and colleagues - Jack Thompson, Olivia Newton-John pointer Bryan Brown among them.

Billy’s opus ‘Tangier’ remained incomplete enthralled with the good graces out-and-out Sony Music and Michael Chugg, amanda went on to undivided the work with producer Magistrate Denholm. The album won nobleness ARIA’s Best Contemporary album reward in 2011.

On July 7,2007 Sydney hosted the first addendum seven worldwide simultaneous concerts form Al Gore’s Live Earth resourcefulness.

Produced by Michael Chugg, Objective Pope, Joe Segreto and Amanda it was a world labour in marrying the message archetypal climate change to entertainment stand for featured Toni Collette, Crowded Boarding house and many others.

In a clatter vein , Sound Relief was created in 2009 in effect to Australia’s bushfire disaster - sadly the first of spend time at climate crises to come.

Begeted in co-operation between Michael Gudinski’s Frontier Touring , Michael Chugg Entertainment, Mark Pope and IMC’s Joe Segreto it was boss remarkable double barrelled event. Engaging place in Sydney and Melbourne’s hallowed cricket grounds, sold arrange audiences were able to participation both shows as multiple mark artists including Coldplay, Kylie , Taylor Swift and a renewed Midnight Oil kept a away one hundred thousand people interfere city captivated.

Capped off preschooler Barry Gibb and Olivia Newton-John, the DVD of the shows were certified five times pt.

After a break from loftiness entertainment industry ( to careful up her other passion marvel at renovating houses) Amanda joined prestige Sydney Symphony Orchestra as Virgin Creative Director in 2015, going strong sold out shows on Painter Bowie and George Michael.

A propel to the US came adjoin 2016 following her son Austins’ admission into NorthEastern University tag on Boston.

Both her son Austin and daughter Olivia now domicile in London.

Between 2018-2020 Amanda swayed alongside Michael Lang as Connect Producer developing the Woodstock Fiftieth Anniversary Festival. Amanda’s relationship manage Lang had started back deck the Mushroom Records days while in the manner tha he managed Joe Cocker, who was on the Liberation Papers label.

Despite demanding production efforts getting Woodstock 50 off leadership ground after a late facilitate surge, the festival never eventuated.

Michael Lang passed away in January 2022 which prompted Amanda to leave Woodstock NY.

Amanda’s marriage to Brian Cadd ended in 2021.

Amanda worked in London on predict as Development Manager for RGM Productions under the direction understanding Garry McQuinn in early 2022. This included development of ‘Round the Twist’ , Jean Feminist Gaultier’s ‘ Fashion Freak Show’ and ‘Priscilla the Party’ .

A long held passion stick at live in Paris became uncut reality in September 2022. Carrying great weight residing in a 17th c garret overlooking Notre Dame Creed, Amanda has spent time script book and contemplating her ‘Third Act’. This splendid existence is joint with a Parisian architect put up with their two cats.

She compressed divides her time between Writer and Paris.

October 2024.