Team

First Base Music was founded by Peter Bayliss - Managing Director of Into Tomorrow Pty Ltd (www.intotomorrow.com.au) when he identified a need for artists to have a single place to go for a range of services and support. He recognised that there are a number of great resources available but it is often quite difficult for artists to find them, that other resources did not exist, and some that exist but in an unfair and unethical way.

Team members

Peter Bayliss - Managing Director   

Peter started his music industry career playing a variety of instruments in a number of indie bands before moving into managing and booking artists.  Peter was invited to run independent showcase festival Indyfest, expanding the number and range of performers and established an industry forum component. He also established the ACT branch of the Music Managers Forum Australia and became national Chairman.

Peter has long championed artist empowerment and promoting ethical and collaborative behaviour in the industry. He has been on national and international industry panels, facilitated sessions on barriers facing indigenous musicians in the contemporary music industry, been involved in lobbying government for artist rights, better noise restriction and zoning laws, co-ordinated volunteers for Support Act Limited, and run regional music industry initiatives for up-coming artists.

Peter is also a Chartered Accountant (don't hold that against him) and has been Business Manager, Director and Company Secretary for a number of State and National organisations.

Outside of music Peter's loves include spending time with his family and friends, AFL (Kangaroos), cricket, Football (Man U and Hearts), NRL (Sea Eagles), and reading/writing.

David Christopher - Media manager 

David is a musician and writer. Prior to First Base Music, he wrote for BMA magazine in Canberra and completed his debut novel ‘Preloved’ in 2009.

As a musician David has toured the world performing his own music and as a member of several tribute shows, most notably Queen It’s A Kinda Magic and The Beatles Experience.

In the nineties, David was a founding member of Canberra power-pop act The New Wave Failures whose two EP’s received rotation on Triple J. He released his first solo EP, also titled ‘Preloved’, in 2009.

After living in Europe for several years, David and his wife Virginie relocated to Kiama on the beautiful New South Wales south coast.

Bruce Ryan - Information and content manager 

Bruce has been involved in the music industry for 20 years in roles including radio dj, manager, agent, stage management and promoter.

Bruce also has a strong background in training and communication, organising and facilitating training for Canberra musicians and at the corporate level for the Australian Taxation Office.

Who we've worked with

(sigh - yes - the name-dropping)

Some of the artists, festivals and organisations our people have worked with include: David Knopfler (Dire Straits), Bob Dylan, Hugh Cornwell (The Stranglers), Ross Wilson (Daddy Cool/Mondo Rock), Greg Arnold (Things of Stone and Wood), Paul Greene, America, Usher, Ja Rule, Livid, Genevieve Maynard, Homebake, Olivia Newton-John, David McCormack (Custard), Andy White, Music Managers Forum Australia, Stella One Eleven, Indyfest, National Folk Festival, TASTE festival, Hirst and Greene, Blink 182,Big Heavy Stuff, beanort, Quick 50 and Redletter. Radio 2XX, Yuddah festival, Longhaul Records, Yakfest, Corinbank Festival, Stonefest, Metal for the Brain, Trackside Festival, Caught in the ACT, Global Battle of the Bands, Support Act Limited, National Campus Band comp.

Our team members have had songs released and performed around the world including North America, South America, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Europe, Japan and Thailand.

About our friends and affiliates:

Our industry friends and affiliates are the great folk who have helped us in a variety of ways and to whom we are extremely grateful. They have helped by giving us guidance, taking part in interviews and providing information, and agreeing to receive our member information. Some others who will be identified in the members area will provide feedback and/or provide services to our members.

Our fiends and affiliates include (but not limited to) individuals and organisations such as:

• all major labels and publishers plus independent labels and publishers including Infidelity Records and Laughing Outlaw Records,
• artist managers including One Louder, Wonderlick Entertainment, Blak Yak, Melody Management,
• artists including Greg Arnold, Paul Greene, David Knopfler,
• booking agents including Harbour/Premier, Village Sounds, IMC, Custom Made Touring, Atlas Agency, Laing Entertainment,
• promoters including Chugg Entertainment, Michael Coppel, Paul Dainty, A Red Letter Day,
• publicists, producers, recording studios, education providers, media and a range of supporting industries such as graphic design, cd manufacturing, photography, venues and more,
• Businesses that offer discounts to our members including: Modern Music, Better Music, A Sharp Studios, Salvi Guitars, Theo's Music, Black Box recording and more.