Following up our request for information about Dene Broadbelt/Harry O’Connor’s failed Paramount Agency business, music producer Stevie Knight has sent us this statement in response to reports yesterday by radioinfo and TheMusic.com.au.
Myself and fellow Electric Sun Studio audio engineer David Petrovic were approached mid July by Harrison O’Connor for use of studio facilities for the artists he was “signing”. He enquired about the artists that had previously recorded at Electric Sun Studios and after seeming confident in the caliber of the portfolio, he stated he would like to work with us and utilise our services for artists on his roster.
There was never a commercial or legal contract/agreement.
The team and I at Electric Sun Studios pride ourselves on supporting up and coming and established artists for over 15 years. We’re shocked to hear of the news but are glad that to date, there seems to be no financial loses for any artists he approached. Having worked in the industry and being a musician myself, it perturbs me that there are people who prey on independent artists and give the professional management services industry a bad name.
The team and I at the studio are at ease knowing that the police are investigating this issue and that he will have no affiliation with the studio going forward.
Electric Sun Studios continue to work with local and national artists and are currently booked through to September.
Another producer, Dave Petrovic, also named and pictured on the (now defunct) fraudulent Paramount website, referred radioinfo to the same statement.
A spokesperson for Clarence Professional Offices has today told radioinfo that the Level 11, 65 York St address used on the Paramount Agency website had been appropriated and used without permission. “They don’t have any offices here,” she said.
Read more in our recent reports here and here.