LA Consortium
Professional
Events + Experiences
abouT.
We are a super-group of USA based Australasian arts
and entertainment industry professionals specialising in providing turn-key solutions for festivals, events,
galas, conferences and expos of all scales.
As the only Australasian & First Nations Australian consortium with US working rights, certified by LA City and Los Angeles County to deliver events, we can provide all aspects of production, staging, talent management, marketing, design and publishing, video services and First Nations inclusion.
the team.
Garry Gary Beers
PRESIDENT
Garry is an a lifelong NRL supporter, serious inventor and passionate elder statesman of the Australian music industry.
With a career spanning over 40years, Garry Gary Beers has an impressive list of achievements. As bass guitarist for iconic super-band INXS, together they broke ground for Australian music worldwide, selling more than 75 million records, hundreds reaching platinum, gold alongside two diamond. Their list of accolades stands as an incredible legacy including; 7 MTV Awards, 3 Grammy nominations, Brit Awards, 6 Aria Awards and an Aria Hall of Fame induction and in 2025 were voted number one in the Triple J Hottest 100. INXS performed live to millions of fans worldwide including a historic sell out performance at Wembley Stadium to 74,000, earning the title of one of the greatest bands of all time.
Having lived in Los Angeles for close to 20 years, Beers set to work on GGB Basses, a patented line of Bass guitars that are revolutionising the music industry. He continues to record and perform with Ashenmoon and brings a trove of vision, talent and networks to Australian Made USA.
Sam Cook
Executive Producer
A multi-award winning Director, Producer and tech co-founder, recently selected as a member of The Recording Academy. A retired musician, she was the Director of The Dreaming Festival, a programmer of the Woodford Folk Festival and has delivered festivals and events worldwide including; Bob Marley Concert in Ethiopia, Bardi Dancers at Stonehenge UK, NextFest at LA State Fair, Juneteenth X Culver City Steps and the historic Grand Opening of the Sixth Street Bridge in Los Angeles.
Artistically, Sam is a writer, visual artist and graphic designer. Administratively, she started working in Aboriginal publishing at Broome based, Magabala Books ahead of becoming the CEO of Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company before launching her company The KMBA Creative LLC.
Arts Leader Honouree, NYC (2025), Recipient of the International woman of excellence (2020), UK Arts Council Fellowship (2007 and 2011), winner of National NAIDOC Aboriginal Youth of the Year (1999) and Broome Aboriginal Artist of the Year (1998), Sam was the founding Aboriginal columnist for Artshub and Tracker, founder of Australia’s Blak History Month and co-founder of Kaltja (pronounced Culture).
She is currently a member of the First Nations Independent Arts Alliance, Artivist Entertainment (w/ Aloe Blacc, Quetzal & Maya Jupiter), International Association of Blacks In Dance, Australians in Music and is a co-founder of the United Stages Collective, the first Aboriginal Australian led creative ensemble in the USA.
In 2022 Sam assumed the role of US Member Rep for APRA AMCOS, working to build, nurture and support and advance Australian + New Zealand songwriter, composer, producer members. Recently she founded Honey Ant Press, a publishing imprint that sees her place power back into literature. Her cross platform experience and executive leadership is integral to Australian Made. Sam is a proud First Nations Australian from the Nyikina Nation.
Mark smythe
operations producer
Mark Smythe is a New Zealand–born, LA-based music industry leader and composer whose career bridges high-level organisational expertise with internationally recognised creative achievement. Former Chief Operating Officer of the Society of Composers & Lyricists (2018–2020) and current Director of the Los Angeles College of Music, Mark has also taught film music at UCLA Extension and serves as a Media Composition professor at California State University, Northridge. He spent over a decade with APRA AMCOS in music royalty data analysis, bringing deep expertise in rights management, HR, event delivery, and meticulous operational oversight.
An award-winning composer of choral, film, and concert music, Mark was a 2024 Composer Fellow for the Choral Arts Initiative PREMIERE|Project Festival, where his Song of the Sea – Part I for choir and electric guitar premiered. His score for The Reef: Stalked (Hulu) earned nominations at both the SCL Awards (USA) and the World Soundtrack Awards (Belgium), with Movie Music UK likening it to early Basil Poledouris: “The first thing you notice is how beautiful large parts of it are.”
He holds a Master’s in Screen Composition from the Australian Film, Television and Radio School, and his credits include Love You Like That and The Possessed. His rare blend of leadership, global networks, and creative excellence makes him a strategic asset and ambassador for New Zealand worldwide.
Andrew furze
Creative producer
Andrew Furze is an LA based musician and producer with over thirty years experience in the music and television industries. He is an accomplished songwriter, producer, arranger, vocalist and instrumentalist. His first band, Girl Friday, was signed to Standard Records when he was 19. Furze's song-writing prowess saw him signed to a publishing deal and he was soon co-writing with a diverse range of acts, including Andrew De Silva, Delta Goodrem. Emmanuel Carella, Belinda Emmett, S2S and Rebecca Cartwright. He toured stadiums nationally as Music Director for Emmanuel Carella on Christina Aguilera's "Stripped" tour.
Hired as Performance Producer on Australia's "Aria Awards", Furze worked closely with artists, labels, managers and the network. Creatively, he oversaw all 13 performances - the most ever at an ARIAs. Acts included Jet, Missy Higgins, Guy Sebastian, Delta Goodrem, Kasey Chambers, Spiderbait, Pete Murray, John Butler, Eskimo Joe, LRB and the Wrights super group. Furze was subsequently approached by both M.T.V and Nickelodeon awards, but was drawn back to playing and writing. His next project "The Inches" signed to Sony after just 5 shows.
Returning to television Andrew took up music producer roles across a variety of productions, including Dancing With The Stars, The Voice, So You Think You Can Dance (3 seasons), The X Factor (2 seasons) and Celebrity Apprentice. He was also creative/music director for live tours, such as X Factor and Young Talent Time. Co-Founder of TAG Music, Furze has created an unique record production, artist development and management company bringing together a team of producers, engineers, songwriters and creatives all with credits amongst some of the biggest names in music including; Metallica, Smashing Pumpkins, Nikki Minaj, Miley Cyrus, Garry Clark Jr. and many more.
Toby rand
Talent producer
Toby Rand is a multi-talented, award winning singer-songwriter, actor, composer and musician working between Los Angeles and Las Vegas.
Rand's stage presence has earned him a loyal following and seen him fronting Supergroup ‘STADIUM’ featuring members from INXS, Morrissey, and Dorothy and Ashenmoon alongside Garry Gary Beers. In 2006, RAND became household name for his appearance on the CBS TV show Rockstar: Supernova with Tommy Lee, Jason Newstead, Gilby Clarke, and Dave Navarro. The show was seen by over 20 million viewers each week and ended with RAND as runner-up and signed record deal.
As a result, Rand has a rich musical background and extensive touring experience across the globe with his (award-winning) band, JUKE KARTEL. Juke Kartel had numerous songs on charts around the world, and tours with Slash, Rockstar Supernova, Ozzy Osborne, Nickelback, Linkin Park and many more. He has collaborated with two-time Echo, BMI and Grammy award winner (producer/songwriter) Alex Geringas, and renowned Grammy award winning mixer, Mark Needham.
His voice and music are heard frequently in film and television and he has played the lead role in the theater production ROCKTOPIA. Rand is also involved in philanthropy. He uses his writing to support international Breast Cancer Research, the youth of Los Angeles, and his children’s animation projects; Eco Giraffe and Umbrella Girls.
A music and sports manager based in Los Angeles, Paul is an expert in creative project management, social media, digital marketing, Film/TV licensing and brand partnerships.
Stepanek has built a solid reputation in music and sports representation. Through his management company he has built a roster of clients including some of the top emerging acts in the industry, along with world-renowned career artists who want a team approach to management and a next generation way of thinking.
His current roster includes legendary Australian rock act Sick Puppies, who formed in Sydney in 1997. The band rose to prominence in 2006 when their song "All the Same" supported the Free Hugs Campaign, receiving over 78 million views. They decided to move to Los Angeles when rock photographer Robert Knight, who would later co-star in a documentary called Rock Prophecies with the band, said to their manager, "You should move the band over here, I really think they will do well". With significant chart breakthroughs including the Hot 100 and recordings on the soundtrack of major television shows such as NCIS, they continue to be a hard working touring and recording act.
Stephanek continues to drive innovation in digital marketing and media, recently securing and releasing dynamic platforms and assets.
Paul Stepanek
Talent management
Ben carey
Production management
Ben Carey is an Australian guitarist and actor who has played with bands such as Savage Garden, Tal Bachman, and Lifehouse.
From 1998 to 2000 Carey joined Savage Garden on their Affirmation World Tour as band guitarist, performing "I Knew I Loved You", "Affirmation", "Crash & Burn", and other songs. In 2004, Carey joined Lifehouse and featured in the band's videos "Broken", "Halfway Gone", "All In" and "Between the Raindrops".
Guitarist for Elvis Monroe, a super group comprised of himself, Bryan Hopkins of Paperback Hero, Matthew Nelson of Nelson, and Ryan MacMillan of Matchbox 20. Together they released a single; "Blue Collar Man", which was the theme song for season 3 of TV show "Vegas Rat Rods".
As an actor, Carey is known for Life Support, Lifehouse: Live In Portland and Disney's 2 Hour Tour. Now Las Vegas based, Carey has a longstanding residency and is a driving force behind corporate entertainment behemoth Radio XX while overseeing production across a range of Las Vegas venues.
He has not only built a reputation for excellence but has built a solid network and production company that can scale from intimate performances to
major events.