WHO WE ARE

Executive Director 

Kurt Luthy is a producer / artist manager and Executive Producer who has worked extensively with multi award-winning producers and composers.

Since 2012, Kurt has been a manager with Catherine Haridy Management, prior to which he was Executive Producer of the critically acclaimed and ARIA nominated albums ‘To Hal and Bacharach’ and ‘Corroboration’.

Hailing from a DJ background, Kurt is a passionate music lover with a firm focus on recorded music and the broader music production community.

Kurt is currently undertaking a Bachelor of Laws (LLB), due for completion in 2025.

Chair - Founding Director

Award-winning producer Anna Laverty has built an exceptional and ever-growing show reel of credits, solidifying her reputation as one of Australia’s finest creative talents. With an impressive catalogue of releases across multiple genres, Anna is renowned for her ability to pull innovative tones, write a catchy hook and help a project realise its sonic potential.

Her impressive body of work and reputation saw her picked out to feature on the successful 2019 ABC television series ‘The Recording Studio’ as a featured engineer. The program brought everyday Australians into the studio to write and record a song. The inspired repertoire and calibre of production saw the show win the 2019 ARIA Award for Best Original Production.

Ever busy, Anna has in recent time helped produce works by Missy Higgins, Folk Bitch Trio, Jebediah and Angie McMahon, and as yet unreleased albums for Angie Hart, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever and Sweetie.

In 2022 Anna established MPEG, the Music Producer and Engineers’ Guild of Australia and is the current Chair. She generously shares her experience and expertise with budding songwriters and producers in Australia as an APRA AMCOS ambassador and has spoken at music conferences around the world including The Great Escape (UK), Bigsound (QLD), Going Global (NZ) and Guinness Amplify (KL).

Anna Laverty received the Australia Council for the Arts Music Fellowship for 2021/22 and was the recipient of the Prelude Composers Residency in 2022.

Director 

Jimi is a music producer and management consultant with 20+ years’ of experience working with and leading high- performing teams across diverse industries; including music, not-for-profit, aviation, private equity, M&A, childcare, agriculture and renewable energy. 

As one of Australia’s pre-eminent music producers, he has delivered 100+ commercially released projects, with works achieving national and international success, multiple ARIA Awards, multi-platinum certifications and the coveted #1 position on the Australian Charts. 

Jimi combines deep music industry expertise with strong business acumen, developed through management consulting roles and an MBA from Melbourne Business School (Dean’s Award of Distinction, top 10%). Jimi helps executive and senior leadership teams deliver complex, high-stakes initiatives in governance, strategy, organisational design and operational improvement— adept at defining strategy and translating it into outcomes. 

Jimi thrives in collaborative settings, combining strategic insight and financial acumen with a values-driven, people centered and results-oriented approach. Committed to diversity and inclusion and to building supportive environments where people and organisations thrive. This unique combination of industry depth, governance experience, and collaborative leadership makes him well placed to contribute meaningfully to MPEG’s board discussions, decisions, and working groups. 

Treasurer and Director 

Xylo Aria is the founder and CEO of Music Production for Women (MPW), a global education platform created with the aim of empowering more women and gender minorities in the area of music production. Since MPW's inception in 2019, she has delivered in person and online production workshops to thousands of musicians from over 120 countries. Under her leadership, MPW has:

• partnered with leading industry organisations including such as Focusrite, Abbey Road Institute and Shure
  
• had over 100 articles written about its work in pro audio publications such as Sound on Sound, Music Radar and The Music Network
  
• amassed over 500 five star Google reviews for their work
  
• grown to be a six figure business within three years
  
• been named as a finalist for numerous business awards throughout the years
  

In 2024 she was given an honorable mention for her work at MPW in the Young Business Person category for the IABCA awards presented in the Australian Parliament house in the presence of the Prime Minister.

Alongside her entrepreneurial work, Xylo is an artist and producer, releasing music with features across numerous publications such as Tonedeaf, Pilerats and Canvas Rebel, with previous shows across various venues around Melbourne such as Howler, The Workers Club and Penny Black.

Before founding MPW, Xylo worked as a Chartered Accountant, with experience spanning listed companies and small not-for-profits in areas including financial analysis, budgeting, and process improvement for portfolios of over $60m in revenue. Through her work she has implemented major process improvements in reporting, reconciliations and controls processes.

Director 

As a celebrated recording engineer, mixer and producer in Australia, my primary focus has moved to education and research as a senior lecturer and music program coordinator at the University of the Sunshine Coast. My research foci include practice-based music production approaches, diversity and equity in the recording studio, theoretical uses of space, and the music industry, where I have published books, book chapters and journal articles. Being an active music producer since 1992, I have an intimate knowledge of music industry trends, recording sector changes and directions, and possible future directions for the industry. 

In my capacity as the music program coordinator, I manage the strategic goals and annual budget for the music program at UniSC. I hold multiple university and School of Business and Creative Industry board positions, such as the Non-Traditional Research Outputs committee (NTROs focus on practice-based research artefacts), and the Learning and Teaching committee. 

Currently, I have Higher Degree Research students researching topics such as Musical Approaches to the Cultural Aspects of Climate Change and using Generative-AI Tools During Songwriting Reshape Musical Habitus. These projects enable me to stay informed on the latest research in these topic areas. 

Director 

Alice Ivy is an ARIA-nominated artist, songwriter, and producer from Melbourne, Australia, with three studio albums and over 100 million streams. Her 2020 album, Don't Sleep, was nominated for "Best Dance Release" and "Engineer Of The Year" at the ARIA Awards, as well as the triple j Award for "Australian Album Of The Year" and was one of nine albums shortlisted for the coveted Australian Music Prize. The album's ARIA-certified Gold single, "In My Mind feat. Ecca Vandal," was featured in an Apple "Shot on iPhone" TV commercial and reached #1 on the U.S. Shazam Discovery Chart.

 In November 2024, Alice Ivy released her third studio album, Do What Makes You Happy, featuring collaborations with Mayer Hawthorne, Mallrat and Josh Teskey. The album debuted at #1 on the ARIA Australian Dance Albums chart and #5 on the ARIA Australian Albums chart. In July 2025 the album earned Alice Ivy a trio of wins for “Best Independent Dance/Electronica Album”, “Best Independent Dance/Electronica Single” (“Do I Need To Know What Love Is? feat. Josh Teskey”) and “Independent Producer Of The Year” at the 2025 AIR Awards. 

Alice Ivy has toured with Billie Eilish, Foster The People, Air, Oh Wonder and The Midnight, and performed at festivals including Corona Capital, Electric Forest, The Great Escape, Splendour In The Grass, and Beyond The Valley. Beyond her solo work, Alice Ivy has co-written and produced music for artists including Mallrat, Boo Seeka, Miami Horror, Jordana, Beckah Amani, tiffi, Ella Vos, Bella Amor, Jude York, and clubhouse. She has also produced official remixes for Death From Above 1979, PNAU, The Rubens, and Thelma Plum, among many others.

Director 

Tahlia-Rose is an audio engineer with over a decade of experience in the music industry. She holds qualifications in Events and Live Sound, Theatre and Events from TAFE, and a Bachelor of Audio (Studio Production) from SAE University College. She is scheduled to complete her Juris Doctor at UNSW in December 2025, with admission to the legal profession to follow.

She rose through the ranks at Studios 301, managing both the recording and mastering departments while developing her skills as a mastering engineer. In 2024, she launched her independent business, Rosie’s Audio, building on entrepreneurial experience from her earlier film company, Luminus Productions. Her work has been recognised with two MPEG Mastering Engineer of the Year nominations and an AWMA Studio Producer Award nomination.

Alongside her professional career, Tahlia-Rose is an active environmental and human rights advocate, having contributed to campaigns with The Wilderness Society, Lock the Gate, and Our Land, Our Water, Our Future.

Director 

Milly Petriella OAM is a cultural strategist, event producer, and senior executive with 25+ years leading high-impact programs across the music, arts, education, and cultural sectors. At APRA AMCOS (1995–2023) she served as Director Member Relations & Partnerships, Executive Producer and Creative Director for the APRA Music Awards, Art Music Awards and Screen Music Awards, and built flagship initiatives including SongHubs, SongMakers, the Vanda & Young Global Song Competition, and Women in Music mentorship, The Billions Streams Award, The Overseas Recognition Award and more. During her term she established the Los Angeles, Nashville and London offices to strengthen the organisation’s support for their members globally. 

Milly is currently the Managing Director & Founder of Volume Foundation (2024–present), a philanthropic platform providing grants, mentorship and showcasing for diverse emerging to mid-career artists through partnerships across government, corporate and philanthropic sectors. Her work spans national festivals, precinct activations, and international collaborations, connecting creators with opportunity and audiences. Milly also holds a position as Manager Partnerships at The Song Room, working to bring music, culture and arts programs into our schools nationally.

She has represented and supported producers globally (Milk & Honey Music, 2022–2024) and serves on several boards and advisory groups, including Noro Music Therapy and the Music Producers & Engineers Guild (MPEG). Known for stakeholder engagement, governance, DEI-led programming and financial oversight, Milly brings a track record of delivering complex events and building sustainable industry pathways.