Mark James

Unquestionably one of the Australian dance music industry’s most recognisable and iconic figures.
A Pioneer of the Australian live entertainment industry with more than 25 years’ experience at the cutting edge, James spearheaded some of Australia’s leading festival brands, including Future Music Festival, Summadayze, Two Tribes and Good Life.James facilitated the arrival Down Under of such international live events as Ministry of Sound, Global Gathering, Gatecrasher and God’s Kitchen, and with the Future Music Festival triggered an unprecedented expansion into the Asian market. With a team of more than 100 and James at the helm, Future Music Festival would grow into a touring juggernaut, shifting more than 220,000 tickets across its annual pilgrimage, making it one of the most popular treks of its kind on the planet.The Melbournian has played a hand in producing and promoting more than 1,000 artist tours featuring some of the world’s biggest names in pop, rock, urban and electronic dance music, from The Prodigy to The Stone Roses, The Chemical Brothers, Robbie Williams, Katy Perry, James Brown, Avicii and Fatboy Slim, among many others.Mark also maintained a massive career as a DJ/producer achieving world wide hits since 1992.