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Christie Eliezer, Journalist

Christie Eliezer

Christie Eliezer is the Melbourne-based Australasian Bureau Chief of Pollstar and industry columnist for Mixdown. He was a long-time senior journalist with The Music Network, weekly columnist for Immedia!, Special Project Editor at Beat and Australian/New Zealand Bureau Chief for Billboard. Getting his start as Features Editor at Juke and Contributing Editor of Rolling Stone Australia, his half a dozen books include High Voltage: 7 Movers & Shakers of the Australian Music Industry and the Music Managers Forum’s Introduction to the Music Industry.

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Industry / News
Laneway Festival 2023
Will Concert & Festival Ticket Prices Ever Go Down?
"People will pay money for experience... If you want to see talent at the level you’re accustomed to at festivals, then you have to pay."
Industry / News
Amazon Music, Twitch, TikTok
How Amazon Music & Twitch Will Benefit With TikTok Buy-Out
Amazon Music, Twitch, Instagram, and YouTube are preparing for a different future regarding TikTok.
Industry / Feature
Wireless headphones on yellow background
Are Australian Acts Missing Out On Music Superfans Among Podcasting Listeners?
A new study discovered that 28% of weekly podcast listeners are music superfans. Are Australian artists missing out on tapping into the podcast market?
Industry / News
Falls Festival
Here’s An Insurance Option That Could Save Australian Music Festivals
“For an industry like ours, a not-for-profit structure would have a much greater alignment behind insurance as a safety net for hard times.”
Industry / News
Tamworth Country Music Festival 2024
Venues: SA Boost, Precincts, Expansion & Downsizes, Musical Chairs & More
Venue closures, openings, funding, and more: here are the latest movements in music venues across the country.
Industry / News
Jon Pardi at CMC Rocks 2025
Census Working Overtime: Data Collected On Australian Country Music
With the success of festivals like CMC Rocks, the Deni Ute Muster, Gympie Music Muster, Tamworth Country Music Festival, and Groundwater, country music is booming in Australia.
Industry / News
Teskey Brothers @ Bluesfest 2024
Could Trump’s Tariff Wars Stop Aussie Kids From Starting To Play Music?
The tariff war is creating disruption in the financial markets - a sustained weaker Australian dollar would affect equipment prices here in the long run as most of our gear is imported.
Industry / Feature
WOMADelaide
Australian Music Festivals Recognised For Tourism Dollars
Let's look at why seven of Australia's prominent music festivals were recently nominated as part of the 2024 Qantas Australian Tourism Awards.
Features / Music
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Are Hit Songs Getting Longer In 2025?
In the ARIA Singles Chart commencing March 17, eleven cuts in the Top 20 were over the three-minute mark—a stark contrast to previous charts.
Industry / News
ATET Club
Venues: Plans For More Live Music, Collapses, Openings & More
All the happenings in the Australian music industry over the last month.
Industry / News
Phil Tripp
Phil Tripp, Music & Tech Biz Visionary, Dies At 75
Georgia-born, NSW-based Phil Tripp shaped how the Australian music industry got set for opportunities in the digital era in the 1990s.
Features / Music
Pearl Jam, Delta Goodrem, AC/DC, Marcia Hines
“You Any Good?” Nine Career-Busting Auditions
Rock history is littered with failed auditions, but here are nine that certainly didn't end in tears.