Pete Lusty, Australia Label Chief and Manager Who Guided Vines, Jet and Empire of the Sun, Dies of Cancer
billboard.comPete Lusty, co-founder of independent Australian music company Ivy League Records and management company Winterman & Goldstein, passed away on the weekend after a battle with cancer.“Words can’t describe our sadness,” reads a statement from Andy Cassell and Andy Kelly, his business partners at Ivy League, label home to The Teskey Brothers, The Rubens, Alpine and more. “It’s a loss that resonates throughout every single member of our Ivy League family – artists, staff past and present, friends, family, and fellow travellers.
We just need to get it out right now: we love him so much. There is a hole in all of our lives that we will never, ever be able to fill.”Lusty was well-liked across the industry, not just for his smarts but for his charm.
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