{"id":2113746,"date":"2026-08-27T02:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T23:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2113746"},"modified":"2026-08-27T02:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T23:30:00","slug":"australias-core-talent-agency-launches-with-teen-jesus-budjerah-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2113746","title":{"rendered":"Australia\u2019s CORE Talent Agency Launches With Teen Jesus, Budjerah & More"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tMELBOURNE, Australia \u2014 A new artist booking specialist opens for business in the land down under, CORE Talent Agency.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe agency is founded by Jaddan Comerford<\/strong>, CEO of UNIFIED Music Group, and Regan Lethbridge<\/strong>, co-founder of Lemon Tree Music, and emerges from Lonely Lands Agency (LLA), which Tash Sultana established with the pair back in 2019.<\/p>\n

\n\tCORE operates as part of the broader UNIFIED Music Group ecosystem, and is led by co-general managers,\u00a0Desiree Venuto <\/strong>and Adam Montgomery <\/strong>and boasts a roster that includes Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers, The Terrys, Budjerah, Day We Ran, Emma Donovan, South Summit, Slowly Slowly, DEVAURA and others.<\/p>\n

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    \n\tIt\u2019s mission: to focus on established independent Australian artists, as well as some of Australia and New Zealand\u2019s \u201cmost exciting up-and-coming talent,\u201d reads a statement, with its artists enjoying access to UNIFIED\u2019s experience, infrastructure and connections.<\/p>\n

    \n\tVenuto joined LLA in 2019, and has been namechecked in The Music Network\u2019s <\/em>30 Under 30 and Pollstar\u2019s<\/em> Impact International Next Gen Honorees lists, while Montgomery is an experienced professional who led boutique booking agency Four Tone Artists, representing the likes of Bec Sandridge, Didirri and Mia Dyson.<\/p>\n

    \n\tCORE\u2019s dedicated launch team includes LaBelle Jackson, Victoria Kozbanis <\/strong>and Jo Syme<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

    \n\t\u201cWe are thrilled to officially unveil CORE. Having been a part of this journey since its inception, it is incredibly rewarding to step into this new role to lead the next iteration of the agency,\u201d comments Venuto. \u201cArtist creativity has always been our foundation, and we are stepping forward with a unified team backed by decades of shared industry expertise.\u201d<\/p>\n

    \n\tAdds Montgomery: \u201cPartnering with Desiree to lead this next chapter is a true career highlight. CORE is built around putting the artist at the heart of every decision, and we\u2019re excited to bring this fresh energy into each conversation. \u201cWith the support of Comerford and Lethbridge, he continues, \u201cwe\u2019re eager to champion our incredible roster and continue to expand our community.\u201d<\/p>\n

    \n\tVisit cta.live for more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/desiree-venuto-adam-montgomery-1800-2026.jpeg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard MELBOURNE, Australia \u2014 A new artist booking specialist opens for business in the land down under, CORE Talent Agency. The agency is founded by Jaddan Comerford, CEO of UNIFIED Music Group, and Regan Lethbridge, co-founder of Lemon Tree Music, and emerges from Lonely Lands Agency (LLA), which Tash Sultana […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[48,226],"class_list":["post-2113746","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-billboard-com","tag-crawlmanager"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2113746","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2113746"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2113746\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2113746"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2113746"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2113746"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}