A.J Maddah is an Australian music promoter, who was the founder of Soundwave and Harvest Music Festival. He was also involved with the Big Day Out, the Australian Warped Tour and was the director of the Billy Hyde Stage Systems. In 2013, he was named as the most powerful person in the Australian music industry by the Australian Music Industry Directory.[1]

On 4 December 2015 American Express filed a bankruptcy case against Maddah in the Federal Court of Australia. The case was filed prior to the cancellation of Soundwave Festival 2016.[2]

In 2016 Maddah said he's "lost everything" since the end of Soundwave.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "AJ Maddah Named Most Powerful In Australian Music Industry". ARIA. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  2. ^ "AJ Maddah in bankruptcy case, which was filed prior to Soundwave Festival cancellation | HEAVY Magazine". HEAVY Magazine - Music, Interviews, Reviews, Podcasts, Photos, News and more... 19 December 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  3. ^ Kelton, Sam (7 October 2016). "Slipknot: 'Soundwave d...e8d us over'". NewsComAu. Nationwide News Pty Ltd. Retrieved 19 February 2021.