MELBOURNE, Australia — It’s coming to the end of an era at Mushroom Group, the independent music powerhouse which is vacating from its Dundas Lane headquarters in South Melbourne for new premises in the center of town.
Later this year, Mushroom Group will move to Little Collins Street in Melbourne’s East End, a standalone warehouse style building that will house its staff and operations across international and domestic touring, record labels, talent management, event curation and production, music publishing, creative services, booking agencies, merchandising, brand and marketing services, film production and distribution, neighboring rights, and more.
With the relocation, the end of an era at 9 Dundas Lane in Albert Park, a former biscuit factor where countless deals were struck by the group’s late founder, Michael Gudinski, his son, the CEO Matt Gudinski, and Mushroom Group’s top brass.
“Dundas Lane has been our home for nearly fifty years. It’s a place that’s special to everyone at Mushroom and has been a hub for so many incredible artists and people who helped shape Australia’s music industry into what it is today,” comments Matt Gudinski in a statement, issued Wednesday, April 8. “It took many years to identify the right building and location for the future of the company. This is a significant move, and we wanted a space that ticked all the right boxes.”
As Mushroom “continues to grow,” he continues, “moving our headquarters into the city places us right in the middle of Melbourne’s vibrant creative and cultural community, positioning us perfectly for the future.”
Mushroom Group celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2023 with a slew of releases including an all-star covers collection, Mushroom: 50 Years of Making Noise; and the theatrical release of Ego, The Michael Gudinski Story, a documentary on the legendary music man whose death in 2021 was mourned by many of the superstars he worked with; and culminated with a concert at Rod Laver Arena led by Mushroom family acts.
The business was founded in 1972 and its original headquarters were nearby in St Kilda, before relocating to Dundas Lane in 1980. Across its 20-plus businesses, the group works with some of the biggest acts on earth, including Taylor Swift, The Rolling Stones, Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, Childish Gambino, CHVRCHES, Confidence Man, Ed Sheeran, Genesis Owusu, Kylie Minogue and many others.
