Our Services
FOOTSTOMP is a music services company specialising in artist, project and event management and artist mentoring.
We proudly manage Busby Marou & Tia Gostelow.
Our project management service encompasses radio, streaming services, TV, press, online media, social media strategy and tour publicity in Australia. We also add strategic value to projects which is best described as artist development and label services. This includes everything from helping you through the creative process through to introducing you to the right live opportunities, booking agent, management and publishing partners. We also have loads of experience exporting Australian music to the rest of the world and will be working closely with you on setting up your next territory Internationally.
Here is some feedback from artists we have worked with previously in this capacity:
“One of the best people I’ve worked with in 20 years”
- YOU AM I
"Working with Asho and the Footstomp team has been a great experience for us at The Triffid. We are very fortunate to have someone who represents our venue with so much experience in the industry and more importantly passion. I think it would be hard to find someone who loves music as much as Asho and this had made working with him an absolute treat. It's rare to find people who do things because they love it and Asho is 100% one of them"
-JC (POWDERFINGER / THE TRIFFID)
"The Footstomp guys really get that promotion is about quality, not just quantity. They pursued really great opportunities with great angles, and I never felt like they were phoning it in. Love working with these guys!"
- BEN LEE
"Footstomp opened the door to Australia for the Naked and Famous, well more like kicked it wide open. If you want someone to connect your music to those who matter by means of passion and belief, there is only one place to call."
- THE NAKED AND FAMOUS
"I've worked with Asho and the Footstomp family for years and I can passionately say that there is no better champion to have in your corner. He is a true lover of all great music and his track record in the industry speaks for itself."
- TOM BUSBY - BUSBY MAROU / GOOD OAK
"When we began working with the Footstomp team, it instantly felt like we were part of a family. We are happy to say this feeling still holds true today. Asho, Zac and John have done an amazing job raising the awareness of our artists in Australia since day one. Through their vigorous work in the worlds of PR, radio and tour press, we are extremely pleased with the results that Footstomp has achieved. Their enthusiasm & passion for music are second to none, which makes us honoured to have them represent our roster in Australia"
- NETTWERK MUSIC GROUP
"Asho and the Footstomp team have not only helped me develop as a young artist, but have introduced me to so many door-opening opportunities and crazy-talented people. The response from my first single has been insane, and it could not have happened without Footstomp. If you're looking for a real start in the music industry. Footstomp is the way to
go."
- TIA GOSTELOW
“Working with Asho and the Footstomp team over the past couple of years has been an absolute treat. Super grateful for all the effort they’ve put into my project”
- AODHAN
“When it’s your responsibility to help grow your artists career and exposure Internationally, it’s important that your partners in those territories share the same goals and passion that drives you. We found that in spades with Asho and the incredibly dedicated and diligent team at Footstomp. To the AAA Records team, they now feel like Whanau, an extension of us… but in Ozzy. I couldn’t recommend them highly enough.”
- AAA RECORDS, NEW ZEALAND
”Asho and the Footstomp team have been so wonderful to work with. They understood my dreams and goals and from single one they debuted me as a solo artist into the musical world I wanted to sit in. They have introduced me to “my people”and garnered amazing results so far. I’m very fortunate to have a team with so much experience, so many contacts and who know the market so very well, however it is their passion for what they do and how hard they work to achieve great results that is the most impressive.”
- JEM CASSAR-DALEY
“Asho and the team at Footstomp have been the best team I've worked with. They are artist-focused and creatively driven - always coming up with new ideas and opportunities reaching across radio, press, gigs and media. They really listened to what I hoped in terms of outcomes for the project, and my own creative direction. They were also just an incredibly kind and understanding group of people to work with making the entire process easy and smooth.”
- EM GEORGE
”Footstomp music were a dream to work with over the release of our debut EP. The communication lines are always open and they offer a hands-on approach. Footstomp always go the extra mile.”
- LENNON WELLS
”Really enjoyed working with the Footstomp team on my album campaign. There was a genuine enthusiasm for the project and a drive to achieve goals. Would definitely work with them again!”
- SOLA ROSA
"Thank you Footstomp, you provided an awesome service and gave me integral assistance at a critical time. "
- ECCA VANDAL
"Working with Footstomp is awesome. They care about each and every single campaign they work on, are amazing to communicate with and have a total no bullshit approach, which is incredibly refreshing. Would recommend these guys to anyone!"
- THE BELLIGERENTS
"I've known Asho from Footstomp for years now and he has always been honest, passionate, hard working and an absolute joy to work with. "
- JON TOOGOOD (SHIHAD)
"Footstomp are great to deal with! They have a very positive, friendly, 'can do' attitude which I think is mega important in the music business. The services that they offer are dynamic enough to fit to a range of different circumstances within the music business. The number of different 'hats' they wear in the business allows them to be across the full gamete of opportunities. I think of them as a nexus point for a range of clients and friends on all sides of the industry and their contact list is extensive. I think Footstomp’s business model is the way of the future. "
- ASH GRUNWALD
' What a pleasure its been to work with such a passionate and drive group of true music
lovers. Asho and the team, many thanks for your essential backing. "
- DARREN MIDDLETON (POWDERFINGER)
"Footstomp is made of people who genuinely love music. Working with them has been refreshing and rewarding for Halfway and their management"
- JOHN BUSBY (HALFWAY)
“Working with Asho, Zac and the footstomp crew has been an absolute joy. We've been given so many opportunities through them, their face to face, hands on approach and passion for music is inspiring”
- CHEAP FAKES
"Creativity is just one step in the music process. Working with Asho and the Footstomp team has been nothing short of incredible as they have both guided, assisted, promoted and supported my band in achieving things at times we felt were unattainable. Everyone needs someone in their corner to be their voice at times and the Footstomp guys are always there”
- KYLE JENKINS (MT. MORNING)
"I really felt as though I was in good hands working with Footstomp Music. They personalised and catered the experience to my needs and provided opportunities for me to expand my music community and make connections."
- PIPIN
"Asho and the Footstomp team came aboard the goodship Melbourne Ska Orchestra and kept the ramshackle train firmly planted on the track and with good momentum! We toured the UK and Canada and it was great to have real music lovers handling all the connections and joining the dots. Integrity, a hard work ethic and a good dose of fun. Go Footstomp! Thanks again Asho."
- NICKY BOMBA / MELBOURNE SKA ORCHESTRA
"What appealed to me about working with Footstomp is they are bonafide Music people, not just "industry" orientated. There is a heart there and it kicks and pounds. "
- DAVID BRIDIE
"Asho and the Footstompers are the most passionate music lovers you'll meet by a country mile. That's who you want getting your songs out there. Never any bullshit -just hard working, talented and dedicated motherfuckers who smash it, time and time again. Asho and the team have landed more opportunities for my career than I can count. I feel proud to be apart of the Footstomp family."
- EDEN MULHOLLAND
"What impressed me the most about Asho & Footstomp Music was the calibre of artists they had on their books. There is a whole scene out in Australia that we were unfamiliar with so to be a part of Footstomp out there is a big thing for us. They are great people who know their onions.”
- ALL THE YOUNG (UK)
"There are very few people on this earth with the work ethic, knowledge, passion and dedication for working with my music than Asho from Footstomp Music. He understands what we are doing, and his bullshit detector is fail proof- that's why he's our manager."
- KING CANNONS
"Asho has been the first call in consultancy and promotion for both Shihad and then my management roster for over over 16 years now. The whole Footstomp team are some of the very best you will find in Australia."
- TOM LARKIN (SHIHAD)
"Putting your music and your career in someone else's care is always a daunting proposition. In Footstomp Music WE ALL WANT TO found passionate music fans, primarily. This gave us hope. Fans who'd carry the CD around with them raving about it to everyone they met. Fans who'd be at the bar long after the band had finished playing, with big grins on their faces. People how have grown up on, and live and breathe good music. As genuine music freaks, they represented us perfectly."
- WE ALL WANT TO
"I was like a deer in headlights when I first met Graham Ashton. Since becoming a part of the Footstomp family, I have not become a person who has a lot more faith in what I'm creating and the path I'm heading down. Sometimes all you need is a little 'push ' and they're certainly the ones to give it! It's refreshing to work with a team in the industry with authenticity and who always has time for a brew (or two). Thanks for being real."
- LT
Footstompers we have previously worked with in a project management capacity include:
- AMY SHARK - ANDREW BIRD - ARCHIE ROACH - ASH GRUNWALD - BEN LEE - CONOR OBERST - DARREN MIDDLETON - DEER TICK - DELANEY DAVIDSON - DR DOG - ECCA VANDAL - EMMYLOU HARRIS - ESKIMO JOE - GARRETT KATO - GRACE JONES - HALFWAY - JOE MUNGOVAN - JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE - KATCHAFIRE - KD LANG - KING CANNONS - LAKE STREET DIVE - LT - LUKE ELLIOT - LUKE YEOWARD - MELBOURNE SKA ORCHESTRA - NOAH DILLON - PEACH FUR - RADNOR & LEE - RHIANNON GIDDENS - SACHÉM - SAHARA BECK - SEAMOUSE - SOLA ROSA - SUNNYBOYS - THE BAD DAD ORCHESTRA - THE BELLIGERENTS - THE BLACK KEYS - THE GO-BETWEENS - THE NAKED AND FAMOUS - THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS - TOM WEST - TROY KINGI
Contact
Management
Graham Ashton
asho@footstompmusic.com
Project Management
Jake Mallet
jake@footstompmusic.com