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Moderator · Host · Music industry consultant

Ron Haryanto connects the dots in the music industry. 25 years inside it, and the community he represents is the industry itself.

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Three ways to work with Ron

01 · Speaking & Hosting

Moderator, interviewer, host.

Panels, firesides, interviews, school talks and awards nights. He knows the room from both sides.

  • Conversations that go deeper
  • The right people on stage
  • A crowd that feels seen
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02 · Partnerships

Your way into the music industry.

For brands, sporting clubs, venues, studios and industry bodies. Built by someone who has run a studio, a music school and a label, and still makes the music.

  • Instant credibility with musicians
  • Doors already open
  • One idea, months of content

Built with JBL, Factory Sound and the Bulldogs, NATSIMO and APRA AMCOS, Abbey Road Institute and Australian Music Week.

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03 · Music Industry Consulting

A music industry consultant in your corner.

Private consulting for artists at every stage, and for people investing in or entering the industry. Someone who connects the dots.

  • Every dot connected
  • The right rooms, first time
  • A plan for your next stage
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Ron Haryanto in a white tuxedo jacket hosting the 2026 MPEG Awards at the lectern

Who

Ron Haryanto has sat in every seat. General Manager of Studios 301. CEO of Abbey Road Institute Australia. Label manager of Midnight Records. Co-founder of The Mentor Academy. Tour manager for Marcia Hines, and awards night producer and host.

  • 2026Host, 2026 MPEG Awards presented by Shure, Sydney
  • 2025Senior producer, APRA Music Awards
  • 2025Curator and moderator, Beyond the Record, ARIA Presents Music Producers & Engineers BBQ
  • 2021Created and hosted Industry Access at Studios 301 and Abbey Road Institute, which grew into the Industry Access Music Conference (2023)

“A long-time advocate for Australian producers and engineers.”

Music Producer & Engineers’ Guild (MPEG), announcing Ron as host of the 2026 MPEG Awards

“I’ve worked alongside Ron for many years as a songwriter, performer, and tour manager, and I can vouch for his commitment and the work he’s put into his career. He shows up, he does the work, and he treats people well.”
Marcia Hines OAMArtist, ARIA Hall of Fame Inductee

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