Frequently asked questions
Everything people usually ask about booking Ron, working with him and what he has done.
Ron Haryanto is a Sydney-based speaker, awards host and music industry advisor. He was General Manager of Studios 301 and CEO of Abbey Road Institute Australia, co-founded The Mentor Academy, is label manager of Midnight Records and tour manages Marcia Hines. He is also a singer, songwriter and touring musician.
Ron connects the dots in the music industry. He hosts awards nights and events, speaks at conferences, schools and firesides, builds partnerships for brands and businesses working with music, and privately advises emerging artists and people entering the industry.
Sydney, Australia. He works across Australia, in person or online.
More than 25 years, across songwriting, performing, studios, education, touring, events and business.
Ron began as a singer and songwriter in Australia, Malaysia and Indonesia, earning a number one single in Malaysia as writer and performer. He later worked as a topliner, songwriter and feature artist in electronic music, with releases on labels including Defected and Ministry of Sound. He has written for and collaborated with Marcia Hines, Russell Crowe, Dannii Minogue, Shannon Noll and Lil Jon. See the Discography page for the full list.
Yes. Ron hosted the 2026 MPEG Awards presented by Shure in Sydney, and has worked behind the scenes producing the APRA Music Awards. He hosts awards nights, launches, industry nights, conferences and corporate events.
He has produced awards nights as well as hosted them, so he knows the run sheet from both sides and works with your producers, not around them. And as someone the industry already knows, he brings credibility to the stage.
Careers in music, reinvention and portfolio careers, how the music industry really works, community, and creative leadership. Talks are tailored to the room, from students to boardrooms.
Yes. Ron runs and joins fireside chats, including at JMC Academy South Melbourne, and curated and moderated the Beyond the Record panel at ARIA Presents the 2025 Music Producers & Engineers BBQ.
Yes. Ron gives talks, firesides and industry pathway sessions for music schools, universities and high schools, drawing on his time as CEO of Abbey Road Institute Australia and as co-founder of The Mentor Academy.
Yes. Ron has been a guest on podcasts including Music Mothers and Others and Beyond The Title, and hosts his own podcast, More Questions Than Answers.
The date, city and venue, the audience, the format (host, keynote, panel or fireside) and, for awards nights, the run sheet and award list.
Fees depend on the format, date and location. Send an enquiry and Ron will come back with options.
Partnerships for brands and businesses navigating the music industry, and for venues, studios, educators and industry bodies. Past work includes hosting for JBL Australia, the Factory Sound Team Song Remix competition with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, and the NATSIMO scholarship with Abbey Road Institute and Studios 301.
He connects the dots: the right people, the right doors and activations that musicians actually want to be part of, built on relationships across labels, studios, artists and events.
Yes. Ron created, named and hosted Industry Access, the interview and masterclass series at Studios 301 and Abbey Road Institute, which grew into the Industry Access Music Conference in 2023. See the case studies.
Yes. Ron Haryanto is a Sydney-based music industry consultant. He offers private consulting on retainer for artists at every stage of their career, and for people investing in or entering the music industry. It is ongoing, one-to-one and by referral and enquiry.
The Mentor Academy offers one-on-one mentoring sessions with many working industry professionals. Ron's private consulting is an ongoing retainer with Ron himself, built around one artist or one venture.
Yes, through The Mentor Academy, where Ron mentors artists, songwriters, vocalists, producers and engineers.
Ron's podcast and newsletter about creativity, reinvention and the real stories behind Australian music. Guests include Marcia Hines, Timomatic, Michelle Grace Hunder and Kacey Baker (DJ KCB).
On Substack at ronharyanto.substack.com and on LinkedIn.