More Questions Than Answers · Episode 0 · 17 August 2026
Ron Haryanto: The Uncomfortable Truth After 25 Years in the Australian Music Industry
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Here's the uncomfortable truth. Ron Haryanto has spent twenty-five years in the Australian music industry, and he still doesn't have it figured out.
Ron Haryanto is an Australian music industry executive, songwriter, and artist with twenty-five years of experience across the industry. He has served as General Manager of Studios 301 and as CEO of Abbey Road Institute Australia. He is a tour manager and backing vocalist for Marcia Hines. As a songwriter and recording artist, he has had ARIA Club Chart number one singles and number one singles across Asia and Europe. He has also started record labels, managed artists, and toured Australia extensively.
In this episode, Ron unpacks that uncomfortable truth, and explains why he started More Questions Than Answers: conversations with artists, managers, and executives who've built careers in the Australian music industry. The more of the industry he's seen, the fewer answers he's had, and that's the whole premise of the show.
This is the only episode about Ron himself. Every episode after this one is a conversation with a guest from the Australian music and creative industries.
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