• JUDGE PROFILE – BRAD RUSH

    With formal qualifications in music from QUT, Brad has forged a career in the performing arts as an arts manager, teacher, director, musical director, producer and adjudicator.

    He has trained hundreds of young musicians, run his own music school and combined that with a diverse performance slate. In addition to vocal groups and solo performance, his most recent theatrical credits include playing Peter Allen in Boy from Oz, and Julian Marsh in 42nd Street.

    In 2005 Brad was Business Development Manger for a National Music Education Franchiser, and then moved to independent business coaching with specialist focus to arts companies and organisastions.

    Brad has held position of Queensland Blue heeler with Queensland Arts Council through the transition to the arTour Unit.

    In June 2010 Brad commenced as Creative Producer for the Arts Centre Gold Coast. As well as producing many of the large scale in  house productions at the centre, Brad oversees the running of the Regional stages program, developing performance projets for local artists.