One of the executives who complained said Handlin would call them in the early hours of the morning to accuse them of not doing their jobs properly, required them to attend meetings and take phone calls on their holidays, and demanded his promotions staff ensure artists thanked him at awards ceremonies and manufacture standing ovations.
Sony Music’s president of international Bob Bowlin wanted Handlin to stay in the top job. A new code of management conduct was developed and Handlin remained at Sony for another 23 years – until last Monday.
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A group of the biggest names in New Zealand music, including Lorde, Bic Runga, Anika Moa, Anna Coddington and Tami Neilson, subsequently released an open letter urging industry leaders and workers to examine their own behaviour. When her friend Gwyn Barrie came up with the idea for Grrrl Fest – a music and arts festival with a kaupapa of inclusion for women and gender non-binary artists – Waswo said she jumped at the opportunity to be involved. The festival was conceived as a response to a lack of female and gender non-binary representation in Hamilton’s music scene, and has grown to encompass visual arts, performance and a maker’s market.