The New Bosses 2025: Louis Schlaghecke, Frontier Touring

The 18th edition of IQ Magazine’s New Bosses in association with Futures Forum was revealed in IQ 137, recognising 20 of the most promising 30-and-unders in the international live music business.

 To get to know this year’s class a little better, IQ conducted interviews with each one of 2025’s New Bosses, discovering their greatest inspirations and pinpointing the reasons for their success.

Starting out in music central at WME Sydney, Louis Schlaghecke caught the eye of Mushroom Group founder, the late Michael Gudinski, who hired him at Frontier Touring.

He made his mark by helping to pull young, breaking acts into the company. A promoter at Frontier’s Melbourne offices since 2022, Schlaghecke works closely with COO Susan Heymann and has spent time at Frontier partner…

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