Development Team Member – Blue Pie Productions USA LLC www.bluepierecords.com

Alex has a vast experience in the fields of securities and derivatives. He is an excellent project manager, working with conceptual architecture and in progress systems. Alex worked for the Financial Market Service Bank, a subsidiary company of UniCredit Group and gained invaluable experience in the European banking sector. Alex is an experienced programmer in JAVA and in equevilanent.net language, VB or C#. Alex has been instrumental in creating new relationships in the European music industry, and he is now working to be involved on a broader level with Blue Pie Europe’s development. Alex works directly with Mr Hellmut Wolf and the team in Europe. We are very happy and honoured to have Alex on the Blue Pie Europe Team.

Business Development Team – Blue Pie www.bluepie.com.au

John Swan as also known as Swanee was born in Glasgow, Scotland. His family emigrated to Australia when he was still a child and settled in Elizabeth, South Australia. Apart from a stint in the Army, where he gained the title of South Australian Amateur Boxing Champion, John's career has always revolved around music.He has been on the Australian music scene since he was 14 years old. He has become part of this country's musical backbone playing first as a drummer, then as a singer with many of the countries top rock and roll outfits. In 1978 he released his first album "Into The Night" with WEA Records. Swanee's first major chart success was a great rendition of Tim Hardin's "If I Were A Carpenter" from the album "This Time It's Different".

Success with the next 2 singles from the album immediately followed. "Lady What's Your Name" and "Temporary Heartache" both screamed straight up the charts. Swanee played all over the country, winning new fans wherever he went. He built a reputation as one of the best and most respected rock'n'roll singers in the country. "Live In The Snow" was recorded for all his fans who constantly requested songs that Swanee performed but hadn't recorded. You have no doubt caught John on many international support tours like:- AC/DC, Tina Turner, Joe Cocker, Bad Company, Deep Purple, Robin Trower, 10CC and Johnny Winter. Also by invitation on the big Australian tours of INXS, John Farnham, Marcia Hines, Tommy Emmanuel, Midnight Oil, Renee Geyer, Jimmy Barnes and many others. Swanee enjoyed continued success working live around the country until a phone call came from Party Boy Paul Christie. Christie was considering a new front man and he needed, by his admission, "the best rock'n'roll voice in the country". John Swan was asked and he accepted.

We are all truly honoured to have a legend of Rock like Swanee working with the team at Blue Pie. For more information on Swanee you can check out his My Space page at www.myspace.com/johnswanmusician

CEO & Founder - Castle Road Records www.castleroadrecords.com
Blue Pie Europe Country Music Team www.bluepie.com.au

Mark was born in Virginia, raised in North Carolina and finished high school in Tennessee--a true "wild-eyed southern boy". His musical background started when he was twelve years old, playing clarinet and saxophone in school bands. At the age of fifteen, Mark started playing guitar and singing. After high school, Mark spent twelve years playing with military bands in Korea, Japan, Germany and the United States. Mark has also played several concerts backing "The Temptations" and working with many iconic acts over the years.

Mark has enjoyed a very successful career playing in Bands and performing solo for the last 28 years. Mark has worked with (and also led his own) big-bands, Jazz combos, country and rock bands covering almost all genres of music. In 1996, Mark started his publishing company, Choo-Choo Seven Musik u. Verlag. Besides recording and marketing his own songs and cds, Mark has also helped several bands and artists in securing P & D deals to release their own cds. Mark has also helped songwriters find co-writers and has helped in placing songs with other artists.

In 2009, Mark took over four independent labels: Amazing Records (Country), Castle Road Records (Jazz, Pop, Schlager, Singer/Songwriter), Blade Records (Rock, Hard Rock, Metal) and Country Lane Records (German Country and Bluegrass). Mark has been able to keep his artists in the European Country Charts as well as in the German and Austrian Independent Schlager Charts. Mark is constantly looking for new talent and new songs to work with and promote. As part of the Blue Pie Country Music Team for Europe, Mark works with Damien Reilly and Stephen Wrench to develop and now joins the Blue Pie Europe Team to help grow and develop his label " Castle Road Records " with the help of the Blue Pie Global Partner Network. Castle Road Records is a Blue Pie Label Partner. Mark is a keen fisherman and when he is not working on music you will find him working with the family playing tennis, skiing or just sitting back and chillaxing out to some great Country Music from Castle Road Records. For more information on Mark you can visit his label website at www.castleroadrecords.com

Business Development Manager – Middle East - Blue Pie Productions USA LLC www.bluepierecords.com
Development Manager – Australia - Globalev www.globalev.co.il

Shachi Estler is our resident Business Development Manager for the Middle East. With over a decade of experience in the music business Shachi brings a new level of dedication to perfection to the Blue Pie European Team. 

Working with Globalev World Music for the past few years has made Shachi an expert in World Music with an acute sense of known great acts from all over the world. Having worked with the most of the roster on the Globalev Label, she has developed fantastic connections that allows Shachi to develop strong pipelines of music that generate real results for her clients. As one of the founders and owners of Global Groove Studios and Records in Byron Bay, Shachi has an abundant access to some of the best world and new age musicians that Australia has to offer and that are on tour passing through either Byron Bay or visiting the studio. 

As part of the business development team for Europe, Shachi is responsible for the growth of the Blue Pie catalogue and services into the Middle East and surrounding European markets. We are honoured to have Shachi on the team.