Warren Costello

2022 - 5 - 31

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Vale: Mushroom Group's Warren Costello (The Music Network)

Warren Costello, who co-founded Liberation Records with Michael Gudinski, has passed away. The news of Costello's passing was confirmed by Mushroom Group, ...

Mushroom being the family business that it is, Warren’s youngest brother Paul and all three daughters Caitlin, Alex and Hannah will always be part of the Mushroom family.” Warren was renowned for his positive energy, integrity and family values, all of which are now etched into the DNA of Mushroom forever. “Waz first joined our label division in 1990 and ever since he has been an essential fabric of life at Mushroom. He was a true music man, a beloved friend to our artists and integral to the success of our business over the past three decades.

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Farewell to A Beautiful Soul, Warren Costello - Noise11.com (Noise11)

He was not long into the industry as well, working at Festival Records in Sydney but we had an instant friendship. We each went along a parallel career, which ...

We would argue over many facets of the biz over our years but the underlining respect for each other’s opinion was unbreakable. I first met Warren when I was a young kid working in radio at 2ST on the South Coast of New South Wales. He was not long into the industry as well, working at Festival Records in Sydney but we had an instant friendship. His support then was comforting as was the support of many of my close friends.

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Mushroom Group's Warren Costello Passes Away: 'A True Music Man' (theMusic)

Warren was renowned for his positive energy, integrity and family values, all of which are now etched into the DNA of Mushroom forever.'

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Warren 'Waz' Costello, Mushroom Group Label Veteran, Dies After ... (Billboard)

Costello co-founded Liberation Records with the late Mushroom Group founder Michael Gudinski.

The idea for that venture was workshopped with Gudinski “right up until just before he passed,” he explained. “There’s a lot of gold out there, sitting in archives and record company shelves and warehouses.” In 2017, Costello and Gudinski co-founded the Bloodlines label, offering creative services to its stable of heritage acts.

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