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Andrew Charlton Celebrates Election Victory with South Asia communities

Tushar Apte honoured with the G’day USA Rising Star Award at the AAA Arts Gala in Los Angeles.

Sydney (Bureau) Australian guess that this determined Apte didn’t shoot straight to even came a hair’s breadth from exceptional achievement should
record producer, songwriter, young man would go on to work the top in an 80’s style success leaving it all behind. be applauded. This is a story of
and composer Tushar Apte was with such iconic names in the montage — he fought, worked, Six months after applying to aspirations, determination and
honoured with the historic Rising American and International and hustled with tenacity and an APRA sponsored song one of perseverance. It’s a story
Star Award at the 2022 AAA music industry. gumption to earn the esteemed writing camp, disheartened with of multicultural excellence!” said
Arts Gala in Los Angeles on Apte has collaborated with place he currently occupies no call back, Apte had his bags Reg Raghavan Founder and
Saturday 11 June 2022 musical artists like Chris Brown, within the industry. packed and ready to book a CEO, CulturalPulse.
(Saturday 12 June AEST). Nicki Minaj, BTS, Demi Lovato, After giving up a ticket home the next morning. CulturalPulse has worked
The event was hosted by the Zayn, Charli XCX, Blackpink, comfortable corporate life in But, as he was going to sleep, with Tushar in the past to
American Australian Association Noah Cyrus, Jessica Mauboy Sydney, Australia to live on his his phone rang — he answered, showcase his success in
(AAA) and G’Day USA with APRA and more. cousin’s couch in Los Angeles, and the voice down the line collaborating with some of the
AMCOS Chief Executive, Dean Besides his pop production USA, Apte fought tooth-and-nail asked if he would attend the biggest names in music.
Ormston, presenting the award credits, he also scored for to earn a place in the music song-writing camp in Toronto. As an international diaspora
to Tushar, an APRA AMCOS cinema and TV, with major industry. The day after arriving at the agency, CulturalPulse supports
Ambassador. projects like The Bobby Brown Making the most of his camp, he wrote the song that diverse talents in business,
During his speech at the Story and Zoey’s Extraordinary immense talent and work ethic, would go on to become his sports, music and the arts.
prestigious awards ceremony, Playlist under his belt he made it to the elite level collaboration with American R Apte continues to exercise
Tushar expressed his gratitude: Apte has also worked with many aspire to reach — and all & B sensation Chris Brown, his creativity and musicianship
“I am very thankful that Babyface the iconic American for the love of music. Since which peaked at #7 on US Pop in new ways every day,
every day I get to make music singer, songwriter, and record then, he’s worked as a Radio — many regard this song, maintaining his illustrious
with my friends and a lot of producer. songwriter, producer, keyboard Zero, from Chris Brown’s position in the industry and his
them are some of the best Tushar’s most recent work player, composer, and more. Billboard RnB #1 album Royalty vibrant career — all for the love
people in the world to do this with emerging Tik Tok star It’s clear that there’s no one box to be his breakthrough of music.
with. To be in a position where Benson Boone resulted in a that Apte fits into. moment.
that is what I call a job is an global hit record, 'Ghost Town' Years of his life were spent In the following years, Lucas
extremely privileged thing and that has received over 150M in Hollywood cafes, tapping Keller of the iconic management
I try not to take that for granted. streams to date. away at the keyboard of his agency, Milk & Honey became
Of course, none of this happens While Apte’s back catalogue dusty old MacBook, making cold Apte’s manager, and Apte then
without a team.” of work speaks for itself, the calls and emails looking for signed with Warner Chappell
songs he’s produced and written work, and even waiting to Publishing in 2017.
Tushar thanked his family, over a decade have over 1.3 overhear people talking about From there, Apte has gone
friends and colleagues with a billion collective streams as of work in the industry so he could on to work with the biggest
special acknowledgment to his 2022. approach them in search of an cultural giants that exist today,
parents who were extremely These accolades combined opportunity. ultimately shaping the
supportive of his musical with his wildly diverse catalogue These years were landscape of modern music.
ambitions in the early days. of musical creation more than punctuated by varied bits of “This is an extraordinary
Growing up in Sydney as an back up Apte’s reputation as a work to keep some cash in his story of Australian success in
only child to Indian parents super versatile creative and back pocket and inspiration in one of the largest music
hailing from Pune, few could entrepreneur with his works his heart, but at one point he industries in the world. Tushar’s