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Speaker 1: Jersey and Amanda jam Nation.

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Speaker 2: Michael Gadinski was a legend in the Australian music industry,

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Speaker 2: a maverick, a natural born hustler who made his passion felt.

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Speaker 2: He was only nineteen when he launched Mushroom Records and

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Speaker 2: signed iconic Australian artists like Jimmy Barnes, Kyli minoguehunters and collectors,

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Speaker 2: split ends. There's barely a living Australian whose life has

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Speaker 2: not been touched by the music that he was behind

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Speaker 2: pushing well. Now his life has been captured in a

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Speaker 2: documentary called Ego The Michael Goodinski Story To tell us

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Speaker 2: about It is Michael's son, the CEO of Mushroom Group,

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Speaker 2: Matt Kodinski.

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Speaker 1: Hello Matt, Hello guys. Matt.

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Speaker 3: And a lot of people might think, oh, your dad

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Speaker 3: died and then you just suddenly became the CEO, But

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Speaker 3: you were always you were always in there, were't you.

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Speaker 1: Yeah. And I've been working in the company for around

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Speaker 1: twenty two years now and pretty much straight out of

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Speaker 1: school into the business and my dad and I were

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Speaker 1: working side by side for the last ten years of

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Speaker 1: his life. Was like a university. It was something I'm

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Speaker 1: very lucky to be able to have done, to have

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Speaker 1: that time working together.

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Speaker 2: What was it like growing up in that household, Matt,

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Speaker 2: Because every big musical star local and overseas would have

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Speaker 2: crossed your path as a kid. Did you ever get

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Speaker 2: star struck?

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Speaker 1: No, not really. I think I was just very lucky

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Speaker 1: to be able to go to a lot of shows,

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Speaker 1: meet a lot of famous musicians and be part of it.

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Speaker 1: When I was growing up, music wasn't as prominent still

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Speaker 1: with the younger kids as it is today. Not many

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Speaker 1: of my friends were able to go to concerts, And

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Speaker 1: you know, now you see kids as young as five

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Speaker 1: or six years old attending Taylor Swift or Billie Eilish

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Speaker 1: and getting to be part of it. And it was

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Speaker 1: definitely different now when I was growing up.

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Speaker 3: And when you watch the movie Dave Grahl says that

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Speaker 3: who would be a rock promoter?

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Speaker 1: Yes, sometimes not the easiest gig, but it's sometimes the

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Speaker 1: best gig in the world.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, Because I always think of that time with the

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Speaker 3: Rolling Stones and what your dad went through with the

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Speaker 3: Rolling Stones when Mick Jabs partner committed suicide and the

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Speaker 3: band subsequently canceled the tour, And like I just said.

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Speaker 1: I was on that. It was on the eve of

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Speaker 1: the first show of their first Austrand tour for a

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Speaker 1: long time and the first time that we're two of them,

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Speaker 1: and it was a very trying situation for all involved.

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Speaker 1: But luckily they canceled but finally rescheduled and made it

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Speaker 1: back a few years later.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, because your dad away said, never canceled, never canceled, postpone,

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Speaker 3: but don't cancel.

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Speaker 1: Always postpone or reschedule. That's the way in our industry.

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Speaker 2: There are lots of promoters, I imagine. But what was

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Speaker 2: it about your dad? What was it about Michael that

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Speaker 2: made these people just love him, all these amazing performers

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Speaker 2: just love him.

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Speaker 1: I think it was just the you know, we're a

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Speaker 1: really relationships based company, and the connection that we build

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Speaker 1: with artists, which has been instilled in me and so

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Speaker 1: many as part of our business by my dad. Was

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Speaker 1: just that we're music fans. We love what we do.

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Speaker 1: My dad was, deep down he was a music fan,

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Speaker 1: and his passion and his commitment and love of what

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Speaker 1: he did really shone through. And I think he has

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Speaker 1: built a deep connection with all types of artists, whether

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Speaker 1: they are artists that he grew up with, or that

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Speaker 1: were a similar age to him, or artists like Ed Sheeran,

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Speaker 1: who became one of his best friends. With her, you know,

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Speaker 1: they were over forty years in age apart.

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Speaker 3: And I always found with him. I had dinner one night,

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Speaker 3: he just looked at me and he said, what are

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Speaker 3: you doing right now? What's happening? What's what are you

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Speaker 3: and Amanda doing?

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Speaker 2: He look and he's got the room. He was always invested.

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Speaker 3: And I said, and I felt like I had to

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Speaker 3: come up with a pitch. And I said, you know

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Speaker 3: that Chard Deadly's Catch the Fishing Show. I would like

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Speaker 3: to see that as a radio thing, like so it's

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Speaker 3: all the different radio stations and this as a documentary.

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Speaker 3: And he gave that look and he went, I like it,

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Speaker 3: Scott Legs and then he said, I'll give you a call.

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Speaker 3: It never happened.

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Speaker 1: He was always always chasing the next idea and was

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Speaker 1: you know, was a man of the people. He loved

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Speaker 1: me and at shows and seeing the fans having a

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Speaker 1: great time. And it really comes through in the film

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Speaker 1: his his personality, in his connection and just the drive

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Speaker 1: that my dad had. So whether you're into music or

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Speaker 1: the know that my Kolinsky or Mushroom Story. It's a

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Speaker 1: it's a great watch for so many.

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Speaker 3: Well, Matt, he has much missed. We loved your dad

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Speaker 3: very much and it must be hard for you as well.

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Speaker 3: But great, what a legacy to see him up on

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Speaker 3: the big screen. You must be so proud.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, my family and I am very proud of the film.

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Speaker 1: And yeah, it's just it's an honor to have his

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Speaker 1: life put on the big screen.

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Speaker 3: Good on your mate, and keep doing what you're doing.

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Speaker 3: Ego the Michael Goodinsky Stories in cinemas now, Matt Goodinsky,

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Speaker 3: thank you for joining us.

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Speaker 1: Thanks a lot, guys, have a great day.