AMPA is thrilled to announce the appointment of Jamie Rigg as Head of Contemporary Music and Student Engagement. Jamie will join Executive Dean, Prof. Ian Bofinger and Head of Music Dr. Elizabeth Jones in 2017 to continue to provide academic and performance driven leadership to our student cohort.
Jamie comes from an extensive career in television and live performance, working as musical director for nationally touring rock music - show ‘Long Way To The Top’. Jamie has also worked for the ABC’s ‘Club Buggery’, the Channel 9 Logie Awards and Channel 7’s Carols in the Domain.
When asked about his thoughts on joining AMPA, he commented, "One of the distinct highlights of my career has been the opportunity to join Prof.Ian Bofinger’s team; originally at AIM where he lead the exponential growth of the brand and business, and now at AMPA where I look forward to a similar challenge. Ian has great vision and passion for music education and I have no doubt that AMPA has an enormous future under his leadership. I am genuinely excited to be a member of the AMPA team that will deliver a very individual and nurturing culture to music education."
