Dennis Charter

Who is Dennis Charter?

Dennis Charter is an Australian born entrepreneur. He embarked on an early career in the music and entertainment industry in Australia from the late 1960s through to the early 1980s.

Charter began his music industry career in 1967 working at live band club venues in Melbourne such as Sebastian's and Berties and writing for Go-Set Go-Set magazine before establishing live music venues and promoting concerts of his own around Melbourne and throughout country regions of Victoria, New South Wales, and South Australia.

A stint as Marketing and Publicity manager at Mushroom Records expanded Charter’s industry and media experience by working with such acts as Skyhooks, Split Enz and Renée Geyer, before venturing into managing such Australian music and entertainment industry icons as Spectrum, Chain, Air Supply, Garry McDonald as Norman Gunston and Barry Humphries as Dame Edna Everage.

Embracing international concert promotion in the early years with such acts as BB King, Deodato and Jeff Beck, Charter later worked with the likes of Elton John, Doobie Brothers, Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones and Madonna in varying capacities.