About me
Katy Richards is the Program Leader of the Event Management course at the Australian College of the Arts (Collarts) in Melbourne Australia. Katy lectures in music business and tour management. She also runs her own company Ground Control Event Services (www.thisisgroundcontrol.com) that supplies ground transport and VIP services for promoters such as Live Nation and AEG. Katy’s company has worked on many major tours including most recently Taylor Swift and The Weeknd. In 2024 Katy was a finalist for the Australian Women in Music Awards in the Touring and Production category. She is also the Australasian representative board member of MEIEA and Crew Care which is an Australian organization that advocates for the welfare of crew in the live music scene.
