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ARIA Hall of Fame member Graham 'Buzz' Bidstrup is a celebrated figure in the Australian music industry, with an extensive career as a songwriter, musician, record producer, session player and film music composer. His film credits include Sweet and Sour for the ABC, Heatwave, Starstruck and Mad Wax. As a founding member and drummer of the iconic band The Angels, Buzz helped define the group's sound during the late 1970s and early 1980s with his energetic performances and tight rhythms, and he co-wrote and co-produced their hit 'No Secrets'. Buzz also co-founded successful bands including The Party Boys, The Stetsons and GANGgajang, and contributed to hits such as GANGgajang's 'Sounds of Then (This Is Australia)'. In the mid-1990s, Buzz managed the careers of Nathan Cavaleri and Diana Anaid. From 1999, he managed and worked as music director for iconic Australian Indigenous entertainer Dr Jimmy Little AO, helping to establish the Jimmy Little Foundation in 2006 and Uncle Jimmy Thumbs Up Ltd in 2008, and working with Jimmy until his passing in April 2012. Buzz remains an active CEO of the Thumbs Up! program, which has delivered arts-based health and community education to schools and communities across Australia since 2009. Buzz co-developed the Good Tucker App in 2018, which is now in use throughout many remote Indigenous communities. Buzz continues to mentor young emerging artists as an APRA Ambassador while producing music for a range of solo performers and bands. He was a board member of the Australian Association of Artist Managers for ten years and is now a patron of the organisation.
