Indie pop sensation Jaguar Jonze has skewered the words of former Sony Music Australia chief executive Denis Handlin in a scathing new track that calls out local music industry bosses for failing to guard against a toxic culture.
“You’ve got blood on your mouth from eating up dreams,” Jonze sings on the track, without taking aim at any specific person., weeks after the company began an internal investigation into the label’s workplace culture, which has not concluded. There is no suggestion Handlin is accused of any wrongdoing or that he knew of any incidents of inappropriate behaviour. In August, Universal Music launched its own investigation into inappropriate behaviour at its Australian office.
“I believe we must have zero tolerance for those who think they are bigger than the artist and get carried away with egos and politics. I think sometimes we need to work in silence and let success make the noise,” Handlin says in the clip Jonze has inserted in her track.