Paul Cashmere is an Australian entrepreneur, broadcaster, music journalist and media executive. In 1995 he founded the digital music CD-ROM magazine, ''Undercover'', with Australian photographer and domestic partner, Ros O'Gorman (1960–2018). In September 2011 the pair founded the Noise Network including ''Noise11.com.'' As of September 2011 Cashmere was CEO and executive producer of the Noise Network.
Biography
Paul Cashmere began as a radio broadcaster in the late 1970s.
He started at
2AD,
Armidale (1977), then
Nowra-based
2ST (1978 to 1981),
(1981-1983) and
Fox FM (1983-1984). He then moved to
2WL,
Wollongong
Wollongong ( ; Dharawal: ''Woolyungah'') is a city located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. The name is believed to originate from the Dharawal language, meaning either 'five islands/clouds', 'ground near water' or 'sound ...
(owned by
Fairfax Media
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) and became Program Director. When 2WL was sold to Mark Day's ACE Radio Network he became Program Director of the network.
In the 1991 Cashmere became the National Program Director of Syndication for
Austereo.
Cashmere and partner Roslyn "Ros" O'Gorman (in-house photographer) founded Undercover in 1995.
''Undercover'' was the original music partner for the launch of
Yahoo!
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and
AOL in 1998 in Australia. Cashmere held a board position with digital broadcast company Whoopi Ltd from 1999 to 2001.
From 2004 to 2007 he was the Australian and Senior Vice President of Media and Content for
Roo Group in New York City.
In July 2006 ''
The Age
''The Age'' is a daily newspaper in Melbourne, Australia, that has been published since 1854. Owned and published by Nine Entertainment, ''The Age'' primarily serves Victoria (Australia), Victoria, but copies also sell in Tasmania, the Austral ...
''s EG Guide provided a listing of "the 15 most amazing music sites on the web" with Undercover at No. 5, "Best for: Australian music news."
At that time the site was affiliated with US sites: ''music.com'', ''rock.com'' and ''
Verizon Wireless''.
In December 2007 the Cashmere family took back ownership of ''Undercover''.
Cashmere served as Executive Director of GoConnect from 2010 until June 2011.
In September 2011 Cashmere and O'Gorman founded The Noise Network together with its music news and interviews channel, ''Noise11.com''. In November 2011 and again in November 2015 he addressed the annual Face the Music conference at the
Arts Centre Melbourne
Arts Centre Melbourne, originally known as the Victorian Arts Centre and briefly called the Arts Centre, is a performing arts centre consisting of a complex of theatres and concert halls in the Melbourne Arts Precinct, located in the central M ...
.
Cashmere has appeared on Australian television, commenting on the music industry, providing biographies or obituaries.
He occasionally appears on ''
Weekend Sunrise''
and ''
The Project'' and in the past has appeared on ''
Today Tonight'', ''
RocKwiz
''RocKwiz'' is an Australian television live music trivia quiz show, focused on rock music and featuring different guest artist musicians who perform live in each episode. The show was co-created by Brian Nankervis, Peter Bain-Hogg, and Ken C ...
'', ''
Hey Hey It's Saturday'' and ''
A Current Affair''. In 2018–2019 he was a regular with Dr. Sally Cockburn on radio
2GB,
3AW and
4BC.
Personal life
By 1995 Paul Cashmere was working with his domestic partner Roslyn "Ros" O'Gorman as the in-house photographer for Undercover. Cashmere and O'Gorman had two children, Tim Cashmere and Haylee Cashmere. Both Tim (music writer, interviewer and photographer) and Haylee (production manager, photographer and music writer) have worked for Undercover and Noise11. Ros O'Gorman died on 29 May 2018, of an unspecified cancer, aged 58.
References
External links
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* archived copy of ''Undercover''s website from 26 September 2012, accessed on 27 December 2021
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Australian music critics
Australian music journalists
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)