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Artist News & Press
Ground Control Touring Welcomes Quest Master
Posted 07/02/2025
Quest Master is fantasy synthesizer music from Sydney, Australia – burst onto the underground ‘dungeon synth’ scene with “Lost Songs of Distant Realms” [2017, Out of Season] – a two volume nostalgic soundtrack to a lost 90s JRPG crafted with classic digital tones from Yamaha and Casio keyboards. These debut releases were followed up by the sister albums “The Twelve…
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Ground Control Touring Welcomes Acopia
Posted 06/25/2025
Acopia is a band from Naarm/Melbourne, formed in 2018 by Kate Durman, Lachlan McGeehan, and Morgan Wright. Working with restraint and atmosphere, their music unfolds slowly and deliberately, guided by instinct and emotion. Their debut album Chances was released in 2022 on Melbourne imprint Companion, followed by a self-titled, self-released LP in 2023. Since then, they’ve sold out headline shows…
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Ground Control Touring Welcomes Midwife
Posted 06/18/2025
Madeline Johnston is a self taught multi-instrumentalist and recording engineer, currently based in Southern Colorado by way of Denver, where she spent the last decade developing her sound and focusing on her artistic community. Midwife began while Madeline was a resident of the beloved DIY space Rhinoceropolis in 2014. On stage, Johnston is known for her sparse, emotionally charged experimental…
Ground Control Touring Welcomes Operelly
Posted 06/17/2025
Just days before graduating college in May of 2025, bay area native Olivia Austen released her debut EP as Operelly. The six songs on Handwriting Practice No. 1 mark the arrival of one of music’s most unique new voices. Merging together airy guitars and delicate samples, Olivia crafts songs that dance along the edges of indie, experimental, and alternative music.…
GCT is Hiring!
Posted 05/27/2025
Ground Control Touring is hiring for multiple positions in our New York and Los Angeles offices. We’re looking for experienced, passionate individuals to join our team and help shape the future of independent music touring. Current openings: Festivals Coordinator (NY/LA): Manages festival bookings, maintains industry relationships. and represents the agency on-site Agency Associate (LA): Assists with all facets of tour…
