About Kin
Our Story
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Kin was founded on the belief that artist management should feel like family. Founded by a songwriter, producer, businesswoman and international touring musician, Charity Turner, Kin was created to bridge the gap between the business and creative worlds, ensuring that artists receive strategic guidance and genuine care throughout their careers.
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With over 20 years of industry experience, Charity has seen firsthand the challenges artists face—from navigating contracts and branding to touring and sustaining a long-term career. Through these experiences, it became clear that the traditional management model often prioritises profit over people and numbers over artistry. Kin exists to challenge that norm, placing people first and fostering a culture of sustainability, integrity, and connection.
At its core, Kin embodies the principles of the feminine economy, which values nurturing over burnout, honesty over mediocrity, and relationships over transactions.
Success, in Kin’s philosophy, isn’t just about streams or ticket sales; it’s about creating music that connects, inspires, and fosters belonging.
What Kin Offers
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Kin provides comprehensive artist management, consulting, and development for artists, producers, and writers. With a background in both the creative and business aspects of the industry, Kin brings a holistic approach to supporting artists at every stage of their careers.
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Strategic Artist & Career Development – Long-term planning tailored to individual goals.
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Branding & Marketing – Crafting authentic artist brands that resonate.
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Touring & Live Performance Strategy – Ensuring sustainable and impactful touring experiences, creating dynamic live shows.
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Creative & Business Guidance – Helping artists navigate contracts, distribution, and industry challenges.
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Music Production & A&R – Connecting artists with the right collaborators to bring their vision to life.
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Mental Wellbeing & Longevity in the Industry – Supporting a career that’s built to last.
In addition to artist management, Kin’s founder Charity Turner is also available as a drummer for live performances and touring requests, staying connected to the heart of the industry through performance and collaboration.
Team
Charity Turner (she/her)
Founder & Senior Artist Manager
With over 20 years of experience in the music industry, Charity brings a holistic and strategic approach to artist management—one that blends creative intuition with business expertise. Her career has spanned both the artistic and executive realms, allowing her to build and nurture relationships with key industry players, labels, booking agents, and media worldwide.
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As a former global company leader with an MBA, she has honed skills in business operations, strategic planning, negotiation, and brand management—all essential in guiding artists through the intricacies of their careers. Charity understands what it takes to build a sustainable and impactful career in music, from developing a strong artistic identity to securing the right opportunities for growth.
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Beyond the boardroom, she's spent years on the road as an international touring drummer, giving her firsthand insight into the challenges and triumphs that come with being an artist. This experience allows Charity to approach artist management with empathy, adaptability, and a deep respect for the creative process. She believes in fostering careers with longevity, helping artists navigate the ever-changing industry while staying true to their vision.
Jonnie Jock
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Comms + Junior Artist Intern
Jonnie is a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Communication (Media Arts and Production) student at UTS, with a deep passion for storytelling across film, media, and the arts. As Editor of UTS Vertigo magazine, he curates compelling narratives and oversees the creative direction of one of Australia's leading student publications.
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With experience as a screen festival advisor for SXSW Australia, Jonnie has a sharp eye for emerging talent and industry trends. His work with Freefall saw him lead communications, social strategy, and campaign execution, demonstrating a keen ability to connect audiences with meaningful content.
Jonnie's unique blend of legal insight, media expertise, and artistic sensibility allows him to craft narratives that are not only visually and verbally compelling for Kin artists but also strategically impactful. Whether it’s editorial work, film, or campaign strategy, Jonnie brings a refined ear, sharp eye, and a natural fluency with words and creative direction to Kin.
Benjamin Corbett (he/him)
Producer & Music Director
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Benjamin Corbett is a multi-instrumentalist from the Northern Rivers NSW, Australia. He has worked as a music director and session musician with artists including John Butler Trio, Ben Lee, Kita Alexander, Lisa Mitchell, Meg Mac, RUEL, Lenka, Vera Blue, Thelma Plum, Gordi, Odette, Montaigne, Dustin Tebbutt, and many more.
Ben also has a solo project under the pseudonym Half Speed and was a songwriter for the Aria Award-winning, Australian Music Prize finalist and 5-time Golden Guitar award-winning album Fallow by Fanny Lumsden in 2021.
He has worked and toured extensively internationally as a music director and session musician, as well as a dedicated songwriter and engineer for films and documentaries. He brings extensive experience for world-class production and development of live shows to our Kin artists.
Dr. Alana Brekelmans (she/her)
Wellbeing, Advocacy & Inclusion Advisor
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Dr. Alana Brekelmans blends creative practice, embodied therapies, and critical theory to help artists build sustainable, values-aligned careers. With a PhD in socio-cultural anthropology, credentials in arts administration and creative writing, and over two decades study in somatic practices, she brings both academic rigor and embodied wisdom to her work.
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Her extensive somatic toolkit—yoga, meditation, stress release techniques, breathwork, internal family systems therapy, embodied social justice, and physical theatre—empowers artists to maintain wellness while creating. Drawing from her own experience as one of Queensland's most sought-after artists' models and internationally recognised writer, Alana offers practical guidance grounded in real-world experience.​
When she is not working with Kin Management, Alana is a faculty member at The University of Queensland, where she researches the intersection between embodiment, emotions, and environmental politics and mentors students in writing and creative methodologies.