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Rolling Stone heads to Hollywood to explore how the Australian music industry is making waves in the City of Angels.
Oliver Cronin isn't the type of artist to attribute his success to serendipity. He'd never tell you he was simply in the right place at the right time, or that some A&R type 'discovered' him after he uploaded a half-baked bedroom demo without a second thought. And while that script may be true for a few — and a trope for more — Cronin is unapologetic about his hustle: a bubbling talent crafted on a staunch fusion of hard work and strategy, and paired with an autopsy-like examination of industry mechanics.
