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For over 20 years Meredith Fannin has been a fully qualified Chartered Accountant specialising in the Creative and Performing arts, Music, Film & TV, Media and Fashion industries.

Meredith, who also holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) and Master of Commerce, established Darkwave Consulting in 2006 with her business partner Andrew Elmore. She previously worked as an accountant and manager for a mid-tier accounting firm, gaining specialisations in accounting and tax for the Creative Industries, Business Structuring and Consolidations, International Tax, and Business Management. Over the 15 years since the establishment of Darkwave, the firm has grown from a small one-person office in Richmond to a multi-location business with staff assisting clients Australia-wide.

Meredith’s focus is on helping creative businesses grow their wealth in both a commercially successful and ethically responsible manner. Her firm has successfully mentored several staff members through the CA program and has been the long-term business accountant for internationally successful artists, performers and musicians.

Meredith has volunteered for multiple not-for-profit organisations, holding the position of Treasurer at Australian music youth organisation The Push between 2013 and 2019. She is often engaged as a commentator on accounting and tax-related matters in the creative industries.

Andrew Elmore has worked both in Public Practice and Private Industry since starting his career in 1998 and has been a Chartered Accountant since 2001. He established Darkwave Consulting in 2006 with Meredith Fannin.

Andrew’s early career was heavily focused in accounting across the Property, Hospitality and IT industries. Over time this has expanded into the creative fields working with Meredith at Darkwave to establish a broad range of specialisations across many business sectors. Andrew has a particular focus on improving internal business processes through the use of technology as the way forward for modern businesses to achieve their goals.

Having driven the early adoption of Xero within the Darkwave client family, Andrew has an unparalleled wealth of knowledge with the software that he is able to provide to those starting out with the software or wanting to improve their own knowledge.

Outside of work, you can usually find Andrew with friends catching up over a meal or watching Carlton at the MCG. His two daughters also keep him busy on weekends with various sporting and artistic pursuits around Melbourne.