Phil Jacobsen (in smoke)

In the early 1970s David Porter was a contributing photographer for some of the most influential Australian Rock music and underground publications (Go-Set, Daily/Planet, Rolling Stone (Australian Edition), The Digger. Porter was based in Melbourne, his subject the zeitgeist of its Rock/Pop music, underground theatre, and Counterculture scenes, sometimes working as ‘David Porter’, sometimes ‘Jacques L’Affrique’, sometimes ‘Jack Africa’. In 1973 he left Melbourne, stopped working in commercial photography, and pursued a teaching career.

PHIL JACOBSEN
Partner in the ‘Let it Be’ artist management agency (with Peter Andrew and John Pinder). Took over management of Spectrum from Peter Andrew. Founder of Premier Artists Pty Ltd. Co-founded Frontier Touring in 1979 with Michael Gudinski, Michael Chugg, Ray Evans, Sam Righi, Frank Stivala, Glenn Wheatley, Robbie Williams, and Steve Wright.