David Chitty

Over the past 25 years, David has founded and grown businesses that have delivered major cultural, social, and economic outcomes. His projects and businesses across the entertainment, hospitality and arts & cultural spaces has involved complex creative and strategic planning, along with negotiations spanning business, government, and the not-for-profit sector.

David is highly skilled in securing substantial funding and approvals across music, film, & community events, festivals, and activations that have engaged millions, generating long term cultural and economic impact. His success is driven by a rare mix of entrepreneurial, marketing , team building and operational expertise.

More recently, he co-founded Otherside Brewing Co, growing it into Western Australia’s third-largest brewery within three years, which expanded into venue ownership and management by launching Freo.Social the state’s largest independent live music venue in 2018. Otherside currently has four venues operating under it’s masthead.

In 2020, he established BANG BANG & Co to consult his industry expertise beyond entertainment and hospitality and also into the arts, cultural & community projects for corporate, government, and not-for-profit clients. Through this venture, he aims to not only help deliver unique experiences, but ones that deliver meaningful social outcomes for both urban and regional communities across Australia.