Martin Fabinyi


Martin Fabinyi is an Australian film and television producer and director and music label owner and has written books on the local rock music scene. He was the chief executive officer of Mushroom Pictures from its formation in 1993 to 2009. Mushroom Pictures' projects include the features Chopper, Gettin' Square, Wolf Creek and Macbeth. He is currently Executive Producer at Beyond Productions where he produced the Angels theatrical documentary 'Kickin' Down The Door' and executive produced 'John Farnham: Finding The voice' which became the highest grossing Australian documentary, winning the AACTA and Logie awards; and 'Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line' which opened the 2024 Sydney Film Festival.
In 1978 Fabinyi and composer Cameron Allan formed the label Regular Records, initially for releases by pop / rock band, Mental As Anything. The label subsequently released music from bands including Icehouse, I'm Talking, The Cockroaches and The Reels, and artists Kate Ceberano, Stephen Cummings and Austen Tayshus.

Early life

Fabinyi grew up in Melbourne. His father was Dr Andrew Fabinyi OBE, a book publisher responsible for Australian authors including Joan Lindsay, David Malouf, Robin Boyd and Barry Humphries. He had four siblings.

Career

After leaving school Fabinyi joined GTV-9 as a floor manager and film editor. He attended Flinders University in Adelaide where he founded and edited the student newspaper Empire Times, leaving after two years. He subsequently moved to Sydney and began directing independent video films, and was part of the experimental movement Bush Video at the Nimbin Aquarius Festival in 1973. He wrote articles on the music scene and designed album covers before meeting Cameron Allan in 1977, ultimately leading to the founding of Regular Records.

Personal

Fabinyi was married to fashion designer Jenny-Jane Carpenter from 1988 to 1995

Articles

Filmography

Credits:TV Dinner – video: filmmaker The Vacuum – video feature: director, writer, producer Pure S - feature film: writer, Great Southern Land Icehouse - co-director with Larry MeltzerShe's The One The Cockroaches - feature film: music consultantThe Crossing – feature film: music co-ordinatorTribal Voice – Yothu Yindi – TV documentary: producerFashion – TV series: executive producerKate Ceberano & Friends – TV series: executive producerNext to Nothing/Nothing to Hide – TV series: executive producerCounting the Beat – TV documentary: executive producerThe Singer and the Swinger – documentary: executive producerCut – feature film: producerChopper – feature film: executive producerHorseplay – feature film: executive producer The National Karaoke Challenge - TV series: executive producerGettin' Square – feature film: producerWolf Creek – feature film: executive producerMacbeth – producerStorm Warning – feature film: executive producerGreat Australian Albums – TV series: executive producerCannot Buy My Soul – feature documentary: executive producerCedar Boys – feature film: executive producerBait 3D – feature film: co-executive producerManny Lewis – feature film: producerBlood + Thunder: The Story of Alberts – TV documentary mini-series Indigo Lake – feature film: executive producerBackburning – short documentary: producerDays Like These – TV series: executive producer The Angels: Kickin' Down the Door – producerJohn Farnham – Finding the Voice – feature documentary: executive producerThe Hardest Line'' – feature documentary: producer

Awards and nominations

Artists signed to Regular Records
• Mental As Anything
• Flowers/Icehouse
• Austen Tayshus
• Stephen Cummings
• Electric Pandas
• The Reels
• The Cockroaches
• I'm Talking
• Kate Ceberano
• The Johnnys
• The Riptides
• Club Hoy
• Third Eye
• SPK
• Dog Trumpet
• Tiny Tim
• Deckchairs Overboard
• Cattletruck
• The Lonely Hearts
• Mambo Records – Songs Of Sexual Jealousy
• Regular Rockabilly