Jarrod Carland and Shannon Pigram pull their other trading company offline following Limelight exposé as estimated debt grows.

Brisbane Baroque directors Jarrod Carland and Shannon Pigram have chosen to pull their remaining trading company offline in an attempt to avoid creditors, causing further dismay for unpaid artists. An email sent by Carland on September 14 to clients of Studio Jack, a boutique media campaigns company of which he and Pigram are also directors, indicated that at least one other of their commercial enterprises was still up and running. A phone call to Studio Jack revealed that Carland and Pigram were “in and out” on a regular basis. This week, however the company’s website declares that it is “under maintenance” and its Facebook page has been taken down. Phone calls now go through to an answering machine with no outgoing message.

Limelight understands that, following its report of September 23, a number of artists attempted to contact the Brisbane Baroque directors via Studio Jack, but now it appears that Carland and Pigram prefer to remain unavailable. Meanwhile the list of unpaid artists stretches to around 40 international and Australian soloists including Mahan Esfahani, Vivica Genaux, Greta Bradman, Brett...