Plans for the Infinity Music Festival, due to be held in Narromine in October, have been put on hold as the Narromine Council has been warned against dealing with festival director, Dene Mussillon.
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Mr Mussillon or Dene Broadbelt as he is also known, has been accused of not paying for bills or services by people he has worked with previously.
Noel Sadler owns a small film business in Sydney called Skip Films Productions and has worked with Mr Mussillon before.
“He’s such a sweet talker, he could convince your own mother to hate you,” Mr Sadler said.
Mr Sadler was commissioned by Mr Mussillon to make an advertisement for the photography company he owned as Dene Broadbelt called Aquaholic Photography. He refused to pay Mr Sadler, only giving him a deposit for his services.
“During the whole production he didn’t pay for anything, not accommodation and catering, and that’s just the beginning,” Mr Sadler said.
Mr Mussillon owed Mr Sadler $2500, a huge amount for a small production company like Skip Films.
“I had a bad feeling from the beginning. What he was planning was going to cost a lot of money.”
- Narromine mayor Bill McAnally
Mr Mussillon said this was not the first time Mr Sadler had warned councils against him and that as of close of business yesterday, his legal team was filing a civil suit in the Supreme Court.
“We’re taking him for defamation. We’ve had ongoing problems and we’re at a bit of a loss with what to do with him. He’s been contacting town mayors and the Infinity Festival has suffered from it. And with everything else he’s a bit of a pain in the backside,” Mr Mussillon said.
When Mr Sadler heard that the 21-year-old Mr Mussillon planned to bring an electro festival to the central west, he warned the councils of his concerns immediately.
“He wouldn’t be able to pull the festival off, he’s had no experience, no infrastructure and his staff have never been paid,” he said.
Narromine mayor Bill McAnally met with Mr Mussillon and his team last week to show them the show ground, a potential venue for the event.
“I had a bad feeling from the beginning,”he said. “What he was planning was going to cost a lot of money.”
The mayor has since requested Mr Mussillon removes anything Narromine-related from his websites and social media networks.
Despite this, Mr Mussillon is still campaigning for Narromine to be the venue for the inaugural festival.
“We can’t say it’s Narromine exactly, but we’re still going to do the town drop on January 30,” Mr Mussillon said. “If we don’t kick off the tour with Narromine, we might end it with Narromine.”
Mr Mussillon also pledged to make a donation to a local charity, a move Mr Sadler said Mr Mussillon had used before.
Mr Mussillon admits this is the first festival he and his company VA Entertainment Australia have taken on, but claims to have worked with iconic alcohol labels, the Australian Defence Force and the Bathurst 1000 before. Despite these career highlights, his company can not be found on the internet.
Mr Mussillon is also planning on recruiting staff and talent from the region, despite having not booked a venue.
“We want to employ locals,” he said, “We’ll recruit from Dubbo if we have to but we’d rather Narromine.”
