Amanda Pelman, Ross Wilson, Marina Prior and James Valentine served as judges on the television show It Takes Two, between 2006 and 2008. Ms Pelman and her son Austin are selling a home in Hepburn Springs.
Music and entertainment industry powerhouse Amanda Pelman and her son Austin have listed a Hepburn Springs’ artistic retreat with a $1.15m price tag.
The quirky house, previously owned by famous artist David Bromley and his fashion designer wife Yuge, is located on a 5715sq m block about 3km from Daylesford.
In the 1980s, Ms Pelman was working with the band Dire Straits when Australian music industry legend Michael Gudinski recruited her to join his record label, Mushroom Records.
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There, Ms Pelman signed a young Kylie Minogue and executive produced the superstar’s album Kylie and number one single I Should Be So Lucky.
In her time at Mushroom, Ms Pelman signed Jason Donovan, co-managed Jimmy Barnes and Deborah Conway and managed the band Indecent Obsession.
She co-founded Body Beat and Melodian Records with Ian ‘Molly’ Meldrum, which signed Peter Andre and Jo Beth Taylor.
Ms Pelman has also cast multiple musicals and co-produced the Long Way to the Top live concert event, featuring Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs, The Masters Apprentices and Daddy Cool, among others.
Art works, many by the house’s previous owner David Bromley, are displayed throughout the home.
A series of sculptures, located throughout the established gardens, will be included in the sale.
Amanda Pelman with her ex-husband Brian Cadd. Picture: Julie Kiriacoudis.
She executive produced several albums for her now-ex-husband Brian Cadd, worked on the Woodstock 50th Anniversary Festival in the US and appeared as a judge on Channel 7’s music talent show It Takes Two.
She served as an Australian judge for the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest alongside Danielle Spencer, Ash London, Richard Wilkins and Jake Stone.
Biggin Scott Daylesford’s Curtis O’Neil declined to comment on the home’s owners but public records show it is owned by Ms Pelman and Austin.
Bromley sculptures, dotted across the garden, will be included in the sale – with the residence described as a “living gallery” in its online listing.
Colour, quirky features and green views.
Australia’s 2015 Eurovision jurors Ash London, Richard Wilkins, Amanda Pelman, Danielle Spencer and Jake Stone.
A mural covers the wall in one of the pad’s three bedrooms.
The three-bedroom house features a kitchen with new appliances and there’s an open fireplace in the living area.
“There’s a lot of art in there in there and a lot of vibrant colours too,” Mr O’Neil said.
In addition, new sliding door and window screens, bedroom carpets and a reverse cycle airconditioning and heating system have been installed.
A full-length covered veranda looks out to the garden and surrounding bushland.
The veranda can be closed or opened to the weather.
The television show It Takes Two’s judges (clockwise from left) Amanda Pelman, James Valentine, Marina Prior and Ross Willson. Picture: Julie Kiriacoudis.
Mr O’Neil said that multiple outdoor sheds, that are insulated, wired, and plumbed, could potentially be transformed into studio cabins, pending council approval.
“With the size of the property, there’s so much that could be done, it could an artist’s retreat,” he said.
“It’s very private and secluded.”
Mr Curtis said the owners had initially used the house as a retreat and then rented it out, with the residence currently leased until January 2025.
They have decided to sell as their work increasingly takes them overseas.
Most of the interested buyers have come from Melbourne but locals have also inquired, Mr O’Neil added.
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