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Name: Locally Hosted Australia
Address: Cairns, QLD, AU
Telephone: +61488612982

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SUPPORTING LOCAL ARTS MUSIC & CULTURE Locally Hosted Australia. We are an artist & event support service and management provider.

Locally Hosted Australia
Locally Hosted
- Events promotion, planning, & support!
- Artist services
- Decor & Lighting
- Operations
- Sponsorship
- Indoor/outdoor events.
- Event co-ordination.
- Events consultant. We manage, promote & support people working in the Arts, music & cultural events industry. We can assist and provide support to anyone working in the Industry.

07/05/2026

Locally Hosted Australia (LHA)
We are an artist, event support, and management network dedicated to supporting people working across the arts, music, entertainment, and cultural events industries.

Locally Hosted Australia is a Far North Queensland based creative and community driven organisation specialising in:
• Networking and leadership facilitation
• Community mentoring and youth engagement
• Arts and cultural consulting
• Regional development and creative activation
• Event operations and festival support
• Contractor coordination and logistics
• Artist liaison and venue support
• Creative industries development

Founded by Reuben “Rizon” Rusch, LHA brings together artists, promoters, venues, technicians, contractors, mentors, and community leaders to help create meaningful projects, live experiences, cultural initiatives, and sustainable pathways for independent creatives across Australia and beyond.

With more than 25 years of experience across business development, live events, sales leadership, entertainment, production, and community engagement, LHA focuses on building real world connections, collaborative opportunities, and long term outcomes for the arts, music, tourism, and creative sectors.

From grassroots community events and cultural activations to festival support, venue consulting, contractor management, and regional creative development, LHA exists to help connect people, ideas, and opportunities.
Building networks. Supporting culture. Creating pathways.

Reuben Lee Rusch
RIZON LIVE
Locally Hosted Australia
The Locally Hosted - Arts Music Culture Group

11/04/2026

Most people know me as Reuben Lee Rusch or RIZON LIVE
Maybe you’ve seen me behind the decks, running artists around, working on events, helping make things happen, or handling site safety. But that’s only one part of what I do.

My name’s Reuben Lee Rusch, and I’m the founder of Locally Hosted Australia and The Locally Hosted - Arts Music Culture Group

I’ve spent over 25 years building networks across music, events, business, and community.

Locally Hosted Australia is not just a page or a name... it’s a network.

A network that connects artists, DJs, venues, crews, and contractors to create real opportunities, real events, and real outcomes for communities.

Based out of Far North Queensland, my focus has always been building something that actually works on the ground, supporting local talent, creating pathways for people, and showing that arts, music, and culture can lead to real work and real futures.

The last couple of years haven’t been easy. I’ve been coming back from injury, working through disaster management, and continuing to rebuild without the kind of backing or capital most people rely on.

But I’ve never stopped showing up.

Lately, I’ve also had solid support from family, and it’s helped me take things to the next level and keep building properly.

A lot of what I do, I do because I believe in it. Backing people, helping projects move, and connecting the dots where others don’t. That’s just how I operate.

I’ve put a lot of years into this. Boots on the ground. Learning, building, adapting.

And I’m still building.

If you’ve worked with me, you already know how I operate.
If you haven’t yet, this is what I’m about.

I’m not here to play small. I’m here to build something that actually supports people.

24/03/2026

PUBLIC NOTICE – (Locally Hosted Australia)

I’m going to address this properly, because it’s come up more than once.

There seems to be an issue from some people about me using AI to clean up my spelling, grammar, and presentation when I promote events.

Let’s clear a few things up.
First — I am not consistently paid to promote your events.

Sometimes I do get paid when people come to me for specific results, targeted reach, and professional support — as they should.

But a large portion of what I do is unpaid support, driven by passion for:
Independent artists
The local scene
Community and culture

I’ve spent 15+ years building networks across Meta, Facebook groups, underground scenes, and community circles. That reach and engagement has real value. I am very well networks across Australia and Internationally.

My skill set includes:
Marketing & promotion
Business development
Artist support
Sales & audience engagement
Graphic design & content creation
Website development to name a few things...
All of which I developed long before AI was even a thing.

👉 A free entry to an event which is rarely offered is not payment for professional support.

It does not equate to the level of professional service being provided.

Time is money — and I use AI as a tool to work faster, cleaner, and more effectively.

It helps me present things properly, avoid errors, and create better quality posts.

That’s not cheating — that’s working smart.
And to be honest — I take pride in the standard I put out, especially when I’ve seen plenty of low-quality, hard-to-read promo materials and unprofessional promo posts that dont seem to do events any justice in my opinion.

What’s hard to understand is this:
I can put together a high-quality promo post, share it across my networks, and help generate engagement — all for free — simply because I care about the scene… and understand how the algorithms and meta verse works.

…and still have people take shots at how I choose to write my posts.

Everyone is entitled to their opinion — that’s fair.
But moving forward:
👉 If you value the support — I’ll continue backing good people and solid events.

👉 If you want structured promotion, targeted marketing, or guaranteed results — that’s a paid service. You could ask for assistance doing.

👉 If you have an issue with how I communicate (including using AI) — then don’t continually tag me or expect promotion ongoing. I don't mind promoting gigs for free but I will use my Ai at times to do so.

Otherwise, you’re more than welcome to:
👉 Handle your own promotion
👉 Pay for Facebook/Meta advertising
👉 Or build your own reach from the ground up
No hard feelings on my end.

If my support has ever caused you inconvenience or flack — I apologise for that.

But respectfully — understand this:
It takes real time and effort to create fresh promo posts, write properly, and support events the way I do. I put that effort in because I respect many promoters and love the art and and music scene.

Locally Hosted has been around since before 2008 online — and networks like mine don’t just appear overnight.

People like me help build the momentum behind your events and your success.

At some point, it’s worth asking — are you supporting the people who support you…
or just focusing on putting money into your own pockets?

And just to be clear on the AI side of things:
I’m a creative writer, and I do make spelling and typing errors — I also live with dyslexia.

AI simply helps me correct my words, check my grammar, and present things clearly.

That’s all it is for me — a tool to support how I communicate.

I hope people can understand that.

Sorry to anyone who dislikes the use of AI for whatever reason. Personally I value using it and it's saved me a lot of time since it became publicly available. Many businesses use AI to streamline operations. I use it as a typing support tool. Occasionally also to make artwork posters or improve my own works and so on. Sorry for the long-winded post. Wishing you all great success in whatever it is you are doing.

I am happy to remove anything I may have posted or shared at request.

Kind regards

— Reuben
Locally Hosted Australia

23/02/2026

Appreciate the support and follow by my friends and colleagues. As some of you know, I do a little bit more promotion on The Locally Hosted - Arts Music Culture Group network page. I appreciate the support here as well thanks guys.

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