Dennis was appointed Chairman to the Holman Barnes Group in April 2025.
Dennis has been a Director of Holman Barnes Group for the past twenty-four years, and a Debenture Holder since 1996.
He is the current Chairman of Western Suburbs Magpies (Western Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club Ltd) and is the Songwriter/Performer of one of Wests Magpies Club Songs – ‘Glory Boys’.
Dennis also sits on the Club’s Judiciary Committee and Heritage Committee.
Dennis is a Professional Musician and Managing Director of Burgess Ventures, which encompasses Regal Records, A Red ‘Letter Day (Event Management), UBERfest Music Festivals, Burgess Bookings and Above All Secretarial.
He is vocalist/bass player in ‘Dead Singer Band – Lost Legends Showcase’ and the vocalist in duo ‘Double D’. Through Denny Burgess Management, he looks after the affairs of various Australian artists.
Other business involvements include Dennis being Chairman of the ‘Australian Songwriters Association’ (ASA), Patron of the ‘Association of Artists Managers’ (AAM) and ‘MusicOz’, past Director of the ‘Australian Songwriters Official National Group’ (ASONG), and an active member of both the ‘Association of Independent Record Labels’ (AIR) and ‘Support Act Limited’ (SAL).
Born and raised in Wests territory, Dennis was educated at Christian Brothers College, Burwood.
He is married to Clare and father to twenty-four-year-old son, Cole.
Dennis is passionate about Holman Barnes Group, and all aspects of Wests – its past, its present and its future.
On Australia Day 2024, Dennis was awarded an Order of Australia Medal (OAM) for services to the Performing Arts, and the Music Industry.
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