▁to ▁become ▁a ▁road ie ▁for ▁a ▁progress ive ▁rock ▁band , ▁Company ▁Ca ine . ▁In ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁he ▁re located ▁to ▁Sydney ▁and ▁worked ▁for ▁a ▁book ing ▁ag ency , ▁Cons olid ated ▁Rock ▁– ▁set ▁up ▁by ▁Michael ▁Brow ning ▁and ▁Michael ▁G ud in ski . ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁with ▁a ▁fellow ▁work ▁mate , ▁Michael ▁Ch ugg , ▁he ▁set ▁up ▁Sun r ise ▁book ing ▁ag ency . ▁ ▁Sher bet ▁ ▁Dav ies ▁became ▁the ▁talent ▁manager ▁for ▁pop - rock ▁group , ▁Sher bet ; ▁he ▁was ▁im pressed ▁by ▁the ▁group ' s ▁attitude : ▁their ▁" w illing ness ▁to ▁work ▁anywhere , ▁any time , ▁whatever ▁it ▁took ." ▁According ▁to ▁music ologist , ▁Ian ▁Mc F ar lane , ▁" Under ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁ast ute ▁manager ▁Roger ▁Dav ies , ▁the ▁band ▁also ▁pione ered ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁the ▁national ▁rock ▁tour ▁by ▁undert aking ▁ar du ous , ▁cross - country ▁tre ks ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁far - fl ung ▁corners ▁of ▁the ▁continent . ▁Sher bet ' s ▁carefully ▁cultiv ated ▁image ▁t ended ▁to ▁al ien ate ▁the ▁' ser ious ' ▁music ▁fan , ▁although ▁the ▁band ' s ▁ability ▁to ▁deliver ▁well - craft ed ▁pop ▁music ▁has ▁never ▁been ▁in ▁doubt ." . ▁ ▁Un us ually ▁for ▁the ▁time , ▁Sher bet , ▁under ▁Dav ies ’ ▁direction , ▁the ▁band ▁established ▁its ▁own ▁record