IF you know the country music scene in Tamworth, then you know Lindsay Butler and Shaza Leigh.

The dynamic duo have been managing LBS Music Group together for decades, and have overseen an unruly amount of talent pass through their doors.

But of course for Lindsay, the one he was most glad to have ever walked into his studio, was Shaza herself.

"I came to record with Lindsay, and then we ended up as partners and from there we toured together and we recorded together, and our involvement with our artists is really quite paramount," she said.

"In 1990 Lindsay started the studio, but our partnership began in 1994 and the LBS Music Group was actually born."

It's now Australia's largest family-owned independent record label, and roughly 5000 tracks have been recorded.

Their ability to work together and combine different musical styles turned LBS Music Group from a great studio to an iconic one.

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"We have a shared interested and that commonality through music, and even though I'm probably a little more contemporary than where Lindsay sits, we meet down the middle," Shaza said.

"On a business level, I think it's been good for us in the way we've been able to develop artists, because my contemporary leanings have brought a different element to our company, especially when we're taking our music internationally."

It goes without saying but their contribution to the Tamworth Country Music Festival (TCMF) has been truly immense, both in terms of producing talent and being involved hands-on.

Lindsay has been to every TCMF since its inception, doing many performances of his own along the way. He said the identity it has given Tamworth is remarkable.

"I have said before that Tamworth is probably the most important part of the Australian country music scene, the publicity and infrastructure that Tamworth brings is very important," he said.

"No matter where you go in Australia they know Tamworth for one thing, country music."

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