WILL SPARKS ACCUSED OF VERBALLY ASSAULTING & PHYSICALLY INTIMIDATING FEMALE STAFF AT ULTRA.

It disgusts me that this is how "one of our best talent" acts and treats staff.

You hear rumours about someone and you push them out of your mind hoping that they are not true however it seems that this incident has opened the flood gates for Will Sparks.

This story was first reported by Your EDM when the female staff member reached out to them. They would like to stay anonymous so as Your EDM did I to will be referring to them as ATM (A TOUR MANAGER). The following is a first-hand account that was sent to our EDM.

Sparks was hanging out with other artists in their trailer before showtime. As they were going to be taken to the stage, ATM poured everyone in the trailer a shot so as to move them outside and clear the room. As ATM was cleaning up, Will and some girls reentered the room for more drinks.

“I let them pour another but told them I’m closing everything down,” ATM told Your EDM via Instagram DM. “They stayed in the doorway to keep me from closing. I politely asked them to move and closed the first door of our trailer and instantly started to be taunted by Will.

“‘Hey guys, I’m just doing my job, I gotta close up here,’ is all I said. It was followed by calling me a stupid cunt and bitch.”

The rest of the interaction apparently proceeded in much the same way, with ATM trying to close up and Sparks becoming increasingly confrontational and irate.

ATM continues, “I shook it off with a ‘whatever dude.’ Right as I’m about to close the 2nd door he runs up and punches it. I was unsure what happened and swung open the door like ‘what the fuck was that.’ He continued to call me a fucking cunt, an ugly bitch, etc.”

Ultra artist relations, as well as Sparks’ manager, eventually came over to help while he continued to act aggressively toward ATM.

Another tour manager also claimed that Sparks had once shoved her into a video wall because she asked him not to walk out onto stage when her artist was performing. Your EDM reached out to her, as well, but hasn’t heard back at the time of publishing.

“[Sparks’ manager] apologised after, but I said I wanted one from Will,” says ATM, “and I haven’t heard anything. […] If he isn’t confronted it’s enabling others to do the same and just ruins the culture.”

Posts from Clancy Silver, currently tour manager for The Chainsmokers, and Tobias Wang (@visualbass), a photographer who’s worked with The Chainsmokers, Zedd, and more also echo the feelings and account given by ATM.

I personally think that Will Sparks is a gutless piece of shit with an over-inflated ego playing a dead genre. whom it seems gets his kicks from intimidating women. I also assume that part of the reason he thought he would get away with this disgusting behaviour is due to his involvement in Lucky Entertainment which is the company we can thank for bringing us Ultra.

We as a community can not allow anyone to treat other staff in such a manner. While being a DJ is fun it is still work and they are under contract and he needs to be punished for his actions and told how to act like not only an adult but a man.

At the time this article was written there has been NO comment from Sparks camp. However, Ultra Melbourne was not big so if you know anyone that could provide any more information I would love to hear from them.