Native Tongue Music Publishing

Native Tongue Music Publishing
Native Tongue is an independent music publisher, with offices in Australia and New Zealand.
Besides acquiring rights to local writers, we also administer the works of overseas writers and catalogues for Australia and New Zealand.

Established in 2003, Native Tongue has built a respected catalogue of local writers. We set out to provide writers with a publishing company dedicated to assisting with the development of their skills as songwriters and composers throughout their careers.

Although we are a small company, we see this is one of our major advantages. It enables us to be far more proactive than our competitors and react quickly to the needs of our clients, whether they be film and television companies, commercial advertisers or the bands of which our writers are members.

We see our role as getting out there and getting things done, working with the band, the management, the record label and the distributor to make things happen.

Our job is to work with you to help you achieve your goals, as a songwriter and in many cases; an artist. We have a broad network of contacts we can utilise in all areas of the business – record companies, distributors, booking agents, promoters, publicists, radio, etc.

We will work with you, your management and record distributor to maximise sales of your record. You probably have most bases covered but there will always be something we can do to help squeeze those extra sales. It may be that we help a band get on a festival bill, provide advice on obtaining touring grants or come up with that song opportunity in a film that breaks through at the box office – who knows – it's an ephemeral business and its not always easy pinning down where things will come from.

If you are looking to place songs with other artists we have a worldwide network of contacts who work songs on that basis. If you want to co-write we will work with you to develop connections with writers you want to work with. If you want to compose film or television scores we are ideally placed to help you realise these ambitions.

We get out there and do the hard yards wherever it is required.

We have over the years developed publishing relationships internationally and through our music supervision business have come to know those companies who work particularly hard gaining sync licenses and pursuing the ancillary income that is available around the world. We have also established a network of international sub-publishers to administer our works around the world. In each case our sub-publishers are established independents with a long term track record of working within their own territory.

Native Tongue also enjoys strong relationships with all the major US, UK, Canadian and European music supervisors and can submit clients works for use in a wide range of projects around the world.

We are also the only publisher with offices and staff on the ground in Australia and New Zealand enabling us to fully represent your copyrights in the key markets in our home territory.

Native Tongue is closely associated with Mana Music, which is the major music supervisor for feature films, television series, and documentaries in Australia and New Zealand. As a result Native Tongue is in a strong position to place its writer's songs in the wide range of projects.

A similar situation applies in respect to television commercials where once again Mana Music is the major provider of licensing services to the advertising agencies.

CONTACT DETAILS

Australia
+61 3 9445 0500

PO Box 1570
Collingwood, VIC 3066
Australia

Chris Gough - Managing Director
chris@nativetongue.com.au

Matt Tanner - A&R / Creative Manager
matt@nativetongue.com.au

David Nash - Copyright & Royalties Manager
david@nativetongue.com.au

Kate Mills - Licensing & Admin Assistant
kate@nativetongue.com.au

New Zealand
+64 9 378 9667

Po Box 8926
Symonds Street, Auckland 1150
New Zealand

Jan Hellriegal - General Manager
jan@nativetongue.co.nz


United Kingdom

Jaime Gough - International Manager
jaime@nativetongue.com.au
The Amity Affliction

The Amity Affliction

The Amity Affliction have become one of the most well known hardcore bands in Australia via a hard touring ethic, a stunningly original sound and a commitment to creating a fun and exciting atmosphere within the punk scene. Hailing from the gutters of Brisbane's potent hardcore scene, it seemingly took The Amity Affliction years to get their shit together. But from the moment they released their 'High Hopes' EP in 2007, the touring rampage began. In no time, The Amity Affliction was a household name amongst the hardcore and punk community of Australia, their mixture of metallic riffage, punk rock swagger and sing / scream vocal attacks making its mark on all who got in their way.

24Jul2010
THE AMITY AFFLICTION ANNOUNCE 'THE ANCHORS TOUR'

The Amity Affliction have just announced The Anchors Tour — a completely suburban/regional tour with a tonne of all ages shows in places that a lot of bands won't normally go. The aim is to try and book upcoming local acts on the shows and take some friends' bands along with them for the ride. So keep an eye out for support announcements!

Friday August 20
Anti@Ferntree Gully Hotel, Ferntree Gully (18+)

Saturday August 21
The Castle, Dandenong (AA) ** DAY SHOW **
Pier Live, Frankston (18+) ** EVENING SHOW **

Sunday August 22
The Castle, Dandenong (AA)

Wednesday August 25
The Loft, Warrnambool (18+)

Thursday August 26
Karova Lounge, Ballarat (18+)

Friday August 27
Centenary Hall, Wollongong (AA)

Saturday August 28
Blacktown Masonic Hall, Blacktown (AA)

Sunday August 29
Oasis Youth Centre, Wyong (AA)

Tuesday August 31
The Cambridge, Newcastle (18+)

Thursday September 2
High School, Byron Bay (AA)

Friday September 3
Albert Waterways, Gold Coast (AA)

Saturday September 4
PCYC, Gladstone (AA)

Sunday September 5
QRI Hall, Rockhampton (AA)

Wednesday September 8
M Bar, Fitzys Loganholme, Logan City (18+)

27Apr2010
The Amity Affliction recording their second album and touring
The Amity Affliction are currently holed up in a New Jersey studio, recording their second album with legendary producer Machine - due out June 25 through Boomtown/Shock.

 

To see how the boys have been keeping themselves busy, check out their video blog.

 

The Amity Affliction will be touring Canada throughout May with Misery Signals, before returning home to Australia for a June run of shows.

04Jan2010
The Amity Affliction are Band of The Year in Blunt magazine

The Amity Affliction are Band of The Year in Blunt magazine

Congratulations to Boomtown band The Amity Affliction who took out the following awards in Blunt magazine:

 

 • Band of the Year
 • Best Bass Player (Ahren Stringer)
 • Best Tour (Drunk and Disorderly)
 • 2nd in Hottest Dude (Ahren Stringer)
 • 2nd in Best Australian Band

10Aug2009
THE AMITY AFFLICTION'S PARTY WITH AUSTRALIAN FANS BEFORE THEY HEAD OVERSEAS
As THE AMITY AFFLICTION prepare to spend the end of 2009 replicating their Australian success beyond our borders, they will have one last party with the fans that have made this year the band's best yet. The STAIRWAY TO HELL tour will take in East Coast centres and regional towns, finishing up in their hometown Brisbane for their last Australian shows for 2009.


THE AMITY AFFLICTION will also play Sounds of Spring Festival in September and their second Northern QLD tour of the year. They recently headlined the Drunk and Disorderly Tour with Deez Nuts, selling out shows all around Australia and solidifying their reputation as one of the leaders of the punk and hardcore scenes in our country. They are also writing for their follow up to highly revered 2008 debut "SEVERED TIES", and expect to be releasing the album in Spring 2010. Before they can look at releasing another album, THE AMITY AFFLICTION will be announcing dates in the UK and USA in the coming months.

Joining them on the Stairway to Hell Tour will be WE ARE THE OCEAN and HOPELESS.

 

WE ARE THE OCEAN hail from London, and are making their first visit to Australian shores, promoting the release of their debut album "Cutting Our Teeth", which is out in November 2009. They will support The Used on their UK tour in September, and have recently made a name for themselves on a plethora of UK festivals, including DOWNLOAD FEST 2009. Their current self titled EP is out now via iTunes.

Although a new and young band, HOPELESS are an integral part of the growth of modern day Australian hardcore. Hailed by some as one of the best new up and coming bands in recent years, HOPELESS are consistently growing and reaching new heights of intrigue with their brand of bleak, reflective and naively optimistic brand of hardcore. Their debut album "Dear World" was tracked in Australia and mixed in the States by Jay Mass (Carpathian, Verse, Shipwreck AD) and is in stores now.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE AMITY AFFLICTION'S PARTY WITH AUSTRALIAN FANS BEFORE THEY HEAD OVERSEAS

As THE AMITY AFFLICTION prepare to spend the end of 2009 replicating their Australian success beyond our borders, they will have one last party with the fans that have made this year the band's best yet. The STAIRWAY TO HELL tour will take in East Coast centres and regional towns, finishing up in their hometown Brisbane for their last Australian shows for 2009.

 

The tour follows up on the sell-out Drunk and Disorderly Tour and takes in the Sounds of Spring Festival in September and their second Northern QLD tour of the year. They'll be supported by We Are The Ocean (UK) and Melbourne's Hopeless.
03Oct2008
Amity Affliction Announce 'Severed Ties' Tour

The Amity Affliction's national album tour will kick off in their hometown Brisbane on October 10th, and will take in the East Coast and West capitals, with regional hub drop-ins along the way. With three of the best up and coming hardcore and punk bands (A Secret Death, House vs Hurricane and Rex Banner) along for the trip, the tour promises to be one of the most exciting rampages of the year. Tickets through Boomtown.

 

Friday October 10

University of Queensland - Red Room QLD


Saturday October 11

Expressive Ground Palm Beach QLD


Saturday October 11

Rosies Tavern QLD

 

Tuesday October 14

Boambee Community Centre NSW

 

Wednesday October 15

Taree Skate Centre NSW

 

Thursday October 16

Chilli Lounge NSW

 

Friday October 17

Manning Bar - Sydney University NSW

 

Sunday October 19

Tuggeranong Community Centre ACT

 

Friday October 24

Fowler's Live SA

 

Saturday October 25

The Evelyn VIC

 

Sunday October 26

The Evelyn VIC

 

Friday October 31

Amplifier Bar WA

 

Saturday November 1

Prince of Wales Hotel WA

 

Sunday November 2

Headquarters WA