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 one of the only publishers 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 Hellriegel - General Manager
jan@nativetongue.co.nz


United Kingdom

Jaime Gough - International Manager
jaime@nativetongue.com.au
Grayson Gilmour

Grayson Gilmour

Hailing from the murky swamp of Palmerston North, Grayson Gilmour began his solo recordings at age 16, with the release of 'Abstract Arrival' (2002). Originally treated as a side project to his then current bands / outfits, this first release received such positive response that Gilmour was convinced to record a second album. After moving to Wellington, 'Behind Locked Doors' (2003/4) was recorded in late 2003, but released in 2004 at age 18 after spending some time playing lobby piano in Japanese hotels.

The album generated interest on a national scale, with reviews in various publications and bnet airplay, the identity of the 'bedroom / studio recluse' was largely unknown; having played all instruments on his albums, Gilmour had no band, nor had he played one live show! This changed in late 2004 when, in preparation for his next album, Gilmour played his first solo set on the grand piano at Happy, Wellington. Recording sessions began early 2005 for 'Phantom Limbs' and was released in April of that year. The album was well received in New Zealand and Australia through national reviews and features on radio shows, so well that Grayson had to say goodbye to his signature self assembled, burnt CDs and have the album re-mastered and pressed.

Close on the heels of 'Phantom Limbs' second release was 'You Sleep, We Creep' (2006/7) an album that reflected the end of Graysons compositional and electro-acoustic studies with its textures, arrangements and electronic interludes. 'You Sleep, We Creep' spread far and wide around the world, winning over ears alongside the seemingly endless touring schedule of his band 'So So Modern'. During a break in early 2008, as a reaction to the complexities of 'You Sleep, We Creep' and the new-found nomadic touring lifestyle, Grayson turned acoustic to record the 'Chapters' EP, released in June 2008 and limited to 500 copies.

04Aug2011
Grayson Gilmour Heading To Red Bull Academy
<em>Grayson Gilmour</em> Heading To Red Bull Academy

Native Tongue is extremely proud that one of our own, Grayson Gilmour, is one of the 60 musicians from across the globe hand-picked to attend the Red Bull Music Academy in Madrid.

With alumni as diverse and revered as Aloe Blacc and Flying Lotus, the Red Bull Music Academy has a reputation as being one of the most creative and exciting communions of international musicians each year.

Grayson Gilmour has made a name for himself through his diverse work with angular indie-math-band So So Modern and his own baroque-pop albums, with his latest record being honored as the first release on historic label Flying Nun. He is currently working on a film score and his next self-titled album.

30Apr2010
Grayson Gilmour teams up with the re-launched label for No Constellation
Grayson Gilmour teams up with the re-launched label for No Constellation

Grayson Gilmour, has teamed up with the re-launched label for his latest album No Constellation.

The album's first single ‘Loose Change' was released at the end of last year, and, its music
video was nominated for a Handle the Jandal award. Now, with a bit of help from Flying
Nun Records, the full album will be released on May 10 in New Zealand on compact disc,
digital download and limited edition vinyl, all accompanied by a hand-crafted lyric zine.
Grayson will also be on tour throughout May.

 

May 7th - Palmerston North - Stomach
May 8th - Wellington - Bodega

May 21st - Auckland - Wine Cellar (solo show)
May 22nd - Auckland - Wine Cellar (band show)
May 28th - Christchurch - Dux
May 29th - Dunedin - Chicks Hotel


http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/3613861/Grayson-Gilmour-signs-to-Flying-Nun 

01Apr2009
CONGRATULATIONS TO GRAYSON GILMOUR - 2009 APRA Professional Development Award winner
CONGRATULATIONS TO GRAYSON GILMOUR - 2009 APRA Professional Development Award winner

Native Tongue and APRA NZ congratulate one of the 2009 Professional Development Award winners, Grayson Gilmour.


The APRA Professional Development Awards (PDAs) are now a permanent fixture on the APRA cultural calendar. As a result, APRA now offers eleven PDAs in Australia and New Zealand to promising emerging music writers in the early stages of their careers.

 

"...Grayson has extreme potential with a big career in the making. He is an exciting talent and one to watch as he moves into the area of composing for film and television..."

 

Grayson Gilmour has made quite an impact for someone that is yet to turn 25. Hailing from Palmerston North, Grayson began his solo recordings at age 16 and hasn't stopped since. By 2005 album #3 ‘Phantom Limbs' was so well received in throughout Australasia - Grayson had to say goodbye to his signature self-assembled CDs and have the album re-mastered and pressed. By now Grayson has more than one project on the go, most notably as the lead singer for the world touring So So Modern - an eclectic 4-piece whose sound NME describes as "puzzle pop". Known for his compositional electroacoustic studies creating textures, arrangements and interludes, he has already received a nod from the NZ Film Commission to compose for a new feature film. Grayson intends to focus his passion for different types of music and forms of composition into the specific field of scoring for film & television. With his PDA, Grayson will be able to attend the Nordic Youth Film Festival and the Sound Design & Music course at Media Lab Helsinki.