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
Gossling

Gossling

Gossling is the name on the tip of everybody's tongue at the moment. "That voice" you may recognise from previous Triple J hit “I Was Young” or perhaps from current ARIA chart success, “Boys Like You” on which she guests with 360.

Gossling's new EP 'Intentional Living' is due for release on April 20 and features irresistible first single "Wild Love” which was co-written with Dann Hume (Evermore, Lisa Mitchell). It is arguably her most accomplished work to date and looks set to solidify her status as an Australian artist to watch.

Hailing from country Victoria, Helen Croome developed her musical interests through her family and strong music culture in Albury/Wodonga. After putting her Psychology/Sociology studies on hold to concentrate on a Bachelor of Music (Composition), Croome met the musicians now joining her as Gossling.

Gossling’s debut EP ‘If You Can’t Whistle’ garnered plenty of attention, with the track “Days Are Over” becoming part of Triple J’s staple play list, and “He Knows My Love” being used in the Triple J ‘Unearthed’ promos. The EP also contains the track “Hazard” which recently featured in FX television series American Horror Story.

Gossling’s next offering, ‘Until Then’ followed on from the success of ‘If You Can’t Whistle’, delighting fans of her debut EP and winning new ones along the way. Catchy first single, toe-tapper “I Was Young” once again picked up strong Triple J and community radio support. The video of the same name secured iTunes Music Video of the Week on release.

After touring appearing with Wild Beasts for their Splendour side shows, touring nationally as main support with Oh Mercy, Henry Wagons and Tim Freedman and the Idle in 2011 and winning over crowds at Big Sound, Queenscliff Music Festival, Falls and Southbound, Gossling is well and truly ready to step into the spot light in 2012. She has already locked down a national tour support spot with Adam Cohen, plenty of shows with 360 and her own headline tour. Expect plenty more live action from Gossling this year.

Gossling's style is distinctive and sweet; mixing heart felt lyrics with graceful melodies. Prepare to be charmed, heart broken and delighted as Gossling enchants your ears and warms your heart. 

02Dec2010
Gossling Signs To Native Tongue
<em>Gossling</em> Signs To Native Tongue

Native Tongue Music Publishing are delighted to announce their latest signing, singer/songwriter Helen Croome AKA Gossling.

Gossling's 'Days Are Over' from the late 2009 EP 'If You Can't Whistle' garnered widespread airplay immediately upon release and saw Gossling go on to tour as special guest with acclaimed national and international artists.

With her brand new 'Until Then' EP released earlier this month, Gossling's 2010 has been a busy and inspired one.

Continuing where 'If You Can't Whistle' left off 'Until Then' has attracted further media attention and new fans, allowing her to introduce her live show to the country. In the past 12 months alone Gossling has taken to the stage with the likes of Lamb, Newton Faulkner, Jamie Cullum, Whitley, Mark Scholtez, The Whitlams and most recently as the main support for Lior. Winning over fans and critics alike, Gossling's style is delicate, distinctive, captivating and memorable.

A&R Manager, Matt Tanner said "We are very pleased to welcome Gossling to the Native Tongue Music Publishing family. Helen's versatility as not only a singer songwriter but also as a composer provides a very exciting outlook for us. We are looking forward to a long and fruitful relationship with this incredibly talented writer."

Managing director Chris Gough added, "Helen continues to fulfil our desire to sign writers with a distinctive voice and the ability to enjoy a long term career."

Gossling is performing at the following shows before appearances at the Woodford Folk & Peats Ridge Festivals over summer.

Dec 15th - The Vanguard, Sydney
Dec 16th - East Brunswick Club, Melbourne