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
Kins

Kins

"Moments pass as the last strings are tightened and out of the darkness the first crucial notes appear. Deep, soul-warming music flickers to life. Like a moth to flame I push through bodies to catch a glimpse of its source- three rouged boys and a pretty girl wearing a red dress are seen as they effortlessly produce the sound of heaven. I am enchanted." - Small Werld on KINS E.P. Launch

KINS are Thomas Savage (Vocals/Guitar), Kieran Savage (Bass Guitar), Jacqueline Collyer (Guitar/Keys/Vocals) and Alex Knight (Drums).

Their sound lies somewhere between Radiohead and Fever Ray with Television-esque guitar.

They formed in mid 2010 and hit the ground running playing shows around Australia and receiving high rotation for single 'Mockasin's'. In May 2011 they released their first E.P. 'Dancing Back And Forth, Covered In Whipped Cream' to critical acclaim. After many a sold out headline show, they set off for the UK. Now based in Brighton, they are about to bring 'Dancing Back And Forth, Covered In Whipped Cream' to the UK and Europe.

"It's like you go somewhere dark and by the time you come back, it's a little damaged in a way, not the same anymore." - Al's Music Rant on 'Dancing Back And Forth Covered In Whipped Cream"

"Kins are a band that is anticipated to receive much attention in the future. Thomas Savage (ex. Oh Mercy) leads this abstract group, whose experimental pop is a welcome mixture of both melancholy and edgy sound placements." - Faster Louder

"It's Friday night and the Worker's Club in Fitzroy is packed to the rafters. The music is flowing over me in waves and the crowd is bobbing heads. I'm wondering how old the drummer is and how the hell he's coming up with beats like THAT on a drum kit as simple as THAT." - Andy Szollosi for Syn FM

Thomas Savage began his days in suburban Mt. Waverley in Melbourne, Australia. At the age of 13 he began tirelessly writing music, crafting song after song, day and night - an obsession rather than a hobby. At the age of 16 a song writing partnership began with fellow schoolmate Alex Gow and together they founded 'Oh Mercy'. After 5 years, 2 E.P's, 2 critically acclaimed albums and over 400 shows, Thomas decided it was time to venture out on his own and began KINS.

Thomas set up his own studio at home in Balaclava, Melbourne and began recording numerous demos. The music was precise, made up of interlocking drum and bass with flourishes of guitar melodies and vocal harmonies. From their first few shows it was clear that KINS were something special to behold, it was as though they had been playing together for years.

They played an array of shows throughout Australia, supporting highly credited acts such as Parades, Jack Ladder & The Seabellies and headlining The Castle Music Festival.

2012 will be an epic year for KINS, with plans to tour throughout the UK and Europe for their E.P, and release their Debut Album later in the year.

www.hellokins.com