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
The Fumes

The Fumes

Compelling Sydney two-piece, The Fumes burst onto the scene in 2004. The Fumes deliver multi-facetted stylistic raw blues tunes mashed with healthy rock riffs and snappy beats. Steve Merry (Vocals, Guitar) spent 12 months in the U.S where he took on some mentoring from Bob Brozman and an opportunity to immerse himself with many styles of music. It helped define and develop The Fumes. The Fumes complete with the addition of Joel Battersby, who had been drumming with members of The Beautiful Girls, proceeded to churn out an 8-track demo. The demand for the demo was so strong it was re-packaged as a 7-track pre-release for gig sales.

16Aug2010
THE FUMES FROM OZ RETURN TO THE US —TOUR DATES!
THE FUMES FROM OZ RETURN TO THE US —TOUR DATES!

Having performed in a good deal of cool venues in Toronto, LA, Austin, NYC, SXSW, CMJ, and Japan to date. The Fumes get set for more stamps on their passports, showcases in some fresh venues and return to favourites haunts, when they make their way back to the US in August & September.

Having built a reputation for being an imposing live act with endless glowing live reviews to back it. The Fumes have played on the cream of Australia's major festivals, performed riveting sets at Fuji Rock Festival in Japan and toured endlessly. They've hit out on tours with Queens of The Stone Age as their exclusive support band and early this year were scrabbling round the country on separate outings with Clutch & Calexico from the US all around OZ. They'll be mixing it up with swagger and style delivering sets that are stripped back bare or will quite simply be rocking hard with new found friends and fans.

"Trust me The Fumes are smokin' — 4 stars" The Australian

FIRST RELEASE DATES
21st August – The Woods at The Masonic Hall, Mill Valley, California
22nd August – Cinespace, Hollywood California
23rd- August – Cranes Hollywood Tavern, West Hollywood California
24th August – Molly Malones LA, Los Angeles California
26th August – Rockwood Music Hall, NYC, New York
27th August – Rockwood Music Hall, NYC, New York
2nd September – The Rock Shop, Brooklyn, New York
3rd September – The White Horse, St Cloud, Minnesota
4th September – Palmers Bar, West Bank, Minneapolis Minnesota.

24Feb2010
The Fumes release new video clip
The Fumes release new video clip

The Fumes release a new single and video clip for 'Rogue River Woman' taken from their awesome 'Sundancer' album.

 

2010 will see the band hit the road with Clutch and then Calexico before playing the East Coast Blues N' Roots Festival.

 

 
21Oct2009
The Fumes announce tour
The Fumes announce tour

Native Tongue artists The Fumes are doing what comes naturally — touring this fine land for some key shows.

 

Returning to some of their favourite places and intertwined with festival appearances, The Fumes will be joined on stage by James Cruikshank (The Cruel Sea) at the Gaelic Theatre Friday 6th November and will be supported by very special guests Tom Ugly.

 

Sundancer is in stores now thru Kick Music/MGM.

 

Fri 6 Nov

The Gaelic Theatre, Sydney Tickets available from Moshtix Outlets (www.moshtix.com.au or phone 1300 GET TIX — 1300 438 849) and www.posse.com.


Sat 7 Nov

Freshly Plucked Festival, Orange www.myspace.com/freshlyplucked


Fri 13 Nov

Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne Tickets available from Oztix (website or 1300 762 545), Moshtix and www.posse.com.

 

Sat 28 Nov

That Festival, Cabarita NSW Tickets here.

Thu 3 Dec

Indi Bar, Scarborough WA Tickets available from Moshtix Outlets (www.moshtix.com.au or phone 1300 438 849) or www.heatseeker.com.au and at Indi Bar (23 Hastings Street,
 Scarborough, (08) 9341 1122).

 

Fri 4 Dec

Royal Palms Resort, Busselton, WA Tickets available from www.heatseeker.com.au or www.moshtix.com.au or phone 1300 438 849 and Blue 62 (Shop 13, Boulevard Shopping Center, Busselton, (08) 9752 3522).


Sat 5 Dec

Amplifier Bar, Perth, WA Tickets available from www.moshtix.com.au (1300 438 849) & www.heatseeker.com.au.


Sun 6 Dec

Norfolk Basement Bar, Fremantle, WA Tickets available from www.moshtix.com.au (1300 438 849) & www.heatseeker.com.au.

 

Sat 12 Dec

The Zoo, Brisbane Tickets available from Oztix (1300 762 545), moshtix.com.au or www.posse.com.

 

Thur 31 Dec

Pyramid Rock Festival, Phillip Island, Victoria Tickets here.

14Aug2009
The Fumes announce new tour dates
The Fumes announce new tour dates

With an impressive number of stunning reviews for their second studio album ‘Sundancer' under their belt, and a slew of impressed folk in the wake from the first of the Australian tour shows to support the release. The Fumes announce round two. Taking in cities and towns they missed on the first jaunt, The Fumes express will be on the road again in August and September.

 

"The Fumes play sweaty, dirty man blues amid jolts of rock that lurch and veer between metal and, say, the Kings Of Leon. How can just two men make such a racket and sound at once so fat and tight? Best ask heavily beared vocalist Steve Merry. He'll say he and drummer Joel Battersby have it goin' on, and that they've never considered a bass player. Trust me, the Fumes are smokin'." The Weekend Australian

 

"This is a fine working class rock, blue collar guitar and drums that is as honest has a five year old child. High city lights Is a song of another time, an era when Australian bands — both indie and commercial — were revered for their Lack of presentation, while Never Gonna Get Back Home is a beer and piano soaked ballad... its finest moments reveal The Fumes as a band capable of a great next record." Music Australia Guide

 

For more details check out the dates in the calendar.

12May2009
The Fumes 'Sundancer' album released and tour announced
The Fumes 'Sundancer' album released and tour announced

First there was the new single Python for a Pillow, which the band threw at radio as they jumped on a plane to go overseas touring Toronto, LA, New York, SXSW and Japan.

 

The video clip for the track was Rage indie clip of the week last week! You can check it out here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjQZeTITyZw

 

 

The Fumes landed back in Australia just in time for the release date of their brand new album 'Sundancer' on May 8th and to announce their massive June & July national tour. Here are a few things people are saying about The Fumes new sounds...

 

“Thunderous grunt rock from a dynamic duo“ Beat

 

“With the bluesy drums-and-geetar two-piece now pretty devalued, possibly by weight of numbers, The Fumes are still one of the better examples of the form. If you think they’ve been absent, you’re somewhat right although supports to QOTSA and doing Japan’s Fuji Festival have put them in front of people in places other than your local. The two bits of their art hereon show variety is possible... (Python) is straight-line beaty, while Devil At A Tuckstop is a Robert Johnson shuffle for a trip down the Hume. “ Drum

 

“A while back a friend's band was supporting The Fumes and I was trailing along for the night. As my buddy's band finished up, the tiny suburban pub's crowd swelled considerably. By the time they took the stage, the Sydney duo... (Steve Merry and drummer Joel Battersby) were a couple of bobbing heads at one end of a foaming mass of people. And they tore the place to shreds.” The Vine

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THE FUMES 'SUNDANCER' ALBUM RELEASED AND TOUR ANNOUNCED

 

First there was the new single Python for a Pillow, which the band threw at radio as they jumped on a plane to go overseas touring Toronto, LA, New York, SXSW and Japan.

The video clip for the track was Rage indie clip of the week last week! You can check it out here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjQZeTITyZw

The Fumes landed back in Australia just in time for the release date of their brand new album 'Sundancer' on May 8 and to announce their massive June & July national tour.

The Fumes 'Sundancer' is out now.

01Jul2008
The Fumes To Play Fuji Rock Festival
The Fumes To Play Fuji Rock Festival

The Fumes have been chosen to play at the 2008 Fuji Rock Festival in Japan.

Their debut album 'Guns of Gold' was released in Japan on 5th December '07 thru Blues Interaction/ P-Vine Records who labelled them the 'New Generation Jam Blues Rock'!

You can check out the lineup here. Other Native Tongue highlights include Tricky (Domino Publishing Company), CSS (Stage Three Music Publishing).