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.

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AUSTRALIA

Ph +61 3 9445 0500

PO Box 1570
Collingwood, VIC 3066
Australia

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

Jaime Gough - International Manager
jaime@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

Ph +64 9 378 9667

PO Box 8926
Symonds Street, Auckland 1150
New Zealand

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

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Native Tongue does not give feedback on unsolicited demos or unsolicited material.



Greg Johnson BIOGRAPHY

Greg Johnson is a household name in his home country of New Zealand, where he has had multiple Gold and Platinum selling albums on the EMI/Capitol Label. He has been based in Los Angeles since 2002. A recipient of several New Zealand music awards including "Best Male Vocalist" and the prestigious APRA (Australasian ASCAP) Silver Scroll for songwriting he is best known for his long list of radio hits in NZ and his 2006 US radio Hit "Save Yourself". His live performances have always been popular from intimate club shows to Opera Houses, Theatres and Arts Festivals where he has gained a reputation as a fine multi-instrumentalist and gifted raconteur.

 

Few musicians have endured, delivered and sustained a work ethic the way Greg Johnson has, a professional musician from age eighteen with an old-school songwriter approach and a fiercely independent style and philosophy. His eight solo albums (one every two years since 1992!) have produced 16 top 40 hits and have been placed in shows as diverse as "The Hills", "Aliens In America" and "Outrageous Fortune" to movies such as "50 Pills" "Entry Level" and in 2009 the Dustin Hoffman Emma Thompson drama "Last Chance Harvey". He has written for and with a number of other artists including Mozella, Greg Meyer and Boh Runga.

 

His latest album "Seven Day Cure" features 12 of Johnson's best tunes to date. The album was recorded 2008 with a cast of fine musicians including Ted Brown, Jeff Young, Sid Jordan, Wayne Bell, Mark Hughes, Simon Petty, Malcolm Cross, Mozella and Cynthia French.

 

Greg continues to tour and perform in the US, UK and New Zealand.

DISCOGRAPHY & CREDITS

  • Seven Day Cure (2008, EMI)
    Seven Day Cure (2008, EMI)
    "Actually, in such good form - lyrically, musically and performance-wise - that the dozen songs make this feel like being one of the most fully realised Johnson albums yet." NZ Herald
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  • Anyone Can Say Goodbye (2006, EMI NZ)
    Anyone Can Say Goodbye (2006, EMI NZ)

    Perhaps darker than his last two albums, ‘Anyone can say Goodbye' is an album that exercises Greg's expert ability to create tracks that take you on a musical journey. The first single on New Zealand radio is ‘Now the Sun is Out'. With other stand out tracks including 'Venom' and 'New Car Smell', this CD catalogues a rich variety of emotions from love, friendship, heartbreak and regeneration. Marbecks

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  • Here Comes The Caviar (2004)
    Here Comes The Caviar (2004)
    The singles 'Save Yourself' and "It's Been So Long" proved to be Greg's biggest NZ hits ever and "Save Yourself" was added to radio all across the USA. The songs "Kiss Me and "Don't Be The One" also gained unprecedented airtime across NZ.
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  • The Best Yet (2001, EMI NZ)
    The Best Yet (2001, EMI NZ)
    A stunning collection of songs from one of New Zealand's most gifted singer/songwriters. The Best Yet, represents Greg's classic songs to date, achieving Gold status in NZ.
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