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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Mia Dyson BIOGRAPHY

Mia Dyson's remarkable debut album Cold Water, released in 2003, was nominated for an ARIA Award. The then 22 year-old Mia subsequently embarked on a packed touring schedule of major festivals in both Australia and off shore, including the East Coast Blues and Roots, Falls, Womadelaide, NXNE in Canada and The Edinburgh Festival in Scotland.

Her 2005 self-produced album Parking Lots, cemented Mia's place as one of Australia's most exhilarating songwriters to both audiences and critics alike; 'Dyson has one of the most powerfully emotive female voices in the country. On Parking Lots, she now demonstrates the songwriting maturity to let that voice truly soar.' Patrick Donovan, The Age

Mia was recently awarded the ARIA Award for 'Best Blues & Roots' artist and was nominated for 'Best Female Artist'.

2008 is shaping up to be another outstanding year for Mia Dyson; nationwide tours, songwriting, collaborations and compilations all on the horizon. Mia is currently in the process of writing her new album and is looking forward to composing yet another chapter in her already impressive recording career. In addition to this, Mia continues to travel the lengths of Australia in headlining festivals, performing sellout shows and passing on her valuable songwriting knowledge in workshops throughout the country.

 

All the senses shall be fulfilled indeed.

 

DISCOGRAPHY & CREDITS

  • Struck Down (2007, Black Door Records)
    Struck Down (2007, Black Door Records)
    "Mia meets the big bad world but comes out with her sensitivity intact."

    The sensitivity and passion in Mia's stellar vocal and guitar performances outshines the often-times weighty subject matter, reminding us that not only is music an important vehicle for revealing the injustices of life but also a primary means for providing comfort from them. Everybody might be ‘Going Down', but it's important to make sure we are goin' down smilin'."

    JMag - Guest review by Josh Cunningham

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  • Parking Lots (2005, Black Door Records)
    Parking Lots (2005, Black Door Records)

    Bejesus - if this album doesn't make Mia Dyson a household name around the world then things are crook in Tallarook! Much less subdued than her debut release, Cold Water, this has Grammy Award written all over it. (Forget pissy ARIAs, go for the big guns.)

     

    -Kim Porter, FORTE Magazine

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  • Cold Water (2003, Black Door Records)
    Cold Water (2003, Black Door Records)

    Some people in this world have the aura of an old soul. Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist Mia Dyson comes across as an old soul in the music industry. Don't be fooled - you might think "Cold Water" is her fifth album, when in actual fact it is her debut, and a stunning one at that.

     

    -Natalie Vulic, Beat Magazine

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