Paul McLaney

Paul McLaney is a long-standing contributor to the musical landscape as both a recording artist of over twenty album releases, a composer of theatre and dance scores, and an Intellectual Property expert. He has worked as General Manager for Mushroom Music Publishing NZ with responsibilities across all licensing and A&R; as an independent contractor in the licensing sphere; as a consultant to Native Tongue Music Publishing on writer relations; he sat on New Zealand Music Commission’s Board of Trustees for 9 years as well as Atamira Dance Collective’s Board. In 2022 he was commissioned by NZ On Air to write a paper on Sync Licensing in New Zealand. He is the Musical Supervisor for The World of Wearable Art, responsible for the commissioning of new work and facilitating music licensing requirements.