Dorothy Power

Dorothy first cut her teeth within the NZ music industry working in label management (local and international), publicity and promotions for Flying Nun, Warner Music, and Festival Mushroom Record companies. After a successful start to her music career, she took her skills, knowledge, and enthusiasm over to Europe 17 or so years ago and is predominantly now based in London. Since landing in the northern hemisphere she crossed over into the live production side of the business and has worked on some of the world’s most well-known music festivals across the UK and Europe. Working alongside the AEG Global Partnership team, amongst others, she has been part of production teams that deliver large scale festivals and events at multiple venues including The O2 and Hyde Park. Additionally, she helped set up and produced a boutique music, arts, and literature festival.

Splitting her time between UK/ EU and New Zealand Dorothy has also worked on various festivals on NZ soil including camp operations management for Rhythm and Vines, event producer for the inaugural Auckland Craft Beer and Food Festival for Live Nation and OUSA at Auckland’s Spark Arena, Rhythm and Alps, Snowboxx in Wanaka (sadly cancelled due to covid).

Alongside music festivals Dorothy is a skilled producer of brand-led award-winning events for global drinks brands, and is accomplished in delivering experiential, consumer-driven activations, whilst executing all on-site operations, including sponsorship engagement across the UK and Europe.

Throughout her career she has worked with many local NZ artists and a huge selection of touring internationals, as well as major global partners on sponsorship activations and delivery including Hendrick’s Gin (and the full William Grant Portfolio), Bacardi, Ray Ban, Playstation, Lululemon, Peroni, Birra Moretti, Veuve Cliquot, and Hunter, to name but a few.

Dorothy can mentor on Sponsorship, Budgets, Major (and not so Major) Events.

Dan Chisholm

Dan is a specialist music lawyer, acting for prominent musicians, managers and music entities in New Zealand and Australia. Prior to his legal career, Dan resided in Australia and played music professionally for the band BONJAH, touring with artists such as The Who, Counting Crows and The Cranberries.  Since returning to New Zealand, Dan has continued to play music and is currently part of the Christchurch musical group, Volts. 

Dan is qualified to practice in both New Zealand and Australia and advises on a range of music related agreements, including songwriter, recording, management, producer, publishing, synchronisation, distribution and licensing agreements. 

Dan’s objective is to provide his clients with expert knowledge and advice so that they can make the right choices with their creative material.  Dan writes regular legal articles for NZ Musician magazine, and has undertaken guest lectures at Otago University and CPIT.

*Please note the below

• Legal mentoring sessions are 30 mins only

• The legal mentoring sessions are for the purposes of providing general guidance on legal issues applicable to the music industry. We recommend you engage the services of a legal professional prior to proceeding with any specific legal matters.

• MMF members cannot ask the lawyer to look over and make comments or mark ups on contracts

• All contact with the lawyer is to be done via the MMF. No unsolicited emails are allowed

Amine Ramer

Founder, States of Sound

Board Member of GMS U.S (Guild of Music Supervisors)

As an award-winning music supervisor and consultant, Amine Ramer has influenced the sound and mood of feature films, documentaries, & television series. Ramer works between NZ and LA, Ramer’s success can be attributed to the careful selection of artists, ranging from the unknown to the popular. Her keen sensibility to create a visceral experience by connecting sight with sound along with an in-depth understanding of music rights and how to navigate the clearance process.

Credits include Shantaram (Apple TV+) “Crip Camp”(academy award nominated, Peabody award) “Woodstock 99” “Jay & Silent Bob Reboot” “Baby Done” “Red White & Brass” “Flint Town” “Weeds” “ The Signal” “The November Man, “Faking it”, “Richard Pryor –Omit the Logic”, “DB Cooper”- “For A Good Time Call”

Upcoming projects include Lonely Planet (Netflix) Music Box Series 2 for The Ringer/HBO, Five Nights at Freddy’s/Blumhouse.

Ramer has been a consultant for NZ on Air, & the NZ Music Commission and panelist for The Great Escape, M for Montreal, Iceland Airwaves, Break Out West, Musicians Institute, De Paul University, UK Trade and Investment Sync Mission, Music and Media Finland, Billboard Film & TV Conference, Bylarm, Olso, SXSW, Norwich Sound and Vision, among others.

Amine can mentor on: Music Supervision (including Music Licensing and Syncing)

Cary Caldwell

Cary is the co-founder and Executive Director for the 212 Music Group that has offices in the UK, US, and New Zealand. He was the Logistics Planning Manager for SXSW for 17 years where he was responsible for Law Enforcement Liaison, online threat awareness, event safety, and VIP security. Since returning to New Zealand he has hosted the successful Spaced Out Sessions in Christchurch and is working on several upcoming festivals in the South Island.

Cary can mentor on
Artist bio’s, General Business (setting up as a company etc), Events, Touring and International Festivals and Trade Fairs

Leanda Borrett

Leanda has worked in various content, broadcast and marketing roles over her 30 year career in the music industry.

Starting her career in music television, Leanda has programmed music and produced content for some of New Zealand's best loved music channels. There she discovered her drive to support and promote the growth of emerging and established artists. After 13 years of working in television, Leanda made the transition to marketing, working in publicity roles at EMI NZ, Roadshow Films NZ and Whakaata Māori. 

Starting in 2016, Leanda has provided freelance publicity, communications and marketing support under the banner of Eleventy12. Projects include release and tour campaigns for Ed Waaka, Georgia Lines, Lou’ana, Shapeshifter and The Upbeats. Leanda is currently the Marketing and Publicity Manager for AudioCulture and NZ On Screen.

Leanda can mentor you through project planning and strategy, publicity, traditional and digital marketing, social media content and advertising.

Jeremy McPike

With over two decades of experience in the New Zealand music industry, Jeremy McPike is a true renaissance man of the recording studio.

In 2000, Jeremy took on the management of York Street Studios, playing a pivotal role in establishing it as one of the most iconic recording venues in the country. During his tenure, he launched an engineering internship program that fostered a generation of award-winning engineers and producers, both locally and internationally. As a key industry figure, Jeremy leveraged York Street to build partnerships with notable organizations, including the University of Auckland, Smokefree Rockquest, Play It Strange, APRA, Air New Zealand, and national radio stations such as Channel Z, ZM, and bFM.

In 2014, Jeremy joined Neil Finn’s Roundhead Studios, where his client-focused approach and extensive network of contacts transformed the studio into a creative hub. Collaborating with Greg Haver, he helped establish the first Producer Series and Song Hubs sessions. Overseeing all aspects of the recording process, Jeremy has contributed to countless chart-topping projects, working with renowned artists such as Crowded House, Dave Dobbyn, Opshop, Shihad, Mick Fleetwood, the Black Eyed Peas, and many more.

Jeremy later joined the team at Parachute Music, where he oversaw technical upgrades and operational procedures for the newly refurbished Studio A.

An entrepreneur and connector, Jeremy consistently gives back to the community. Recently, he has been involved in developing a nonprofit initiative for young creatives called Launchpad. In 2009, he produced Merry Christmas Baby, a star-studded charity album that went gold and raised $15,000 for Plunket NZ. Earlier, in 2005, he managed the recording of Anchor Me, a charity single commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Rainbow Warrior.

When not working behind the console, Jeremy serves as a guest lecturer at the University of Auckland and SAE, where he also sits on the Creative Industries Advisory Committee. He is one of the founders of the AI Coffee Group, a collective of professionals exploring inter-industry collaborations made possible through AI.

Jeremy offers mentorship in: Audio engineering, Recording, mixing, and mastering, Studio construction, Album and session planning, General business management, Creative and general life guidance.

Katie Thompson

Self-managed New Zealand artist Katie Thompson first made a name for herself in 2009 when she became the first country artist in the world to raise $50,000 via crowdfunding platform Sellaband.

Since then she has gone on to be the opening act for Sir Elton John in 2011, was flown to Vienna by Global Rockstar to record with 5 other artists from around the world and was a finalist for Best Country Song & Best Country Artist 2020.

To date, Katie has raised over $250,000 for her own & other independent artists campaigns.

With 10+ years in the music industry, Katie is extremely passionate about helping other artists create successful careers & loves to share the knowledge she has gained through her own music career.

Katie runs Quirky Music, a music agency specialising in artist development, social media management & online crowdfunding. Katie is currently running "LEVEL UP": a series of online workshops focused on empowering emerging artists to up-skill and take their music to the next level.

Katie can mentor on Artist Development, Digital Marketing, Crowdfunding, Social Media Management and General Music Industry Advice.

Riccardo Ball

Riccardo has worked in the radio industry as a host, producer and Music Director for 30 years, including time at Radio Hauraki, The Rock and Crescendo Trust. He's across the commercial radio realities of what it takes to get airplay and is also a working musician in his own right.

As the Director of Wrecking Ball Media Riccardo specialises as a consultant on music, radio plugging, producing, arrangement and PR.