APRIL MEMBERS ONLY SESSION - SOUNDCHECK AOTEAROA

The Music Managers Forum Aotearoa are pleased to announce the Aprils Members Online Session with SoundCheck Aotearoa.

SoundCheck Aotearoa is an action group formed in 2020 with a mission to foster a safe and inclusive culture for the music community. They believe that action is needed to address inequitable representation, challenge systemic discrimination, and advance impactful change across the music industry, and are looking at ways to work together across the music community to achieve this.

Rachel Harrison and Wairere Eruera Iti from the SoundCheck Aotearoa working group will be giving an update on the work to date, what resources and tools are available, and what plans the group have for the year ahead. 

Rachel Harrison

Rachel lives in Pōneke Wellington and works with organisations and communities across Aotearoa to help prevent sexual harassment, sexual violence, domestic violence and child abuse. Rachel believes that harassment, violence and abuse are preventable and that the best solutions are tailored to each specific community and workplace, making use of their strengths and minimising specific risk factors. Rachel started at Auckland Rape Crisis in the 1990’s, and since then has worked at Netsafe, the Hauraki Family Violence and Child Abuse Prevention Services Hauraki. She is now self-employed and works with a range of public and private sector organisations including ACC Injury Prevention, the New Zealand Defence Force, New Zealand Rugby, BNZ, and the Screen Women’s Action Group as they work toward making their communities safe and free from harassment and abuse.

Wairere Eruera Iti

Wairere has more than 30 years' experience in the Music industry. This has included Wairere being a saxophonist, booking agent, tour manager, industry board member and funding assessor. A key focus for Wairere is supporting and empowering Maori on how to navigate their way through the music industry.

Date: Tuesday 12th April

Time: 6.00pm–7.30pm

RSVP: For MMF members only lorraine.owen@mmf.co.nz RSVP essential as spaces are limited

Due to the limited places please note if you RSVP and then fail to attend the session without notifying us, unfortunately you will not be eligible for future sessions

MARCH MEMBERS ONLY SESSION - MUSIC PRODUCERS GUILD AOTEAROA

How we can assist producers navigate all aspects of the music industry?

Chris Chetland and Greg Haver will be discussing the role of the MPG NZ and how it can assist producers to navigate the business, music and technical areas of the industry.

Chris Chetland has been working in music for over 25 years, working in engineering, writing and producing. He has been a finalist at the NZ Music Awards twice for best Engineer and also for best electronic artist (as Baitercell), and won best emerging manager (with Rei) at the MMF awards. He also mixed the NZ record holder for weeks of a single at #1 (for Scribe ‘Stand Up/Notmany’). Specializing mainly in mastering these days he has mastered songs for the likes of Reb Fountain, Jakob, Benee, Muroki, Shapeshifter, Rei, Tami Neilson, Poetik, Troy Kingi, Dua Lipa and Bebe Rexha

Greg Haver is a Welsh music producer now based in Aotearoa. His diverse work has included Manic StreetPreachers, The Chills, Melanie C, Troy Kingi, John Cale, Devilskin, Bullet For My Valentine and SuperFury Animals. Since relocating he has been involved in setting up several music industry initiatives such as the APRA SongHubs writing camps, The Aotearoa Music Producer Series (AMPS), The Aotearoa Sync-Posium, the NZ On Air New Music Development Grants and the MPG NZ.

March Members On Line Session - The Music Producers Guild of NZ / Aotearoa

Date: Tuesday 15th March
Time: 6pm 
RSVP: For MMF members only lorraine.owen@mmf.co.nz (RSVP essential as spaces are limited)

Due to the limited places please note if you RSVP and then fail to attend the session without notifying us, unfortunately you will not be eligible for future sessions.

FEBRUARY MEMBERS ONLY SESSION - MUSIC PRODUCERS

The Music Managers Forum Aotearoa are pleased to announce the first of the monthly Members On line Seminars for 2022.  And the February session is around MUSIC PRODUCERS.

The speakers in this session will look at the business side of Music Producers  - What are the different hats a producer might wear? How are producers paid for their work ? Producer fees vs producer points? What are producer points - and how are they calculated?

A music producer is in charge of the overall sound and feel of a record or album. They help to create and deliver recordings. They make sure that the recording is the best it can be when a band or musician is recording a song or album. 

The role requires talent and expertise, and it includes wearing many hats (not always the same hat either). The producer often gives performance advice and direction to musicians or makes sure the studio engineer is on track. Their job is to oversee every detail of a song or album in the hope of producing a ‘hit’. 

The panel of speakers for this session are:

Joost Langeveld - Bigpop Music

Joost is co-director of Bigpop Music - a resourceful ‘umbrella’ company assisting creatives realise their artistic dreams and aspirations and providing viable pathways to enable artists to share their art with the world. Bigpop’s activities include A&R, music publishing, label services, music production and operating music/sound recording studio facilities.

Joost’s history is varied and encompasses most facets of the music industry. Whether as a musician, composer, producer, A&R, collaborator and/or record label entrepreneur he has been (and is) integral to a wide range of local and global facing projects.

Cushla Aston - Aston Road Management
Cushla Aston, of Tainui and Te Arawa descent, is the founder of Aston Rd, a boutique management company managing Louis Baker, alongside music management consultation and special projects.

Since joining the NZ Music industry in 2011 after a decade in the UK, she has worked with notable New Zealand artists such as Fat Freddy’s Drop, Julia Deans, Kora and Trinity Roots.

In 2012 Cushla won ‘Upcoming Manager of the Year’ and was a finalist for ‘Manager of the Year’ in 2015 and 2021. Cushla is a mentor and Executive Committee member for the MMF NZ and teaches the Artist Development paper at Massey University for the Bachelor of Commercial Music.

Collectively Aston Rd’s clients have been winners and finalists for the APRA Silver Scroll awards, Aotearoa Music Awards, Taite Music Awards and NZ Music Critics Choice awards.  They have toured in the UK, Europe, Polynesia, South Africa and Australia.

tephen King - Media Arts Lawyers

Stephen practises in all facets of commercial and entertainment law; with a particular focus on music, particularly within the independent sector through his representation of the Australian and New Zealand label associations and numerous independent record labels within Australia, New Zealand and internationally. Stephen combines his legal knowledge with his vast experience in the music industry, including in private practice in the UK representing major artists, labels and industry bodies and in Australia as the Business Affairs Manager for Festival Mushroom Records. Stephen is a supporter of local music and provides pro-bono services to Music NT and Arts Law members. Stephen is the manager of the multi award winning artist, Georgi Kay and of ARIA Award winning producer, Dean Tuza and co-owner of Wilson Street Studios

Music Managers Forum Aotearoa
February Members Online Session - Music Producers

Date:            Tuesday 22nd February
Time:            6.00pm – 7.00pm
RSVP:          For MMF members only lorraine.owen@mmf.co.nz
                     RSVP essential as spaces are limited

Due to the limited places please note if you RSVP and then fail to attend the session without notifying us, unfortunately you will not be eligible for future sessions.

NOVEMBER MEMBERS ONLY SESSION - Spotify

The Music Managers Forum Aotearoa are pleased to announce the November Members Online Session and its a good one! We are excited to welcome Hannah Brewer and Jonathan Harrison from Spotify AUNZ.

 Spotify is the world’s most popular music streaming service with a community of 381 million users, including 172 million subscribers, across 178 markets. Spotify is the largest driver of revenue to the music business today. 

HANNAH BREWER 

Editor, Spotify AUNZ

 Hannah is an Editor at Spotify where she is responsible for providing opportunities for Australian and New Zealand artists to be discovered amongst our local and global audiences on Spotify. She develops our playlist ecosystems through strategic programming, creating new opportunities for audiences to connect with artists that suit their listening needs. Hannah also has a keen interest in Spotify’s diversity, inclusion and belonging initiatives, driving our creator-focussed programs EQUAL and RADAR. Prior to Spotify, Hannah worked in Music Promotion at NZ On Air.

JONATHAN HARRISON

Artist & Label Partnership Lead, Spotify AUNZ
Jono is the Artist & Label Partnership Lead at Spotify, responsible for building and maintaining relationships with the artist community and their labels, enabling stronger value exchange to ultimately connect audiences and artists, empowering the local creative community. Prior to Spotify, Jono held a number of roles in music and radio, including Mushroom Group and also several years at triple j, where he produced Like A Version and was Executive Producer of Breakfast with Matt and Alex. 

Date: Tuesday 16th November

Time: 6.00pm – 7.30pm

RSVP: For MMF members only lorraine.owen@mmf.co.nz

RSVP essential as spaces are limited .

Due to the limited places please note if you RSVP and then fail to attend the session without notifying us, unfortunately you will not be eligible for future sessions.

OCTOBER MEMBERS ONLY SESSION - Ollie Wards - Director of Music for Australia and New Zealand at TikTok

The Music Managers Forum Aotearoa are pleased to announce the October Members Online Session and its a good one! Very happy to announce our special guest for October is Ollie Wards - Director of Music for Australia and New Zealand at TikTok.

Ollie Wards is TikTok's first Director of Music for Australia and New Zealand. Since joining TikTok in September 2020, he has worked to create opportunities for Australian and Kiwi artists on the platform both domestically and overseas. Ollie is always building ways to deepen the users' experience with music on TikTok and connect them with musicians through multiple avenues including live streaming, music editorial, content creation support or projects like launching a TikTok radio station. Ollie's originally from Auckland and likes to get home to visit whānau as much as possible.

Date: Tuesday 12th October

Time: 6.00pm – 7.00pm

RSVP: For MMF members only lorraine.owen@mmf.co.nz

Note that this session will have more spaces than our usual Members Online Sessions but will still be limited therefore RSVP is essential. Due to the limited places please note if you RSVP and then fail to attend the session without notifying us, unfortunately you will not be eligible for future sessions. 

AUGUST MEMBERS ONLY SESSION - TIM BERN

The Music Managers Forum Aotearoa are pleased to announce the August Members Online Session.  These hangouts are small  on-line sessions, held via Zoom for 10 to 15 MMF members.  This allows for a more intimate group learning environment where our members can be upskilled in important areas of music management.

The Online Session for August  is:

Tim Bern -  Koze Music (sync and pub admin agency based in LA) and DISCO (leading music management tool)

Tim is the Head of New Markets and Education at DISCO.ac. He helped launch DISCO (first boots on the ground) in Los Angeles in 2016 and has grown and trained the user base to become the sync industry standard for music supervisors and rights holders to manage, search, and share files. Aside from DISCO,  Tim co-owns Koze Music, a worldwide publishing administration and sync agency based in Los Angeles and Nashville.

In this session Tim will give a general insight about the sync market from being in the midst of it in Los Angeles:

- Some tips on how to get and work with sync agents to be more effective.

- Importance of metadata and how you present yourself when pitching

- Good sync representation contracts vs bad contracts

Date:                Tuesday 17th August

Time:               6.00pm – 7.00pm

RSVP:               For MMF members only lorraine.owen@mmf.co.nz

Limited to 10 – 15 places, but if there is demand we will schedule a second session

Due to the limited places please note if you RSVP and then fail to attend the session without notifying us, unfortunately you will not be eligible for future sessions.

Background on DISCO

DISCO is a widely used cataloging, discovery and promotion tool utilized by professionals across the music and media industries. DISCO streamlines the way you work with files and data by replacing usual hodgepodge of iTunes, Dropbox, Mailchimp, Soundcloud, email attachments, Promo Jukebox, Haulix etc.

Useful facts:

45 million tracks stored

750+ of the top music supervisors moved their workflows onto DISCO

6000+ rights holders, managers, artists and producers

A short list of DISCO's more recognizable clients include: Universal Music Group, Sony Music Group, Warner Music Group, Viacom, Netflix, Amazon, HBO, Fox, Disney, Apple, Media Arts Lab, McGarry Bowen, Droga 5, BT Sport, Concord, The Orchard, Zync/Round Hill, Terrorbird, Bankrobber, Sugaroo, Greater Goods, Secretly labels, Beggars labels, Subpop, Native Tongue, Mushroom, Hallwood Media, CRS, Page 1 Management, IE Management, Crush Management, Red Light Management, Primary Wave, BMG, Peer Music, Pulse, Future Classic, Planetary Music Group, The Syndicate, NACC, Your Army, Theodore, Neophonic, Pusher, Warp Records, Full Pursuit, Aperture, Format, Chop Shop, Hit The Ground Running, Good Ear Music Supervision, and many more.

JULY MEMBERS HANGOUT SESSSION - NZ MUSIC COMMISSION

The Music Managers Forum Aotearoa are pleased to announce the July Members Hangout.  These hangouts are more intimate on-line sessions, held via Zoom for 10 to 15 MMF members.  This allows for a more intimate group learning environment where our members can be upskilled in important areas of music management.

The On Line Session for July is:

NZ Music Commission Funding – Aotearoa Touring Programme and Capability Grants Programme – with Emily Crowther and Nicola Edwards

In this session you will find out more details about the NZ Music Commissions two new funding programmes.

Emily Crowther - Aotearoa Touring Programme Manager

The Aotearoa Touring Programme is  a new scheme to support the touring circuit for original music in New Zealand. The Programme is part of the government’s NZ Music COVID Recovery Package, and the wider Arts & Culture COVID Recovery Programme being implemented by Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage. It’s over-arching goal is more local artists growing sustainable careers; and increasing the access to live music for New Zealand audiences

After starting her career at NZ indies Flying Nun and FMR, a move to London saw Emily propelled into international promotions for Universal Music, Domino Records and Sony, working on worldwide campaigns and launch events for a diverse roster in including Metallica, PJ Harvey, Bjork, Arctic Monkeys and One Direction. Since returning to NZ, Emily has been working in various roles at the NZ Music Commission.

Nicola Edwards – Capability Manager

Nicola is the newest member of the NZ Music Commission team, joining as Capability Manager in February this year. Her role includes looking after the Industry Internship Programme, which will opening for its fifth intake later this year; and the recently launched Capability Grants Programme, a  new contestable fund to support building and developing skills, tools and knowledge in Aotearoa’s music sector.

Nicola has worked in a variety of communications roles and previously worked for the Scottish Parliament, the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and the Edinburgh International Film Festival before moving to New Zealand from her native Scotland. While this is her first role in the music industry, she grew up playing and listening to music constantly, and is an avid buyer of vinyl. Nicola is currently attempting to learn drums.

Date:                Tuesday 27th  July

Time:               6.00pm – 7.00pm

RSVP:               For MMF members only lorraine.owen@mmf.co.nz

Limited to 10 – 15 places, but if there is demand we will schedule a second session
Due to the limited places please note if you RSVP and then fail to attend the session without notifying us, unfortunately you will not be eligible for future sessions.

DEMYSTIFYING RECORD LABELS AND PUBLISHING COMPANIES SEMINAR

THE MUSIC MANAGERS FORUM AOTEAROA PRESENT

DEMYSTIFYING RECORD LABELS

AND PUBLISHING COMPANIES

SEMINAR

Bay of Plenty

Following the massive success of the How to Make Money From Your Music and How to Market and Promote Your Music seminars, the Music Managers Forum Aotearoa, in conjunction with Recorded Music NZ, NZ On Air, and Tauranga City Council Creative Community Scheme are returning to the Bay of Plenty with a new upskilling seminar for the music community to learn more about Record Labels and Publishing Companies.

In this seminar, musicians can learn the difference between major and indie record labels, the different contracts that are available, what a publishing company can do for you  as a writer and so much more!

The expert panel will be made up of:

Nicky Harrop – General Manager of Rhythmethod

Rhythmethod is Aotearoa’s largest independent music distributor. Nicky is also the Independent Director on the board of Recorded Music NZ and part of the working group of SoundCheck Aotearoa.  Prior to this, Nicky spent many years working at record labels in marketing, promotions and label management. She has consulted as a film & television researcher for music-based projects, and developed the Music Industry major for Massey University’s Bachelor of Commercial Music degree.

Pennie Black – General Manager NZ Native Tongue Music Publishing

Native Tongue Music Publishing is an independent music publisher with offices in Auckland, Sydney and Melbourne. With a roster of very talented and well respected catalogue of local writers, Native Tongue also administers the works of overseas writers and catalogues for Australasia.

Prior to this role, Pennie previously worked for 95bFM, NZ’s largest student / independent radio station as Operations and Programme Director for over ten years. Passionate about local and alternative music, she continues to host a weekly show on 95bFM. Pennie is also a founding member of Girls Rock! Aotearoa, and resident DJ of the 12XU Dark Eighties Collective.

Moderated by Teresa Patterson, Chair of Music Managers Forum Aotearoa.

Teresa has worked in the Music Industry for over 25 years in Major Record Labels, Artist Management, Artist Touring and Festivals.

Thanks to Music Managers Forum Aotearoa, Recorded Music NZ, NZ On Air and  Tauranga City Council Creative Community Scheme the seminar is FREE but RSVP is essential. Email lorraine.owen@mmf.co.nz to secure your seat.

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‘Demystifying Record Labels and Publishing Companies’ Seminar

Date: Wed 21st July

Venue: Totara St, 11 Totara St, Tauranga

Doors at 5.30pm. Seminar starts at 6pm until 7.30pm

RSVP to lorraine.owen@mmf.co.nz