Meet the APRA Ambassadors

The APRA Ambassador Program features representatives from all genres of music, and managers. They are here to provide direct feedback on key issues that affect APRA members and the wider music industry. Read more about the program

 

Abbe May

Electronica/Doom Pop artist, Abbe May, is one of Australia’s most respected songwriters and performers, having released two albums and 2 EP’s in the last 5 years, May is now preparing for the release of her next album “Kiss My Apocalypse”. Her last album, Design Desire, was shortlisted in the top 5 albums of 2012 by the Australian Music Prize.

A prolific and powerful artist, May grew up on the coast of Western Australia and continues to base her work there. She has toured her music extensively both in Australia and internationally.
 

 

Abby Dobson

When Abby Dobson left school, she sang for her supper in New York subways, Greek islands and Parisian tequila slammer bars. She returned to Australia and co-founded the group Leonardo’s Bride. Their chart-topping song, ‘Even When I’m Sleeping’, won APRA song of the year and was later voted as one of the ‘Top 20 Australian Songs of All Time’.

Abby then went on to make records and tour extensively with dance producer wunderkind, Paul Mac. She was commissioned to record her songs for the hit TV series, ‘The Secret Life of Us’, and in 2007 Abby’s debut solo album, ‘Rise Up’, was released. Album single “Horses” was voted 2nd in the International Songwriting Competition.

More recently, Abby has been doing lyric writing commissions for film and a Broadway musical. Abby also has a delicious  side-project called Baby et Lulu in which she sings French songs - in harmony with the lovely Lara Goodridge of Fourplay fame - in front of an extraordinarily swinging band.

Adalita

"I don't know where I'd be without APRA. Just knowing that such an important and noble organisation has your back is profoundly comforting.

APRA has been so incredibly supportive of the music community, facilitating so many incredible opportunities like the APRA songwriting sessions which I've had the privilege to be part of. And of course, through the toughest times, financially, APRA has certainly come to the rescue."

Amanda Brown

APRA Member since 1991

Amanda was a member of one of independent music’s most cherished bands The Go-Betweens and has worked as a session musician with a diverse range of artists including R.E.M, silverchair, The Church, Youth Group, The Vines, Josh Pyke, David Bridie and Toni Collette and the Finish.

Amanda has a BA (Music) from the University of Western Sydney and has been composing for the screen since graduating from the Australian Film Television and Radio School in 2000.

Her previous credits include feature films Kings of Mykonos (2010), Son of a Lion (2008), Monkey Puzzle (2008), Look Both Ways (2005), Preservation (2003) and Floodhouse (2003). Amanda won the 2008 IF Award for Best Music for her score to Son of a Lion and in 2009 she won the AGSC/APRA Award for Best Music in a Documentary for Mask & Memory; Sidney Nolan. In 2011 she won the WOW Best Australian Composer award for her score for the documentary Dancing With The Prime Minister.

Ashley Irwin

APRA Member since 1980

"When I first moved to Los Angeles I met with representatives from ASCAP and BMI to discuss the prospect of leaving APRA and joining a local American society.

While both ASCAP and BMI were prepared to welcome me with open arms, the ASCAP executive asked me, "Why do you want to leave APRA? It's one of the best performing right societies in the world." That was over 20 years ago and I'm still a proud APRA member. Thank you ASCAP!"

Bill Cullen

Manager Ambassador

Bill is the managing director and founder of One Louder Entertainment, the management home to Paul Kelly, Sarah Blasko and Kate Miller-Heidke. He has been involved in the music business since leaving school, and did a long stretch working with Grant Thomas Management, working with acts such as Crowded House and The Rockmelons.  

A five year stint in London followed, where he worked with the legendary Pete Jenner (manager of Pink Floyd, The Clash, Billy Bragg etc), before going on to co-manage New Zealand act OMC (How Bizarre) who went on to a number one single and gold album in the USA. 

He returned to Australia and established One Louder, which has since had gold or platinum plus success with all of their of their current artists, as well as with Alex Lloyd, George, End Of Fashion and Amiel.  He is also a Director of the PPCA, an APRA ambassador, and a founding director of the Association of Artist Managers.

 

Brendan Boney

Brendon Boney is one half of Australian pop/folk duo Microwave Jenny. In west Wagga Wagga born and raised on the playground is where Brendon spent most of his days. He spent his teenage years travelling the world working away on a soccer career and it wasn't until his last year of high school when a severe injury put that on hold and he found music. A decision which has seen him win an APRA PDA, have his work featured in film soundtracks such as Bran Nue Dae and Gods of Wheat Street and playing such festivals as The Woodford Folk Festival, Peats Ridge Festival, The Dreaming Festival, Festival of the Sun, and Bluesfest in Byron Bay to name a few.   

One thing Brendon is very passionate about is trying to find new avenues for not only indigenous artists like himself but all Australian artists to perform and share their music in ways that not only help artists reach current fans but try to put artists in front of possible new fans too. With regular appearances on the festival scene his duo has started to develop a following and it was in early 2012 when they asked that following via microwavejenny.com, Facebook and Twitter "Who want's Microwave Jenny to play at their house?!". The response was overwhelming and saw Microwave Jenny play 20 houses in 6 different states 

 

Brendan Gallagher

APRA Member since 1990

Brendan Gallagher is a music all rounder – producer, multi instrumentalist, performer, composer, author.

He is best known as singer/songwriter with Karma County. Since 1995 they have released six albums and toured around Australia and the world. His debut solo album On Eve St was one of the top 25 albums for the Australian Music Prize 2006. In 2009 he followed up with Tooraloo & Tender.

Brendan has produced over twenty albums, including two ARIA award winners – the late Jimmy Little’s instant Australian classic Messenger (1999) and Karma County’s Into The Land Of Promise (2000). His distinctive guitar playing can be heard on recordings for artists like David Bowie, Jimmy Little and Kylie Minogue.

He is also the author of international best seller The Open Tuning Chord Book For Guitar favoured by guitarists from Peter Buck (REM) to Arlo Guthrie.

Brendan’s songs appear in films like Somersault, Clubland & The Boys Are Back and TV shows like Sea Change & City Homicide. He has composed for documentaries for ABC and SBS, short films by Rachel Perkins and Warwick Thornton and 2009 feature film Subdivision.

For over thirty years Brendan has maintained a comprehensive career as an independent artist in the music business.

Burkard Dallwitz

APRA Member since 1988

Widely regarded as one of Australia’s leading screen composers and acclaimed internationally, Burkhard Dallwitz was born in Germany and studied music at Melbourne’s Latrobe University.

Burkhard has worked as a composer for film and television since 1984. In 1999, he was awarded the Golden Globe for Best Original Score in a Motion Picture for The Truman Show, which also won the Chicago Film Critics’ Award and ASCAP Film and Television Award. The soundtrack reached number two on the Billboard charts.

Burkhard has received several APRA/AGSC Screen Music Awards including Best Television Theme for the 2000 Olympics, the Award for Best Music for a Television Series for CrashBurn in 2004, Underbelly in 2008, Underbelly: The Golden Mile in 2010 and Underbelly Razor in 2012. In 2008 he won Best Television Theme for Underbelly’s It’s a Jungle Out There and won Best Music for a Mini-series or Telemovie for Underbelly Files: Tell Them Lucifer Was Here. He has also been nominated for numerous Screen Music Awards, including for his feature film scores for The Caterpillar Wish in 2006 and Peter Weir’s The Way Back in 2011.

Burkhard continues to work on local, European and US film and television productions.

Buzz Bidstrup

Graham “Buzz “ Bidstrup has been involved in the Australian music industry for over 40 years and an APRA member since 1976. A co writer and co producer of hits for The Angels and GANGgajang,

Buzz has also written for many other artists as well as for Film and Television.  As a producer he has recorded over 50 albums and has managed start up acts right through to the legendary Jimmy Little, whom he looked after from 1999 until Jimmy’s passing in 2012. Buzz currently manages iconic Angels front man Doc Neeson.

Never one to stay idle, Buzz has been a member of the Association of Artist managers since its inception and is now on the AAM board as well as being the CEO of the Jimmy Little Foundation 

Carl Vine

APRA Member since 1979

Carl Vine first rose to prominence as a composer of music for classical dance, with more than 20 scores to his credit. He has since emerged as a major orchestral composer with seven symphonies and nine concertos heading the catalogue, and his piano music is performed frequently around the world.

He has an impressive catalogue of chamber music, complemented by various work for film, television and theatre. Although primarily a composer of modern 'art' music, he has undertaken such diverse tasks as arranging the Australian National Anthem and writing music for the Closing Ceremony of the Olympic Games (Atlanta, 1996). In his role as Artistic Director of Musica Viva Australia, Carl is also Artistic Director of the Huntington Estate Music Festival, Australia's most prestigious chamber music festival.

In 2012 Carl received the Sir Bernard Heinze Memorial Award for outstanding contribution to music in Australia and was made an Honorary Fellow of the Collegiate of Specialist Music Educators for outstanding contribution to music education.

Cath Haridy

Catherine Haridy’s career has run an interesting gamut of Australian music industry professions. Beginning as a contributor for Melbourne's Inpress Magazine and volunteering at Melbourne's legendary Triple R Radio, it wasn't too long before she found herself at Warner Music Australia. As A&R co-ordinator and later A&R manager at Festival Mushroom Records, she signed successful artists including Eskimo Joe, George, Gyroscope and Red Jezebel as well as hitching her A&R wagon to Motor Ace, 28 Days, Amiel, Gerling, 67 Special and Olivia Newton John. Cath was also instrumental in working on special project Corroboration, a journey through contemporary Australian and Indigenous music which featured collaborations between great Australian artists like Kylie Minogue and Jimmy Little.

In 2006 Cath decided to throw herself full-time into artist management. At present, CHM’s stable includes Eskimo Joe, Jebediah, Bob Evans, Adalita, The Chemist, Tigertown and Kathryn Rollins as well as Producers Steven Schram, Jimi Maroudas, Gareth Parton, Mick Glossop, Tony Buchen and Anna Laverty. Songwriter Steve Parkin and Berlin based Author Craig Schuftan round off a brilliant pool of talent.

Catherine is also a currently Chairman of the Association of Artist Managers, an APRA Ambassador, CBF Board member and chair of AMGAC, a patron for the AMP award and is involved in various important advocacy issues that affect artists and managers in Australia

Christopher Gordon

APRA Member since 1991

Christopher Gordon has composed for many of Australia's major celebrations, including the Commonwealth Games 2006, the Rugby World Cup Sydney 2003, the Centenary of Federation of Australia 2001, an orchestral score for a National Museum of Australia installation; and co-composed music for the Millennium Eve international telecast. In 2006, he was commissioned by the Prime Minister of Australia to arrange the official version of the Australian national anthem.

Christopher Gordon has written a number of scores for film and television, including Bruce Beresford's Mao's Last Dancer, Crawl, Daybreakers, the EMMY-nominated score for Salem's Lot, Sanctuary, Moby Dick, Sydney, A Story of a City, On the Beach, When Good Ghouls Go Bad, Much Ado About Something, and Ward 13. He also co-composed the score to Peter Weir's Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. His scores have received wide international acclaim and many Australian Screen Music Awards.

As an orchestral arranger Gordon has written for such diverse artists as Augie March, Kate Ceberano, Cello Diva, The Church, Judi Connelli, Iva Davies, Diana Doherty, John Farnham, Neil Finn, Delta Goodrem, Ben Lee, The Panics, Sydney Children's Choir, Australian Chamber Orchestra, and Melbourne, Sydney, Queensland and West Australian Symphony Orchestras.
 

Claire Bowditch

Clare Bowditch is an ARIA Award-winning songwriters, sometimes actor (stars as Rosanna Harding on the hit Channel 10 show “Offspring”), speaker, writer and creative-business mentor. She’s had Top Ten albums, been named Rolling Stone Woman of the Year (Contribution to Culture), Yen Young Woman of the Year (music), co-written with Gotye, toured with Leonard Cohen, written for Harpers Bazaar and the Drum, and currently hosts an Australian Music Show on Qantas.   

In 2013, Clare launches Big Hearted Business, a new enterprise designed to teach creative people about business, and business people about creativity, in ways that make sense. Along with her creative/business/husband Marty Brown, she has three glorious children, with no immediate plans for a forth or fifth (although no-one’s ruling it out for sure…) 

Clare is regularly invited to sit on both Ministerial and Award-Assessment panels (OZCO, AMP, ARIA, APRA), was Secretary of the Music Victoria Board until 2012, and is a proud Ambassador for Smiling Mind, Life’s Little Treasures, PPCA and APRA. 

 

Dann Hume

"Music is all about the songs — and APRA is all about the songs. I've been an APRA for almost as long as I can remember, from writing my first songs in my bedroom in New Zealand, to collaborating with amazing artists now in Melbourne. I remember when I was about eleven, all I wanted to do was write songs, and APRA has very much allowed be keep doing just that.

As we all know, every little bit counts, and from the live performance to radio — it's great knowing something is always there, on your side, looking after your songs."

 

Darlene Zschech

Darlene Zschech is acclaimed all over the world as a singer, songwriter, worship leader and speaker, most notably for her involvement in the music from Hillsong Church. Darlene, alongside her husband Mark, is Senior Pastor of Hope Unlimited Church on the Central Coast of New South Wales.

As a songwriter, Darlene is perhaps most famous for “Shout to the Lord,” a song that is sung by an estimated 25 to 30 million churchgoers every week and has been covered by at least twenty other artists. It was nominated for the Dove Awards’ Album of the Year in 1997 and Song of the Year in 1998, while Darlene was nominated for Songwriter of the Year in 2000 and received the International Award for influence in praise and worship.
 

Darlene has written over eighty songs that have been published by Hillsong Music Australia alone and her latest solo album “You Are Love” was released in 2011. Darlene is also passionate about raising and training other worship teams and writers.

Darren Cordeux

APRA Member since 2004

Darren Cordeux is a songwriter, singer and guitarist.  He fronts the Australian rock band, Kisschasy, who formed in 2002 when the band were growing up together in the country town of Balnarring on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula. 

Darren dropped out of school early and dedicated himself to writing songs, while the other three guys in the band were all doing Pennywise covers in Karl’s garage. They met at the local Warped festival and that was the start of that. Three albums with sales in excess of 100,000 followed through Eleven: a music company along with ARIA nominations and a gong for Channel [V]'s publicly voted Artist Of The Year.  Over the years, the band has also done a load of touring.

After the band's acclaimed Seizures album in 2010, Darren began writing songs with longtime partner Tahlia Shaw and Fuzz Phantoms was formed.  Their mutual adoration of power pop lead to a self-titled album in 2011 and the duo toured the country with bands such as Hot Hot Heat and The Jezabels.

When Darren isn’t penning tunes or playing shows, he dedicates time to raising awareness for animal rights with his longstanding relationships with animal protection societies PETA & Animals Australia

David Arden

APRA Member since 1992

"For 26 years now I have been a member of APRA. In this time, APRA has worked with me as a storyteller and a songwriter.

By working together with APRA to bring the knowledge of copyright for my work - as a Gunditjmara/Kokatha musician - I can now keep my song living a long time after I’m gone. So then my children and their children can benefit from my storytelling and my musical songlines, pathway of my Gunditjmara/ Kokatha culture."

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David Hirschfelder

APRA Member since 1981

David Hirschfelder was raised in the country town of Ballarat, about 70 miles northwest of Melbourne. Hirschfelder is recognised globally as Australia’s most distinguished and renowned screen-composer. After studying music at Melbourne University, he made waves as a keyboard prodigy, inevitably called abroad to perform his compositions at the 1983 Montreux Jazz Festival.

Hirschfelder soon became the musical brain behind many of Australia’s landmark concert events and recordings, including John Farnham’s 1988 “Classic Jack” Tour, featuring the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, and Harry M. Miller’s record-breaking “Jesus Christ Superstar” Arena Spectacular. Also in 1988 David’s first film-score for Baz Luhrmann’s “Strictly Ballroom” won a BAFTA award. In 1996 David received an Oscar nomination, an AFI and an APRA award for his “Shine” score; and in 1998 an Oscar nomination and BAFTA award for “Elizabeth”.

Other works include “Eternity” for orchestra, choir and 1000 tap-dancers (commissioned for the 2000 Sydney Olympics Opening Ceremony) and “Branches of Vayu” for trombone, 2 pianos and 2 percussionists (commissioned for the 2011 MSO Chamber Series). David’s recent film-scores include “The Railway Man”, and “Walking With Dinosaurs”.

Eric Chapus

APRA Member since 1994

Apra has looked after my performing rights in Australia and with its affiliates overseas for over 15 years and has been vital to my career with their constant support, knowledge and assistance whenever in need of help to solve issues.

I could not have survived so long as a song writer without those great APRA cheques...Its like Christmas Time several times a year... A songwriters career tends to fluctuate and those cheques always come when they are needed...

APRA's first goal is to look after their members in a transparent way and any songwriter out there should become a member and join this wonderful family. APRA really makes you feel like you belong to something and is a great network and resource for young songwriters.

Grant Windsor

Grant Windsor is a pianist, composer, arranger, conductor and producer from Perth, now residing in London.

 He has worked alongside many great artists over the years, including Jose James, Clare Teal, Gregory Porter, Jamie Cullum, Garou, Bilal, Sir Michael Parkinson, Ty, Plan B, Stephanie Mckay, Benji B, Emily King, Taylor Mcferrin, Matthew Herbert Big Band, Nailah Porter, Badmarsh and Shri, BBC Big Band, Sophie Solomon, Carole King, Pee Wee Ellis, Joe Bataan, Wretch 32, Russell Watson, Dionne Bromfield, Olly Murs, Pino Palladino, Femi Temowo, Marius De Vries, Lizz Wright and Jean Toussaint.

Grant’s commissioned orchestral works have included State of Union for the West Australian Composers’ Ensemble featuring Joe Chindamo Trio, a rework of Lacrimosa from Mozart’s Requiem and The Memoriam Concerto for electric bass and orchestra. He has received 5 WAMI’s including best jazz composition and the APRA Professional Development Award for Jazz. As a conductor, Grant has worked with many ensembles including The Collective, BBC Big Band, West Australian Composer Ensemble, Deviation String Ensemble and BBC2 Radio Leeds Big Band.

Grant produced Clare Teal’s 2011 album Hey Ho which reached No.1 in the Itunes Jazz charts. Grant has recently collaborated with Jose James as well as working with soloist trumpet player Alison Balsom.
 

Guy Gross


Guy Gross is one of Australia's leading film and television composers. With credits such as the international hit feature, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994), the animated television series for children, Blinky Bill (1992), and the Sci Fi Channel's "Farscape" (1999), which has since spun off five soundtrack albums, Guy's music covers a wide variety of styles.

Over his 30 year career, Guy has composed music for hundreds of hours of television and a number of Australian feature films, receiving numerous peer awards, and much of his film music is available on CD. In 2009 he was awarded the APRA/AGSC International Achievement Award and in 2012 he was elected president of the Australian Guild of Screen Composers. His scores have been performed in concert by the Sydney, Melbourne and Queensland Symphony Orchestras.

Guy is a director and partner of Trackdown, one of Australia's leading film music and audio service providers. They operate Australia's largest purpose-built orchestral recording studio which is located in Sydney, adjacent to Fox Studios.
 

Iva Davies

The iconic Australian band ICEHOUSE was formed by singer, songwriter and musical creative force, Iva Davies, who lead the band to an amazing 28 platinum records, eight Top 10 albums and over thirty Top 40 singles.

Iva has also showcased his musical skills for films, ballet, television and special events. Davies’ piece The Ghost of Time, performed by Richard Tognetti and the SSO for the International Millennium Celebrations, was telecast to over 3.5 billion people worldwide. In 2003, The Ghost of Time evolved into a film score Davies co-composed with Tognetti and Christopher Gordon for Peter Weir’s Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World.

ICEHOUSE and Iva Davies have won many awards, including ARIA awards for Best Album and Highest Selling Album for Man of Colours, an ARIA Award for The Ghost of Time and APRA|AGSC awards for Razorback – Iva’s first film score - Master and Commander and The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant. His song “Circles in the Sky” was chosen as an official Sydney 2000 Olympic theme.
ICEHOUSE was inducted in the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2006.

In 2011, ICEHOUSE released a greatest hits album, White Heat:30 Hits, which achieved Gold level sales in just two weeks. After an absence over 15 years, the band returned to live performance in late 2011 and throughout 2012 to instant acclaim.

Jake Stone

APRA has come to mean so many things to me - from getting paid, to hosting and participating in elements of Song Summit this year, to playing in a terrible covers band at the Christmas party.

Mostly, I support the organisation because they seem to genuinely care about musicians, musicians rights, and understand the essential support a creative industry needs to survive and flourish.

They're also quite good-looking as people.

James Morrison

James Morrison is, by anybody’s standard, a virtuoso in the true sense of the word. Besides the trumpet, this multi-instrumentalist also plays trombone, euphonium, flugel horn, tuba, saxophones, double bass and piano. At the age of seven, he was given his first instrument, at nine he formed his first band and at thirteen he was playing professionally in nightclubs. His international career developed just as quickly. At only age 16 James debuted in the USA with a breathtaking concert at the Monterey Jazz Festival.

Following this were performances at the big festivals in Europe including Montreaux, Pori, North Sea, Nice and Bern - playing with many of the legends of jazz. Dizzy Gillespie, Cab Calloway, Woody Shaw, Red Rodney, George Benson, Ray Charles, B.B. King, Ray Brown and Wynton Marsalis to name a few. There were also gigs in the worlds most famous jazz clubs - The Blue Note and Village Vanguard in New York, the New Morning in Paris and Ronnie Scotts in London.

In 1997, James was recognised for his service to the arts in Australia and awarded a medal of The Order of Australia.

 

Jay Laga'aia

Jay Laga’aia is one of Australia’s most well known entertainers. From Home and Away to Water Rats and Star Wars, Jay is an acting, singing, composing chameleon of the entertainment industry. He's been a host of the iconic Australian children’s program Playschool since 1999 and has an extensive history of working with music and children.  

Jay is a strong supporter of Australian schools music programs and often runs free music workshops for children. Jay has composed numerous children’s songs, which have been featured on ABC Kids albums and television programs as well as producing several albums of his own.  

 

Jenny Morris


Born in New Zealand Jenny Morris gained national attention in the late 80's and early ninety's, with a string of platinum and multi platinum albums including Body and Soul, Shiver and Honeychild.

Throughout her career as writer and performer she has sold in excess of  ½ a million records and is the recipient of 2 back-to-back ARIA awards for ‘Best Female Artist'. She has toured the world with artists such as Sir Paul McCartney, Prince and INXS and played the most prestigious stages including Wembley Stadium (London UK) and Le Bercy Stadium (Paris, France).

In addition to her performing schedule, Jenny is also the new chair person of the board of APRA and sits on the board of the Nordoff Robbins Music Therapy organisation.
 

Jessica Mauboy

APRA Member since 2008

The music industry can be hard to navigate. To any young Indigenous songwriters out there, do yourself a favour, join APRA.

With APRA helping me, I know my music is protected and I can focus on writing my next album, creating ground breaking Australian urban music and let APRA look after protecting my rights.

APRA is a not for profit organisation: their job is to help songwriters and composers.

APRA will be a great part of your team.

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Jimmy Barnes

APRA Member since 1978

Regarded as the elder statesman of Australian rock ‘n’ roll, Jimmy Barnes has carved out the most successful solo career of any performer in Australian rock history - producing nine Number One albums. Jimmy works tirelessly for various charities, particularly those caring for children and disadvantaged people in the community. 

He continues to tour internationally and throughout Australia; his current album is ‘Rage and Ruin” recorded in the USA.  Jimmy Barnes is a multi-platinum, multi-ARIA Award winning Artist and a bona fide Australian icon.

John Watson

Manager

John Watson is the owner and President of both John Watson Management and the label, Eleven. Over the last 15 years every artist on the JWM and Eleven rosters has enjoyed either gold or multi-platinum success and the companies have helped four separate artists achieve gold certifications in the United States.

John was jointly responsible for signing Silverchair to Sony before leaving to manage the band under the John Watson Management umbrella in 1995. Silverchair remain JWM clients and have gone on to win more ARIA Awards than any artist in history.

JWM and Eleven also launched the career of much loved Australian singer/songwriter Missy Higgins (who has gone on to sell over a million albums in this country), Little Birdy and Kisschasy. John managed Wolfmother on their Grammy winning debut but stood down from that role in 2009. He currently manages Birds Of Tokyo who were voted Most Popular Australian Artist at the 2011 ARIA Awards.

His companies currently co-manage Cold Chisel and Gotye. Gotye is also signed to the Eleven label in Australia and his song "Somebody That I Used To Know" has topped the charts in over 30 countries and won three Grammy awards, among numerous other record-breaking achievements.

Jon Hume

Songs are such a big part of my life, and such an influence on all of us. I'm so thankful that APRA is here to enable local writers to hone their craft, and carry out that endless search for just the right words, and the melody that will carry it to a place that words alone could never go. APRA rightly acknowledges the value that songs have, and rewards the writers. They do a fantastic job and so many songs we all know and love would probably not exist without APRA being there to help writes make a living!