Clive Hodson (chair)

Perfect Pitch Publishing 

Clive is the Founder/Managing Director of the Perth-based independent Full-Service Music Publisher Perfect Pitch Publishing. He is an APRA registered songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, senior music business lecturer and music teacher. A Non-Executive Board Director and Deputy Chair of AMCOS, Non-Executive Board Director and Chair of AMPAL, Chair - ICMP - Australasia and Asia Global Regional Group. MPA Australia & New Zealand (AMPAL)

Clive is the only regionally based (Perth WA) music publisher currently sitting on the AMCOS/AMPAL boards.

Clive’s previous experience includes senior director roles at PolyGram/Universal, ABC Music and Shock Music Publishing. He has previously served on the boards of PPCA, AIR and WAM (West Australian Music Industry Assoc)

Clive was a senior lecturer at AIM (Australian Institute of Music) - Music Publishing and International Music Marketing until relocating to Perth in 2019. He is a guest lecturer at WAAPA (Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts), and a regular facilitator, panellist, mentor at WAMcon, a major sponsor of WAM Song of the Year competition and a Creative Australia peer assessor. 

Clive holds a certificate of Education from the London School of Teachers (UNSW), is a registered Justice of the Peace in WA and is a member of the Royal Association of Justices of Western Australia and the Institute of Community Directors Australia (AMICDA).

Karen hamilton (Deputy Chair)

120 Publishing Pty Ltd

Karen has over 30 years’ experience in the industry across A&R, Copyright, Royalties & Licensing and is currently the General Manager at 120 Publishing.

Having previously worked at AMCOS, MMA Music, Mana Music and Warner Chappell, in 1998 she joined John Woodruff Management to work across recordings, publishing and management for Savage Garden, and a short time later partnered with John and Keith Welsh to form Rough Cut Music Publishing. Over the next decade the company signed and developed several prominent Australian artists including Evermore, Kisschasy, Trial Kennedy and The Butterfly Effect.

In 2011 she launched 120 Publishing for Ministry of Sound Australia (now TMRW Music). 120 is a full-service publisher with a special interest in working closely with dance & electronic music writers, producers and topliners, and a focus on setting up collaborations between domestic writers and international artists.

Karen is passionate about creating export opportunities for Australian songwriters. She currently sits on the AMCOS Board, is a judge for APRA’s Professional Development Awards and is also an active member of APRA’s CMAG Committee, working to implement Music Recognition Technology across nightclubs and festivals and advocating for the fair distribution of live performance income to Australian writers.

Craig Monagle (Company secretary)

Warner chappell music australia pty ltd

Craig is the Director & Financial Controller of Warner Chappell Music Australia, serving on the AMCOS board and as Director and Company Secretary of AMPAL. He also previously served as Alternate Director on the APRA board.

Prior to joining Warner Chappell, Craig had a career in public accounting and business advisory services. He is a CPA, and holds an Honours degree in Law, a Commerce degree and post-graduate qualifications in both Law and Accounting.

In his role at Warner Chappell, Craig is responsible for representing a diverse range of songwriters, from Australian icons such as previous members of Little River Band and Australian Crawl, to current cultural exports Tones & I and Vance Joy and global acts such as Zach Bryan and Dua Lipa.

LINDA BOSIDIS

Mushroom Music Publishing Pty ltd

Linda is the Co-CEO of Mushroom Music, a progressive independent music company established in 1972. Representing a diverse range of iconic songwriters and catalogues from Australia, New Zealand, and beyond, the company operates on a global scale.

Linda’s career began at APRA in 1990, where she founded the first Writer Services Department in Melbourne. She then spent 23 years as Head of A&R and Creative at Mushroom Music before moving into a leadership role in 2019.  She also serves on the boards of AMCOS, APRA, and IMPF. 

As Co-CEO, Linda leads a team of innovative thinkers committed to creating meaningful opportunities for songwriters, while fostering sustainable and rewarding careers. They are strong advocates for emerging talent and take pride in nurturing the next generation of artists and writers.

Linda’s passion for music and storytelling has been the driving force behind her work at Mushroom Music. Over the years, she and her team have collaborated with an impressive roster of artists, including Kylie Minogue, Vance Joy, Amy Shark, Julia Jacklin, Missy Higgins, Kehlani, Middle Kids, Wolf Alice, The Teskey Brothers, Emily Wurramara, London Grammar, The Temper Trap, Gordi, Budjerah, Hunters & Collectors, Archie Roach, The Triffids, Yothu Yindi and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, among many others.

bernard depasquale

australian music examinations board ltd

Bernard Depasquale is an accomplished leader in the music and education sectors, with over three decades of experience. Since 2008, Bernard has been the CEO of the Australian Music Examinations Board (AMEB), where he has demonstrated exceptional leadership in music education and publishing, driving the organisation to become Australia’s largest publisher of print music. His tenure at AMEB is marked by a strong advocacy for music education and a commitment to expanding access to high-quality music education resources.

By nurturing the next generation of musicians and songwriters, music education plays a crucial role in supporting and advancing AMPAL’s mission.

He holds a Bachelor of Music with Honours, a Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice with Honours and a Graduate Diploma in Arts Administration.

matthew donlevy

Frankdon Music Pty Ltd/Cooking Vinyl Publishing Australia Pty Ltd

When I left school I joined the Sheet music Department at Castle Music (now EMI Publishing) picking sheet music out of shelves and sending them to retailer’s across Australia and New Zealand. 

After working in the creative department at EMI for a few years I moved to ATV Northern songs as Creative manager. The company was sold to Michael Jackson so I moved onto become General Manager of peermusic. Later I was made Managing Director then Regional Head of S.E. Asia. I was there over 25 years and in that time I was on the AMCOS board for about the same amount of time.

Next up I became Managing Director of Cooking Vinyl Publishing Australia, role I have had for the last 7 years. A start up here in Australia we now represent a diverse range of acts including Shane Nicholson, Luca Brasi, Screen Composer Dinesh Wicks, Make them Suffer, Alpha Wolf, Quails, Nick Wales, Jess Ribeiro and Jade Imagine.

Emma Donovan and the Putbacks is signed to our record label and Amara Primero and Rafael May are signed as well.

I have had the pleasure to serve on the AMPAL board for over 25 years and the same for AMCOS.

jane english

Wise Music Pty Ltd

Jane English has worked extensively in the Australasian music publishing business. Jane is currently Managing Director of Wise Music Pty Ltd. She has also worked for EMI MP Asia (Regional Director), BMG MP Asia Pacific (Vice-President), EMI MP Hong Kong (General Manager), Warner Bros MP Australia (General Manager), Warner Bros MP Asia (General Manager) and Rondor Music Australia (General Manager).  She has been on the Executive Committees of the Asian Music Publishers Association and the Hong Kong Music Publishers Association. Outside of music publishing, Jane has worked in the live music sector, primarily as Festival Director of Good Vibrations Festival and managing various venues, she has provided free legal advice to musicians and songwriters at the Arts Law Centre of Australia and assisted in establishing Support Act Limited. She holds an Honours degree in Law, an Arts degree and a graduate diploma in legal practice.

jodie feld

bmg australia

Jodie Feld is the Director of Recorded A&R and Artist Experience at BMG Australia and has been involved in building BMG's roster and brand in Australia since its launch in 2016. Jodie has worked across publishing and records with artists including Chet Faker, Hockey Dad, Dune Rats, Julia Stone, Dope Lemon, Ladyhawke, Winston Surfshirt and Peking Duk. Prior to her time at BMG, Jodie completed a Bachelor of Entertainment Management at The Australian Institute of Music, worked at Alberts in the sync and licensing department, and through various roles gained experience in artist management, radio servicing, marketing, studio management and audio engineering.

Jaime Gough

CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING ANZ

Jaime is Managing Director of independent music publisher Concord Music Publishing ANZ (formerly Native Tongue), overseeing offices in Melbourne, Sydney and Auckland.

Concord Music Publishing is a global, full-service, independent music publisher offering bespoke creative support from its A&R, Synchronization and Marketing teams and diligent administration by its in-house Copyright, Licensing, Income Tracking and Royalty departments.

Jaime is Chair of the Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society Limited (AMCOS), a Director of the Australasian Performing Right Association Limited (APRA) and a Director of the Australasian Music Publishers Association Limited (AMPAL).

Jaime has a double bachelor’s degree (Business Marketing & Management - Monash University) and worked in artist management at Mayday Management and music licensing at Mana Music before joining Native Tongue in 2005.

During his career, Jaime has represented a wide range of songwriters and catalogues including Marlon Williams, The Amity Affliction, Courtney Barnett, M-Phazes, Jon Hume, Stuart Crichton, Tia Gostelow, Don McGlashan, Aldous Harding, Luude, Roy Orbison, Elvis Presley, Prince, Spandau Ballet, Mark Ronson, Daft Punk, Pink Floyd, Rodgers & Hammerstein and Phil Collins.

fergus jenkins

dew process publishing pty ltd

Fergus is the General Manager of Publishing & Synchronisation at Dew Process, an independent Australian music publisher and record label. With over 15 years of experience in the industry, he has worked closely with award-winning Australian artists such as Tkay Maidza, Bernard Fanning, Spacey Jane, Mallrat, Sarah Blasko, Powderfinger, Last Dinosaurs, and many others. Fergus has secured music licenses for high-profile campaigns with global brands including Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF), Ford, Isuzu, Gillette, Twitter, 7-Eleven, and Instagram, as well as placements in iconic TV series like Please Like Me, Grey’s Anatomy, Heartbreak High, The Bold Type, Janet King, and Bump.

Fergus is deeply committed to championing Australian music in both local and international markets. His expertise lies in promoting music to the broad sync community, navigating complex creative and commercial scenarios, and providing strategic, practical guidance to songwriters, artists, and music rights holders. Passionate about the business of music, he thrives on helping artists maximize opportunities while ensuring their creative and commercial interests are protected.

Fergus holds a Bachelor of Creative Industries from Queensland University of Technology (QUT).

Philip MORTLOCK

ORIGIN MUSIC PUBLISHING

Philip Mortlock is a long-time music industry professional having worked across many aspects relating to Copyright, Artists and Repertoire, Licensing, Recording Production, Marketing and Visual Arts.

Philip and business partner Philip Walker have developed the multi service ORiGiN Music Group – now in its 31 years of operation. Prior to establishing ORiGiN Philip Mortlock was with Warner Music Australia for 18 years in various roles.

Philip has also served on the boards of ARIA, AIR, the National Film and Sound Archive, Hush Foundation, Create NSW Contemporary Music Board and now AMPAL.

Simon Moor

kobalt music publishing australia pty ltd

Simon Moor is the Managing Director of Kobalt Music Publishing APAC, a key figure in the music publishing industry with a career dedicated to promoting local talent and driving global success. He has been a director on the APRA Board since November 2021 and a director of AMCOS since 2013. Additionally, Simon sits on the board of AMPAL, further contributing to the development and growth of the music publishing landscape in Australia and beyond.

Simon’s journey with Kobalt began in 2010, when he established Kobalt Music Publishing in Australia and New Zealand. With a strong commitment to nurturing homegrown talent, Simon quickly positioned the company for international acclaim. His work helped launch the global careers of artists such as Gotye, Flume (Future Classic), and Dean Lewis, creating a foundation for continued success. The current Kobalt roster under his leadership boasts prominent artists and songwriters, including Royel Otis, G Flip, Parkway Drive, John Williamson, Kev Carmody, Fat Freddy’s Drop, Cosmo’s Midnight, Flight Facilities (Future Classic), Genesis Owusu, Spacey Jane, Tash Sultana, and Tim Minchin.

In 2016, Simon expanded Kobalt’s footprint in the Asia-Pacific region by establishing Kobalt Music Publishing Asia in Hong Kong. His expertise in navigating the intricacies of different markets has been crucial to Kobalt’s success across the region. Simon led the development of strategic business plans for each country, built strong connections with local music industries, performing rights organisations, and formed key partnerships with major players like NetEase Cloud Music and Tencent Music Entertainment. Simon’s ability to foster relationships across the region further underscores his deep understanding of the global music publishing ecosystem.

RALPH W PEER

PEERMuSIC

Ralph is the Managing Director of peermusic U.K. and Australasia, as well as Vice President of peermusic Africa and MENA.

He holds a UK law degree and an LLM from Columbia Law School, with a concentration in intellectual property in the digital age. 

He has extensive experience in in Legal and Business affairs, as well as synchronization licenses, and copyright matters.

ART PHILLIPS

Adjunct Professor - MMusStud, FIML, FCFE, FCSR, FAIM

101 MUSIC PTY LTD

Associate Professor Art Phillips specialises in production music and is the owner and director of 101 Music Pty Ltd®, a production music library catalogue consisting of over 80 library album releases with independent sub-publishing distribution deals across 90 foreign territories (www.101.audio).

101 Music is an APRA AMCOS supplier of ‘production music’ and represents over 65 production music catalogues throughout Australasia with over 250,000 tracks, https://search.101.audio

Art is a screen composer, songwriter and guitarist. He toured internationally with Minnie Riperton, Barry Manilow, George Benson, John Rowles, The Lettermen, Bill Cosby, Dory Previn, Sally Kellerman (Hot-Lips from Mash), and Demis Roussos as musical director/guitarist, and has co-written a Top 10 Billboard R&B single.

A two-time Emmy Award recipient for ‘Outstanding Music Composition in a Drama Series’, with over 40 years of international experience including 2,000 hours of television scoring, including Outback House, Mussing Persons Unit, Catalyst, Neighbours, Santa Barbara (daytime TV), The Lost Treasure of Fiji, Dead Tired, Made In China, The Secret Lives of Sleepwalkers, and The Flying Vet (ABC TV).

Art’s production music publishing catalogue and record label (101 Music) have been used on television shows throughout the world including Married At First Sight, Neighbours, Top Gear, The Today Show (USA), The Bachelor, Welcome to Chippendales, The Oprah Show, Celebrating Betty White: America’s Golden Girl (NBC), Survivor, 60 Minutes, Dateline, Night Train, Hollywood Medium, Twisted Sister, Cold Case Files, and many more.

His commercial song repertoire as composer and music publisher includes the Minnie Riperton top 10 Billboard R&B single ‘Here We Go’, Teena Marie’s ‘Now That I have You’ (Motown), ‘Lazy Afternoon’ (performed and co-written with The Roots) – which is also used on The Jimmy Fallon Tonight Show (USA) as guest walk on music, and many other rap artist covers of his co-writes with Riperton/Rudolph - published by Dickiebird Music, Art Phillips Music Publishing (BMI), and administered by Wise Music.

In addition to being an AMPAL board director (2013 ~ current), Art’s board positions include:

•   Academy of Music & Performing Arts (AMPA), Academic Board, 2022 ~ current    

•  Queen Anne School of Management, Chair, Course Advisory Committee, 2022 ~ current  

Damian Trotter

SONY music publishing australia pty ltd

Damian is the Managing Director of Sony Music Publishing Australia.

He is a non-executive Director, and the Deputy Chair, of APRA, and a non-executive Director and former Chairperson of AMCOS.

Damian has been with Sony since the company re-started its publishing arm in 1992. Following the merger of Sony Music Publishing with EMI Music Publishing in 2012, he was appointed Managing Director of the combined entities. He began his music industry career in 1981 at CBS Records.

During his career at Sony, Damian has worked with many of Australia’s most important and successful writers/artists such as Midnight Oil, Tame Impala, Sarah Aarons, Paul Kelly, Cold Chisel, Gurrumul, Angus & Julia Stone, Silverchair, Paul Kelly, AC/DC, Thelma Plum, Sarah Blasko, 5 Seconds Of Summer, AB Original and Alex Hope as well as emerging stars of the future like King Stingray, May-A, Sycco, Electric Fields and Barkaa to name a few.

Briese abbott (alternate director)

kobalt music publishing australia pty ltd

Briese is the Head of Creative Services at Kobalt Music Publishing Australia, joining the company in 2017. Prior to Kobalt Briese spent ten years in artist management, six of those on the board of the Association of Artist Managers (AAM). She’s worked with artists such as Paul Kelly, Kate Miller-Heidke, The Drones, PVT, Cub Sport and founded management, PR and events companies. Briese got her start in music promoting live music events and hosting a community radio show.

DAMIAN RINALDI (General Manager)

sonic rights management

Damian is the General Manager of AMPAL and is also AMPAL’s representative on the ICMP Global Board, engaged for these roles via the music industry consulting firm Sonic Rights Management, of which Damian is managing director.  A veteran of over 30 years in the music business since his days playing in bands in his native Perth, Damian is also the principal of its related music law firm, Sonic Lawyers. Damian brings a wealth of relevant music industry experience, including lengthy stints as head of legal & business affairs for both Sony Music Australia and Alberts, board member of PPCA, WAM and AMPAL, and past president of the Copyright Society of Australia. Particularly through his work with Alberts managing the AC/DC and Vanda & Young catalogues, Damian has developed strong relationships with publishers large and small around the world, and a sophisticated understanding of the publishing landscape and challenges faced.  Damian holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Western Australia and a Master of Laws degree (specialising in media, communications and information technology) from the University of New South Wales.