The Music Managers Forum Aotearoa are pleased to announce that their September Members Online Session is with Pennie Black , General Manager of Native Tongue Music Publishing New Zealand

Pennie will be covering the publishing copyright, how it is exploited (in a good way!), and the relationships between the songwriter, client and publisher. How and when a publisher can help your music career, and why synchronisation can be a 'golden egg'.

 Pennie Black is General Manager – NZ for Native Tongue Music Publishing, 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 working 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.