APRA | AMCOS Bringing music creators & consumers together

Troy Cassar-Daley

APRA Member since 1991

When I first registered with APRA as a young musician I only got returns on live performances when I played some of my new songs because I had nothing released at the time in the early 90’s. I was about to move to Maryborough QLD to join a new band and I had just enough fuel money to get me there before I started working with them.

A day before I left a cheque for $700 shows up from APRA for my live performance royalties!! I was so glad I had joined and I also got to eat something on my drive from Tamworth to Maryborough. Big bonus and great to still be a proud member of APRA.

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Lapulung Dhamarrandji

APRA Member since 1992

There's a value in our songs that give value to our lives. We know when we're writing the lyrics and music of our songs, that APRA helps to protect our rights and pay us royalties

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Seaman Dan

APRA Member since 1997

APRA has always helped me since I joined up.

I want all Indigenous songwriters to know APRA does a great job to help you protect and respect your culture so it can be passed on to the next generations. They are always ready to help and always aware of how important culture is to our mob.

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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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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, creativng 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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Naomi Pigram

APRA Member since 2009

For years now I have been encouraged to  sign up to APRA and  for years I just didn't get round to it 'cause I thought that it would take up too much time and be too hard. 

Not long ago I did sign up and was shocked at how easy it was. APRA takes the worry out of keeping track of  who's playing my music, and they collect any royalties I am entitled to.

APRA is there to look after songwriters and in my opinion is "Too Deadly".

Each of my songs are a little piece of me and now that they are all registered with APRA, I feel reassured that this is so.

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Jimmy Little

APRA Member since 1955

The music industry is a tought one and can be full of pitfalls. You need all the friends you can find and the APRA membership is full of people just like you.

When you perform one of your own songs live at a venue, APRA will help you get your share of the money you are entitled to.

Registering your songs with APRA is the best way to protect your rights.

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