Spin To Win #27: How APRA AMCOS Can Put Money In Your Pocket

Who doesn't love making money?

One of my goals for this newsletter is to shine a light on what goes on behind the scenes in the music industry, including talking about how artists make money. APRA AMCOS are one of the most important bodies in Australian music, as they help people get paid for their art. I’ll put my hand up and say I didn’t know as much about APRA AMCOS as I’d have liked, so I went straight to the source. I spoke to Nikki Tuckwell, National Education and Outreach Representative for APRA AMCOS, to learn about copyright, royalties, and more. It’s an illuminating chat, and one I hope people enjoy.

I also recently interviewed Andrew Khedoori, manager of AMRAP, to unpack their platform, and how it services the world of Australian community radio. That chat will feature in the next edition of the newsletter, coming out later this week. Keep an eye out for that, as well as upcoming chats with Laura Marling, Ezra Collective, Current Joys, and a Stinga tour diary (written by Passive Kneeling), who went on to…