Australasian songwriters and composers are making a splash on the global stage, and we’re here to help our members who are living, touring or earning royalties overseas.
Our international reps aim to provide opportunities, exposure and recognition for our members by hosting events, creating networks and sharing vital local knowledge. Sam Cook is looking after LA, while a little further east in Nashville, you’ll find Isabella Kearney-Nurse. Over in London, Matt Amery is there to support you in the UK and Europe.
Did you know that we have creative and business spaces available to members in Los Angeles, Nashville and London? Whether it's writing rooms or studio space or a hot desk, if you've relocated, or you're making a flying visit, we can provide access to spaces on a short-term basis. Contact Sam, Isabella or Matt to enquire about availability.
If you’re relocating, touring or living in the USA, UK or Europe, get in touch.
A First Nations Australian arts, entertainment and tech professional, Sam is a cross-artform practitioner, educator, arts manager and leader. A retired musician, she was the Director of The Dreaming Festival and a programmer of the Woodford Folk Festival.
Artistically, Sam is a playwright, writer, visual artist and graphic designer. Administratively, Sam started working in Aboriginal publishing at Broome-based Magabala Books ahead of becoming the CEO of Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company before launching her company The KMBA Creative Agency.
Sam is currently a member of the First Nations Independent Arts Alliance, Artivist Entertainment, International Association of Blacks In Dance, Australians in Music and is a co-founder of the United Stages Collective, the first Aboriginal Australian-led creative ensemble in the USA.
If you are living in LA, or heading there, contact our LA rep Sam by email: [email protected]
Isabella has been living in Nashville since 2021 and is an excellent resource for Australian and New Zealand members.
Originally from Sydney and signed to Sony Music Australia, Isabella has worked with producers and writers including Oak Felder, The Orphange, David Hodges, Liz Rose and more. Credits include Jessica Mauboy’s single ‘Jealous’, Guy Sebastian’s ‘Only Thing Missing’, and she co-wrote the single ‘Conditions’, which was chosen as a finalist on the US TV show Songland.
If you’re heading to Nashville contact Isabella by email: [email protected]
Sadly, longtime Nashville Rep Mark Moffatt passed away in September 2024. He is greatly missed.
If you are visiting the UK or the EU, get in touch with Matt: [email protected]
Find your fellow APRA AMCOS members in the USA, UK and Europe and learn what’s happening in these territories.