Who We Are

PPCA Board

Duncan Collins

Licensor Representative Board Member

Duncan Collins is the Chief Operating Officer of TMRW Music Group, one of Australia's largest independent entertainment groups.  With a career spanning 20 years across the UK, Europe and Australia, he has been on the frontline of some of the biggest clubs in the world, as well as at the helm of one of the UK's most successful ever independent record companies, Ministry of Sound.

Having moved to Australia in 2011, he now works hand in hand with Tim McGee running a group of independent music companies covering recordings, publishing, live events, artist management and venue management under the TMRW banner.  Across the companies they represent notable artists including Fisher, KLP, Pnau, Savage and Hot Dub Time Machine, as well as brands such as Ministry of Sound.

He is very passionate about Australian recorded music and festivals, artist rights and independent musicians.

Bill Cullen

PPCA Board Member

Bill is the Managing Director of One Louder Entertainment, the management home to Paul Kelly, Kate Miller-Heidke, Neil Finn, Alex The Astronaut, Kim Churchill and Ball Park Music.

He has been involved in the music business since leaving school, and did a long stretch working with Grant Thomas Management, working with acts such as Crowded House and The Rockmelons. A five year stint in London followed, where he worked with the legendary Pete Jenner (manager of Pink Floyd, The Clash, Billy Bragg etc.), before going on to co-manage New Zealand act OMC (How Bizarre) who went on to a number one single and gold album in the US. He returned to Australia in 1999, and established One Louder, and has since had gold plus success with Alex Lloyd, George, Amiel, Sarah Blasko, Kate Miller-Heidke, End Of Fashion and Paul Kelly.

Gordon Pitt

PPCA Board Member

Gordon Pitt is the VP, Commercial, Business & Legal Affairs, ANZ, at Sony Music Entertainment.

Gordon has been with Sony Music since 2013.  Before joining Sony Music, Gordon worked in sports, media and entertainment at IMG and before then as commercial and intellectual property lawyer at Allens and the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games Organising Committee.

 

Josh Pyke

PPCA Artist Representative Board Member

Acclaimed multi-ARIA Award winning acoustic troubadour Josh Pyke is one of Australia’s most respected and successful musicians, with an extensive career that has taken him across the country and around the world.

Josh has released 5 ARIA top ten solo albums, and won 4 ARIA’s  in a career that has spanned over 12 years. 

Most recently, Pyke realised a long held dream in early 2015 when he played two special Sold Out shows at the Sydney Opera House backed by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. The live recordings of this performance was released in 2016 and had 3 weeks at #1 on the ARIA Classical charts, and went on to win an ARIA in the 2016 ARIA awards.

Josh has always used his public position to remain a staunch advocate for the arts. With his work as an ambassador for APRA/AMCOS, the Indigenous Literacy Foundation, as well as his own project for young musicians, The Josh Pyke Partnership, Pyke has endeavored to not only raise funds and awareness for the arts, but offer his insights and mentorship from his experience as a working musician. 

Josh was elected as Artist Representative to the PPCA Board in early 2016,  has been re-elected at the conclusion of each two year term, and in early 2023 was appointed PPCA Chair.

 

Dan Rosen

PPCA Board Member

Dan Rosen is the President of Warner Music Australasia.  He is lawyer, policy advisor, musician a key advocate for Australia artists and the music industry.

Prior to starting at Warner, Rosen served as the Chief Executive of ARIA and PPCA for a decade, the peak industry bodies for the Australian music industry.  Before joining ARIA and PPCA, Rosen was based in New York working as Head of Americas for ROO Media, a NASDAQ listed digital media company. Rosen is a Fulbright Scholar who completed his Masters of Law and Business at New York University.

Before leaving for the States, Rosen worked as an Advisor to the Federal Minister of Communications, Richard Alston, after starting his career as a lawyer, specialising in media and technology, with Minter Ellison.

As an artist with his band Second Dan notably won Triple J’s Unearthed competition in 2003, and went on to independently release two albums and toured throughout the US and Australia. 

Dan Rosen is a passionate voice for creative communities both at home and abroad, as a Director of Creative Partnerships Australia, Member of the Australian Government’s Creative Industries Taskforce, former Advisory Board member of the National Indigenous Music Awards, former Chair of the NSW Creative Industries Taskforce and member of the Victorian Government’s Creative Victoria Taskforce and most recently being at the forefront in advocating for Government support for the music and entertainment industries through the COVID pandemic.

 

Sean Warner

PPCA Board Member

Sean Warner is President, Universal Music Australia & New Zealand, a division of Universal Music Group.

Prior to becoming President in January 2023, Sean played an integral role in the commercial growth and success of UMA. He has been an active member of the company’s senior executive management team; most recently, he held the strategic role of Senior Vice President of Commercial, responsible for commercial growth, innovation, and digital development for UMA & New Zealand. Sean has led the company’s commercial business for over 15 years, from physical sales to streaming, in addition to overseeing business strategy in Southeast Asia (SEA), launching Bravado’s merchandise and licensing operations in the Australia & New Zealand (ANZ) region, and developing UMA’s eCommerce business.

Prior to UMA, Sean held senior roles across Music, Media and Entertainment organisations, including BMG Interactive, Sony PlayStation, DMX Music and Foxtel; a career launched by his studies in Commerce, majoring in Accounting and Law. Sean is the Chair of the AMTD Fundraising committee for the music charity organisation SupportAct and is a passionate fan of Australian music and artists. 

Sean is committed to continuing to build UMA as the number one home for artists and championing music culture across Australasia.

 

Lindy Morrison

PPCA Artist Representative Board Member

Lindy Morrison toured the world as a drummer with Zero, The Go-Betweens and Cleopatra Wong. She has performed with Dave Mason (The Reels), Alex the Astronaut and The Girl with the Replaceable Head (UK). She has been touring with SnarskiCircusLindyBand for the last 4 years, recording two mini albums and an album “what’s said and what’s left unsaid”.

Between 1993 and 2020, Lindy directed or performed in community events with many diverse community groups throughout Australia. Lindy was a member of PPCA Board, as a representative of registered Australian recording artists, from 1994 - 2021. Lindy was the National Welfare co-ordinator for Support Act, the charity for musicians, crew and workers from 1989 - 2021. In 2013, Lindy was awarded an Order of Australia for service to the Australian music industry and in 2015, the APRA Ted Albert Award. Lindy Morrison has been obsessed with protecting the rights of performers and recording artists for decades and would like to continue this work.

 

Vincent Donato

PPCA Licensor Representative Board Member

Vincent Donato is a director at Laneway Music Australia, a company focused on music rights management and catalogue development.

Vincent began his career as a musician, gaining invaluable insight into the creative side of the industry. In the mid-1980s, he transitioned into the business side of music with a role at the iconic Mushroom Records as an Accountant. His interest in the commercial aspects of entertainment led him to work as an executive for Network Ten and later Shock Entertainment, where he honed his financial and operational expertise.

He later returned to the Mushroom Group in a senior leadership role as Commercial Director, where he founded Liberator Music, a label that became a major success within the Mushroom Group, known for its strong roster and international reach.

Following this, Vincent founded the independent label Third Verse, further supporting innovative and emerging talent. His entrepreneurial drive eventually led him to establish Laneway Music, where he continues to play a pivotal role in shaping and supporting the Laneway Music artist roster.

Vincent has recently launched LanewayRed.com a music streaming service with a purpose of increasing returns to artists in a fair and equitable basis. 

Isabella Street

PPCA 2026 Board Observer

Isabella Street is the Senior Manager of Legal & Business Affairs, ANZ, at Sony Music Entertainment, where she provides legal support across recorded music, immersive live events, talent representation, commercial partnerships and merchandise. With over a decade of experience as a lawyer in the arts, media and entertainment sectors, she has also contributed to a range of not-for-profit organisations including Arts Law Centre of Australia, CAMLA, Sydney Fringe and Secret Garden, in various roles. She is deeply committed to supporting creative communities and strives to offer practical, commercially grounded legal guidance to help Australian artists and music businesses grow.

Nikki Wishart

PPCA 2026 Board Observer

Nikki Wishart is a Naarm based pop artist, music advocate, and community champion. With over five years as a recording and performing artist, her work is grounded in honest songwriting, collaboration, and a commitment to supporting her peers. Alongside her music, Nikki has led music partnerships and creative projects across corporate and not-for-profit sectors, shaping how communities experience culture and giving voice to important social initiatives. Driven by the belief that creativity and community are inseparable, she uses her artistic insight and lived experience to champion emerging artists, amplify diverse perspectives, and create meaningful social impact through music and cultural engagement.

 

PPCA Management

Annabelle Herd

PPCA Chief Executive Officer

Annabelle joins ARIA and PPCA following a 16-year career at Network 10 where she most recently held the role of Chief Operating Officer. At Network 10, Annabelle was responsible for leading the network’s broadcast operations; group strategy; corporate and internal communications; interstate markets; policy, regulatory, compliance and government affairs; and lobbying and stakeholder relations.

Prior to Network 10, she spent several years working at senior levels in Canberra with Government, which culminated in four years as Senior Advisor (Broadcasting and Copyright) and Acting Chief of Staff for then Minister for Communications and the Arts, Senator the Hon. Richard Alston AO. Her other Canberra based roles included Government Lawyer within the intellectual property branch of the Attorney-General’s Department and Executive Officer of the Australian Digital Alliance and Australian Libraries Copyright Committee from 1996.

Annabelle received her Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts in Asian Studies from the Australian National University. She is a Board Member of Save The Children Australia, and a Council Member of the Australian Film, Television and Radio School (AFTRS). Annabelle was previously a board member of Freeview Australia and Free TV Australia. Annabelle was invited to be a participant in the 2019 McKinsey Remarkable Women Program.