Congratulations! On June 15, 2022, Amanda Brown, APMA Vice Chair, was elected CIAM ExCo member at the CIAM General Assembly. The term of office is from 2022 to 2024, and on behalf of Asia-Pacific creators, we look forward to her proactive engagement on behalf of all music creators. Congratulations once again!
Amanda Brown,
Amanda is a screen music composer, musician and songwriter from Sydney, Australia. She has been composing music for stage and screen since 2000 and before that enjoyed a career as a multi-instrumentalist in several bands, playing violin, guitar, mandolin and oboe. She was a member of beloved Australian group The Go-Betweens, with whom she recorded two albums (Tallulah and 16 Lovers Lane) and toured the world.
Amanda’s screen music credits include feature films Here Out West, A Sunburnt Christmas and Babyteeth. Feature documentaries include Step Into Paradise, Brazen Hussies and The Family. Amanda has scored drama series RFDS, The Secrets She Keeps and On The Ropes.
In 2020 Amanda won AACTA Awards in both Best Music Score (Babyteeth) and Documentary categories (Brazen Hussies). She also won the APRA/AGSC Award for Best Music Television Series (The Secrets She Keeps) and in 2019 Amanda won the Soundtrack Stars Critics Award at Venice for Babyteeth.
Amanda is a writer director board member and screen composer ambassador for APRA (Australasian Performing Right Association) and in 2021 she became a new member (music branch) of The Academy Of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences.
* About CIAM,
The International Council of Music Creators (CIAM) was created in 1966 to advocate for the cultural and professional aspirations of music creators. CIAM focuses on economic and legal interests, serves as a forum for the exchange of information, ideas and best practices, and provides practical advice to help musical creators achieve their goals.