Christchurch Music Industry Professionals

Looking for a music-friendly accountant or lawyer?

Accountants
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BDO Spicers
Contact: Anthony Rohan - Information Systems Adviser / Accountant
Address: Levels 6 & 7, Spicer House, 148 Victoria St, PO Box 246, Christchurch
Phone: +64 3 353 5539
 
Deals mostly now with the Information Systems (ie. accounting software like MYOB) side of things, but is happy to sit down with musicians going into business and provide some basic advice.  

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Miller Gale and Winter
Contact: Gavin Shepherd
Address: Level 6, 293 Durham St, Christchurch
Phone: +64 3 379 5566

Gavin is a musician himself and specialises in entertainment industry accounting.

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Staples Rodway
Contact:  Jason Hoseason
Address:  AMI House, 116 Riccarton Road, PO Box 8039, Christchurch 8440
Phone:  +64 3 343 0599
Website: www.myspace.com/jazthetaxguru
 
Jason is experienced in advising on issues impacting musicians including withholding taxes, royalties, income tax and structuring bands/labels.  Jason is qualified as both a Chartered Accountant and Lawyer, with 10 years experience.  He spent two years on secondment working in the Vancouver office of PricewaterhouseCoopers in their Technology, Info-Comm and Entertainment division.  He is an active supporter of the Christchurch music scene.


Lawyers
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Young Hunter
Contact: Chris Cooper
Address: 4th Floor, Guardian Assurance House, 79 - 83 Hereford St, PO Box 929, Christchurch 1
Phone: +64 3 379 3880

Chris Cooper joined Young Hunter in 1991 after working for another Christchurch law firm. He has been a Partner since April 1999. His main areas of practice involve commercial, company, property and trust matters. He also has an interest in entertainment law which to date has involved music law related issues. He wishes to develop this further and also carve out a niche providing legal services associated with the feature film industry.

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