Tani, a Papua New Guinean with Mekeo and Popondetta roots is a founding director of Boorloo based West Australian music business FN Focus. The FN Focus Fam are First Nations and Aboriginal owned with Tani guiding Artist Development and Music Management. Her passion is great music and developing an unforgettable live show. Tani believes that to create and make the most of great moments artists need great music, passionate people who believe in them, and an evolving plan where artist profile and personal branding, combined with innovative ideas, aligned with national and international connections are all equally vital in making those moments and maximising the opportunities they create.

Tani’s main focus has been the national and international development, promotion and profile building of the FN Focus Artist roster. This currently includes:  FLEWNT, INKABEE and JJ VACANT.

Tani has over seen the development of FLEWNT and INKABEE including performances at AGT (America’s Got Talent), a festival defining viral performance at SXSW Sydney with Chance the Rapper, performances at SXSW Houston (U.S), a viral performance on Triple J’s Bars of Steel, playing the Sydney Opera House at Vivid Sydney and various national festivals, international supports and regional tours for her artists. She has also negotiated and over seen commercial development opportunities including brand sponsorship, label distribution partnerships and personally Tani has represented FN Focus with Sounds Australia on music industry trade missions to Mexico and the U.S.

Tani’s History

Tani started song writing at a young age and was invited back to her country of birth, Papua New Guinea to write an album when she was 18. This would be a crossover of Pacifica and contemporary pop / hip hop music. The album was a Pacific region award winning number 1 album, with number one songs, that saw Tania perform at major stadiums and venues across PNG and in Australia.

Tani was spotted busking in Perth as a 12 year old by American producer and Grammy award winning musician, Lonnie Plaxico whilst touring with Casandra Wilson. Lonnie mentored Tani for many years before inviting her to New York as a 21 year old to be part of an invite only mentorship programme to develop her vocal, song writing, lyricism and performance skills. She would be mentored by some of New York’s finest musicians. She sang at iconic venues, like New York’s Blue Note Café, wrote songs for various artists and worked as a ghost writer in various New York Hip Hop studios during her time there.   

Tani continues to write for various artists and perform on tour with Flewnt and for select projects. She has written songs for SBS for National Harmony Week, and NITV for the Pacific Games in PNG. She was a lead performer and wrote and performed music in “On Our Beach” a WA award winning production. She was a writer and producer on Dr Richard Walley’s Six Seasons project and has worked in the studio and on live projects with artists like Birds of Tokyo, Flewnt, Downsyde, Beni B’Jah and JK47.

Tani is a member of the AAM (Association of Artist Managers) and FN Focus are a member of AIR (Australian Independent Record Label Association).