 Tucker became a member of APRA in 1960 when his first song was recorded, on the flipside of “Carol”, and in 1980 he became a Writer Full Member.He became actively involved with the NZ recording industry, sitting on the board of the NZ Composers Foundation from 1985 to 1995.The foundation was funded by APRA to assist new musical talent in all genres, and Tucker was a strong lobbyist in supporting music producers and musicians to travel and attend MIDEM music trade festival in Cannes.