Know Your Rights: Managing Your Music Licensing Portfolio
With streaming being the dominant way in which music is consumed globally, artists and their managers need to capture every micro-payment, every cent to aggregate the value of the intellectual property portfolios they create and manage. Every year tens of millions of dollars are left unclaimed in the U.S. by artists and songwriters. If you aren’t signed to SoundExchange, The MLC and a PRO, you are leaving money on the table. If you are signed, but your data isn't correct, they cannot connect your money to you. If making money whilst you sleep is the dream, is the nightmare of your music rights portfolio leaking revenue whilst you only have half an eye on it?
Featured Speakers:
Wade Metzler, Senior Director of Label, Artists & Publishing Relations at Sound Exchange
As Senior Director of Label, Artists, & Publishing Relations for SoundExchange, Wade Metzler oversees SoundExchange operations on the West Coast. Wade has over 25 years of creative and business development experience in many facets of the Music and Entertainment Industry, ranging from major music publishers, independent record labels, performance royalties, content licensing and innovative endeavors. For the eight years prior to SoundExchange, Wade focused directly on mobile and digital content licensing, marketing and new media business development worldwide, creating value at the intersection of the music industry with technology, mobile, gaming and digital industries. Earlier in his career, Wade was engaged in A&R for major music publishers and independent record labels. In 1999,Wadeworked as the Senior Director of Repertory and Creative Affairs at the American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers (ASCAP) and in 2005 Wade was the Head of Content, Licensing, Distribution and Business Development at VeriSign.
Lindsey Major, Head of Customer Experience at The MLC
Lindsey Major is the Head of Customer Experience for The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC). In this role, Major is responsible for designing an effective customer experience strategy and leading a world-class customer experience team for The MLC. Previously, Major helped respected companies such as Fairygodboss, SmileDirectClub and Lyft develop and enhance their customer experience operations, creating effective staff training programs, designing and improving processes, and building innovative support tools to improve quality interactions.