PANEL - Know Your Rights: Managing Your Music Licensing Portfolio
With streaming as the dominant global music consumption model, artists and managers must track every micro-payment to maximize the value of their intellectual property. Every year, tens of millions of dollars go unclaimed in the U.S. alone. If you’re not registered with SoundExchange, The MLC, and a PRO, you’re leaving money on the table. Even if you are, inaccurate data can prevent your earnings from reaching you.
Featured Speakers:
Jamie Dominguez, National Director, Industry Relations, The MLC
Jamie Dominguez is the National Director of Industry Relations at the Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC), where she creates and maintains relationships with industry organizations and their stakeholders such as songwriters, publishers, business managers and music industry attorneys. With 25 years of experience in the music industry, Jamie collaborates with creators across all genres and specializes in rights management, music publishing, artist development and education initiatives. In her role at The MLC, Jamie is responsible for amplifying the identity and mission of The MLC by communicating critical messages. She actively participates in industry events and conferences strategically positioned to reach key audiences and effectively tell the story of The MLC. Additionally, Jamie follows current and emerging music trends to facilitate a steady influx of new songwriters and partners across all genres and platforms.
Beginning her career in Austin, Texas, Jamie earned a BA in Journalism, Mass Communication and Media Studies from the University of Texas. During college, she gained experience in radio and entertainment PR. After graduating, Jamie moved to New York City to join SESAC, where she spent 19 years growing within the company, identifying, curating and nurturing their extensive roster of songwriters. As Senior Director of Creative Services, she led the New York-based team in supporting and creating opportunities for SESAC-affiliated songwriters and publishers, while also forging alliances with other industry organizations and their stakeholders.
Jamie's dedication to building a healthy music industry ecosystem by encouraging fair business practices and empowering creators led her to join Sound Royalties in July 2020 as Regional Director of Business Development & Artist Relations, where she launched the company's New York presence. In this role, she provided music creators with financial insight and alternative funding strategies that allowed them to access capital without sacrificing ownership of their copyrights or independence.
A committed mentor and educator, Jamie joined the BerkleeNYC faculty in September 2021 to teach the Business and Entrepreneurship in the Creative Space as part of the inaugural semester of their Master of Arts in Creative Media and Technology program at the Power Station in Manhattan.
Passionate about supporting creatives and building community, Jamie actively volunteers with various non-profit organizations. Currently in her third term as Governor of the Recording Academy's New York chapter, she also serves as a DREAM (Diversity Reimagined by Engaging All Musicmakers) Ambassador, spotlighting the cultural contributions of creators and establishing member resource groups around eight priority groups. Additionally, she co-chairs the DEI task force of the New York chapter, which focuses on promoting and implementing practices that advance diversity, equity and inclusion. She previously served on the Library of Congress National Recording Preservation Board and the Education Special Projects Committee for the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Jesus Gonzalez, VP Creative, Latin, BMI
Jesus Gonzalez is the Vice President, Creative, Latin, at BMI®. Based out of Miami, he oversees the Latin Creative team, helping to sign and develop new talent, assist BMI’s family of songwriters and publishers, and serve as a liaison between the Latin music community and the industry at large. Gonzalez also spearheads countless initiatives for the company including hosting BMI’s annual Latin Awards, curating showcases, moderating panels and working with industry partners to support and develop the careers of BMI’s Latin roster. Some high-profile signings and retentions under Gonzalez include Peso Pluma, Edgar Barrera, Bizarrap, Ryan Castro and Alvaro Diaz, among others. He’s also been featured on Billboard’s Latin Power Players List in 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024.
Prior to joining BMI in 2021, Gonzalez spent nearly seven years at Universal Music Group, where he was most recently Senior Vice President of Brands & Partnerships. In that role, he spearheaded major collaborations between top Latin artists and global Fortune 500 companies, developed marketing plans around releases to amplify those partnerships and forecasted industry trends. During his tenure at Universal, he helped secure deals for internationally acclaimed performing songwriters, including J Balvin, Juanes and Luis Fonsi, with top brands such as Anheuser-Busch, Pepsi and Mastercard, to name a few. Other roles include a stint as Vice President of Music Partnerships working with Rogers & Cowan, FRUKT and Octagon under the Interpublic umbrella, and he was the Principal partner at Maleco Music, a music and brand consulting agency. As a songwriter, Gonzalez played his first showcase at the BMI SXSW stage in 2005 and was a recording artist from 2003-2009. He is a member of the Recording Academy for the GRAMMY and Latin GRAMMY Awards. Gonzalez received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of California, Riverside.
Jessica Roffe, Assoc. Director, Artist & Industry Relations, SoundExchange
Jessica Roffe is an Associate Director on the Industry Relations team at SoundExchange.
An accomplished executive with artist relations, brand marketing, TV/film production, and royalty distribution experience, Roffe has built a strong and diverse network gained through multi-faceted roles at MTV and MTV Tr3s, BMI, NBCUniversal/Telemundo, and HBO’s A Tiny Audience.
Moderator: Emily White - Founder & CEO, #iVoted Concerts & Festival; Author & Podcast Host
Emily White is the Founder and CEO of #iVoted Concerts and a Founding Partner at Collective Entertainment in New York City. #iVoted produces data-driven concerts on election nights and during early voting periods that the public enters with a selfie from outside their polling place. White is a Visiting Fellow at Johns Hopkins University’s SNF Agora Institute with the mission of strengthening global democracy. Through this work White and SNF Agora Institute have analyzed the data on the top trending artists in key locations, whose electoral margins are often decided by the size of a concert venue, to determine which artists increase civic impact the most by comparing fan demographic data with local voter files. #iVoted and SNF Agora are currently developing a tool that shows where any artist increases civic impact the most. White is also an Amazon #1 best-selling author of How to Build a Sustainable Music Career & Collect All Revenue Streams and hosts the #1 Music Business podcast globally of the same name. She’s a 2020 Billboard Woman of the Year, has been on the covers of both Pollstar Magazine and Billboard and has proudly served on the boards of Well-Dunn, Future of Music, CASH Music, SXSW, The David Lynch Foundation Live while additionally serving on The Recording Academy’s Education Committee and Pandora’s Artist Advisory Council.