Canadian independent music publisher Third Side Music has appointed Melanie Santa Rosa as its new head of rights.
She brings more than two decades of experience in music publishing and rights management to her new role. She is based in New York and will report directly to third side music Co-Founder and CEO Patrick Curleyoversees the company’s copyright department.
Santa Rosa’s career spans music publishing and rights management. Prior to joining TSM, she served as Executive Vice President of Global Digital Rights Administration for: single word collect. In this role, she was responsible for managing copyright and royalty administration for a wide range of artists, including comedians, spoken word artists, songwriters and music publishers.
“Melanie is a highly skilled professional with decades of experience and is widely respected in the music publishing industry. She is exactly the person we need to lead the operations and growth of Third Side Music’s global collections platform in the coming years. .
Patrick Curley, “Third Side Music”
Prior to working at Word Collections, Santa Rosa worked at spiritual music group. During this time, she rose from manager of film/TV/commercials, performances and rights management to senior vice president of global management. Her early career included ten years body mass indexThere she developed close relationships with songwriters and publishers while working with performing rights organizations.
Previously, she had been in Machinery Licensing Collective(MLC) Operations Advisory Committee and currently serves on the board of directors of the association’s New York Chapter independent music publishers association (AIMP). In addition to her executive roles, Santa Rosa is an active member of the American Music Managers Forum, Women in Music and the Association Publishers Forum.
Commenting on her appointment, Santa Rosa said: “I am delighted and honored to join Third Side Music, a pioneer in music publishing, rights management, licensing and creative services. “I am delighted and honored to be joining such a well-respected and dynamic team It is a privilege to work with a global team dedicated to protecting and maximizing the value of an extraordinary catalog.
Patrick CurleyTSM co-founder and CEO added: “Melanie is a highly skilled professional with decades of experience and is widely respected in the music publishing industry. She is exactly the person we will be looking to lead the Third Side Music global collection in the coming years. Personnel needed for platform operation and development.
Third Side Music describes itself as “a 100% independently owned, globally influential music publishing company.” it represents more than 70,000 catalogs the work and legacy of contemporary artists, according to its website. It provides simultaneous licensing, creative and management services.
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