Senior Analyst, Publishing Royalties - Integrity Music Group
(2023 - 2026)
Responsible for the processes related to distribution of royalty documentation to songwriters for their compositions owned or administered by Integrity Music Group.
- Process statements from various royalty sources into the Music Maestro system.
- Completed quarterly royalty runs in a timely manner.
- Provide necessary accounting codes to the Accounts Payable department for the correct payments to the necessary vendors.
- Match songs in the database to statement uploads into the Music Maestro system.
- Contact various vendors to secure necessary documentation to guarantee payments are distributed
- Spoke to Records Operations class at Berklee College of Music, February, 2025
Manager, Royalty Administration - Naxos of America
(2021 - 2023)
Manager of processes related to distribution of royalty documentation to labels distributed by Naxos and those composers with compositions on the distributed releases
- Prepared and secured proper mechanical licenses for all songs on projects distributed by Naxos
- Imported revenue information for sales of physical and digital products into the Orchard RoyaltyShare online royalty system.
- Completed quarterly royalty runs
- Set-up new releases into the RoyaltyShare system
- Prepared monthly reports of streaming activity from Naxos MusicBox digital service provider for submission to the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC)
- Delegate appropriate tasks necessary to fulfill complete timely processing of royalty information for submission to the accounting department
Director of Licensing and Business Affairs - HoriPro Entertainment Group (now Mojo Music and Media)
(2018 - 2020)
Handled licensing for the catalogue of songs owned by HoriPro Entertainment Group and written by Jerry Reed, Kevin Cronin,Sophie B. Hawkins, Dallas Austin, Johnny Burke, Bernie Wayne, and others
- Prepared and secured proper mechanical and digital licenses for all songs in the catalogue
- Negotiated fees for songs used in television, film, and commercial advertisements throughout the world
- Successfully secured over $1,000,000 in usage fees between 2018 and 2020
- Prepared and secured proper synchronization licenses for all songs in the catalogue
- Prepared and secured proper administration agreements for the signing of new clients for the administration of those clients’ catalogues
- Worked with international affiliates regarding administration agreements and termination notices
Business Affairs Administrator - Provident Music Group
(2016 - 2018)
Handled the administration processes for releases from imprints connected to the Provident Label Group
- Secured proper mechanical and digital licensing for projects for Casting Crowns, WOW Gospel 2017, Zach Williams, Vertical Church Band, and other award-winning artists
- Worked with the Video Production department in securing agreements and insurance for videos for Zach Williams, Kirk Franklin, Donnie McClurkin, and Casting Crowns
- Set-up more than 50 projects in the Counterpoint Record Maestro system
Director of Mechanical Licensing - Hickory Records
(2009 - 2016)
Prepared licenses for songs recorded and released by Hickory Records
- Licensed the Rubin Studdard’s LOVE IS project
- Licensed songs for promotional projects of Cheryl LuQuire and Hottest State
Licensing Analyst - Sony/ATV Music Publishing (now Sony Music Publishing)
(2003 - 2016)
Negotiated and issued licenses for projects using songs owned or controlled by Sony/ATV Music Publishing in projects released in various musical genres.
- Issued thousands of mechanical licenses through permissions granted by our company for songs written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney; Hank Williams, and Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller that have appeared on albums that range from The Beatles and Elvis Presley to Michael Jackson and Prince.
- Successful recovery of thousands of dollars of royalties through fully executed licenses with Warner Brothers, Atlantic, and Universal Music Group labels.
- Received a Gold Record for assistance to Mercury Records/MCA in their release of the Julie Roberts debut album in 2004.
- Asked to speak on mechanical licensing in Louisville, Kentucky at VinylFest Vinyl Record Celebration in a presentation called “Before the Needle Drops: Understanding the Process of Licensing Songs for Your Album” in June of 2013.
Licensing Administrator - EMI Christian Music Group (now Capitol Christian Music Group)
(2001 - 2003)
Handled master use licensing and mechanical licensing for projects released by EMI Christian Music Group (EMICMG).
- Was responsible for song clearance for more than 30 products released by imprint labels of EMICMG for artists such as The Blind Boys of Alabama, Out of Eden, Audio Adrenaline, Donald Lawrence, Smokie Norful, and others.
- 50% of these albums went on to win Grammy Awards, Dove Awards, and had Gold Record sales.
- The Licensing department was presented with a Gold Record for its work on the SONGS 4 WORSHIP album project.
- My negotiations for song placements in over 20 Chordant sampler projects allowed many to be released without making royalty payments and allowed the company to have healthier sales reports.
- EMICMG’s master recordings were requested by Thomas Nelson Publishing and Big Idea Entertainment’s VEGGIE TALES series as well as several churches throughout the world.
Copyright Administrator - Copyright.Net (formally Copyright Management, Inc.)
(1992 - 2001)
Worked as Copyright Administrator for a company that handled over 10,000 songs in well over 100 catalogues with writers like Paul Overstreet, Dennis Morgan, Tracy Lawrence, Donnie McClurkin, Billy Strange, and the production catalogue for Dick Clark Productions.
- Promoted to Manager of Copyright Administration in 1995 and oversaw the copyright department and staffing of new employees and interns for the department as well as interacted with the heads of Royalty Accounting and Licensing to increase song usage and royalty payments to our writers and publishers.
- Appointed interim Operations Manager in 1998.
- Selected to be a speaker at Appalachian State University's Music Education and Music Merchandising program in March of 1998.
- Oversaw two company moves, interdepartmental staffing, and an increasing number of songwriters and publisher affiliations through connections with Christy DiNapoli, manager of Little Big Town and Doug Grau, producer for Bill Engvall, Jeff Foxworthy, and The Blue Collar Comedy Tour Live.
Election Official - Metropolitan Davidson County Election Commission - Davidson County
(1985 - 2016)
Served in Davidson County as an Election Official as assigned by the Election Commission
- Primary duty to oversee all volunteers working in a precinct and maintain order during the voting process.
- Other duties included voting machine set-up and operation, handling voter challenges and address changes, verifying voter information and issuing ballots, and answering questions regarding voting rights in Davidson County
Baseball Coach - YMCA of Donelson/Hermitage
(2007 - 2012)
