Insider Profile | Serona Elton | Mechanical Licensing Collective [MLC]

Serona Elton is an experienced music industry professional and educator. She is a full professor, Director of the Music Industry program, and Associate Dean of Administration at the University of Miami Frost School of Music. She is also a Yamaha Master Educator.

Additionally, she serves as Head of Educational Partnerships for The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC). In this role, Elton directs The MLC’s efforts to engage future members of the music industry currently studying music business and related subjects at colleges and universities across the country and around the world.

Previously, Elton worked for Warner Music Group where she held the position of Vice President, Product Management, and EMI Recorded Music North America where she was Vice President, Mechanical Licensing and Repertoire Data Services. She has also provided consulting services to Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group, Zumba Fitness, and other music-related companies.

A respected expert, Elton has written numerous articles and book chapters about the music industry and is a co-author of the book Music Business Handbook and Career Guide (13th edition). She is recognized by many for her extensive insight into licensing, royalties, and music industry processes and structures, and has contributed to news stories for NPR’s Marketplace, CNN.com, Billboard, The New York Times, and other outlets.

Elton serves as a council member on the College Music Society's Council on Music Business-Industry. Previously, she has served as president of the Music and Entertainment Industry Educators Association (MEIEA), a trustee of the Copyright Society of the U.S.A., chair of the Florida Bar Entertainment, Arts, and Sports Law Section, and a governor on the Recording Academy, Florida Chapter, Board of Governors. She is also an alumnus of the Nashville-based Leadership Music program, and a licensed attorney in New York and Florida.

Elton holds a B.S.B.A. in Finance from the University of Florida, an M.M. in Music Media and Industry from the University of Miami, and a J.D. from Brooklyn Law School. Elton resides in South Florida.

For a more comprehensive list of past and current positions, published articles and accomplishments, visit Ms. Elton’s LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/serona or her website www.seronaelton.com.
   
Serona Elton | Mechanical Licensing Collective

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"Defining what constitutes 'fairness' in the industry
requires deeper analysis rather than reacting to surface-level issues."
- Serona Elton

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