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Dae Bogan to Host The MLC’s BeatMix: Orlando For Second Year

The MLC presents BeatMix: Orlando

Join Dae Bogan, Head of Third-Party Partnerships at The MLC and Stephanie Santiago-Rolón, CEO of Elevated Music Industries at Plush Recording Studios for an upbeat night to get to know The MLC. Come mix and mingle with Orlando-area music creators and leave with new connections and key information about your rights as a creator in the United States.

Fri. May 17th | 7pm-10pm

Plush Recording Studios

1255 Belle Ave #164

Winter Springs, FL 32708

Dae Bogan to Join Panel On New Markets & Innovation In The Music Industry at Music Biz 2024

I am looking forward to participating on the panel “10X: How New Markets & Innovation Can Help The Music Industry Grow Tenfold” at this year’s Music Biz in Nashville.

Panel Description: The under monetization of music has become a recurring narrative in today’s industry, with economists, technologists, investors and rightsholders excited about its opportunity for growth. Figures from Goldman Sachs state that by 2030, the music industry will be worth $50.1bn annually, whilst commentators in the creative industries point to music’s peers in videogames (estimated at over $340 billion), TV and film (jointly estimated at over $280 billion) to understand the potential for copyright exploitation. Radical, IP-centric innovation is the answer to closing this gap and fulfilling our potential. The panel will discuss how to propel the industry’s revenues to unprecedented heights, finding new uses for under-exploited copyrights and developing new business models, licensing processes and pricing strategies to present these opportunities to customers. It will also examine the important data engineering groundwork that needs to take place to facilitate this in terms of standards-based, high quality, timely metadata from rightsholders.

Moderated by Chantal Epp, Founder & CEO, ClicknClear

Speakers:

• Dae Bogan, Head of Third-Party Partnerships, The MLC

• Chelsea Johnson, Sr. Director Global Digital Operations, Kobalt

• David Knox, President, Reactional Music

Learn more at http://www.musicbiz.com

Dae Bogan to Join Panel On The Future of Music Publishing & AI at Canadian Music Week 2024

I’m coming to Toronto 🇨🇦 for Canadian Music Week June 2-5!!

I am looking forward to speaking on the panel “Harmony & Code: The Future of Music Publishing in the AI Era” on June 3rd at 12 PM. Tap in if you’ll be there!

Harmony & Code: The Future of Music Publishing in the AI Era

Join us for a compelling panel discussion where we explore the transformative impact of technology on the music publishing industry. This session will explore critical questions at the intersection of tech and music: What implications does AI have for the roles of music publishers and artists alike? What tools do artists need to thrive in this new landscape? We’ll examine the future of copyright laws, ponder the necessity of new rights, and debate how technology can coexist with music without exploiting creators. Don’t miss this essential conversation on the evolution of music rights in the digital age, designed for publishers, tech companies, and artists ready to navigate these changes.

Moderated By: Cole Davis Founder & CEO Switchchord

  • Chris Dampier, Head of North America – Sentric Music
  • Dae Bogan, Head of Third-Party Partnerships – The Mechanical Licensing Collective
  • Paul Shaver, President – CMRRA (Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency Ltd) and SX Works
  • Virginie Berger, Chief Business Development and Rights Officer – Matchtune

Learn more at https://cmw.net/

Celebrating 1 Year In Colombia, 4 Years With The MLC, And Announcing Music Biz 2024 Panel

May 1 🎉

Today marks the one year anniversary since I officially moved to Medellin, Colombia 🇨🇴(May 1, 2023) and 4 years since I joined The Mechanical Licensing Collective 🎼 as its Head of Third-Party Partnerships (May 1, 2020).

I am proud of having built a small sense of community here in Medellin with care and intention while simultaneously expanding the impact of my work in the global music industry, particularly by spearheading grassroots outreach initiatives in Latin America and by developing The MLC’s Distributor Unmatched Recordings Portal aka The DURP (www.themlc.com/durp). The DURP has had a direct positive impact on the livelihoods of hundreds of independent artists around the world 🌎 by empowering independent music distributors with data transparency and insights into the music publishing sector.

As a result of this work, I am proud to be named a finalist in the Maestro of Metadata category for this years Music Business Association’ Bizzy Awards and I look forward to joining industry colleagues in Nashville in two weeks for the #MusicBiz2024 conference and the Bizzy Awards dinner.

I will also be speaking on the panel “10X: How New Markets & Innovation Can Help The Music Industry Grow Tenfold” on Tuesday, May 14. Drop in! http://www.musicbiz2024.com

Dae Bogan to Conduct Workshop ‘From Beat to Bank: Dissecting the Flow of Digital Music Royalties in Rap and Hip-Hop’

I am thrilled to announce the first of a series of in-person music rights and royalties workshops that I will be conducting in Nashville, Miami, and New York this year:

From Beat to Bank: Dissecting the Flow of Digital Music Royalties in Rap and Hip-Hop

🗓️ June 22nd • 4pm-6pm
📍 The Mechanical Licensing Collective in Nashville, TN
🎫 Free with Registration

Description:

“From Beat to Bank: Dissecting the Flow of Digital Music Royalties in Rap and Hip-Hop” is an interactive workshop specifically designed for aspiring Hip-Hop and R&B music creators.

Presented by The MLC and Nashville is Not Just Country Music and led by Dae Bogan, Head of Third-Party Partnerships at The MLC, the workshop will take creators through a crash course demystifying the intricate world of music rights, income entitlements, publishing administration and the distribution of U.S. digital music royalties.

Through a series of individual and group simulations, participants will delve into various facets of the industry including contribution and credit tracking, negotiation of splits, the impact of samples on copyrights and royalties, work registrations and the process of claiming royalty shares.

Participants will gain a deeper understanding and appreciation of how song and recording contributions translate into royalty payments from The MLC and other organizations.

The workshop will take place at The MLC’s office in Nashville on June 22 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. CT. Tune in by registering at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-mlc-ninjcm-present-from-beat-to-bank-workshop-tickets-637622174087

The MLC’s Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Music Industry Roundtable

I’m grateful to be in a role where I can create opportunities for music creators and music industry professionals of diverse backgrounds. Year-round, I develop cultural initiatives to highlight the work and careers of underrepresented music creators. This month, to commemorate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, I am proud to have put together the following webinar:

The Mechanical Licensing Collective presents Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Music Industry Roundtable

Wednesday, May 24th at 12pm PST / 2pm CST / 3pm EST

The MLC welcomes Amy Lui, Music Tech & Industry Studies Instructor at Francis Polytechnic High School and Contributor at Asian American Collective, to moderate a virtual roundtable with a panel of fellow AAPI music creators and music industry professionals. Join us via Zoom as the panelists explore the ways in which their upbringing, identity, and community has contributed to their journeys and work in the U.S. music industry.

Speakers:

  • Alana Rich – Pop Singer-Songwriter
  • Casper Sun – Recording Artist
  • Chloe Duvall – Dark Pop Singer-Songwriter
  • Dondi Iannucci – Singer-Songwriter
  • Faith Rivera – Emmy Award-Winning Singer, Songwriter, Speaker, and Podcast Host
  • Grace Lee – Creative Consultant and Co-Founder, Asian American Collective
  • Michèle Vice-Maslin – Emmy Award-Winning Hit Music Producer, Songwriter, Publisher
  • Soy Kim – Creator Product Marketing, Spotify & Korean Cultural Expert

Register: https://themlc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ef_QvXyYRR-hHu5baBhkag

The MLC presents Beats & Money: A Music Rights and Royalties Crash Course for Beatmakers

Attention Beatmakers: This one is for you!

The Mechanical Licensing Collective & RME present
Beats & Money: A Music Rights and Royalties Crash Course for Beatmakers

April 12 at 12PM PT / 2PM CT / 3PM ET

Today, there are more beatmakers creating and distributing beats into the global music ecosystem than ever before. While the cost of music production continues to fall, the assortment of creator tools have exploded thanks to innovation in the music technology space; making it easier to create, promote, and collaborate around new beats.

Gone are the days of waiting around to be discovered by a top record label A&R. So-called “bedroom producers” are already connecting with artists and musical groups over social media, beat marketplaces, creator networking platforms and chat rooms. All of this activity has resulted in more beatmakers entering the music business ecosystem and being entitled to certain rights, earning digital music royalties and launching careers. The 2020’s are certainly the decade for beatmakers.

Join Dae Bogan, Head of Third-Party Partnerships at The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC), and Chris McMurtry, VP of Product at Pex and Head of RME, for an insightful crash course on the rights and royalties of a beatmaker and learn how to start properly administering your music to collect your digital music royalties.

Registration: https://themlc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_k1jxYD6TSTOiNXgDphj9Eg

Dae Bogan’s Music Industry Entrepreneurship Winter 2023 Class At UCLA Wraps With Student Startup Presentations

An artificial intelligence music production platform. A global music mentorship and collaboration social media platform. An app to track your favorite artist shows and connect to attend with other solo concert-goers. A digital music service for independent music where artists can engage with their listeners. And a marketplace where musical artists can find visual artists to design album artwork.

Those were the startup ideas that my students pitched during their final presentations tonight in my Music Industry Entrepreneurship class at UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music.

They put in 10 weeks of market research and strategic business planning to conceptualize 5 highly feasible startup ideas while learning from my lectures and guest speakers including Jeff Ponchick (formerly of Repost by SoundCloud), Vickie Nauman (CrossBorderWorks), Shara Senderoff (Futureverse / Raised In Space), Josh Simons (Vampr), Darryl Reid (E-Mixed), and Kristin Graziani (Stem).

An intense 10-weeks series of 4-hour masterclasses (one per week) has come to an end. I am proud to know that another batch of tomorrow’s music industry game-changers are armed with the skillsets and entrepreneurial mindset to contribute to the continued evolution of the music industry.

One such example is my former student (2019) David Hartley, Founder & CEO of SoundSmith. David utilized my office hours to explore an idea at the intersection of music and influencers and express his interest in diving into entrepreneurship. After excelling in my music industry entrepreneurship class and graduating in 2020, he began to work on his idea with his friend/co-founder. Eventually, they were accepted into both the Startmate business accelerator and the Melbourne Accelerator Program. Recently, David was named a The Music Network 30 Under 30.

Dae Bogan Joins Music Administration Advisory Board at Los Angeles Mission College

I am pleased to announce that I’ve joined the Music Administration Advisory Board at Los Angeles Mission College to help advise the school’s development of curriculum for offering music industry certification programs.

As an alumnus of the California community college system — Los Angeles Valley College ‘06 — it means a lot me to give back to the California community college system by helping to shape the academic journey of future alumni.