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SPEAKER's BIO
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Panelist
Maurice Russell
Head of Rights Management, The Mechanical Licensing Collective

Maurice Russell is the Head of Rights Management for the Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC). In this role, Russell oversees The MLC’s publisher services team and leverages his operational and administrative expertise to support The MLC’s processing of billions of dollars in digital music royalty payments to music publishers and songwriters globally.


A senior executive in the music and entertainment industry with over 20 years of experience and a deep passion for intellectual property (IP) rights management, licensing, business development, strategy, client service and operations management, Russell was previously the founder of music industry rights management consultancy firm Media Rights Management (MRM). At MRM, Russell helped his clients navigate the music industry’s growing licensing and data challenges.


Prior to launching MRM, Russell held senior roles in operations and strategy at the Harry Fox Agency (HFA), where he directed the development and launch of numerous licensing and royalty solutions to transition the company to the high-volume digital music market.

 

Russell has served on advisory groups for the U.S. Copyright Office and the U.S. Patent and Trade Office, and he is a long-time participant in Digital Data Exchange (DDEX), the primary data standards body serving the global digital music industry. He is a recognized subject matter expert who is frequently asked to speak at key industry events, including Digital Music Forum, Music Biz and SXSW.


Russell holds a B.A. in American History from Columbia University and an M.B.A. in Finance from New York University Stern School of Business. He resides in New York City.


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