Elton directs The MLC’s efforts to engage future members….
Serona Elton 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.
With extensive experience as a music industry professional and educator, Elton is also a professor and
Chair/Director of the Music Industry Program at the University of Miami Frost School of Music. In 2023,
she was named Music Business Educator of the Year by the Music Business Association. She is also a
Yamaha Master Educator.
Elton has worked for or with many top music companies including Warner Music Group, Sony Music
Entertainment, and Universal Music Group, as an expert in licensing and royalties. She is co-author of
the book Music Business Handbook and Career Guide (13 th edition), and has contributed to news stories
for NPR’s Marketplace, CNN.com, The New York Times, Billboard and other outlets.
Elton has served as a president of the Music and Entertainment Industry Educators Association (MEIEA),
as a trustee of the Copyright Society of the U.S.A., as the chair of the Florida Bar Entertainment, Arts,
and Sports Law Section, and 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.
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