Suzanne Metrick

• Championed musical talent, created synch opportunities and negotiated premium license agreements maximizing profitability of catalog.
• Provided expertise of 100 Year old independent music publishing company’s repertoire and its copyright, licensing and royalty history to assist with the transition of ownership, ingestion, and administration by Reservoir Media Management, Inc.
• Cultivated relationships with key stakeholders, customers, vendors, and clients.

• Negotiated 100s of music licenses for synchronization, mechanical, stage rights, derivative/sample uses, streaming and new media, podcasts, products and lyric reprint rights resulting in the collection of millions of dollars annually.
• Proven track record of securing use of company’s compositions via creative pitching.
• Cultivated strong relationships with key stakeholders, customers, vendors and clients to promote collaboration and long-term success.
• Established a culture of continuous improvement, fostering innovation and driving sustainable growth across the organization.

Mercury Records, Artists & Repertoire Department - January 1995 - August 1997

Island Def Jam Group/Island Records/PLG, Sales & Marketing Department - September 1992 - December 1995