The MLC Presents: A Roundtable Discussion on Asians & Pacific Islanders in the Music Industry 11/18 12P PST

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Moderated by Allyson Toy, Artist Relations Manager and Asian Guild (ERG) Lead at Twitch, this 60-minute virtual roundtable will explore the careers of several music industry professionals of Asian and Pacific Islander descent while unpacking the challenges and opportunities facing Asian and Pacific Islander music creators in today’s U.S. music market.

Speakers: 

  • Bohan Phoenix; Singer-Songwriter
  • Brian Samson; Director of Rhythm Radio & Lifestyle Promotion at EMPIRE
  • Clint Choi; Label Manager and Co-Founder at Acrylic Label
  • Lani Richmond; Manager of Aloe Blacc
  • Peter Chiang; Artist Manager at Park Avenue Artists
  • Roslynn Alba Cobarrubias; MYX Global Head of Talent & ROS. Marketing Founder
  • Thuy; Singer-Songwriter

Register here for the free Zoom conference.

About The MLC:

The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC) is a nonprofit organization designated by the U.S. Copyright Office pursuant to the historic Music Modernization Act of 2018.

In January 2021, The MLC began administering blanket mechanical licenses to eligible streaming and download services (digital service providers or DSPs) in the United States. The MLC will then collect the royalties due under those licenses from the DSPs and pay songwriters, composers, lyricists, and music publishers. 

The MLC has built a publicly accessible musical works database, as well as a portal that creators and music publishers can use to submit and maintain their musical works data. These tools will help ensure that creators and music publishers are paid properly. 

Our Mission

The MLC will strive to ensure songwriters, composers, lyricists, and music publishers receive their mechanical royalties from streaming and download services in the U.S. accurately and on time.

Our Principles

The MLC is founded on four guiding principles that underpin our work, our team and our operations:

We are committed to EXCELLENCE.

The MLC is focused on shaping the future of the music industry by encouraging collaboration and improving the quality of musical works data.

We embrace DIVERSITY.

We are passionate about building a diverse and inclusive team that includes people with different backgrounds, views, and experiences. We will serve songwriters from every genre, located across the United States and beyond.

#FBF Short Story Long Podcast Hosted By Drama w/Roslynn Cobarrubias

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Recorded in August of 2017, Episode 63 is with Roslynn Alba Cobarrubias as the former co-founder of mydiveo and former Head Of Artist Relations/Integrated Marketing at Myspace. Roslynn grew up in Walnut, CA and was raised by her single mother with 3 sisters. Growing up she felt like more of “one of the guys” with her interest in music, dancing & sports. She always wanted to be a television host and in college was told she was too short and should be a radio host so took a different path where she left her university and attended community college to pursue this and later became NARIP Director of Marketing. The change in direction led to the success in her career as helping launch MySpace.com & MySpace Music (the former #1 website in the world with over 200M users) and helping launch the careers of dozens of super stars still around today. Listen in on Roslynn’s journey and how she has created the largest network of video profiles across the world and eventually sold the company with her partners for $7.4M. You can find Roslynn Cobarrubias on.. @roslynnc on Instagram

You can also listen to this podcast on Spotify, Apple I-Tunes, just search Episode #63, Roslynn Cobarrubias.

in her purpose podcast interview with Roslynn

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In Her Purpose is more than a book, it’s the foundation. They create lifting content off the pages for real life application. It’s a community, culture, and a family! IHP Founders Jenn Redondo Marquez, Rose Buado & Mafae Management Founder, Mafae Belasco interview Roslynn on her purpose, vision, mission & journey LIVE on their kumu show which is now available on Spotify, YouTube (below) & other podcasting platforms, search “In Her Purpose.” The duo created the group and brought 40 Asian women entrepreneurs, creatives & executives (including Roslynn) to write chapters in the Amazon best-selling book, “In Her Purpose: 40 Principles of Asian Women Redefining Success on Their Own Terms,” buy it here on kindle, paperback or hardcover.

Drake, Billboard “Artist of the Decade” First Online Video interview with Roslynn for myspace music

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Drake’s first online video interview at age 22, Roslynn predicted a Lebron James like career for the rookie back in 2009 in this MySpace Music interview 12 years ago. Looking back at both of their early exciting first years, you can see how both Drake and Lebron only continued to excel over the years, even among many that doubted a long the way.

Congrats @BBMAS #ArtistOfTheDecade @champagnepapi, many free mixtapes on @myspace, 9 #1 albums & several sold out tours later, well deserved…

Watch the full flashback interview below from his first Cal State Los Angeles performance, promoting the “So Far Gone” mixtape that he gave away free on his MySpace page.

Yahya Abdul Mateenii Interview for Aquaman

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Yahya plays Black Manta in the new Aquaman movie, first major film since his breakout role in the popular Netflix series The Get Down. He breaks down how he changed career paths after losing his job to follow something he was more passionate about which was acting, his supportive family, working with a diverse cast like Jason Mamoa & Ludi Lin in Australia, under Malaysian/Chinese Director James Wan, what he’s excited for most people to see in the new Aquaman film & what he’s planning on doing next in this exclusive Myx at the movies interview.

The movie hits theaters Friday 12/21, already opening in China to a groundbreaking $100M.

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The Influencers Podcast: Roslynn Cobarrubias on Traktivist Radio

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Traktivist launched Episode 001 of their new podcast series #theINFLUENCERS w/ ROSLYNN ALBA COBARRUBIAS @roslynnc – Entrepreneur, Marketing Advisor, TV Host, & Producer! Named one of Billboard Magazine’s Top 30 Music Industry Professionals, Roslynn has helped produce over 500 concerts, as well as editorial content with artists like Drake, Bruno Mars, Rhianna, Kendrick Lamar, Justin Timberlake, etc. She currently serves as the Chief Marketing Officer and Head of Artist Relations of @iconic_reach, an influencer marketing platform connecting brands to influencers and curators to create sponsored viral content. She is also the co-founder of @mydiveo (that was acquired for $7.4 million by @engagebdr ) and @littlebgirls, a creative community & inspirational youth clothing brand. She previously helped market MySpace Music across the globe since it’s start up stage, where she spent a decade there as the Head of Artist Relations & Integrated Marketing, helping to launch MySpace Latino, Mexico & UK. She is also a television host & producer for @MyxTV. Roslynn is the ultimate Dot Connector!

This episode is hosted & edited by Rhian Moore @morerhian and is now available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify Podcasts, etc. Search “Traktivist”

Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4mosfwJERtT6Z6jXWWwrCK?si=Ll9DquVCRDuKaQYqkCPu_w
Intro Music credits: esta. & Mr. Carmack

Instrumental Music credits: Freddie Joachim

FOLLOW ROSLYNN COBARRUBIAS
Website: https://roslynnc.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/roslynnc/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/roslynn
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/roslynnc

#theINFLUENCERS is our new podcast series on Asian American leaders, tastemakers, and experts in the music industry. Just as important as front-facing representation in entertainment is representation behind the scenes. Too often, these influencers in the music industry don’t get the deserved recognition for their incredible work that significantly impacts today’s culture & entertainment. This podcast series will spotlight these individuals, including their stories and words of wisdom for aspiring artists and industry professionals.