Shilpa Das Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Los Angeles, California, United States

Overseeing all aspects of copyright and administration for Avex USA Publishing and the Avex USA label SELENE including client services, copyright registrations, licensing approvals, label budget miantenance, royalty processing, statement auditing, and income tracking.

Assist in management training intensive workshops utilizing immersive simulations of realistic leadership scenarios, while creating a confidential, nonjudgmental space for participants to explore their leadership and see what it feels like to be radically honest with themselves and others.

Los Angeles, Ca

Served as liaison between clients, managers, lawyers and our internal departments handling all client needs/ inquiries. Managed accounts receivable /accounts payable of company accounts: maintained income reporting for Royalties Dept. and back-end admin for sync licensing. Extensively used Music Maestro royalty software for song and client set-ups, CWR, sync and mechanical source royalty receipt entry, royalty importing/matching, and reporting analytics.Executed royalty closes: ensured all statements and payments reach all clients.

Los Angeles, Ca

Handled publishing administration for clients including Performance Rights Organizations (ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC), Harry Fox Agency registrations, CMRRA, as well as foreign sub-pubs. Communicated with writers, managers, label contacts, and other publishers to resolve split discrepancies.Issued direct mechanical licenses for all client releases and assisted with synchronization licensing administration: collected and sent cue sheets to PROs, and initiated various projects to successfully recover pending payments.Assisted in studio coordination communicating with managers and writers/clients to book in-house studio sessions.Fielded all general email requests, split requests, website submissions, phone calls.

New York, Ny

Managed day-to-day affairs of the Licensing Department including supervising Licensing Coordinators, maintaining database systems and supervising license requests, follow-ups and execution. Served as lead consultant, assisting with the update of the existing licensing system and with the design and development of new system functions; initiated and executed various database and publisher projects. Prepared, reviewed and submitted all quarterly reports for each fiscal quarter close; worked in tandem with the royalties and legal department to ensure that publishing royalties were correctly accounted and all issues resolved.

New York, Ny

Monitored weekly content ingestions and resolved any errors with the Content, Legal, & Label Relations Depts.; delegated weekly publishing research and managed Q/A of final research for license request process.Directed weekly license runs; executed licenses; communicated with The Harry Fox Agency and direct publishers regarding changes in ownership and administration; coordinated publisher information between licensing and royalties systems; maintained updates in the licensing database.

New York, Ny

Tracked licenses and royalties; created and managed deVaron’s song catalogue database; pitched songwriter’s catalogue for other artists and for Film/TV placement; designed and maintained new press kits; wrote press releases & pitch documents; followed-up with press outlets, secured album reviews and interviews; served as Production Assistant & Coordinator for Tina deVaron's album release, “Water Over Stones"; handled all administrative duties.

New York, Ny

Taught a variety of retail and institutional PSAT/ SAT courses, Supplemental Educational Service programs in NYC public schools, and individual Math and SAT Tutoring. Also taught a semester in New Delhi, India office.