Website: https://megustamusicadmin.com/
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Me Gusta Music is an independent music publishing and record administration firm based in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 2011 by Trina Smith-Dort, the company handles the administrative and royalty-management side of the music business so that songwriters, recording artists, publishers, and labels can concentrate on creating music. The company summarizes its outlook simply: “Here, we like music — and the people who make it.” Its team is described as “publishing and record administration experts with almost two decades of experience.”
Services
Me Gusta Music organizes its work into two main administration disciplines.
Publishing Administration:
- Registration of songs with performing rights organizations, including BMI, ASCAP, SESAC, and GMR
- Mechanical and synchronization licensing
- Copyright registration with the Library of Congress
- Royalty collection and tracking
- Monitoring of digital streaming platforms such as Spotify and YouTube
- Preparation of detailed earning statements for clients
Record Administration:
- Registration of sound recordings with the Library of Congress
- Issuance of licenses for record labels
- Mechanical and synchronization licensing for recordings
- Compilation of royalty statements
The firm describes its purpose as handling administrative complexities on behalf of creators, allowing them to focus on their craft while royalties and registrations are managed on their behalf. By covering registration with performing rights organizations, copyright filings, licensing, and royalty tracking across both compositions and sound recordings, Me Gusta Music aims to consolidate the back-office functions of the music business under one roof for the songwriters, artists, publishers, and labels it represents.
About
The company was established in 2011 by founder Trina Smith-Dort and has grown into a team of specialists covering publishing, records, royalties, licensing, copyright, and creative functions. Team members listed on the company website include Trina Smith-Dort (Owner), Tricia Proctor (Director of Publishing Admin), Allison Richard (Royalty Manager, Publishing), Bri Holko (Royalty Manager, Records), Staci Turck (Licensing Manager, Sync), Casey Reznik (Licensing Manager, Mech), Aubree Neal (Copyright Manager), Lexi Anderson (Creative Manager), Gillian Moody (Royalty Coordinator), and Leah Rumford (Copyright Coordinator).
According to the company, its client roster spans multiple genres, including country, Americana, rock, and pop. The website notes that it represents both individual artists and bands as well as music publishing companies and record labels, presenting its public roster as “just a few names from our client roster that we proudly represent.”
Location & Contact
Me Gusta Music operates from Nashville, Tennessee, a center of the music industry.
- Mailing Address: P.O. Box 60554, Nashville, TN 37206
- Email: [email protected]
Additional Information
The company’s website includes sections for meeting the team, viewing the client roster, and contacting the firm. Its focus on both publishing administration and record administration positions it to serve clients who need help across songwriting, recording, registration, licensing, and royalty collection within a single firm. The team’s specialist roles, spanning publishing administration, royalty management for both publishing and records, sync and mechanical licensing, copyright, and creative functions, reflect the firm’s approach of dividing the administrative workload across dedicated areas of expertise. Operating from Nashville places the company within one of the central markets of the recorded-music and songwriting industries.
Profile compiled from the company’s official website (megustamusicadmin.com).