Lauren A. Melso is currently the Rights & Clearances Supervisor for The Drew Barrymore Show (CBS), where she is responsible for securing rights for all licensed in photos, clips and acting as a liaison between the show’s production team and music licensing.
Prior to joining the show, she was the Director of Licensing at The Octave Group, overseeing licensing for OG’s services Touchtunes and PlayNetwork in New York City. Her team was responsible for licensing all requested music for the company’s 400+ clients. In addition, she also focused on industry relations and innovative proactivity.
Prior to beginning at PlayNetwork, Lauren held multiple roles at ASCAP in both Business and Legal Affairs as well as New Media Licensing. Before joining ASCAP, Lauren developed and led the Rights & Clearances team at Leftfield Entertainment, worked in Music & Media Licensing at Viacom and held various roles, including managing the digital copyright division, at Sony Music. Lauren has been working in the industry for about 15 years.
On the side, Lauren also teaches ESL and participates in a mentor program for her alma mater, The Ohio State University.
Lauren graduated from OSU in 2002 and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Japanese and a minor in Marketing
