Mondo.NYC Speaker


Vickie Nauman
Founder and CEO, CrossBorderWorks
Vickie Nauman is a subject matter expert on music licensing and rights. She specializes in the intersection between tech and music, and particularly music in games. She helps grow companies and is a thought leader. She is Founder and CEO of the Los Angeles-based boutique consulting and advisory firm CrossBorderWorks and since 2014 has a portfolio of forward-thinking companies with roles in the digital business since 2000. In the music/gaming/XR world, she leads sync licensing projects for Beat Saber (Meta), Riot Games, BrainJar Games, Paradiddle XR, Ubisoft, Roblox projects and more. She is an advisor to some of the world’s most innovative companies. Vickie Nauman was named the 7th most influential person in the music industry in Spin Magazine’s 2025 ranking.
Content Curation and Filtration: Signal vs. Noise
10/12/22, 5:00 PM
Over 60,000 new tracks are being released each and every day. With so much content available, it can be easy to get lost in the woods. Where are we supposed to begin when trying to find music that suits our wants and needs? Further yet, how are we supposed to filter through the millions upon millions of songs that are out there? Is it possible to make sure what's being played in school, in the gym, in stores, or in the car is appropriate while still being engaging?
About LyricFind:
LyricFind is the world leader in lyric licensing and data services. With over 16 years in business, LyricFind is trusted by the top companies in the industry like Amazon, Google, YouTube, Deezer, Xperi and Pandora. LyricFind provides its partners with an extensive catalog of accurate and fully legal lyrics, licensed from all major publishers, as well as 10,000 other publishers and performing rights organizations around the world.
LyricFind’s in-house premium reporting infrastructure properly tracks and pays royalties to songwriters and rights holders on a song-by-song and territory-by-territory basis. Lyricfind has also created Lyric IQ which is a unique data set that uses a mix of AI and manual analysis to provide a deeper understanding of music through lyrics. Recently, LyricFind launched Lyric Videos, a platform that generates lyric videos in just seconds.
Music & Gaming: Opportunities and New Developments
10/12/22, 2:00 PM
This panel will discuss the current state of the highly popular and lucrative video game industry, and the various opportunities it offers to the music industry. Panelists working in video games will take us through the formats where they see substantial opportunities and value for integrating music, such as licensing, concerts and virtual events, and promotional and marketing opportunities. Learn how gamers and gaming companies leverage music, how musicians and music companies leverage video games, and strategies for appealing to the unique gaming fan base.