Katie Seline
Partner and Managing Director of Music Rights Clearance, in Montreal, Katie Seline leads music rights clearance and licensing for advertising, podcasts, film and television. With more than 15 years of music licensing experience — from MTV to TouchTunes and Stingray — she is a Clio and GMS award winner for her music supervision and clearance work.
Music Rights Clearance
For 20 years, Music Rights Clearance has mastered the art of negotiating the dream song for its clients with North American decision-makers: the team has cleared hundreds of titles, from U2 to Drake, Jay-Z, Marie-Mai and Billie Eilish. Katie Seline is responsible there for all aspects of the business: client relationships and project lifecycles, music supervision and clearance for advertising, film and television.
Her background
Katie Seline got her start as an intern in MTV's legal and business affairs department, then managed Concordia University's campus/community radio station, CJLO 1690AM, before clearing music for multinational companies like TouchTunes and Stingray. She holds a Master's degree in Music Business from NYU and a certificate in Copyright from Harvard. In 2025, she won the Silver Clio Music Award and the Guild of Music Supervisors Canada Sync Award for Best Advertisement, for the DoorDash “Your Door To More” campaign.
Delegate at Mundial Montréal 2026
Katie Seline is among the official delegates of the 16th edition of Mundial Montréal, held from November 17 to 21, 2026 in Montreal — North America's gathering for world music, bringing together showcasing artists and industry professionals from everywhere.
Highlights
- Music Rights Clearance — Partner and Managing Director (Montreal)
- More than 15 years of music licensing — MTV, TouchTunes, Stingray
- Clio and GMS awards — winner (DoorDash “Your Door To More” campaign, 2025)
- NYU and Harvard — Master's in Music Business, certificate in Copyright
Public contacts and links
Official website of Music Rights Clearance: musicrightsclearance.com
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