Shauna Krikorian is a music publishing / licensing executive with over 20 years of experience in artist development, rights management and licensing music for visual media. She has an extensive background in signing and developing artists for synchronization, fostering relationships with production companies, film studios and networks, and advocating for transparency and clean data.

In 2010, Shauna co-founded MediaHorse, a boutique licensing / publishing agency, representing a roster of both established and emerging artists from all over the world, as well as Grammy Award winning songwriters and production teams (Charli XCX, Paul Oakenfold, George Thorogood, Rival Sons, KISS, Elvis Presley, Eivør, ZZ Ward, L7, She Wants Revenge, Naked and Famous, Kula Shaker).  

Prior to MediaHorse, she joined Opus 1 Music as the VP of Creative Licensing, overseeing a roster of indie artists, library catalogs and the Opus 19 / Arc / Conrad (Chess Records) Six Palms and Third Story publishing catalogs (Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, John Lee Hooker, Harry Nilsson, Tom Waits, Tim Buckley, Alice Cooper). Shauna started her career as a music journalist and transitioned into artist management before moving into publishing.

Recently venturing into the growing music technology space, Shauna serves as EVP of SongHub, a first of its kind blockchain powered collaboration / rights management data solution for the music industry. She is also a partner at Futureworlds, a creative agency that curates live events / conferences and develops virtual worlds while working directly with IP rights holders, transitioning them into the digital landscape through enriched virtual Metaverse / Web3 experiences.