Merlin
James Choo is a finance professional with extensive experience in accounting roles across various companies. Currently serving as Finance Manager at Merlin since October 2016, James specializes in general bookkeeping, reconciliations, accounts receivables and payables, multi-currency handling, and UK VAT returns, utilizing MYOB and X3 accounting software. Previous positions include Semi Senior at SRLV for a brief period in 2016, Trainee Accountant at Prager Metis LLP from June 2014 to June 2016, where responsibilities included management accounts and statutory accounts preparation, and Junior Bookkeeper at Skeet Kaye LLP from April 2013 to June 2014, focusing on sales and purchase ledger maintenance. James possesses a solid educational foundation from Bishop Ramsey CofE High School, completing studies in 2008.
Merlin
Merlin provides independents the means to own their future. Merlin is a member led, music focused organization providing digital music licensing for independents across the globe. Members benefit from Merlin’s premium deals, but work directly with key digital partners. Our membership consists of independent labels, distributors, and other rights-holders, representing tens of thousands of labels and hundreds of thousands of artists from every country in the world. Merlin works collaboratively with our digital partners, delivers value back to those digital partners, and seeks to drive other incremental benefits to our members. Merlin’s approach has enabled our membership to grow to represent 15% of the global market share. Merlin’s membership includes independents such as Amuse, Armada Music, AudioSalad, CD Baby and Downtown Music (including FUGA), Beggars Group, Cinq Music Group, Dim Mak, DistroKid, Domino, Epitaph Records, Freeme Digital, IDOL, Kontor New Media, Mad Decent, MNRK Music Group, Monstercat, Mushroom Music, Ninja Tune, ONErpm, [PIAS], Pony Canyon, Redeye, Secret City, Secretly, Symphonic Distribution, Sub Pop, Vydia, and hundreds more. Merlin has deals with nearly 40 digital services, including partners like Apple, AWA, Boomplay, Canva, Deezer, FLO, JioSaavn, KKBox, Meta, NetEase, Pandora, Peloton, Snap, SoundCloud, Spotify, Tencent, TikTok, TREBEL, Twitch, YouTube Music, and many other global, regional and strategic partners, as well as being in conversations with dozens more. Merlin has resources in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, and Thailand.