Merlin
Stacey Mitsopulos is a seasoned professional in business and legal affairs, currently serving as Senior Director at Merlin since August 2025. Prior to this role, Stacey held various key positions at Global from March 2020 to July 2025, including Legal & Business Affairs Director for Broadcasting & Content, Podcasts, Music Licensing, and Digital. Earlier experience includes leading legal and business affairs at 7digital, The Box Plus Network, and DHX Media Ltd., with notable roles as Vice President and Director. Stacey began a legal career at CBC as a Contracts Lawyer and later progressed through positions at Sanderson Taylor and Taylor Mitsopulos Klein Oballa, where partnership was achieved. Educational qualifications include an LL.B. from the University of Windsor and an Honours B.A. in History from Western University.
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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.