Sean McNamara serves as Manager, Publisher Services for the Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC), where he plays a key role in managing relationships with music publishers to support The MLC’s mission of ensuring songwriters, composers, lyricists and music publishers receive their mechanical royalties from streaming and download services in the U.S. accurately and on time. In this role, Sean serves as a primary liaison between The MLC and publishers, ensuring clear communication, addressing concerns and providing guidance to help publishers successfully navigate the landscape of digital music royalties. He also works closely with internal teams to streamline operational processes and helps monitor The MLC’s monthly royalty distributions to publishers and songwriters. To date, The MLC has distributed over $2 billion in total royalties to its 45,000+ Members.   

Prior to joining The MLC, Sean served as Performance Rights Manager for The Orchard, where he worked closely with global performance collection societies to identify royalty growth opportunities, streamline workflows, and foster relationships with international media licensors, while also overseeing the timely delivery of millions of lines of new release metadata. Before The Orchard, Sean spent nearly 5 years at Harry Fox Agency, where he worked with publishers, songwriters, and record labels of all sizes, refining his expertise in music publishing, licensing, and content monetization.

Sean holds a Bachelor's Degree in Music Industry Studies from Loyola University New Orleans and resides in Nashville, TN.