Vickie Nauman is a digital music and technology leader and subject matter expert. She helps companies navigate the complexities of music rights, business model creation, licensing, and sync. Her clients and licensing work include projects with Harman, Riot Games, BrainJar Games, Beat Saber/Meta, Spotify, Ubisoft, Roblox, Niantic, and Bose. She has also led artist activations such as David Guetta in Roblox; driven social media music licensing initiatives; and, in addition to licensing, developed strategies for growth, partnerships, M&A, and catalog acquisition financing. Her work intersects with emerging technology like generative AI and blockchain, games, virtual worlds, telcos, platforms, and apps. Nauman has advised on industry acquisitions totaling over $500 million, including Downtown Music’s acquisitions of FUGA and CD Baby and numerous private equity deals.

Beginning her digital music career at MusicNet, one of the first licensed digital music services, Nauman then helped design and build early DMCA-compliant digital services at KEXP. From there, she led business development at Sonos during the rise of streaming, and later served as president of North America for 7digital before founding CrossBorderWorks, a leading music technology consultancy. Her work has earned her a Webby Award, the Copyright Society of California’s Apollo Award, and recognition as one of SPIN’s 25 Most Influential People in Music, as well as MusicBiz’s Digital Innovator.