RECORDING — Elena Flauto

Elena Flauto

Click the following pages to explore my work:
PROJECTS
Includes business & legal analyses, data analytics reports, writing samples, marketing plans, and creative projects.
WORK SAMPLES
Provides samples of my work as a founding member of Cherry Pop Records and my internships at Universal Music Publishing and Universal Music Group.

RECORDING
Highlights my creative work as a vocalist, producer, songwriter, and performer.
About Me My name is Elena Flauto, and I am a recent graduate of UCLA, where I studied Music Industry and Statistics & Data Science with a focus on the intersection of music, technology, and data. I am currently based in Los Angeles and originally from Akron, Ohio. I started singing at age five and began songwriting and producing at twelve. Through writing and producing music growing up, I fell in love with the process of making records. I discovered my passion for the business and strategy behind the music when I self-released my debut EP.

During my time at UCLA, I combined my deep interest in music with my analytical nature and love of mathematics. In my projects, I have enjoyed researching and leveraging streaming data, audience demographics, and social media insights to inform my decisions—whether for a business plan, marketing proposal, or creative project.

Over the past two years, I served as president of Cherry Pop Records, the first and only independent student-run record label at UCLA. In this role, I gained experience in kickstarting an independent label, label operations, business affairs, A&R, and digital distribution. In past projects, I researched how labels leverage relationships with DSPs to influence platform offerings, payment models, and more.

My internships in marketing and artist relations furthered my understanding of DSP-label dynamics. I developed marketing strategies for major artists and gained insight into how major labels collaborate with DSPs around releases. My interest in finding solutions to help the music industry better support artists, fans, and professionals led me to examine the issue of market oversaturation in digital music streaming and its effects on the record business in the United States in my music industry degree capstone project.

Ultimately, I intend to pursue a career in entertainment law, with the goals of solving licensing challenges in the business and advocating for artists.

CONTACT

SKILLS & MORE

Skills
Leadership, tenacious work ethic, attention to detail, collaboration, creative solutions, presenting and public speaking, conflict resolution, data-driven decision making, professional and analytical writing, organization

Business & Legal

Statistics & Data Science

Marketing

Creative

Software & Platforms

Language

Music copyright, recording agreements, contracts, music publishing, music distribution, digital music licensing, royalties, trademarks, business types

Python, SQL, R/R Studio, LaTeX,
bayesian inference, statistical modeling, experimental design, data cleaning, visualization, machine learning models, Monte Carlo methods, API requests

Strategic partnerships, artist marketing proposals, branding, project management, presentation design

A&R, talent relations, content editing, songwriting, music production, recording, audio audio mixing, mastering vocals, piano, performance

Microsoft Office Suite, Canva, Capcut, Overleaf, Colab, Logic Pro

English (native), Spanish (intermediate)

PressDaily Bruin

Elena Flauto supports artists, explores future career through Cherry Pop Records

Awards Academic Honors (UCLA)

Scholastic Writing

Departmental Awards (Hathaway Brown School)

Performance

Dean’s Honor List (2021-23, 2025)

2 National Silver Medals, 3 Regional Gold Keys, 1 Regional Silver Key, and the Cleveland Institute of Art Journalism Award for works in Critical Essay and Journalism (2021)

Virginia Osborne Charman Award in English (2021); Outstanding Achievement in Vocal Music (2021)

Live Nation's Tri-C High School Rock Off at the Rock Hall: 3rd place winner with Charm the Guard (2019); performed at the live rounds (2020)

Shining Star CLE Vocal Competition: placed 2nd runner-up (2019); placed 3rd runner-up (2020)

Songbook Academy: chosen to study under grammy-nominee Michael Feinstein and grammy-winner Sylvia McNair (2018 - 2019)

Ohio Music Education Association (OMEA) Solo + Ensemble Adjudicated Event: performances awarded superior ratings (2017 - 2020)

Akron Canton Regional FoodBank's Harvest for Hunger Virtual Idol Award Recipient: raised over 6,000 meals (2015)

Associations

MUSE Undergraduate Musicology Journal (UCLA) - Technical Editor (2023-24)

Pitch, Please! A Cappella (UCLA) - Business Director (2023), Soprano 2, Soloist

Tri-M Music Honors Society (President 2020-21)

Cum Laude Society (inducted 2021)

Links

LinkedIn
Spotify
Apple Music
YouTube

Last Updated 25.06.26

RECORDING

Honey Lane, LLC I am an independent artist, songwriter, and producer with a background in vocal performance (15+ years of experience) across contemporary, jazz, and classical genres.

1. impermanence - EP

Listen to the project here.

June 2025

Vocals, songwriting, recording, production, mixing, and mastering: Elena Flauto
Cover art: Maria Flauto

2. Are You Happy Now? - EP

Listen to the project here.

May 2021

Vocals and songwriting: Elena Flauto
Cover Art: Elena Flauto
Recording: Jim Stewart
Production: Michael Estok, Elena Flauto
Mixing: Jim Stewart, Michael Estok
Mastering: Dan Millice

3. Performance Highlights

Watch it here.

Solo performance highlight reel.
2008-2021

Performance Highlights: national anthems for NFL Hall Of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony (2019), NCAA Division III Wrestling Championship (2018), NHL Calder Cup Championship (2016); vocal performances at notable venues in Cleveland and Akron, OH, such as Nighttown Jazz Club, The Grog Shop, The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, E.J. Thomas Hall, and Playhouse Square Ohio Theater

Charm the Guard: lead vocals, songwriter, manager, and co-founder of the pop band (2017 - 2019)