Born and raised in Memphis, TN, Charles Seaton III is the Crosstown Arts Musician & Artist Services Coordinator, with over six years of publishing administration and sync licensing expertise. Passionate about artist development, Charles specializes in assisting independent Memphis music creators in copyright management, healthcare support, and sync licensing by providing resources and opportunities to empower their careers within the Memphis music community and music industry. During his academic career at The University of Memphis, Charles served as the GRAMMYU Representative for the Memphis Chapter of The Recording Academy ('19-'21) and served as the Performance Coordinator for the university's Sound Fuzion band in the same years. He graduated summa cum laude in 2021 with a Bachelor of Music in Music Business.

Charles's contributions at Crosstown Arts have facilitated the collection of unpaid publishing and neighboring rights royalties for over 200 Memphis-affiliated musicians, and were instrumental in generating sync payments to artists for placements on TV shows such as Apple TV’s Platonic (2023), Nextflix’s Beauty in Black (2024), and most recently Amazon Prime’s Duplicity (2025). He looks forward to making the music industry more accessible for independent artists through new efforts in business development and community action.