Intelligent Systems For the Modern Music Business.
Shanley Creative is a music intelligence and technology firm that helps rights holders, platforms, and service providers navigate the evolving music licensing and royalty landscape.
Advising organizations on music business strategy and copyright operations, and building technology solutions for the entire music rights supply chain
Music Companies, Artist, & Songwriters
Helping owners of rights maximize the value of their intellectual property – Understanding and navigating the global music royalties landscape
Digital Media and Broadcast Companies
Guiding enterprise music users through the intricate global music landscape – designing and executing product launch strategies
Music Investors, Mergers and Acquisitions
Providing expert music business M&A support and due diligence – Helping music investors minimize risk and maximize portfolio valuations
Music Licensing & Strategy
Helping clients design and execute global music licensing strategies
Custom Built Systems
Providing comprehensive technology support – custom back and front-end software and hosting
Music Rights Education
Conducting educational sessions on music rights and royalties – custom manuals and whitepapers
Global Music Royalties
Designing and building music royalty systems – maximizing global music royalty collections
Our Flagship Platform:
Music Rights and Data, Redefined.
At Shanley Creative, we don’t just advise-we build. Project Pathfinder is our in-house platform designed to modernize global royalty operations for rights holders and copyright users.It reflects everything we’ve learned from two decades at the front lines of digital licensing.
Michael Shanley
Founder
A veteran music and technology business leader with decades of experience overseeing strategy, business development, product design, operations, and engineering. An accredited inventor, known globally as a music business problem solver.
Michael’s work has shaped the modern music rights ecosystem, playing a key role in building foundational licensing and royalty processing systems used across the world’s largest media companies today.
Expert Music Business Support
- Custom Software Development
- Full-Stack Technology Support
- Music Deal Making
- Global Music Copyright Law
- Enterprise Business Development
- Corporate Development
- Full Stack Engineering
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Systems
- Data Analytics
- Royalty Systems
- Sales and Marketing
- Music Rights Education & Public Speaking
- Music Industry Data Standards
Music Rights Problems,
Solved.
All Rights
- Mechanical Rights
- Public Performance Rights
- Synchronization Rights
- Neighboring Rights
- Print & Grand RIghts
- Non-Featured Performer & Musicians Unions
All Territories
- Established rights and royalty systems in 200+ territories
- Global music company network reach
- Deep understanding of local rights processes around the world
All Players
- Record Labels
- Music Publishers
- Performing Rights Organizations (PROs)
- Collective Management Organizations (CMOs)
- Digital Music Services
- Performers Unions
- Talent Managers
- Major Law Firms
- Rights Management Entities (RMEs)
All Matters
- Music Company Operations
- Music Licensing
- Enterprise Business Development
- Sales & Marketing
- Full Stack Engineering
- Product Design
- M&A Support
- Rights and Royalty Education