Shanley Creative:
Shanley Creative is a music intelligence and technology firm dedicated to empowering rights holders and industry platforms with tools, strategies, and insights to navigate the global music licensing ecosystem.
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 day music rights ecosystem, playing a key role in laying foundational music licensing and royalty processing systems leveraged by the largest media companies in the world.
Expert Music Business Consulting
- Seasoned Music Business Executive
- Experienced M&A Participant and Analyst
- Global Music Copyright Law
- Enterprise Business Development
- Corporate Development
- Full Stack Engineer
- Big-Data Systems and Analysis
- Product Designer
- Global Business Relationship Builder
- Inventor
- Educator
- Music Industry Data Standards
- Global Music Licensing and Royalty Processes
For the past 20 years, my work has been dedicated to designing new global music licensing and royalty systems for the largest media services
I would like to help your business achieve new media goals
-Michael Shanley