Featured Executive: Darryl Ballantyne, LyricFind

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A2IM put the spotlight on Darryl as their featured executive this week! They talk about his start in the industry, milestones, upcoming projects, and more.

Darryl Ballantyne is the CEO of LyricFind, the trusted source for lyric licensing and data solutions. The company, which pioneered the licensed digital lyrics space by signing the first mass lyrics licensing deal with EMI Music Publishing (now part of Sony/ATV Music Publishing), was co-founded by Ballantyne in 2004 with Mohamed Moutadayne and Chris Book.
LyricFind is currently celebrating its 20th anniversary, during which time it has grown into the world’s premiere lyrics provider with over 100 employees, partnerships with over 60,000 publishers (covering over 200,000 publishing catalogs), and a worldwide client list including top music platforms such as TikTok, Amazon, Google, Xperi, YouTube, Pandora, Deezer, and more.

– A2IM