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About LyricFind
LyricFind is the trusted source for lyric licensing and data solutions. With 20 years in business and access to more than 100,000 catalogs and over 10 million song lyrics, LyricFind is trusted by a growing list of top music platforms including TikTok, Amazon, Google, Xperi, YouTube, Deezer, and more, providing current, accurate, and fully licensed lyrics. LyricFind’s in-house premium reporting infrastructure precisely tracks and pays royalties to songwriters and rights-holders on a song-by-song and territory-by-territory basis.
LyricFind’s solutions include LyricIQ: a set of innovative data analysis and filtering tools. Designed to dive into the lyrical content of songs, LyricIQ uses a mix of AI and manual analysis to provide a deeper understanding through lyrics and give businesses more control over their product offering. In 2021, LyricFind launched Lyric Videos, a platform that generates lyric videos in seconds. Most recently, LyricFind completed the acquisition of Belfast-based company Rotor Videos, which is popular with record labels and fans alike for its fast, easy-to-use, and affordable capabilities. The acquisition strengthens LyricFind’s well-established portfolio of lyric-based solutions and expands on the company’s recent push into the video creation market.
For more information, please visit lyricfind.com.
Darryl Ballantyne – Founder & CEO
Darryl Ballantyne founded LyricFind in 2004 with Mohamed Moutadayne and Chris Book. The company pioneered the licensed digital lyrics space, signing the first mass lyrics licensing deal with EMI Music Publishing in 2005.
Darryl has overseen LyricFind’s growth into the world’s largest lyrics provider. LyricFind’s clients include the biggest names in the music and tech space such as Google, YouTube, Amazon, Deezer, Xperi, and Pandora.
LyricFind has also established long standing licensing relationships with over 10,000 music publishers, such as The Harry Fox Agency, APRA/AMCOS, CSDEM, MCPS, CAPASSO, and many more.
As an authority on licensing and digital content, Darryl regularly speaks at industry events across the globe, including SXSW, Music Biz, Music Tectonics, Canadian Music Week, Trends Brasil, Wallifornia Musictech, NOLA Music Tech (now NOLA MusiCon), and NY:LON (now Music Ally Connect). He has also been featured in publications such as Music Business Worldwide, Yahoo Finance, Music Week, and The Globe and Mail.
Before launching LyricFind, Darryl was Manager of Digital Development & Distribution at EMI Music in Los Angeles, where he was involved in deals with companies such as Yahoo, Napster, and iTunes. Darryl earned a Bachelor of Mathematics with a Business minor from the University of Waterloo. He is based in Toronto.
