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. Since then, Ballantyne 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, and the company has also established long standing licensing relationships with over 10,000 music publishers.

An authority on licensing and digital content, Ballantyne regularly speaks at industry events across the globe such as SXSW, SF Music Tech, Canadian Music Week, Music Matters, Digital Music Forum, Music & Media Finland, CMJ, MIDEM, and more.

Prior to LyricFind, Ballantyne was Manager of Digital Development & Distribution at EMI Music, where he was involved in deals with companies such as Yahoo, Napster, and iTunes. He earned a Bachelor of Mathematics with a Business minor from the University of Waterloo.

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