Jay Mistry

Jay Mistry is a music industry veteran of 30 years and is fluent in most aspects of the music business.

Jay began his career at the Performing Right Society before joining BMG Music Publishing, where he was asked to set up the income tracking department from scratch. In 2003, he incorporated Musical Sleuth Ltd, the first independent royalty tracking service of its kind, which counted clients such as Eric Clapton and The Beatles.

Having mastered the intricacies of copyright and royalties, Jay was asked to become Director of Music Services at The Discovery Channel in 2009. His success at Discovery led New York entrepreneurs Jingle Punks to bring him in to set up and stabilise their US publishing operation while building their global collection network. Jay currently consults for a range of high-end composers, music libraries, film producers, publishers and tech platforms.

In A Guide To Music Publishing And Synchronization, Jay distils three decades on the inside of the business into clear, practical guidance, showing you how publishing, copyright, royalties and sync deals really work - and how to make them work for you.