# Mark Spier

> Mark Spier is the founder and CEO of Royalty Solutions Corp, a New York royalty-accounting and copyright-administration firm whose tagline is 'you make the Music, we do the Math.' A Cornell-trained computer scientist with a Columbia MBA, he spent early years at IBM and as a VP at Credit Suisse before taking over Memory Lane Music Group in 2003, the family publishing house his grandfather started in 1923. In 2009 he founded Royalty Solutions to bring transparency and software to the messy business of paying songwriters, building proprietary systems like the TuneLicensing mechanical-licensing engine and a client royalty portal.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Royalty Solutions Corp
- **Organizations:** Royalty Solutions Corp, Memory Lane Music Group, Scion Music, Larry Spier Music, Association of Independent Music Publishers (AIMP), National Music Publishers' Association (NMPA)
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.S. in Computer Science, Cornell University, MBA, Columbia University
- **Known for:** Founded Royalty Solutions Corp (2009), a full-service royalty accounting, copyright administration and licensing firm, Built proprietary TuneLicensing in-house mechanical-licensing system, Built a custom client royalty-statement portal for real-time financial data access

## Career timeline

- **early career** — Worked at IBM
- **pre-2003** — Vice President at Credit Suisse
- **2003** — Assumed control of Memory Lane Music Group as third-generation President & CEO
- **2009** — Founded Royalty Solutions Corp
- **ongoing** — Served six years on the AIMP Board of Directors and over ten years in NMPA Team 100

## Achievements

- Founded Royalty Solutions Corp (2009), a full-service royalty accounting, copyright administration and licensing firm
- Built proprietary TuneLicensing in-house mechanical-licensing system
- Built a custom client royalty-statement portal for real-time financial data access
- Led Memory Lane Music Group since 2003, more than doubling the catalog
- Memory Lane added to the NMPA Top 100 music publishers list during his tenure
- Six years on the Board of Directors of the Association of Independent Music Publishers (AIMP)
- Member of NMPA Team 100 for over a decade

## Links

- Website: https://royaltysolutionscorp.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-spier-b0b0ab37
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IS7I8eSrFno
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/royaltysolutions

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Last updated: 2026-06-11