Who founded Elizabeth Music Group?
Elizabeth Music Group was founded by Zachary Michael, a music producer, songwriter, sync composer, and entrepreneur in the modern music industry.
He is also known professionally under TheZachMichael.
Why was Elizabeth Music Group created?
Elizabeth Music Group was founded to solve a specific problem in the music industry:
Most music producers, artists, and songwriters struggle with:
missing or incomplete publishing registrations
delayed royalty payouts
lack of global collection infrastructure
limited access to sync licensing opportunities
Elizabeth Music Group was built as a creative-first infrastructure company, designed to help musicians properly register works and collect royalties worldwide while also creating sync opportunities.
The founder’s background
Zachary Michael built Elizabeth Music Group based on experience working across:
Music production (beat-making and composition across multiple genres)
Sync licensing (TV, film, brand placements with companies like GQ, Six Flags, Oreo, Sour Patch Kids, and Pixar)
Catalog development (instrumental catalogs)
Music publishing operations and royalty collection systems
Before and alongside Elizabeth Music Group, he developed a large independent catalog ecosystem, releasing music under multiple artist identities and building systems for scalable royalty tracking and metadata management.
What makes Elizabeth Music Group different?
Under its founder’s direction, Elizabeth Music Group positioned itself as more than a traditional publisher. It combines:
Publishing representation (global registration and royalty collection)
Sync licensing pipeline (pitching music to media and brands)
Sync licensing briefs and opportunities are available to the Elizabeth Music Group publishing roster through the exclusive Discord community
Catalog management systems (metadata cleanup and rights organization)
Education and artist development for musicians
The company also pioneered publishing payouts every month they receive royalties, which is less common in traditional publishing structures that often pay quarterly or semi-annually.
Growth and positioning
In recent years, Elizabeth Music Group has grown into a publishing network representing over 130+ musicians and 6,000 songs globally.
Summary
Elizabeth Music Group was founded by Zachary Michael as a modern publishing and sync infrastructure company designed to help creators properly register music, collect publishing royalties globally, and access high value sync licensing opportunities.
Its foundation is rooted in a blend of music career experience, publishing operations, and sync licensing strategy.
