We collect the royalties you are due.
MI21 is a music copyright consultancy, rights management and royalties collection agency specialising in classical and culturally significant repertoire.
We work directly with performers, composers, publishers, and master rights owners to ensure accurate registration, ethical representation, and full remuneration across global societies.
Whether you're a performer seeking fair remuneration, a composer managing adaptations, or an estate protecting cultural heritage, our expertise ensures your rights are respected, your works are represented and your royalties recovered. We help you move forward with confidence - across borders and generations.
Our Story
Founded to bring clarity and fairness to the complex world of music rights, MI21 is a consultancy, publishing advocacy and rights management agency dedicated to protecting creative legacies and recovering royalties across borders, specialising in classical music.
We work with renowned artists, composers, estates, orchestras, labels and publishers to ensure accurate registration, ethical representation, and full remuneration.
Our Mission
At MI21, our mission is to protect creative rights, recover royalties, and advocate for ethical practice across the global music landscape.
Our work is rooted in respect for creative music legacy and deep understanding of the intellectual property law. We don’t just manage rights - we honour them, ensuring every recording and work is properly registered, every royalty recovered, and every query met with clarity, care, and strategic insight.
Our Values
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Support for Performers and Orchestras
We advocate for soloists, conductors, orchestras and labels - recovering neighbouring rights, clarifying entitlements, and ensuring fair remuneration across borders.
​Expertise in Classical Repertoire
We specialise in the complexities of classical music rights, from historic recordings to contemporary commissions, ensuring accurate registration and ethical representation worldwide.
Respect for Legacy
We honour the creative and cultural histories entrusted to us - treating every repertoire, discography, and archive with care, discretion, and contextual understanding.
Publishing with Integrity
We guide composers and publishers through the legal, cultural, and ethical dimensions of releasing new and adapted works - ensuring every publication is rights-secure, context-aware, and fairly remunerated.
Intellectual Precision
We navigate the intricacies of copyright law, metadata, and international registration with rigour and clarity - so that every right is properly managed and every royalty accounted for.
Royalties aren’t automatic - they need to be claimed, registered, and protected.
Our Expertise
International Rights Management and Royalty Recovery
We represent artists, labels, and estates in navigating multi-territory rights frameworks, ensuring accurate metadata creation, recording registration, royalty collection, and compliance across global societies.
Our systems monitor usage, resolve counterclaims, and recover royalties from broadcast, streaming, and public performance channels.
Publishing, Copyright and Catalogue Development
We register compositions and arrangements with performing and mechanical rights organisations worldwide, ensuring accurate metadata and rights attribution.
Our publishing services include rights clearance, derivative rights support, and strategic catalogue promotion for composers, estates, and archives.
Strategic Consultancy and Data Services
We advise on rights-sensitive adaptations, legacy repertoire strategy, and international registration workflows, helping clients navigate complex rights landscapes with clarity and precision.
Our services include catalogue audits, metadata optimisation, performance analytics, and royalty tracking to support informed decision-making.
We don’t just manage rights - we represent them.
Your catalogue deserves visibility, clarity, and fair remuneration.
Publishing Advocacy
We offer a fresh and forward-thinking approach to music publishing in the classical world - one that respects the independence of today’s composers and arrangers while providing the professional support they need to thrive.
Our model is built on collaboration, not control: we manage the repertoire on behalf of music creators, ensuring their works are properly represented, promoted, and protected. ​​