Our Team
MARK SPIER,
PRESIDENT AND CEO
Mark Spier is the third generation President of Memory Lane Music Group. Mark brings with him a unique mix of skills and expertise, having worked in music publishing, technology, and finance.
Since taking leadership of the business in 2003, Memory Lane’s catalog has more than doubled with additions of new music, including pop standards and contemporary hits. In his time at the company, Mark has overseen MLMG’s songs covered and sampled by a staggering number of the industry’s elite. And under his watch, Memory Lane has been added to the NMPA’s “Top 100” music publishers list.
In addition to serving as President of MLMG, and its subsidiaries, Scion Music, and Larry Spier Music, Mark is also president of Royalty Solution’s Corp, which he founded in 2009, to provide comprehensive and accurate royalty processing and accounting to record labels and music publishers.
Mark graduated from Cornell University with a Bachelor of Science, and received an MBA from Columbia University. He went on to work for IBM and then become a VP at Credit Suisse before beginning his tenure at Memory Lane. Mark lives on Long Island with his wife Lori. They spend most of their spare time shuttling their two boys, Matthew and Ben, between various sports practices. In addition to his usual responsibilities, Mark has recently been promoted to IT assistant… for now… we’ll see how he does.
ALEXANDRA MORANCY,
ROYALTIES MANAGER
Alexandra Morancy is a specialist in royalty processing and publishing, beginning her career back in 2014 in Berlin, Germany as a Licensing Manager for !K7 Records. Having graduated from Berklee College of Music with a Masters in Global Entertainment / Music Business in 2014, Alex has worked her way through the music industry in various capacities – finally finding her passion for royalties back in 2017 while working as a Royalty Administrator at Peermusic in Burbank. Over the course of three years, Alex evolved from a Royalty Coordinator to Royalty Manager at Peer, gaining experience processing domestic and foreign royalties while also leading a small team of administrators along the way. Before coming to MLMG, she was the Royalty Payables Manager for Warner Chappell Music in Los Angeles. Alex’s passion for music goes beyond numbers, producing electronic music in her spare time. Alex looks forward to growing with the MLMG team and assisting clients with all their processing and analytical needs.
JESSICA BRANT,
ROYALTIES MANAGER
Jessica Brant has been working in music publishing for over 6 years, lending her expertise in a variety of areas including Income Tracking, Copyright, Account Setup and Client Relations, and Royalty Processing. From Sony /ATV Music Publishing to BMG Rights Management, she has continued to hone her craft to help artists and songwriters get the attention and understanding they want for their music. Adding to this her knowledge of PRO accounting and processes from her time working at SESAC, she brings a well-rounded base to any company.
MICHAEL ELLIOTT,
LICENSING & COPYRIGHT MANAGER
Michael Elliott has worked in music publishing and licensing since graduating from New York University in 2014. He has a BA in Music Business from the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. He is currently the Licensing and Copyright Manager at Royalty Solutions, overseeing mechanical licensing for label and distributor clients as well as catalog ingestion and registration for publishing clients. Michael is also an active member of the AIMP NY Youth Advisory Committee, founded in January 2020.
MAYA FUNARO,
BUSINESS AFFAIRS DIRECTOR
Maya Funaro is the Business Affairs Director at MLMG. Her 20+ years in the music business started with over a decade of paralegal and licensing/copyright administration work with attorney M. William Krasilovsky. It was an invaluable opportunity to learn the skills of drafting and negotiating a wide variety of music business contracts from a leading music business attorney. Maya enjoys the complex and ever-evolving puzzle that is copyright law, but finds the work most satisfying when supporting independent artists, labels, songwriters, publishers, and music business innovators to achieve their business and artistic goals.
LUCIANO REYES,
LICENSING COORDINATOR
Luciano Reyes is a Licensing Coordinator at MLMG, assisting with clearing mechanical licenses for clients such as TuneLicensing, Quality Control, Geek Music, Dolores Records, and Strange Fruits. He first attended Herkimer College in upstate New York, obtaining an AS in Music Industry. Luciano continued his way into the world of music by transferring to Baruch College and interning at Ultra Records and NYU’s Department of Music. He went on to graduate from Baruch with a BA in Music Management and a minor in New Media Arts. Luciano looks forward to the growth MLMG has to offer and gaining further knowledge of what it means to work in music.
SARAH HENDERSON,
ROYALTIES ADMINISTRATOR
Sarah Henderson is a Royalties Administrator at MLMG. She works to assist with the full process from setting up contracts to getting statements out the door. Sarah has a BA in Music Business from The University of Gloucestershire and has specialized in music royalties since 2015 after starting at a company in London. She is excited to work with all current and future clients of MLMG while growing with the company.
JESSICA RINEHART,
LICENSING ASSOCIATE
Jessica Rinehart graduated from University of the Pacific with a BM in Music Management in 2017. She began her career interning in the Copyright Department at Reservoir Media Management, and from there moved onto become a Mechanical Licensing Coordinator at Kobalt Music Publishing. She joined the MLMG team in January 2022 as a Licensing Associate, and her primary focus is now mechanical licensing for label and distributor clients.