I track down what others can't find — in music rights, family research, and data.
About the Work
For 17 years I was a music clearance manager at CBS Studios and Paramount, responsible for researching ownership, clearing rights, and negotiating terms with labels and publishers across more than 30 television series. That work trained me to do one thing extremely well: follow a thread through incomplete, contradictory, or missing information until it resolves.
Today I offer three independent services built on that same investigative foundation: music rights clearance and consultation, genealogical and biological family research, and data organization and cleanup for clients whose information has outgrown its current structure.
I work remotely, on a project or retainer basis, from Asheville, NC.
If the information exists somewhere, I will find it.
Music Rights
Clearance and rights consultation for television, film, live performance, corporate events, and any other medium where music needs to be licensed. I handle both master and publishing, negotiate directly with labels and publishers, and advise on rights exposure when you're not sure what you need.
Family Research
Investigative genealogical research for adoptees, people with unknown parentage, and anyone searching for biological relatives. I combine DNA match analysis with documentary records — census, vital records, newspaper archives, social media — and take cases that others have already given up on.
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Data Organization
Bringing structure and consistency to databases, records, and information sets that have become unwieldy — and presenting findings clearly. Current work includes a 5,000+ record cleanup project for a financial services client.
