ERIK STEIGEN is a music business expert with over 20 years of experience from the Los Angeles-based music industry. His primary focus throughout his career has been to take care of songwriters, music producers, recording artists and indie labels.

Prior to starting USA Media Rights ® in 2012, Erik spent 10 years in charge of the music publishing and royalties department at a large business management firm. Erik was a legal assistant and music paralegal at a boutique entertainment law firm from 1996 to 2001, and he started his music business career at MCA Records (Universal Music Group) working in the recording administration department in 1996 right after graduating Magna Cum Laude from Berklee College of Music (Boston, MA).

For over two decades, Erik has administered publishing catalogs for a long list of iconic songwriters and composers, including Lionel Richie, Brian Wilson, Don Felder (of The Eagles), Trevor Rabin (of Yes), John Waite, Sheila E., Albert Hammond and Dave Mason. He has supervised royalty collections and royalty accounting for artists and record labels such as Pearl Jam, Lenny Kravitz, Blu Cantrell, Maroon 5, Grouplove, Motley Crue, New West Records, Blondie, Red Bull Records, Side One Dummy Records, MySpace Records, and many more.

In addition to overseeing and preparing financial due diligence and the books" for the sales of high-value music publishing catalogs