Steve Hayes

Steve Hayes is a seasoned professional with over 30 years of experience in the music industry, excelling in areas such as music licensing, music publishing, sonic branding, and music supervision.

Having a dual expertise in the business and creative aspects of the music industry, Steve has successfully placed and licensed music in various platforms including TV shows, movies, commercials, digital media, video games, and feature film trailers.

He has collaborated with renowned brands like Google, T-Mobile, Coca-Cola, E*Trade, AT&T, Microsoft, GEICO, and Samsung, as well as popular TV shows such as the House Hunters franchise.

Steve's educational background includes studying at the Musician's Institute (GIT) in Hollywood, CA, where he honed his skills and knowledge in music.

With a rich skill set encompassing music production, songwriting, guitar playing, and authoring international guitar instruction books, Steve has been recognized for his musical talents, receiving accolades such as a US President's Committee award for best original music score/composer.

Throughout his career, Steve has held key positions in esteemed organizations like APM Music, Warner/Chappell Production Music - Warner Music Group, New Horizons Worldwide, Inc., Q - We Get It (Q Productions), BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.), Alfred Music Publishing, and as the Owner/Founder of Steve Hayes Music Center.

His specialties extend to music licensing, music publishing, sonic branding, music supervision, song plugging, sales, sales management, leadership skills, business development, employee development, training, music production, songwriting, and guitar playing.