We handle the business, so you can make the music.
Good music starts with the people who make it. We work with artists, songwriters and producers on their careers, music rights and the business behind their work. We bring creative understanding and business experience together, building the agreements, partnerships and structures that give people the time and freedom to make music.
Based in the Netherlands and working internationally, we believe that good music and good business should strengthen each other. The right decisions today can create opportunities, independence and value for years to come.
What we do
Artist management
Creative direction, career development, sessions, partnerships and business decisions. We build long-term plans together, with room for music, growth and new opportunities.
Music rights
Splits, ownership, registrations, metadata and royalty administration. We take care of the rights behind the music and help writers and artists build lasting value in their catalogues.
Business structures
Record and publishing deals, label imprints and partnerships. We develop and negotiate arrangements that bring together creative ambitions, fair terms and long-term interests.
The Music Hub
Management, publishing, distribution and pitching, alongside writing, production, mixing and mastering by Rowan Smeets. A connected approach to developing, creating and releasing music.
Maarten Gish
Gish Music Group was founded by Maarten Gish, who started out as a DJ and producer and has worked on the business side of music since 2009.
That experience shapes how we work today. We understand the creative process and the business around it, and know how to translate one into the other. We look at what the music needs, what the people behind it want to achieve and how the right business decisions can bring those ambitions together.
Along the way, producers and songwriters we managed contributed to multiple Grammy-nominated albums and Billboard Hot 100 records. Today we work internationally, with experience and expertise across many markets.
How we work
Music is made by people, and every artist, writer and producer has a different idea of what they want to create and where they want to go. We start by understanding those ambitions and build the creative and business foundations around them.
We believe the best working relationships bring together trust, clear agreements and the freedom to make decisions. That is how we approach management, rights and partnerships, and how we help careers and catalogues develop over time.
Personal by design
We work with a select group of artists, songwriters and producers. We know their music, understand their ambitions and stay involved in the decisions that shape their careers.
Working closely means we can develop ideas together, recognise opportunities and bring in the right people at the right moment. Each plan grows from the person behind the music, with their creative identity and long-term goals at its centre.
Following the song
A song can begin in a writing session and find its way to an artist, a record label, a publisher or a sync placement. Each step brings together creative choices, people, agreements and rights.
Through our work in management, publishing, distribution and pitching, we understand how those different parts connect. We can help a song develop from its first idea into a release, a placement or part of a growing catalogue, while looking after the people and rights involved.
Clear agreements, creative freedom
We believe good agreements create the confidence and freedom to do good work. When roles, rights, splits and fees are understood by everyone involved, people can make music together with a shared understanding of what they are building.
We take care of those arrangements early, follow them through and make sure the business supports the creative process. That clarity helps everyone focus on the music and forms the basis for working relationships that last.
Built to last
We build careers and catalogues with the future in mind. Every release, collaboration and business decision can contribute to something larger, from developing a recognisable sound to building an independent catalogue or reaching new audiences.
We look at how creative control, ownership and income develop over time, and help artists and writers make informed decisions about the value they create. Success can take different forms, and the structure behind it should support the direction they choose.
Independent and connected
Independence is a deliberate choice. It gives us the freedom to build our own approach, work with different partners and make decisions around the needs of each artist, writer or project.
At the same time, we work within an international network of independent and major labels, publishers, managers and other music partners. We value what each party can contribute, from creative expertise and relationships to distribution and international reach.
The right partnership brings people, knowledge and opportunities together on terms that make sense for everyone involved.
Why we do it
Music can reach people in many different ways. Sometimes a song finds a worldwide audience. Sometimes it finds exactly the right artist, becomes part of a film or creates a moment that means something to someone.
We value both. The work is about helping good music find its place in the world, supporting the people who make it and building something that continues to matter over time.
The Music Hub
The independent music company we started with producer, songwriter and artist Rowan Smeets. What began with developing artists, writing and producing songs and releasing records has grown into a company working across management, publishing, distribution and pitching.
It connects the creative process with the business around it. From writing sessions and productions to releases, rights administration and international pitching, we work with artists, songwriters and producers to develop their music, build catalogues and find the right opportunities for their work.