Maria Lyons is one of the co-founders of Pendustry, a songwriter representation group. Her clients have worked with major and independent artists including BTS, Troye Sivan, Kelly Clarkson, Usher, Alec Benjamin, Tassia Zappia, Bennett, Christina Aguilera, Brandy, Britney Spears, Brandy Clark, Reba McIntyre, and many others.
Along with Pendustry, she is one of the co-founders of Stellium Management, an independent artist development and management group. She also oversees special business projects for Genuine Music Group, founded by the late Michael Mavrolas, a veteran manager who amassed over 75 platinum and gold records for their producer and songwriting clients.
Within each company, she focuses on both the domestic and global music markets where she works with major and independent record labels and publishers in Australia, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea and other international territories. Her passion is advocating for songwriters and independent artists in the ever-changing music business.