Crispin Hunt

Crispin Hunt is a director of PRS, a leading Creator Rights & Copyright advocate & chart-topping songwriter, producer & artist.

As Chair of The Ivor’s Academy (nee BASCA, 2017-2022) - the UK’s Trade Body representing interests of Songwriters & Composers - he led its modernisation, mobilisation & reform into the prominent, diverse, representative, productive organisation of today.  

Work included vitalising the The Ivor Novello Awards & Ivor’s Composer Awards; delivering global partnerships & alliances; working alongside PRS to achieve the EU Copyright Directive; Launching the following Campaigns: Fix Streaming (improved streaming revenue for Songwriters & Publishers); Composers Against Buyouts (protection from coercive rights acquisition) and, with Bjorn Ulvaeus, Credits Due (improving metadata at studio level).  

Crispin is a jobbing Songwriter/Producer & has worked with or for Lana Del Rey, Florence & The Machine, Ellie Goulding, Stromae, Deadmau5, Rod Stewart, Tom Grennan, Rebecca Fergusson, You me at Six, Jake Bugg, JP Cooper, Bat for Lashes, Natalie Imbruglia, Newton Faulkner & many more.

His early career was singer/songwriter in Brit-Pop’s, Longpigs: touring globally, enjoying hits & misses, and all the snakes & ladders of an artists life.

Crispin has represented Creators at PRS, PPL, ICE, UK Music, IPO Copyright Advisory Panel, and FAC (as CEO). He’s worked in alliance with ECSA, CIAM, MU (member), MPG, IMPF, IMRO, ICMP, MCPS, MPA, MMF, NMPA, ASCAP, BMI, CISAC, GESAC, UMAW, SONA, NSAI, & other acronyms.

He has constructive relationships across Apple Music, Deezer, YouTube, Spotify, Amazon, Netflix, Audoo, Session, BBC, DJ Monitor, and most News Media etc.

Crispin founded The Council of Music Makers aligning UK Writers, Artists, Producers, Managers, Musicians.  

From a period working in Parliament as a Labour Political Researcher, he stood for ChangeUK opposing Brexit. Nevertheless, now employs wide political respect. Crispin has 4 kids, & lives in Somerset, Pas De Calais and London.