Music Business Strategist | Author | Executive Director

Know Your
Music Business.

Renisha Mayes is a music business strategist, author, and executive leader whose work sits at the intersection of music, business, ownership, and economic mobility. Through consulting, nonprofit leadership, and her own creative work, she helps build stronger pathways for independent creatives while continuing to write, produce, and release original music.

Billboard Magazine A2IM Executive of the Week Memphis Parent We Are Memphis MBJ 40 Under 40
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Renisha Mayes
Speaking & Panels

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Renisha speaks from the inside out, bringing real experience in music business, entrepreneurship, nonprofit leadership, and creative economy to keynotes, panels, and workshops nationwide.

Keynotes Panel Discussions Workshops Conferences University & College Programs Podcasts & Media Moderating Conversations Industry & Creative Economy Events

Music Business & Industry

Rights, royalties, metadata, distribution, and what independent artists need to know to own and monetize their catalogs.

Entrepreneurship & Business Ownership

Building sustainable creative businesses, from LLC formation and branding to revenue systems and long-term strategy.

Nonprofit Leadership

Founding and leading mission-driven organizations, grant readiness, program design, and community-centered economic mobility.

AI & Digital Literacy

Practical applications of AI and digital tools for creatives, small businesses, and underserved communities navigating a tech-forward economy.

Women in Music & Business

The experience of women building careers, companies, and legacies in spaces where they have historically been underrepresented.

Creative Economy & Access

How access to education, tools, and networks creates economic mobility for independent creatives and the communities they come from.

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Music & Production
RENI
Singer-Songwriter & Producer

Renisha Mayes creates and releases original music as RENI, writing and producing independently through Emerge Music Group. Her creative work allows her to apply the same knowledge of rights, ownership, royalties, metadata, and music business strategy that she teaches and practices professionally.

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Selected Releases

2026 · Latest
Happy Birthday, Aquarius
Written & Produced by RENI
2026
FLOR
Written & Produced by RENI
2026
Velvet
Written & Produced by RENI
2026
Quiet Strategy
Written & Produced by RENI
2026
Memphis After Hours
Written & Produced by RENI
2026
GLOW
Written & Produced by RENI
2026
26 Summers
Written & Produced by RENI
2022
6AM
Written & Produced by RENI

Released independently through Emerge Music Group

The Book

Music Revenue Readiness

A practical guide for artists who are ready to stop guessing and start understanding the business behind their music.

Music Revenue Readiness: From Talent to Trade

From Talent to Trade

Rights, royalties, registration, ownership, and how revenue actually reaches you. Written by a music business strategist who has managed label operations, distribution, and artist development from the inside out.

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In the Press

Recognized for the Work

A career built in public, recognized by the people who cover independent music and business.

Billboard Magazine

Featured for her work in Memphis music business and label operations.

A2IM

Named Music Executive of the Week by the American Association of Independent Music.

Memphis Parent

Featured for her work supporting women and families through the Greater Memphis Women's Foundation.

Founder & Principal
Fast Fruits Consulting
Music business strategy and consulting for independent labels, artists, and creative organizations.
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Founder & Executive Director
Fast Fruits Cares
A 501(c)(3) nonprofit building economic mobility for creatives through financial, digital, and AI literacy.
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