Guy Fletcher has been a respected songwriter since the sixties. Recordings of his songs by Elvis Presley, Cliff Richard, Ray Charles, Frankie Valli, Joe Cocker and many other international stars have ensured Guy’s place in British pop history.

Now a leading light in the British publishing industry, he is Chairman of COMMERCIAL ARTS LTD , a new rights management company in the UK – specialising in bringing high-quality music based projects to their markets. He is also  Deputy Chairman of MUSIC COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS PLC which he founded with two partners in 2001. MCS became listed , first on OFEX then graduating to AIM in 2004. It is now the biggest independent publisher of music for television in the world.

Guy’s  Creative life has been active since he achieved his first UK hit with “I Can’t Tell the Bottom From The Top” by the HOLLIES in 1969. He discovered Chris De Burgh whilst he was still at Trinity and built his career over ten years , making him an international star. Many more successes followed across many genres . His experience as writer, producer, publisher and industry guru is second to none.

Working with lyricist DOUG FLETT Guy has had a long list of international successes  beginning in 1970 with “Wonderful World” recorded by ELVIS PRESLEY for his movie “Live A Little Love A Little” . ELVIS recorded two more of Guy’s songs . CLIFF RICHARD recorded eleven of Guy and Doug’s songs including “Sing a Song of Freedom”, “Power To All Our Friends”, “With The Eyes Of A Child” and  “Baby You’re Dynamite” . Guy has enjoyed  many more international hits   by Joe Cocker, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons,  (His ballad “Fallen Angel” is currently in the Broadway hit show “JERSEY BOYS”) Helen Reddy, Louise Mandrell, Tom Jones, Ray Charles  and many more.

Guy is a director of the Performing Rights Society and was a founding director of British Music Rights Ltd., Guy was also, for more than a decade, the Chairman of The British Academy of Composers and Songwriters where he led many campaigns against the erosion of composers rights. He continues to be a highly respected voice internationally in the struggle for the maintenance of the value of our copyrights and tirelessly champions the cause of the creator in all industry matters. He was honoured with an OBE for services to British music in the Queen’s birthday honours list in 2005.