Music company
Reservoir Media (
Nasdaq :
RSVR ), also known as Reservoir Media Management, Reservoir,
[1] Reservoir Holdings, Inc. ,
[2]
[3] is an independent music company based in
New York City with additional offices in
Los Angeles ,
Nashville ,
[4]
Toronto ,
London , and
Abu Dhabi .
[5]
Reservoir was included in
Billboard magazine’s "Publisher's Quarterly Top 10 Market Share" every year from 2017 to 2021.
[6]
[7]
[8]
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[12]
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History
Reservoir was founded in 2007 as a
Music Publishing Company by Iranian-Canadian
Golnar Khosrowshahi ,
[15]
[16] who is the current CEO.
[17] Khosrowshahi was named to
Billboard ’s Power List in 2020 and 2022, and was honored as one of Billboard ’s Most Powerful Female Executives in 2017, 2018 and 2019 and a Billboard Indie Power Player in 2017 and 2018.
[18]
[19]
[20]
[21] Additionally, in 2022, Billboard named her the recipient of the Executive of the Year Award at their annual
Women In Music Awards .
[22] That same year, Khosrowshahi was named to
Variety 's New York Women's Impact Report 2022.
[23]
Khosrowshahi is the daughter of
Hassan Khosrowshahi ,
[24] an investor, and
philanthropist , and is the cousin of
Dara Khosrowshahi ,
[25] the current CEO of
Uber .
Reservoir owns over 150,000
copyrights and over 36,000
master recordings dating back to the early 1900s.
The publishing catalog includes pieces written and performed by
Billy Strayhorn ,
Hoagy Carmichael ,
John Denver ,
Sheryl Crow ,
Phantogram (band) ,
Lady Gaga ,
[26]
Camila Cabello ,
Bruno Mars ,
Cardi B and
Thomas McClary of
The Commodores .
[27] The company's roster of active writers and producers includes
Levi Hummon ,
[28]
James Fauntleroy ,
Ali Tamposi , and
Jamie Hartman .
Reservoir’s collection of film music includes rights to
scores to motion pictures
The Lion King , the
Pirates of the Caribbean series,
Gladiator and
The Dark Knight trilogy created by composer-producer
Hans Zimmer .
The company expanded in 2010 by acquiring
TVT Music Enterprises
[29] (its roster including
Scott Storch ,
[30]
Lil Jon and
The Cinematics ), Reverb Music in 2012, P&P Songs in 2013, First State Media Group (from
BMG Rights Management ) in 2014,
[31]
Century Media 's songwriters
[32] in 2017,
[33]
Chrysalis Records in 2019,
Shapiro Bernstein
[34] and Atlantic Screen Music
[35] in 2020.
Reservoir also has a partnership with PopArabia,
[36] founded by
Spek
[37] who serves as Reservoir's
EVP of International &
Emerging Markets .
The company also represents recorded music through
Chrysalis Records ,
[38]
Tommy Boy Records ,
[39] and
Philly Groove Records
[40] and manages artists with
Blue Raincoat Music
[41] and Big Life Management.
[42]
Reservoir was named "Publisher of the Year" Award at
Music Business Worldwide ’s A&R Awards in 2017 and 2019. The company also won
Music Week ’s
[43] "Independent Publisher of the Year" in 2020 and in 2022.
[44]
Reservoir’s President
[45] and
COO , Rell Lafargue also serves on the board of directors for the
Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC),
[46] the Association of Independent Music Publishers (AIMP),
[47] and Music Publishers Canada (MPC).
[48]
In 2021, Reservoir also became a publicly traded company,
[49]
[50] listed on the
Nasdaq stock exchange under the ticker RSVR. The
IPO was the result of a business combination with
special-purpose acquisition company Roth CH Acquisition Co. II.
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In March 2022, Reservoir acquired rights to the catalog of film-score composer
Henry Jackman .
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References
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RESERVOIR MUSIC PUBLISHER, RECORD LABEL ", musicbusinessworldwide.com
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Reservoir Holdings, Inc., a Leading Independent Music Company, to List on NASDAQ Through Merger with Roth CH Acquisition II Co. ", “Yahoo.com", April 14th, 2021
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Reservoir Music Rights Company to List on NASDAQ With $788 Million Valuation ", “Variety.com", April 14th, 2021
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Reservoir Doubles Down on Country Music With Newly Opened Nashville Office ", “Variety.com", April 2nd, 2019
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WHAT WILL A MUSIC COMPANY LOOK LIKE IN 2025? ", “Musicbusinessworldwide.com", Oct. 14th, 2019
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Publishers Quarterly: 'License' Drives Sony to No. 1 on Hot 100, Universal Rules Airplay ", “Billboard.com", May. 18th, 2021
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Publishers Quarterly: Sony Drops 'ATV' and Stays No. 1 On Songs Charts ", “Billboard.com", Feb. 19th, 2021
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Publishers Quarterly: Sony/ATV Again Tops Hot 100 and Radio Rankings ", “Billboard.com", Nov. 17th, 2020
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Publisher's Quarterly: UMPG, Sony/ATV Post Strong Results as Lil Nas X and Jonas Brothers Dominate ", “Billboard.com", Aug. 9th, 2019
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Publishers Quarterly: Sony/ATV Leads, While Lizzo Lifts Warner Chappell and Kobalt ", “Billboard.com", Feb. 13th, 2020
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Publishers Quarterly: Big Lead for Sony/ATV at No. 1 ", “Billboard.com", May. 4th, 2018
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Publishers Quarterly 2017: UMPG Closes In on Sony/ATV ", “Billboard.com", Aug. 10th, 2017
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Publishers Quarterly: Sony/ATV Reclaims No. 1 Spot in Fourth Quarter of 2017 ", “Billboard.com", Feb. 1st, 2018
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Publisher's Quarterly: Sony/ATV Widens Lead as Nearest Competitors Lose Ground in Q3 ", “Billboard.com", Nov. 1st, 2018
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Reservoir Founder Golnar Khosrowshahi On the Publisher's Data-First Approach and 'Getting Deeper Into Masters ", “Billboard.com", Sept. 30th, 2019
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Golnar Khosrowshahi ", “Huffingtonpost.ca"
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Golnar Khosrowshahi CEO/Founder, Reservoir Media Management Inc ", “Bloomberg.com"
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Hassan Khosrowshahi Family leader ", “Iran-times.com", Mar. 15th, 2019
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Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi is part of a family of impressive tech leaders, founders, and CEOs — here's who they are ", “Insider.com", April. 11th, 2019
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SPAC Roth Acquisition II gains on report of talks to take Reservoir Media public ", “Seekingalpha.com", Mar. 25th, 2021
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Publishing Company Acquires Over 1000 Songs ", “Vocalizr.com", Sept. 26th, 2017
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Reservoir Announces Signing of Rising Country Singer-Songwriter Levi Hummon to a Worldwide Publishing Deal ", “Bakersfield.com", May. 7th, 2021
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If the Livelihood of Songwriters is threatened, the Music Industry as a Whole is threatened ", “Musicbusinessworldwide.com", Jan. 12th, 2017
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Acquisition of Scott Storch Music Publishing Catalog ", “Loeb.com"
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https://assets.billboard.com/articles//5915626/reservoir-acquires-first-state-deal-grows-catalog-to-75000-songs
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Century Media's Publishing Catalog acquired by Reservoir Media ", “Blabbermouth.net", June 7th, 2017
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Century Media Records’ Publishing Catalog acquired by Reservoir Media ", “Metalanarchy.com", June 7th, 2017
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Reservoir acquires 16,000 Copyrights by bringing Shapiro Bernstein into its Portfolio ", “Music Business Worldwide", May. 15th, 2021
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Reservoir inks Joint Venture with Atlantic Screen Music to invest in Film Score and Soundtrack Projects ", “Music Business Worldwide", Nov. 20th, 2020
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Reservoir expands in Middle East via PopArabia partnership ", “CompleteMusicUpdate.com", Feb. 26th, 2020
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Reservoir partners with PopArabia; Announces Spek to lead international and emerging markets strategy ", “RecordOfTheDay.com", Feb. 26th, 2020
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Reservoir Strikes Deal for Chrysalis Records, Blue Raincoat Music ", “Variety.com”, Aug. 29th, 2019
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"Reservoir acquires iconic Tommy Boy Music, groundbreaking Hip-Hop Label, for $100 Million" . Variety . Retrieved 2021-08-05 .
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Thousands of lost Philly Sound funk recordings found and resurrected by Drexel University music department ", “Mcall.com”, June 27th, 2019
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Indie Publishing Heavyweight Reservoir Ropes Chrysalis, Blue Raincoat ", “DigitalMusicNews.com”, Aug 30th, 2019
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Reservoir acquires Stake in Big Life Management and its Publishing Company ", “MusicBusinessWorldwide.com”, May 30th, 2017
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Music Week Awards 2020 winners revealed , “MusicWeek.com”, Sept. 21st, 2020
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"Music Week Awards 2022: All the winners at the biggest ever ceremony" . www.MusicWeek.com . Retrieved 2022-06-01 .
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Reservoir promotes Rell Lafargue to President and Chief Operating Officer ", “Musicbusinessworldwide.com”, Jan. 11th, 2018
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Rell Lafargue President and Chief Operating Officer Reservoir ", “Themlc.com”
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Los Angeles Chapter Board: Officers and Directors ", “Aimp.org”
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2020-2022 Music Publishers Canada Board ", “MusicPublisher.ca”
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Reservoir Leading Music Publishing Funds Onto the US Stock Market ", “Billboard.com”, April. 14th, 2021
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Investor Presentation ”, “Sec.gov”
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Reservoir to list on the NASDAQ via SPAC Merger with $788M Valuation ", “Music Business Worldwide”, April. 14th, 2021
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Reservoir Holdings, Inc., a Leading Independent Music Company, to List on NASDAQ Through Merger with Roth CH Acquisition II Co. ", “Streetinsider.com”, April. 14th, 2021
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"Reservoir acquires rights in catalog of film-score composer Henry Jackman" . MusicBusinessWorldwide.com . 2022-03-22. Retrieved 2022-03-22 .