Reservoir Media

Reservoir was founded in 2007 as a Music Publishing Company by Iranian-Canadian Golnar Khosrowshahi,{{Cite magazine |last=Brown |first=Harley |date=2019-09-30 |title=Reservoir Founder Golnar Khosrowshahi On the Publisher's Data-First Approach and 'Getting Deeper Into Masters' |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/reservoir-golnar-khosrowshahi-interview-photos/ |access-date=2024-06-20 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-05-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230521140350/https://www.billboard.com/pro/reservoir-golnar-khosrowshahi-interview-photos/ |url-status=live }} who is the current CEO.{{Cite web |title=Golnar Khosrowshahi, Reservoir Media Management Inc: Profile and Biography |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/person/19254359/ |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=Bloomberg Markets |archive-date=2024-06-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240621041845/https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/person/19254359/ |url-status=live }}

The publishing catalog includes pieces written and performed by Billy Strayhorn, Hoagy Carmichael, John Denver, Sheryl Crow, Phantogram (band), Lady Gaga,[https://seekingalpha.com/news/3676639-spac-roth-acquisition-ii-gains-on-report-of-talks-to-take-reservoir-media-public/ SPAC Roth Acquisition II gains on report of talks to take Reservoir Media public] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221225011440/https://seekingalpha.com/news/3676639-spac-roth-acquisition-ii-gains-on-report-of-talks-to-take-reservoir-media-public |date=2022-12-25 }}", “Seekingalpha.com", Mar. 25th, 2021 Camila Cabello, Bruno Mars, Cardi B and Thomas McClary of The Commodores.{{Cite web |last=Heath |first=Harold |date=2017-09-26 |title=Publishing Company Acquires Over 1000 Songs |url=https://vocalizr.com/vmag/09/26/17/reservoir-aquire-classic-soul-catalogue |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=Vocalizr |archive-date=2023-05-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230521140239/https://vocalizr.com/vmag/09/26/17/reservoir-aquire-classic-soul-catalogue |url-status=live }} The company's roster of active writers and producers includes Levi Hummon,{{Cite web |last1=Garcia |first1=Thania |last2=Aswad |first2=Jem |date=2023-05-05 |title=Music Industry Moves: Mike Easterlin Steps Down as Elektra Records Co-President |url=https://variety.com/2023/music/news/ume-universal-music-group-tim-plumley-1235599627/ |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-05-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230511183806/https://variety.com/2023/music/news/ume-universal-music-group-tim-plumley-1235599627/ |url-status=live }} 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{{Cite web |date=2017-01-12 |title='If the livelihood of songwriters is threatened, the music industry as a whole is threatened' |url=https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/if-the-livelihood-of-songwriters-is-threatened-the-music-industry-as-a-whole-is-threatened/ |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=Music Business Worldwide |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-02-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240202105636/https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/if-the-livelihood-of-songwriters-is-threatened-the-music-industry-as-a-whole-is-threatened/ |url-status=live }} (its roster including Scott Storch,{{Cite web |title=Acquisition of Scott Storch Music Publishing Catalog {{!}} Loeb & Loeb LLP |url=https://www.loeb.com/en/experience/acquisition-of-scott-storch-music-publishing-cat__ |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=www.loeb.com |language=en |archive-date=2024-02-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240221110550/https://www.loeb.com/en/experience/acquisition-of-scott-storch-music-publishing-cat__ |url-status=live }} Lil Jon and The Cinematics), Reverb Music in 2012, P&P Songs in 2013, First State Media Group (from BMG Rights Management) in 2014,{{Cite magazine |last=Christman |first=Ed |date=2014-02-24 |title=Reservoir Acquires First State; Deal Grows Catalog to 75,000 Songs |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/reservoir-acquires-first-state-deal-grows-catalog-to-75000-songs-5915626/ |access-date=2024-06-20 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-06-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240620074247/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/reservoir-acquires-first-state-deal-grows-catalog-to-75000-songs-5915626/ |url-status=live }} Century Media's songwriters{{Cite web |date=2017-06-07 |title=CENTURY MEDIA's Publishing Catalog Acquired By RESERVOIR MEDIA |url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/century-medias-publishing-catalog-acquired-by-reservoir-media/ |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET |language=en |archive-date=2023-05-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230524035218/https://blabbermouth.net/news/century-medias-publishing-catalog-acquired-by-reservoir-media |url-status=live }} in 2017,{{Cite web |date=2017-06-08 |title=Century Media Records' Publishing Catalog Acquired By Reservoir Media |url=https://metalanarchy.com/2017/06/07/century-media-records-publishing-catalog-acquired-by-reservoir-media/ |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=Metal Anarchy |language=en |archive-date=2023-05-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230521140351/https://metalanarchy.com/2017/06/07/century-media-records-publishing-catalog-acquired-by-reservoir-media/ |url-status=live }} Chrysalis Records in 2019, Shapiro Bernstein{{Cite web |date=2020-05-15 |title=Reservoir acquires 16,000 copyrights by bringing Shapiro Bernstein into its portfolio |url=https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/reservoir-acquires-16000-copyrights-by-bringing-shapiro-bernstein-into-its-portfolio/ |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=Music Business Worldwide |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-11-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231128235217/https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/reservoir-acquires-16000-copyrights-by-bringing-shapiro-bernstein-into-its-portfolio/ |url-status=live }} and Atlantic Screen Music {{Cite web |date=2020-11-20 |title=Reservoir inks joint venture with Atlantic Screen Music to invest in film score and soundtrack projects |url=https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/reservoir-enters-jv-with-atlantic-screen-music-to-invest-in-film-score-and-soundtrack-projects/ |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=Music Business Worldwide |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-02-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240223055124/https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/reservoir-enters-jv-with-atlantic-screen-music-to-invest-in-film-score-and-soundtrack-projects/ |url-status=live }} in 2020.

Reservoir also has a partnership with PopArabia,{{Cite web |title=Reservoir expands in Middle East via PopArabia partnership {{!}} Complete Music Update |url=https://archive.completemusicupdate.com/article/reservoir-expands-in-middle-east-via-poparabia-partnership/ |access-date=2024-06-20 |archive-date=2024-06-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240620074249/https://archive.completemusicupdate.com/article/reservoir-expands-in-middle-east-via-poparabia-partnership/ |url-status=live }} founded by Spek{{Cite web |date=2023-08-23 |title=Reservoir and PopArabia expand presence in MENA with two new acquisitions in Egypt |url=https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/reservoir-and-poparabia-expand-presence-in-mena-with-two-new-acquisitions-in-egypt/ |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=Music Business Worldwide |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-06-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240620074247/https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/reservoir-and-poparabia-expand-presence-in-mena-with-two-new-acquisitions-in-egypt/ |url-status=live }} who serves as Reservoir's EVP of International & Emerging Markets.

The company also represents recorded music through Chrysalis Records,{{Cite web |last=Aswad |first=Jem |date=2019-08-29 |title=Reservoir Strikes Deal for Chrysalis Records, Blue Raincoat Music |url=https://variety.com/2019/biz/news/reservoir-strikes-deal-for-chrysalis-records-blue-raincoat-music-1203318874/ |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-01-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119184219/https://variety.com/2019/biz/news/reservoir-strikes-deal-for-chrysalis-records-blue-raincoat-music-1203318874/ |url-status=live }} Tommy Boy Records,{{Cite web|last=Aswad|first=Jem|date=2021-06-04|title=Reservoir acquires iconic Tommy Boy Music, groundbreaking Hip-Hop Label, for $100 Million|url=https://variety.com/2021/music/news/reservoir-acquires-tommy-boy-1234988666/|access-date=2021-08-05|website=Variety|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809073852/https://variety.com/2021/music/news/reservoir-acquires-tommy-boy-1234988666/|url-status=live}} and Philly Groove Records{{Cite web |date=2019-06-27 |title=Thousands of lost "Philly Sound" funk recordings found and resurrected by Drexel University music department |url=https://www.mcall.com/2019/06/27/thousands-of-lost-philly-sound-funk-recordings-found-and-resurrected-by-drexel-university-music-department/ |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=The Morning Call |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-06-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240621041846/https://www.mcall.com/2019/06/27/thousands-of-lost-philly-sound-funk-recordings-found-and-resurrected-by-drexel-university-music-department/ |url-status=live }} and manages artists with Blue Raincoat Music{{Cite web |last=Silva |first=Marsha |date=2019-08-30 |title=Indie Publishing Heavyweight Reservoir Chrysalis, Blue Raincoat |url=https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2019/08/30/reservoir-chrysalis-blue-raincoat/ |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=Digital Music News |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-09-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929173715/https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2019/08/30/reservoir-chrysalis-blue-raincoat/ |url-status=live }} and Big Life Management.{{Cite web |date=2017-05-30 |title=Reservoir acquires stake in Big Life Management and its publishing company |url=https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/reservoir-acquires-stake-big-life-management-publishing-company/ |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=Music Business Worldwide |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-11-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231129184538/https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/reservoir-acquires-stake-big-life-management-publishing-company/ |url-status=live }}

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 {{Cite web |title=Music Week Awards 2020 winners revealed |url=https://www.musicweek.com/media/read/music-week-awards-2020-winners-revealed/081194 |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=www.musicweek.com |language=en |archive-date=2020-09-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922031342/https://www.musicweek.com/media/read/music-week-awards-2020-winners-revealed/081194 |url-status=live }} "Independent Publisher of the Year" in 2020 and in 2022.{{Cite web |title=Music Week Awards 2022: All the winners at the biggest ever ceremony |url=https://www.musicweek.com/media/read/music-week-awards-2022-all-the-winners-at-the-biggest-ever-ceremony/085897 |access-date=2022-06-01 |website=www.MusicWeek.com |language=en |archive-date=2022-06-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220603194446/https://www.musicweek.com/media/read/music-week-awards-2022-all-the-winners-at-the-biggest-ever-ceremony/085897 |url-status=live }}

Reservoir’s President {{Cite web |date=2018-01-11 |title=Reservoir promotes Rell Lafargue to President and Chief Operating Officer |url=https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/reservoir-promotes-rell-lafargue-president-chief-operating-officer/ |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=Music Business Worldwide |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-06-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240621041846/https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/reservoir-promotes-rell-lafargue-president-chief-operating-officer/ |url-status=live }} and COO, Rell Lafargue also serves on the board of directors for the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC),{{Cite web |title=Rell Lafargue |url=https://www.themlc.com/people/rell-lafargue |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=www.themlc.com |language=en |archive-date=2023-11-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231129223233/https://www.themlc.com/people/rell-lafargue |url-status=live }} the Association of Independent Music Publishers (AIMP),{{Cite web |title=AIMP : Board |url=https://www.aimp.org/board |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=www.aimp.org |archive-date=2024-05-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240525162703/https://www.aimp.org/board |url-status=live }} and Music Publishers Canada (MPC).{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://www.musicpublishing.ca/about |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=Music Publishers Canada |language=en-CA |archive-date=2024-06-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240620074249/https://www.musicpublishing.ca/about |url-status=live }}

In 2021, Reservoir also became a publicly traded company,{{Cite web|date=2021-07-29|title=Reservoir is now a public company on Nasdaq via SPAC merger|url=https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/reservoir-is-now-a-public-company-as-it-successfully-floats-on-nasdaq-via-spac-merger/|access-date=2021-08-05|website=Music Business Worldwide|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805141958/https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/reservoir-is-now-a-public-company-as-it-successfully-floats-on-nasdaq-via-spac-merger/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last=Aswad|first=Jem|date=2021-07-29|title=Reservoir Media Begins Trading on NASDAQ|url=https://variety.com/2021/music/news/reservoir-begins-nasdaq-1235030526/|access-date=2021-08-05|website=Variety|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-08-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805141957/https://variety.com/2021/music/news/reservoir-begins-nasdaq-1235030526/|url-status=live}} 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.{{Cite magazine |last=Christman |first=Ed |date=2021-04-15 |title=Reservoir Leading Music Publishing Funds Onto the US Stock Market |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/reservoir-going-public-spac-catalog-acquisitions/ |access-date=2024-06-20 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-06-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240620074249/https://www.billboard.com/pro/reservoir-going-public-spac-catalog-acquisitions/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=2021-04-14 |title=Reservoir to list on the NASDAQ via SPAC merger with $788m valuation |url=https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/reservoir-to-list-on-the-nasdaq-via-spac-merger-with-788m-valuation/ |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=Music Business Worldwide |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-02-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225060658/https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/reservoir-to-list-on-the-nasdaq-via-spac-merger-with-788m-valuation/ |url-status=live }}

In March 2022, Reservoir acquired rights to the catalog of film-score composer Henry Jackman.{{Cite web |date=2022-03-22 |title=Reservoir acquires rights in catalog of film-score composer Henry Jackman |url=https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/reservoir-acquires-rights-in-catalog-of-film-score-composer-henry-jackman/ |access-date=2022-03-22 |website=MusicBusinessWorldwide.com |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-03-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325174730/https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/reservoir-acquires-rights-in-catalog-of-film-score-composer-henry-jackman/ |url-status=live }}

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