Feinberg Named SVP/Head Of KOSIGN
• KOSIGN, the music publishing platform recently launched by Kobalt, has named music industry veteran Jason Feinberg as Senior Vice President/Head of KOSIGN. KOSIGN was launched to empower artists, songwriters, and producers to collect their publishing royalties flexibly and seamlessly. In its first weeks, KOSIGN has received applications from writers in 88 countries, with catalogs representing billions of streams.
Feinberg most recently served as a Managing Partner at 138 Strategic, a company that advises artists and executives on strategy, technology, marketing, ecommerce and direct-to-fan engagement. He previously served as Senior Vice President of Marketing at Universal Music Group, rebuilding and expanding the marketing department for UMe, UMG’s catalog division. He was also Head of Artist Marketing at Pandora’s AMP.
“Jason has built a successful career at the nexus of artist development, artist relations and technology,” said Laurent Hubert, CEO of Kobalt. “His expertise, track record and deep relationships in the business make him perfectly suited to run KOSIGN as we continue to grow our customer base around the world.”
Key team members who spearheaded the launch the platform have also been elevated as Kobalt builds the KOSIGN exec team — former Chief of Staff David Waite is promoted to Operations Lead at KOSIGN, and former Director of Creative Strategy Jacob Paul is now VP of Platform Growth & Brand Strategy at KOSIGN.
“I’m passionate about everything that KOSIGN stands for,” said Feinberg. “The platform empowers artists to collect their publishing revenue around the world, providing them the freedom and support they deserve. I’m excited to work alongside David and Jacob to continue to fulfill KOSIGN’s promise to the independent artist and songwriter community. I also want to thank Laurent and [Kobalt President & CCO] Jeannette Perez for putting their faith in me to lead this important and innovative division.”
Applications for KOSIGN membership are now open at kosignmusic.com. [Photo by Juan Tallo]
