As Reservoir\u2019s President and Chief Operating Officer, Rell Lafargue oversees all aspects of the company\u2019s day-to-day operations in New York, Los Angeles, Nashville, London, Toronto, and Abu Dhabi.<\/p>\n
When Lafargue joined Reservoir at its inception, the company represented four songwriters and 2,000 songs. Building on over twenty years of industry experience, he built the company\u2019s infrastructure, assembled its Creative and Synch teams, established its administration systems, and developed the international network that oversees Reservoir\u2019s copyrights to this day.<\/p>\n
Under Lafargue’s direction, Reservoir has grown to represent over 150,000 compositions and 36,000 master recordings worldwide.<\/p>\n
He continues to spearhead Reservoir\u2019s international and domestic expansion efforts, having overseen the acquisitions and integrations of the historic Shapiro Bernstein catalog, TVT Music Publishing catalog, First State Media Group catalog, UK publishers Reverb Music and P&P Songs, and iconic record labels Chrysalis Records, Tommy Boy Music, and Philly Groove Records.<\/p>\n
Additionally, Lafargue was instrumental in signing Nate \u201cDanja\u201d Hills, one of the company\u2019s first high-profile writer-producers, to the Reservoir roster.<\/p>\n
Prior to his time at Reservoir, Lafargue was Vice President at TVT Records and TVT Music Publishing, where he worked with artists including Nine Inch Nails, Lil Jon, Snoop Dogg, Scott Storch, and Pitbull.<\/p>\n
Lafargue has been named to Billboard\u2019s Power Players, Indie Power Players, and R&B\/Hip-Hop Power Players lists.<\/p>\n
He serves on the board of the International Confederation of Music Publishers, Mechanical Licensing Collective, and Music Publishers Canada, working to promote the interests of music publishers and their songwriting partners. He also previously served on the board of the Association of Independent Music Publishers\u2014NY Chapter.<\/p>\n
Beyond his career in music publishing, Lafargue is an accomplished producer, performer, arranger, software consultant, and university lecturer. He holds a master\u2019s degree in Music Business and Entertainment Industries from the University of Miami.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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