{"id":230085,"date":"2025-04-29T15:01:33","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T14:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/?p=230085"},"modified":"2025-04-29T15:03:14","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T14:03:14","slug":"jason-feinberg-appointed-svp-head-of-kobalts-music-publishing-platform-kosign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/jason-feinberg-appointed-svp-head-of-kobalts-music-publishing-platform-kosign\/","title":{"rendered":"Jason Feinberg appointed SVP\/Head of Kobalt\u2019s music publishing platform KOSIGN"},"content":{"rendered":"

Los Angeles-based independent music publisher Kobalt has appointed industry veteran Jason Feinberg as Senior Vice President and Head of KOSIGN<\/a>, the company’s recently launched music publishing platform.<\/p>\n

Kobalt<\/b> \u2014 which claims to represent, on average, over 35% <\/b>of the top 100 songs and albums in the US and the UK \u2014 launched<\/a> KOSIGN<\/b> in February to provide emerging independent artists, songwriters, and producers with tools to collect publishing royalties globally.<\/p>\n

KOSIGN was launched to address the over $1 billion<\/b> in publishing royalties that Kobalt says goes uncollected every year. The platform is built on Kobalt\u2019s global infrastructure to offer \u201ca streamlined, intuitive experience that makes publishing simple, efficient and transparent.\u201d<\/p>\n

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KOSIGN says it has already attracted applications from creators in 88<\/b> countries, representing catalogs with billions of streams. Applications for KOSIGN membership are currently open at kosignmusic.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Feinberg brings extensive experience in artist development and technology to the role. He previously served as Managing Partner at 138 Strategic<\/b>, where he advised on strategy, technology, and direct-to-fan engagement. He also previously served as Senior Vice President of Marketing at Universal Music Group<\/b> and Head of Artist Marketing at Pandora<\/b>‘s AMP<\/b> platform.<\/p>\n

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Kobalt CEO Laurent<\/strong> Hubert<\/strong> said, \u201cJason has built a successful career at the nexus of artist development, artist relations and technology. 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.\u201d<\/p>\n

Feinberg joins an executive team that includes David<\/b> Waite<\/b>, who has been promoted from Chief of Staff at Kobalt to Operations Lead at KOSIGN, and former Director of Creative Strategy Jacob<\/b> Paul<\/b>, who was elevated to Vice President of Platform Growth & Brand Strategy at KOSIGN.<\/p>\n

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Commenting on his appointment, Feinberg said, \u201cI\u2019m passionate about everything that KOSIGN stands for. The platform empowers artists to collect their publishing revenue around the world, providing them the freedom and support they deserve.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m excited to work alongside David and Jacob to continue to fulfill KOSIGN\u2019s promise to the independent artist and songwriter community. I also want to thank Laurent and [Kobalt President and CCO] Jeannette<\/b> Perez<\/b> for putting their faith in me to lead this important and innovative division.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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