Scott Cohen (born 1965) is the co-founder of digital distribution company
The Orchard, which was founded on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in 1997 and is now owned by
Sony Music
Sony Music Entertainment (SME), also known as simply Sony Music, is an American multinational music company. Being owned by the parent conglomerate Sony Group Corporation, it is part of the Sony Music Group, which is owned by Sony Entertainme ...
. The Orchard was the first digital distributor of music.
In February 2019, Cohen retired from The Orchard and joined the senior management team at
Warner Music Group
Warner Music Group Corp. ( d.b.a. Warner Music Group, commonly abbreviated as WMG) is an American multinational entertainment and record label conglomerate headquartered in New York City. It is one of the " big three" recording companies and t ...
. His role is the Chief Innovation Officer.
He sat on the
British Phonographic Industry
British Phonographic Industry (BPI) is the British recorded music industry's Trade association. It runs the BRIT Awards, the Classic BRIT Awards, National Album Day, is home to the Mercury Prize, and co-owns the Official Charts Company with ...
Council, and was the chairman of the board of music agency
Sound Diplomacy.
Cohen's music career started in the late 1980s in independent and major label artist management. In 1997, he and
Richard Gottehrer
Richard Gottehrer (born 1940) is an American songwriter, record producer and record label executive. In 1997, he co-founded the Orchard with longtime business partner Scott Cohen, an independent music distribution company.
His career began as ...
(the co-founder of
Sire Records
Sire Records (formerly Sire Records Company) is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group and distributed by Warner Records.
History Beginnings
The label was founded in 1966 as Sire Productions by Seymour Stein and Richard Gottehre ...
) founded The Orchard.
In 2016 Cohen was one of the founders of Cyborg Nest, a company that aimed to create extra senses in order to enhance human perception.
In January 2019, at
Eurosonic Noorderslag, Cohen discussed the future of the music industry during a keynote presentation. He explored Blockchain, and the rise in virtual reality and artificial intelligence in music.
References
*http://www.dailyrindblog.com/?p=910
*http://www.music4point5.com/blog/tag/scott-cohen/
*http://musically.com/blog/2008/11/19/video-qa-with-the-orchard-founder-scott-cohen/
*http://business.transworld.net/76242/features/76242/
*http://digitalderry.org/big-thinking/scott-cohen-from-the-orchard-talks-about-making-music-pay/
*http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/digital-and-mobile/orchard-ioda-merging-sony-music-to-invest-1006370152.story
*http://www.completemusicupdate.com/article/new-music-export-consultancy-sound-diplomacy-launches/
*https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jan/06/first-humans-sense-where-north-is-cyborg-gadget
External links
*http://www.theorchard.com/
*http://www.londonmet.ac.uk/
*http://www.bpi.co.uk/
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Living people
1965 births