Music Catalog Sales with Laurent Hubert and Jeff Biederman

Jeff Biederman has practiced in most every aspect of the entertainment and media landscape including music, film, television, branding, fashion, advertising, video games and apps, as well as representing executives in these fields in their various employment agreements. Jeff’s clients include recording artists, producers, composers, managers, and executives in the music industry, as well as studios, publishing companies, production companies, actors, athletes, writers, models, designers, apparel and accessory companies, banks, venture capital companies, and advertising agencies, throughout the United States and internationally.

Laurent is the CEO of Kobalt. He joined Kobalt in 2016 as President and Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). Today, he oversees Kobalt’s global publishing division and neighbouring rights’ divisions as well as AWAL. Prior to joining Kobalt, he served as President, Marketing & Creative, at BMG, where he played a central role in reestablishing BMG as a global music powerhouse. Previously, he was the Worldwide COO for BMG Music Publishing.

A native of France, Laurent Hubert, has over twenty years of international general management experience including twelve years in senior management roles within the music publishing industry.

Under Hubert’s leadership at BMG, the company soared from a small independent music publisher to one of the largest music publishers in the world and the first new global player in the recordings business in decades.

Prior to BMG, Hubert was a partner at Parthian Strategies, a media advisory boutique.  At Parthian, he worked on a number of catalog valuation assignments on behalf of financial sponsors.

Before joining the music industry, Hubert spent eight years in various marketing roles for Club Med where he spearheaded and directed many projects including opening new market segments and increasing brand visibility and sales.

He holds a management degree from the Ecole des Dirigeants & Createurs d’Entreprises in Paris, and a Master of International Affairs with a concentration in International Business and Finance from Columbia University in New York.  Hubert is also a private pilot with over 1,500 hours of flying time.

Bill Hochberg is a recognized specialist in music and media law. As a thought leader, he writes regularly in Forbes and has contributed to other pre-eminent publications including The Atlantic and Wired. Bill speaks on industry-changing issues at South-by-Southwest, the Beverly Hills Bar Association and other key forums. From recording and publishing deals to film, TV and experiential projects to copyright disputes and catalog valuations, Bill handles many and varied music and media matters with a pragmatic and innovative approach that has delivered outstanding results for clients. He is a member of the President’s Council of the New England Conservatory, the Board of Directors of New Music USA and is rated as a Super Lawyer.