Reservoir is an independent music company based in New York City
HISTORY
Reservoir is an independent music company based in New York City and with offices in Los Angeles, Nashville, Toronto, London, and Abu Dhabi. It is the first female-founded and led publicly traded independent music company in the U.S. Founded as a family-owned music publisher in 2007, the company has grown to represent over 150,000 copyrights and 36,000 master recordings with titles dating as far back as 1900, and hundreds of #1 releases worldwide. Reservoir frequently holds a Top 10 U.S. Market Share according to Billboard’s Publishers Quarterly, was twice named Publisher of the Year by Music Business Worldwide’s The A&R Awards, and won Independent Publisher of the Year at both the 2020 and 2022 Music Week Awards.
Its publishing catalog includes historic pieces written and performed by greats like Joni Mitchell, Billy Strayhorn, Hoagy Carmichael, and John Denver; the contemporary-classic catalogs of Sheryl Crow and Alabama; and current award-winning hits performed by the likes of Lady Gaga, Camila Cabello, Bruno Mars, Cardi B and more. The company’s roster of active writers and producers includes the award-winning Ali Tamposi and Jamie Hartman, plus popular performing artists 2 Chainz, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, and Migos’ Offset.
Reservoir’s collection of film music includes rights to scores created by award-winning composer-producer Hans Zimmer, as heard in the motion pictures The Lion King, the Pirates of the Caribbean series, Gladiator, The Dark Knight Trilogy, and over 150 other titles.
The company also represents a multitude of recorded music through Chrysalis Records, Tommy Boy Music, and Philly Groove Records and manages artists through its ventures with Blue Raincoat Music and Big Life Management.
AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
labels
AMHERST RECORDS
Amherst Records is an American independent music label, founded in 1957 by the late Leonard Silver. Amherst Records has a variety of releases including Spyro Gyra, Glenn Medeiros, Doc Severinsen and The Tonight Show Band, Jackie DeShannon, David LaFlamme, Solomon Burke, and more.
AVCO
In 1984, Amherst Records acquired all the master recordings of the AVCO Embassy/H & L Records labels including The Stylistics, Van McCoy, The Chambers Brothers and The Softones.
EASY STREET
Easy Street Records was launched in 1983 and had massive underground classic tracks by producers which read like a who's who of dance music; Paul Simpson, Jellybean, Blaze and Todd Terry to name a few and also had artists Hot Streak, De'Lacey and Adeva.
JAMDOWN
Founded 1997 by Othman Muhklis, who is also the owner of Abood Music, Jamdown is a dancehall/reggae label with artists and songs including Congo Natty, Busy Signal, Rico Rodriguez and “Coolie Dance”, a track by Cordel “Scatta” Burrell which has been sampled extensively.
PHILLY GROOVE
Philly Groove Records was a soul music label started by Stan Watson and Sam Bell in 1967, with noted producer Thom Bell doing A&R. The label's best-known artists The Delfonics and female group First Choice. Both acts enjoyed a run of hits during the late 1960s and early 1970s, especially on the R&B charts.
POPARABIA
PopArabia is a dynamic and versatile music company shaping the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) music landscape. Founded in 2011 by Canadian hip hop pioneer, music executive and entrepreneur Spek, PopArabia has emerged as a prominent force in the global music industry.
Painted Desert MUSIC
RASA
Based in New York City, Rasa Music was formed in 1998 and released new age & meditation music from artists such as Deepak Chopra, Adam Plack and Lotus.
RESERVOIR RECORDINGS
Reservoir Recordings is a label division under award-winning independent music company Reservoir. The division markets and distributes a variety of the Company’s recorded assets, including labels such as Philly Groove Records, Amherst Records, AVCO Records, Jamdown Records, and Easy Street Records, as well as recorded music from artists including Louis Prima, The Spinners, Spyro Gyra, and more. Reservoir Recordings joins Reservoir’s other marquee labels, Chrysalis Records and Tommy Boy Music.
SLUGGA MUSIC
Slugga Music is a music company founded by lltown Sluggaz, the musical moniker of Naughty By Nature’s Vin Rock and KayGee and has a roster of artists in Hip-Hop, Pop, and R&B including Koffee Brown, Ryan Lane and more.
Tommy Boy
Tommy Boy Records, is an American independent record label founded in 1981 by Tom Silverman. The label is credited with helping and launching the music careers of Queen Latifah, Afrika Bambaataa, Stetsasonic, Digital Underground, Coolio, De La Soul, House of Pain, Naughty By Nature, and Force MDs. Tommy Boy is also credited with introducing genres such as EDM, Latin freestyle, and Latin hip hop to mainstream audiences in America.
CHRYSALIS
Chrysalis Records was founded in 1968 and is one of Britain’s leading independent labels, responsible for shaping the music industry with a catalogue of timeless hits and era-defining songs. Key artists include Sinéad O'Connor, The Specials, Generation X, Ultravox and more.