Associate Director, Licensing @ Kobalt is the leading independent music publishing and global music rights management services company. Kobalt’s Music Publishing, Label Services and Neighbouring Rights divisions each offer an alternative to the traditional music business model, empowering artists, songwriters, publishers and labels with advanced technology, transparency, flexibility, ownership and control. Kobalt’s innovative technology solutions are designed to maximize efficiency and accuracy across the billions of micro-payments collected in today’s highly complex digital world. Kobalt has experienced 40 percent growth year-over-year through the past decade and now serves over 8,000+ songwriters and over 500 publishing companies worldwide. Kobalt works with many of the world’s greatest artists and songwriters, representing on average over 40% of the top 100 songs and albums in both the US and UK. Kobalt has built the most trusted brand in music among music creators including Beck, Dr. Luke, Foo Fighters, Kelly Clarkson, Maroon 5, Max Martin, Paul McCartney, Pitbull, Ryan Tedder, Sam Smith, Skrillex, and others. Kobalt offers its clients a variety of services, including creative services, synch & brand partnerships, global licensing management, neighboring rights, works and rights distribution, royalty collection and processing, online data and royalty statements, record release management, and digital marketing and monetization. From June 2013 to Present (2 years 5 months) Los AngelesConsultant @ Music Rights Consulting services to music professionals seeking assistance in reviewing, negotiating and concluding a wide variety of music agreements. Services include: - Researching of music rights issues - Drafting, negotiating and reviewing music agreements including • deal memorandums • longform agreements • synchronization and master use licenses • work for hire agreements • co-publishing and publishing agreements • administration agreements • music producer agreements • songwriter agreements • music supervisor agreements • soundtrack album agreements • NDA’s • spec songwriting agreements I have concluded over 3000 agreements with companies including all the major television and film studios (Sony, Universal, Warner Bros., Disney, Fox, Paramount, Dreamworks, Imagine Entertainment), videogame producers (Electronic Arts, Activision, SCEA, Konami, Capcom, Sega and others) and independent television and film production companies (Hallmark, Jaffe/Braunstein, Chesler/Perlmutter, National Geographic, Larry Thompson Organization, Yari Film Group, MRC and others), in North America, Europe, the UK, and Asia. Advertising agency clients include Wieden & Kennedy, Global Hue and BBDO. From 2009 to Present (6 years) Consultant - Music Publishing @ Disney Music Group December 2011 – October 2012 MUSIC PUBLISHING Full-time Consultant providing coverage for VP on medical leave, working in all areas of music publishing, including foreign sub-publishing, negotiation of approvals and license fees for use of Disney-controlled music in streaming, downloads, merchandise, phonorecords, etc. From December 2011 to October 2012 (11 months) Burbank, CAMusic Clearance Consultant @ From February 2012 to April 2012 (3 months) Music Affairs Legal Analyst @ Consultant at Sony Pictures Entertainment, in the Music Legal Affairs department, as a legal analyst for the Music Rights upgrade project. Researched, reviewed and analyzed music rights agreements in the Sony/Columbia/MGM film catalogue, for upgrades to digital media. Located publishers, administrators or heirs, to negotiate upgrades to the original music licenses, for use in new media. From June 2011 to September 2011 (4 months) Culver City CABusiness Affairs Music @ Music Business Affairs at a major Film Music Agency, representing leading film, television and videogame music composers, songwriters, music producers, music supervisors, and music editors. In this capacity, I have been responsible for drafting, negotiating, and reviewing synchronization and master use licenses, work for hire agreements, co-publishing and publishing agreements, administration agreements, music producer agreements, songwriter agreements, music supervisor agreements, soundtrack album agreements, NDA’s, spec songwriting agreements, etc. From 1997 to 2011 (14 years)

BA, Music @ University of OregonBass @ Bass Institute Michael Horner is skilled in: Music Publishing, Music, Film, Music Industry, Television, Licensing, Entertainment Law, Member of Mensa, Music Licensing