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Willard Ahdritz. Kobalt
Kobalt Music Group is a global, independent music publisher offering administrative and creative services to writers, publishers and other publishing rights holders.
As the fastest growing music publisher in the world and a Top 10 UK publisher, Kobalt has become recognized as the new publishing model, fast attracting major writers and artists and publishing companies including Gwen Stefani, Moby, Interpol, Nine Inch Nails and Barry Manilow.
Willard Ahdritz
Willard Ahdritz is Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Kobalt Music Group (Kobalt), a leading global online independent music publisher. Ahdritz has more than 14 years of global publishing experience as well as 8 years of corporate strategy and financial experience from LEK Consulting. In 2000, Ahdritz launched Kobalt Music Group with a unique vision for a more modern, efficient and transparent music publishing model that would better service the needs of the songwriter and copyright holder.
Melding his love for music, his experience as the co-founder in 1986 of Sweden's Telegram Records and Publishing (now part of Warner Music), and his extensive financial background, Ahdritz conceived the Kobalt model. He applied strategies from changing industry structures and managing complex information flows to the global royalty collections process. Eight years after the launch of Kobalt, it has grown to six offices with more than 70 employees.
