Jason Peterson Explained
Jason Kimball Peterson (born November 1, 1981) is a media mogul,[2] attorney, producer, entrepreneur, founder and chairman of multi-national conglomerate GoDigital Media Group.[3] In 2009, he was named one of the "Top 30 Entrepreneurs Under 30" by the Los Angeles Business Journal.[4] [5] In 2014, Jason was awarded the coveted “Industry Leadership” Award by the Entertainment Merchants Association, the trade group for the $35 billion home entertainment industry.[6] From 2017 to 2021, he was named as a "Top 40 under 40 Power Player" in music and home entertainment by both Billboard magazine and Media Play News, respectively.[7] [8] [9] [10] From 2019 through 2022, he was named to Billboard's music industry "Indie Power Players List" and "Latin Power Players List" for managing Daddy Yankee's rights and buying Latino digital media company Mitú, respectively.[11] [12] [13]
Peterson has worked with artists including Daddy Yankee,[14] Janet Jackson,[15] Jason Derulo,[16] Master P,[17] and T.I.[18]
Jason has served as a director for major music distributor MERLIN[19] [20] as well as the American Association of Independent Music (A2iM),[21] the Worldwide Independent Network (WIN),[22] the Repertoire Data Exchange (RDx) a joint venture between WIN and IFPI creating a global recorded music data exchange,[23] [24] the Music Business Association,[25] OTT.x[26] the trade association for the video industry, and the Music, Film and Entertainment Executive Board at City of Hope Hospital in Los Angeles.[27]
Peterson was an owner of Symbolic Entertainment, located in Marina del Rey, California,[28] [29] where he produced movies, commercials and music videos including "Stars" for Switchfoot in 2006, and TobyMac's "Boomin'", which won a Gospel Music Association Music Video of the Year in 2008.[30] At 19 years old he produced The Beat, which was shown at the Sundance Film Festival in 2003.[31]
Peterson earned his bachelor's degree from the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California (2004) and holds a J.D. from Pepperdine University School of Law (2007). He is an active member of the California Bar Association.[32]
Notes and References
- https://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/jason_kimball_peterson_born_1981_15058265 California Birth Index
- Web site: Interview With Media Mogul Jason Peterson Music Recall Magazine. 17 June 2020 . 2020-09-14. en-US.
- Cobo . Leila . Cinq Music to Expand Latin Operation With $20 Million Infusion From GoDigital . Billboard . 2017-08-11 . 2017-08-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170812210320/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/7898159/cinq-music-to-expand-latin-operation-with-20-million-infusion-from . 2017-08-12 . dead .
- Web site: Stories for April 2009 (April 27th 2009). 27 April 2009. Los Angeles Business Journal. https://web.archive.org/web/20180409080401/http://labusinessjournal.com/news/2009/apr/. 9 April 2018. 9 April 2018.
- Web site: Jason Peterson Hollywood Hook Up. 27 April 2009. Los Angeles Business Journal. 9 April 2018.
- Web site: 2014-10-13 . ContentBridge wins EMA Digital Award . 2023-09-10 . en-GB.
- Web site: 40 under 40 music industry power player 2018 full list. October 18, 2018. Billboard Magazine.
- Web site: 40 Under 40 In Home Entertainment 2018. October 28, 2018. Media Play News.
- Web site: October 18, 2018 . 40 under 40 music industry power player 2018 full list . Billboard Magazine.
- Web site: October 28, 2018 . 40 Under 40 In Home Entertainment 2018 . Media Play News.
- Billboard's 2019 Indie Power Players, Revealed . Billboard . 2019-06-17 . 2019-10-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20191023222303/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/legal-and-management/8515672/billboard-indie-power-players-list-2019. 2019-10-23.
- 2020-06-15. Revealed: Billboard's 2020 Indie Power Players. 2020-09-14. Billboard.
- Billboard Staff . 2022-06-06 . Revealed: 2022 Indie Power Players . 2022-06-26 . Billboard . en-US.
- Web site: Variety Staff . 2018-08-16 . Janet Jackson Partners With Cinq Music for New Album; 'Made for Now' Video Drops Tonight . 2022-06-26 . Variety . en-US.
- Web site: 2018-08-16 . Cinq Music partners with Janet Jackson for new music . 2022-06-26 . Music Business Worldwide . en-US.
- Web site: 2020-09-04 . Cinq Music Group acquires Beluga Heights label, including Jason Derulo catalog, in eight-figure deal . 2022-06-26 . Music Business Worldwide . en-US.
- Web site: Interview With Media Mogul Jason Peterson Music Recall Magazine . 17 June 2020 . 2023-09-10 . en-US.
- Rys . Dan . 2017-11-09 . Cinq Music Acquires T.I. Catalog, Plans 'Paper Trail' Reissue: Exclusive . 2022-06-26 . Billboard . en-US.
- Web site: Aswad. Jem. 2017-04-20. Spotify and Merlin Sign Multi-Year Licensing Deal. 2020-09-14. Variety. en.
- Web site: Merlin Network - Board of Directors - Jason Peterson. 2020-09-14. www.merlinnetwork.org.
- Web site: A2IM Updates Board of Directors With Four New Members. 2020-09-14. www.musiclinkup.com. en.
- Web site: 2020-01-22. Worldwide Independent Network reveals newly elected board of directors. 2020-09-14. Music Business Worldwide. en-US.
- Web site: REPERTOIRE DATA EXCHANGE LIMITED people - Find and update company information - GOV.UK . 2022-06-26 . find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk . en.
- Web site: 2019-10-22 . IFPI and WIN announce cross-industry collaboration on recording industry data exchange service . 2022-06-26 . WIN . en.
- Web site: Board of Directors . 2022-06-26 . Music Business Association . en-US.
- Web site: November 21, 2019. EMA Elects Officers, Appoints Board Members. September 14, 2020. Media Play News.
- Web site: 2022-03-04 . Music, Film and Entertainment Industry Group Executive Board . 2022-06-26 . City of Hope . en.
- Web site: Jason Peterson: Producer. 31 July 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140731210622/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/356478/Jason-Peterson. Movies & TV Dept.. The New York Times. 2014. 31 July 2014.
- Web site: Digital Hollywood Conference Schedule. DigitalHollywood.com. 15 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140715043343/http://prime.digitalhollywood.com/09DHFall/DH09Fl-Thurs8.html. 15 July 2014.
- Web site: Jason Peterson - Biography . 2023-09-10 . IMDb . en-US.
- News: Harvey. Dennis. The Beat. Variety. 28 January 2003.
- Web site: Attorney Search : The State Bar of California. California. The State Bar of. 2018-03-29. members.calbar.ca.gov. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20180313205657/http://members.calbar.ca.gov/fal/Member/Detail/261267. 13 March 2018. 2018-03-29.