Known For
Production
Born
Jan 15, 1961
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Credits
19 titles
Jody Gerson
Biography
Jody Gerson (born 1961 in Philadelphia) is the Chairman and CEO of Universal Music Publishing Group. Upon assuming the role on January 1, 2015, Gerson became the first female CEO of a major music publisher and first chairwoman of a global music company. Gerson serves on the Executive Management Board for Universal Music Group. Gerson was raised in a Jewish family in the Philadelphia area, where her father owned several nightclubs including the Latin Casino whose performers included artists like Frank Sinatra and Diana Ross. She began her career in music publishing at Chappell Music shortly after graduating from Northwestern University, where she started out making tape copies. After six years at Chappell, she moved to EMI Music Publishing to run the company's east coast office before shifting to head up the company's west coast publishing division in 1991. In January 2008, Gerson left EMI to become US Co-President of Sony/ATV Music Publishing.
Known For
Filmography
Billy Preston: That's the Way God Planned It
Executive Producer
Music Box: Happy and You Know It
Executive Producer
Music Box: Wizkid: Long Live Lagos
Executive Producer
Music Box: Counting Crows: Have You Seen Me Lately?
Executive Producer
Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary
Executive Producer
The Beach Boys
Executive Producer
Stax: Soulsville USA
Executive Producer
Uncharted
Self
Dear Mama
Executive Producer
Jason Isbell: Running With Our Eyes Closed
Executive Producer
DMX: Don't Try to Understand
Executive Producer
Juice WRLD: Into the Abyss
Executive Producer
Listening to Kenny G
Executive Producer
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
Executive Producer
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
Executive Producer
Drumline: A New Beat
Executive Producer
ATL
Producer
Drumline
Producer
Untitled Diane Warren Drama Project
Producer