Merlin, the global licensing agency for independent labels, has hired Christopher Tarbet in the newly-created position of Technical Operations Manager.
Based in London, Tarbet will assist Merlin members worldwide to ensure all practical elements of their participation in Merlin deals are fully optimised – advising on content delivery to digital services and ensuring that members are aware and taking advantage of the tools and opportunities provided by those services.
Tarbet joins from Rightster (formerly Base79), where he developed particular expertise in the management of the YouTube CMS.
Charles Caldas, Merlin CEO said: “I am delighted to welcome Chris to the Merlin team. He will benefit our worldwide membership by providing hands-on practical assistance – saving them time and ensuring they get the very best from all Merlin agreements in which they participate.
“Chris’s expertise and knowledge of managing the youtube CMS will be invaluable to merlin.”
Charles Caldas, Merlin
“Going forward, his expertise and knowledge of managing the YouTube CMS will be particularly invaluable.”
Christoper Tarbet said: “I am hugely excited to be joining Merlin, and look forward to working closely with members to help navigate the practicalities of their deals and maximise the full benefits.”
Amsterdam-based Merlin’s members command around a 10% share of the US and global recorded music markets and embody more than 20,000 independent record labels and distributors worldwide. They include Beggars, Cooking Vinyl, Domino, !K7 and Epitaph.
Since commencing operations in May 2008, Merlin has licensed key digital services including YouTube Music Key, Spotify, Pandora, Beats Music, Google Play, Rdio and Deezer and reached a number of high value copyright infringement settlements on behalf of its members with, amongst others, Limewire, XM Satellite Radio and Grooveshark.Music Business Worldwide
