{"id":3678,"date":"2025-07-15T23:02:40","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T23:02:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/warner-music-group-orla-lee-fisher-head-catalog-strategy\/"},"modified":"2025-07-15T23:02:40","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T23:02:40","slug":"warner-music-group-orla-lee-fisher-head-catalog-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/warner-music-group-orla-lee-fisher-head-catalog-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"WMG Names Orla Lee-Fisher Head of Catalog Strategy for Both Recorded Music &amp;\u00a0Publishing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Orla Lee-Fisher <\/strong>has been named head of dual catalog strategy at Warner Music Group (WMG), a new role that will see her develop and lead campaigns for WMG\u2019s off-roster catalog of both recorded music and publishing rights, the company announced on Tuesday (July 15).<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIn her new role, Lee-Fisher will work with WMG\u2019s recorded music and publishing teams to \u201ccreate impactful campaigns that drive cultural conversations, promoting some of the world\u2019s greatest catalogs to both new and longstanding fans, while identifying and growing new revenue sources for artists, songwriters, and their estates,\u201d according to a press release. She will additionally support WMG\u2019s mergers &amp; acquisitions team in buying catalogs and luring estate management opportunities.<\/p>\n<div class=\"injected-related-story \/\/ lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-t-1 lrv-u-border-b-1 lrv-u-padding-t-050 lrv-u-padding-b-075 lrv-u-border-color-grey\">\n<div class=\"a-heading-border a-heading-border-background-color-grey a-heading-border-height-075 lrv-u-margin-b-075 lrv-u-margin-b-050@mobile-max\">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  lrv-u-color-brand-primary a-font-primary-bold-s lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-padding-r-1 a-article-related-module-title a-article-related-module-title--color-brand-primary\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tRelated\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card lrv-u-flex\">\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/pro\/warner-music-bain-capital-music-catalog-acquisition-venture\/\" class=\"lrv-u-flex lrv-a-unstyle-link lrv-u-color-brand-primary:hover\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"o-card__image-wrap lrv-u-flex-shrink-0 u-flex-basis-144 u-flex-basis-96@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  lrv-u-height-100p\">\n<div class=\"a-crop-3x2 a-crop-1x1@mobile-max lrv-u-height-100p\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Robert-Kyncl-2023-billboard-1548.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Robert-Kyncl-2023-billboard-1548.jpg?w=237&amp;h=147&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"Robert Kyncl\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"\" height=\"\" width=\"\"><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-card__content lrv-u-flex lrv-u-flex-direction-column lrv-u-justify-content-center lrv-u-padding-lr-1 lrv-u-padding-lr-075@mobile-max\">\n<div class=\"o_category \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c_title \">\n<h3 id=\"title-of-a-story\" class=\"c-title  a-font-primary-medium-m lrv-u-padding-b-050 u-letter-spacing-0028@mobile-max\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tWarner Music and Bain Capital Launch $1.2 Billion Catalog Acquisition\u00a0Venture\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><time class=\"c-timestamp  a-font-primary-medium-xxs lrv-u-color-brand-primary lrv-u-order-100\" datetime=\"00:00-YY-DD-MM\"><br \/>\n\t07\/01\/2025<br \/>\n<\/time><\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tBased in London, Lee-Fisher will report to <strong>Kevin Gore<\/strong>, WMG\u2019s president of global catalog, recorded music, as well as Warner Chappell Music co-chairs <strong>Carianne Marshall <\/strong>and <strong>Guy Moot<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tLee-Fisher arrives at WMG after more than 20 years at Universal Music Group, where she served as GM of Polydor Records and MD of A&amp;M Records, among other roles. Most recently, she was executive vp of global marketing, working across campaigns for artists including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and Elton John.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cOrla is a hugely respected figure, and has led inventive, ambitious projects for some of the world\u2019s biggest acts, connecting their music to new audiences,\u201d said Gore in a statement. \u201cIn this unique role, she\u2019ll help deliver meaningful opportunities for our artists and songwriters and unlock new value for the world-class catalogs in our care.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAdded Marshall and Moot: \u201cWe\u2019re delighted that Orla is joining WMG at this pivotal time in the evolution of our catalog offering. She\u2019s renowned for her innovative campaigns and committed to our vision of a dynamic service for our artists and songwriters who trust us with both their publishing and recorded music rights.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tIn her own statement, Lee-Fisher said: \u201cWhere recorded music and publishing rights overlap, Warner Music Group has made the strategic decision to manage its artists and songwriters\u2019 catalogs more holistically. This has the potential to be a game changer for the way we drive engagement in their music and convert new audiences into fans. I can\u2019t wait to get started.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tLee-Fisher\u2019s hire follows WMG\u2019s July 1 announcement that it had partnered with Bain Capital to launch a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/pro\/warner-music-bain-capital-music-catalog-acquisition-venture\/\">$1.2 billion joint venture<\/a> to acquire high-profile music catalogs, both recorded music and publishing. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Orla Lee-Fisher has been named head of dual catalog strategy at Warner Music Group (WMG), a new role that will see her develop and lead campaigns for WMG\u2019s off-roster catalog&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[387,502,2649,2419,94,2650,2651],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3678","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business","category-business-news","category-catalog","category-executive-turntable","category-music-news","category-warner-chappell-music","category-warner-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3678","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3678"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3678\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3678"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3678"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}