DAVID EMERY JOINS KOBALT LABEL SERVICES

-         Joins KLS as UK Marketing Director-         Formerly Head of Marketing at Beggars Group28 August 2013, London: David Emery has joined industry innovator Kobalt Label Services (KLS) as UK Marketing Director. In his new role, Emery will oversee UK marketing campaigns for KLS releases.He joins KLS after eight years at Beggars Group, where, as Head of Marketing, he worked with seminal acts such as Adele, Radiohead, Bon Iver, The White Stripes, Sonic Youth and Queens of the Stone Age. Beggars Group is comprised of a number of independent labels including XL Recordings, 4AD, Rough Trade and Matador Records.Emery is based in Kobalt’s London office and will report to Paul Hitchman, Managing Director of Kobalt Label Services.Said Emery of his new role “I'm very excited to be joining Kobalt Label Services.  It's a fascinating time for the industry, with digital having finally bedded in and revenue coming from all sorts of different places it seems like the perfect point to reconceptualise what a label could and should be, which is exactly what KLS is doing.”Added Hitchman “I am delighted to be able to welcome David to Kobalt Label Services. His experience in managing marketing campaigns for some of the most creative and successful artists and labels will be invaluable to us as we expand our team to release and promote new music by some of the most iconic artists in the world.” About Kobalt Label Services (KLS)Part of the Kobalt Music Group, Kobalt Label Services provides the next generation of services for artists and labels worldwide, empowering recording owners with a full-service solution to releasing and marketing records while maintaining ownership of their masters. Established as an alternative to the traditional label model, KLS maximizes client opportunities and revenues from a wide range of global digital retail, traditional physical retail, audio and video streaming, synch licensing, D2C and social media services.  Clients benefit from Kobalt expertise in multi-rights management, the security and trust of Kobalt's proven and transparent royalty accounting, advanced data analytics and experienced staff to co-ordinate and manage releases.Kobalt Label Services’ first international album release, “Push The Sky Away” by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds debuted at number one in seven countries and top four in thirteen others.  Their recent release “Electric” by Pet Shop Boys saw the band achieve their highest chart positions in 20 years across the US and Europe.