Reservoir launches office in Nashville and recruits music publishing executive John Ozier to head operations

02 April 2019 - Press release

Reservoir has announced the launch of its fifth global office, expanding to Nashville, Tennessee and the addition of key Creative executive John Ozier, who will oversee operations for the company in the Music City. As Executive Vice President of Creative, Ozier will also sign and develop new talent, working closely with the teams in New York, Los Angeles, Toronto, and London, alongside a staff based in Nashville.

"I am incredibly excited to join Reservoir and help expand the company’s footprint into Nashville,” said Ozier. “Golnar, Rell and their entire team have built an exceptional global roster and one of the leading independent music publishers in the business. Their commitment to Nashville is thrilling and I am confident we are going to knock it out of the park." 

Reservoir’s country music roots tie back to the company’s foundation in 2007, as some of the first artists represented were Kenny Alphin and John Rich of Big and Rich and Vicky McGehee. A few years later, the company came to publish the catalogs of country music icons like John Denver, Sheryl Crow, and Leon Russell, and evergreen singles including Carrie Underwood’s “Jesus, Take The Wheel,” Lonestar’s “Amazed” and Dorothy Moore’s “Misty Blue,” among many others. The addition of Ozier and a Nashville office builds upon an already fruitful 2019 for the company, which recently celebrated six Grammy wins including Song of the Year and Record of the Year, among its 22 nominations. Reservoir also regularly maintains a Top 10 U.S. Market Share, as reported by Billboard’s Publisher’s Quarterly.

Ozier joins Reservoir following a six-year tenure at olé that included marquee signings Jeff Trott, Tony Martin, Jordan Davis, Chris Janson, Adam Hambrick, and Tyler Farr, and the acquisitions of the Red Vinyl Music, Parallel Music, and Better Angels Music publishing catalogs. Prior to that, he looked after the recording careers of the likes of Tim McGraw, LeAnn Rimes, Wynonna Judd, Lee Brice, and Rodney Atkins at Curb Records. He has overseen more than 30 #1s throughout his career and over 100 singles internationally in the last three years alone, including #1s by Kelsea Ballerini, Jason Aldean, Brantley Gilbert, LOCASH, Randy Houser, Jordan Davis, Chris Janson, Justin Moore, Brett Young, Dan + Shay, and more. 

Ozier is additionally an accomplished songwriter in his own right, having co-written award-winning #1 hits for Lee Brice and Tyler Farr, plus cuts recorded by Kid Rock, Kellie Pickler, Air Supply, and more.

“John is one of the most respected music executives in Nashville and his extraordinary track record for success speaks for itself,” added Reservoir President and COO, Rell Lafargue. “When we met him, we knew he was the guy to break ground with in Nashville and we look forward to digging deeper intoour country catalog, welcoming new local talent together, and helping their music reach a global audience.”

The company will occupy a 5000 square foot building, complete with 6 writing rooms, located on West End Avenue, right off of Music Row.