Scott Cohen is one of the music industry’s most notable pioneers. In 1997, Cohen co-founded The Orchard; the world’s first digital distributor of music. The Orchard, now owned by Sony Music, provides independent artists and labels a platform to sell their music to mainstream audiences. The Orchard continues to be the leading distributor of music and generates approximately $2B in revenue annually.
In 2019 Cohen retired from The Orchard and joined Warner Music Group as its first-ever Chief Innovation Officer, a role uniquely tailored to Cohen's expertise in both music and technology.
In 2016, while still at The Orchard, Cohen co-founded the CyborgNest. The CyborgNest developed a device called North Sense that Scott implanted in his chest to create a new sense – the sense of the magnetic field of the planet.
More recently, Cohen Co-founded Jukebox, a platform that converted income streams from hit songs into SEC regulated securities.
He also advises more than a dozen music technology companies, keeping his finger on the pulse of the industry.
A champion of innovation and progress in both his professional and personal lives, he publicly advocates for human rights and has been a vegan for more than 25 years.