The music industry runs on data. Much of this data is sent around the supply chain with unverified text messages, emails, and spreadsheets that are usually received or prepared by overworked administrators who are constantly multitasking. This leads to inaccurate or incomplete supply chain registrations, unallocated royalty pools, and the potential for billions of dollars in fraudulent claims. 

On this webinar, we’ll explore how advances in digital identity, identity verification, and legal technology allow music industry participants to send and receive trusted data directly into existing databases and catalog management systems. These new technologies reduce manual data entry, eliminate content fraud, and speed up supply chain registrations.

Cole Davis is the founder and CEO of Switchchord, a music-focused legal technology and digital identity company. Previously a corporate and entertainment lawyer, commercial banker, and professional musician, Cole is now a technologist with a unique skillset that blends finance, accounting, copyright law, decentralized identity, and machine learning. He obtained a J.D., summa cum laude, from SMU Dedman School of Law and a B.B.A. in finance, magna cum laude, from Texas Christian University, where he also obtained minors in psychology and accounting and played the upright and electric bass in the TCU Jazz Band.