Bill Colitre joined Music Reports in 2006. He serves as counsel to the company, strategic consultant to its clients, and head of the company’s Licensing Group.

As part of the Music Reports team, he has contributed advice and/or systems development for most of the streaming music services ever launched in the United States; participated in precedent-setting performance rights and Copyright Royalty Board proceedings; developed the company’s Royalty Services division; and expanded the company’s operations internationally. He is a named inventor of the company’s sound recording data matching patent (US Pat. No. 10157434). He began his career at Loeb & Loeb LLP and later served as counsel to CBS Paramount Network Television. He has served leading artists (Diana Ross, Rob Thomas, Tenacious D), publishers (Warner/Chappell, Leiber & Stoller), labels (Universal Music Group, Ruthless Records), digital distributors (Believe, INgrooves, United Masters), music services (Spotify, Amazon, Apple Music, Sirius XM/Pandora), producers (Netflix, HBO), and consumer products companies (American Greetings, Fender, QVC).

He holds a BA in Communication from U.C. San Diego and a JD from Loyola Law School, where he obtained First Honors awards in Computer Law and Internet Law, as well as the American Jurisprudence Award in Copyright.  He is a member of the Copyright Society of the USA and a recent past adjunct professor at USC Gould School of Law and Loyola Law School, teaching Music Law in Practice.