Ted Cohen

Ted Cohen (born January 6, 1949) is an American digital entertainment industry executive. Having worked in senior management positions at EMI Music, Warner Bros. Records and Philips Media, Cohen is currently the Managing Partner of TAG Strategic.

Cohen currently chairs the Visionary Committee for MidemNet, served on the NARAS (Grammy) Los Angeles chapter Board of Governors as well as the National Trustee Board and currently co-chairs the Grammy Technology Committee. Cohen serves on the Board of Directors for the Neil Bogart Memorial Fund, Lyricfind.com, and Music.com, and works in the music and technology education programs the Grammy In The Schools Program and MusiCares. Cohen also served two terms as the Chairman of the Mobile Entertainment Forum Americas in 2006 and 2007.

On March 19, 2013, Cohen was selected as the recipient of music business association NARM’s Presidential Award for Sustained Industry Achievement.

In 1964, Cohen frequented The Mike Douglas Show in Cleveland, OH. At the time, at 14 years old, he met Rolling Stones, The Beach Boys and The Byrds through the television talk show. He later started managing bands in high school and during this time managed Eric Carmen who would later form Raspberries.

In 1967, he moved to Ithaca, New York to attend Ithaca College. He promoted shows at school, worked at clubs booking bands and worked for college radio station WICB for two years. As a result, his grades suffered and he was told to go home for a semester. He later enrolled at John Carroll University in Cleveland and moved back to Ohio in summer of 1969. He became music director for the college radio station WJCU. That year, the music festival took place in and Cohen promoted the festival in Ohio by giving out tickets through the then-influential radio station.

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