Angelica Cob-Baehler

Angelica Cob-Baehler
Born (1971-11-09) November 9, 1971
Costa Rica
Residence Los Angeles, California
Alma mater University of California, Los Angeles
Occupation Music industry executive
Board member of Generosity Water, The Thirst Project
Spouse(s) Chapman Baehler

Angelica Cob-Baehler is an American music industry executive. The head of music operations at The Firm, she previously held senior positions at Columbia Records, EMI and Epic.[1][2][3][4]

Early life and education

Cob-Baehler was born in San Jose, Costa Rica in 1971 and moved with her family to Burbank, California in 1981. She attended UCLA and graduated with a degree in Political Science in 1993.[5]

Career

Cob-Baehler interned at Elektra Records during her senior year in college, and was hired as an assistant in the publicity department at Atlantic Records in 1993. She was promoted shortly thereafter, and as a publicist for the label she worked with artists including Kid Rock, Sugar Ray, P.O.D., Jewel, and Stone Temple Pilots.[6] In 1997, she was promoted to national director of media relations, and transferred from Atlantic's Los Angeles office to their New York headquarters.[7][8] She left the company in 2001 to accept a job at Columbia Records.

At Columbia, Cob-Baehler supervised the label's West Coast press department while working with John Mayer, System of a Down, The Offspring, Coheed and Cambria, and the Raveonettes, among others.[9][10] She was named Vice President of Publicity in 2002. That same year, she met the then-17 year old Katy Perry, who had yet to release an album on the label, and became one of her earliest supporters.[11]

In 2005, Cob-Baehler was named senior vice president of publicity at Virgin Records. At Virgin, she was responsible for press campaigns for artists including Thirty Seconds to Mars, Joss Stone, KT Tunstall, and Iggy Pop and the Stooges. When the Virgin label was merged with Capitol/EMI, she was appointed to the position of senior vice president of media and creative services for EMI Music's associated labels: Angel, Astralwerks, Blue Note, Capitol, Capitol Latin, Manhattan, and Virgin.[7]

With Perry's album unreleased by Columbia, Cob-Baehler began a campaign to bring her to Capitol Music Group in 2005. She gained the support of Jason Flom, then the CEO of the label, and Perry was signed to Capitol/Virgin in 2006.[12] Cob-Baehler was credited for creative direction and A&R on Perry's debut One of the Boys, which went on to sell more than 5,000,000 albums worldwide, and served as the creative director for Perry's Teenage Dream. Cob-Baehler continued to work closely with Perry until she left EMI in 2011 to become executive vice president of marketing at Epic Records.[13][14]

In addition to heading marketing at Epic, Cob-Baehler served in an a&r capacity, and notably signed the controversial hip hop band Death Grips, who were named Spin magazine's "Artist of the Year" in 2012.[15][16][17]

In February 2013, Cob-Baehler joined The Firm/The Online Network as the head of marketing/associate producer. Then known as Prospect Park Productions, she led the marketing campaign for the soap operas All My Children and One Life to Live about which the Hollywood Reporter wrote: "Not only are they (TOLN) the first company to revive a long-running daytime drama (thus changing the game for the genre entirely) they are taking two brands with a combined age of over 80 years and basically making them cool again.”[18] Production was halted in 2013 due to a dispute with ABC, and both series were ultimately cancelled.[19][20] Following the cancellation, Cob-Baehler transitioned to a position as an artist manager.[21] She was promoted to head the Firm's music operations in June, 2016.[4]

Cob-Baehler, who appeared on Billboard's 2011 list of prominent women in music, was featured in Katy Perry: Part of Me and the Thirty Seconds To Mars film, Artifact. She has served on the board of directors for Generosity Water, the Thirst Project, and MusiCares.[17][22]

Personal life

Cob-Baehler lives with her husband, photographer Chapman Baehler, in Los Angeles. They have two daughters.[23]

References

  1. ↑ Billboard Staff. "Women in Music 2011". 2011. Billboard. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  2. ↑ Scariano, Ross. "A Few Lives to Live: Riff Raff, James Franco, and "One Life to Live"". (April 29, 2013). Complex. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  3. ↑ Giinsberg, Merle (October 15, 2014). "HOLLYWOOD'S TOP FEMALE EXECS REVEAL NEW RULES FOR THE POWER SUIT". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  4. 1 2 Stutz, Colin (June 23, 2016). "Angelica Cob-Baehler Promoted to Head The Firm's Music Group". Billboard. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  5. ↑ Julie, Naomi. "New EVP at Epic Records". April 25, 2012. Entertainment Industry Insider. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  6. ↑ Anderson, Kyle. "Attack of the '90s Music Stars". August 10, 2012. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  7. 1 2 Hits staff (November 3, 2008). "EMI MUSIC UPS COB-BAEHLER TO SVP, ADDS CREATIVE SERVICES". Hits Daily Double. Hits. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  8. ↑ Billboard staff (April 3, 1999). "Executive Turntable". Billboard. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  9. ↑ Hochman, Steve. "Kravitz is taking on a new label". (May 23, 2004). Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  10. ↑ Gallo, Phil. "Virgin spins praise post to Cob-Baehler". (November 14, 2006). Variety. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  11. ↑ Owings, Lisa (January 1, 2015). Katy Perry: Chart-Topping Superstar. Essential Library. p. 36. ISBN 978-1624035463. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  12. ↑ Blumentrath, Jan. "NEWS: correction to the interview with Chris Anokute". January 21, 2011. Hitquarters. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  13. ↑ Deitch, Maude. "Katy Perry Looks Unrecognizable In 'Vogue Italia'". (June 28, 2012). MTV Style. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  14. ↑ Halperin, Shirley. "Angelica Cob-Baehler Leaving EMI to Join LA Reid at Epic: Sources". (September 27, 2011). Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  15. ↑ Horowitz, Steven J. "Death Grips Talk Epic Record Deal & New Music". (April 23, 2012). Billboard. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  16. ↑ Weingarten, Christopher. "Artist of the Year: Death Grips". (November 20, 2012). Spin. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  17. 1 2 Hits staff (April 25, 2012). "Angelica Cob-Baehler Rises at Epic". Hits Daily Double. Hits. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  18. ↑ Rosenberg, Mark Brenna. "How To Watch 'All My Children' And 'One Life To Live' Online". April 26, 2013. Huffington Post. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  19. ↑ Gardner, Eriq. "ABC Doesn't Want Prospect Park to Extend Soaps License". January 15, 2014. Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  20. ↑ Kroll, Dan. "Prospect Park closes the book on All My Children and One Life to Live". November 12, 2013. Soap Central. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  21. ↑ Ginsberg, Merle (October 15, 2014). "STYLE NEWS HOLLYWOOD'S TOP FEMALE EXECS REVEAL NEW RULES FOR THE POWER SUIT". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  22. ↑ "Angelica Cob-Baehler". IMDb. IMDb. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  23. ↑ "Rumour Mill". The Baby Junebug. Hits (via The Baby Junebug). Retrieved 24 June 2015.
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