Eric Polin

Background

About Eric Polin

This high-level entertainment industry executive has over 25 years of experience, ranging from film to music to TV to home entertainment. He has identified and developed strategic initiatives worth tens of millions of dollars, and has a proven track record of achieving sustained double-digit income growth for his companies and their clients. Eric Polin is currently Sr. Vice President of Music Publishing at Universal Pictures where he oversees the administration of their film and TV music catalog dating back to 1928. Previously, he was a partner at Wixen Music Publishing where he oversaw the publishing administration of some of the top songwriter/artists in the industry. Mr. Polin serves on the national board of directors of the Association of Independent Music Publishers. He is also a past president of the California Copyright Conference and is the founder and chairman of their scholarship committee. He has moderated panels on artist managers, independent music publishing, film music, digital distribution, and helped assemble panels on SIRA and indie record labels. Mr. Polin has been quoted in The New York Times, and his opinions have been published by Billboard magazine, The Hollywood Reporter, and the U.S. Copyright Office. He is a frequent guest speaker at the music industry programs of Northeastern University, Cal Poly Pomona and Cal State Northridge, having also participated in industry events at those schools as well as at USC and UCLA. He holds an MBA from the University of Southern California and a BA in Economics from UCLA.