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Founded in 2011, Watershed Music Group® is an independently owned music company based in Dallas, Texas, built as infrastructure for music rights. It provides rights administration, distribution, label services, and publishing, supported by technology it built in-house. Songs Watershed publishes and administers include a CCLI #1 and have earned ASCAP, BMI, Grammy, Billboard, and GMA Dove recognition.

At a glance

Founded: 2011
Headquarters: Dallas, Texas
Structure: Three divisions: Watershed Music Rights, Watershed Label Group, and Watershed Music Publishing
Founder: Adam Carpenter
Technology: Rights infrastructure, built in-house
Recognition: ASCAP, BMI, Grammy, Billboard, and GMA Dove; CCLI #1 and Top 10s; Billboard Gospel Top 10

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Adam Carpenter

Adam Carpenter is a founder, investor, and music executive based in Dallas, Texas. He started Watershed Music Group in 2011 to give songwriters and artists a company that treats their rights as long-term assets, and built the technology to show them what those rights earn.

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