Reservoir Acquires Lastrada Entertainment’s Publishing Catalog
Written by djfrosty on January 16, 2025
Reservoir Media has acquired the publishing catalog of Lastrada Entertainment. Home to over 5,600 compositions, the family-run company publishes hits that span all genres from the 1960s to today, including songs recorded by Jim Croce, Glen Campbell, The Carpenters, Captain & Tennille, Neil Sedaka, Eminem, Dolly Parton, H.E.R., Leon Bridges, Notorious B.I.G., Eminem and more.
Lastrada Entertainment was founded in 1987 by Herb Moelis and has since been passed down to his children Stephen and Larry Moelis. As the company has grown over the last four decades, it has acquired evergreen hits like Jim Croce’s “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown” and “Time In A Bottle,” “Love Will Keep Us Together” by Captain & Tennille, “More Bounce To The Ounce” by Zapp, and The Whispers’ “And The Beat Goes On.”
Then, in the 1990s, the catalog was given new life when decade-defining rapper 2Pac sampled a Lastrada Entertainment song in his single “California Love.” Later, the catalog also benefitted from samples in “We Belong Together” by Mariah Carey, “Miami” by Will Smith and more.
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“We have long admired Lastrada and the incredible catalog that the Moelis family has curated over the years,” says Rell Lafargue, president and COO of Reservoir. “Stephen and Larry’s deep knowledge of the music and their dedication to innovative sampling and synchs have elevated this catalog to iconic status. We are honored that Reservoir is now the home to the songs of Lastrada, and we look forward to preserving the legacy the Moelis family has built and ensuring its continued success.”
Lastrada’s president of music publishing Stephen Moelis adds, “The Moelis family takes pride in the catalog of hits we were part of, and in the personal relationships we forged with our incredibly talented songwriters. Passing the creative torch to Reservoir is the natural next step to continue the work we started with our father 40 years ago, and we wish to thank Golnar Khosrowshahi, Rell Lafargue, and the entire Reservoir team as they become stewards of some of the great songs of all time.”