Isidro Otis’s tenure as president of The Clyde Otis Music Group started in 1986, following Isidro’s graduation from the University of Pittsburgh with a Bachelor’s degree in business management. Isidro worked alongside his father,, Clyde Otis, for several years. Isidro would often go to his father’s studio and office, sharing the same fiery ambition that burned in his father. When his father suffered from a prolonged illness, Isidro was made the acting president of the company. Today, Isidro honors his father’s legacy by continually growing the company and maintaining his own footprint, handling his father’s vast catalogue of songs, licensing them for film and television, and maintaining his own client base.
Isidro stood and met the immense challenges that were presented to him and wasted no time at all growing TCOMG to the business that it is today. From securing administration deals with numerous songwriters and producers, to negotiating licensing agreements in new technology—Isidro has been able to increase the business revenue by more than one thousand percent since he was made the president of the company.
Isidro opened a new chapter for TCOMG, signing new artists with a focus on contemporary rap and R&B writers and producers, including Nice and Smooth and Awesome Two. Isidro has successfully secured and administered more than six thousand copyrights to-date. He currently oversees more than four thousand songs in the TCOMG catalog. He has effectively created contacts with multinational corporations and placed agreements for copyrights in over twelve foreign territories, while calculating and distributing royalties for writers signed to his roster. His overall responsibilities include scouting and finding new catalogs to sign, aggressively negotiating licensing agreements, coordinating litigation and support, registering songs with all of the performing rights societies, and securing cover recordings as well as song placements in radio, film, television and commercials.
Isidro has served on the board of directors for the Association of Independent Music Publishers (AIMP), Broadcast Music Incorporated (BMI), the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP), and the New York Friars Club. Isidro enjoys spending time with his family, including his two children Lourdes “Sydney” Otis and Lauren Otis. When he is not hard at work or spending quality time with his family, Isidro enjoys playing golf and pool, and was the Friars Club’s Nine-Ball, Eight Ball and Straight Pool Champion for many years.