Mike Knobloch

President, Film Music and Publishing, Universal Pictures

Recently named President of Film Music and Publishing for Universal Pictures, Mike Knobloch has spent the last two decades overseeing music for film. Prior to his new post at Universal, Knobloch was Executive Vice President at Fox Music. From that post, he has supervised music on dozens of Fox’s films, from low budget to tent-pole productions. Highlights include overseeing the scores and soundtracks of Titanic, X-Men (1-3), Romeo & Juliet, Fight Club, Moulin Rouge, Drumline, Ice Age (1-3), I Robot, Walk The Line, A Good Year, Man On Fire, The Devil Wears Prada, The Simpsons Movie, Alvin And The Chipmunks (1-2), Horton Hears A Who, Marley And Me, The Secret Life Of Bees, and James Cameron’s Avatar.

He is President of The Recording Academy Los Angeles Chapter and has served on the Board of Governors in L.A. for several years. Mike is an active supporter of The Academy’s GRAMMY® U initiative and other mentoring programs such as National GRAMMY Career Day and has hosted various film screenings and panel discussions. In 2005, he founded the film scoring curriculum of the GRAMMY Foundation’s GRAMMY Camp — a summer program that immerses high school students in professional film scoring, among other disciplines of the music industry.

Knobloch is an active alumnus of Northwestern University and a member of the NU Dean’s Advisory Committee. He is a host and advocate for the school’s internship program. Born and raised in New York, he lives in Los Angeles with his wife and children.