David Schulhof is an American music industry executive and investor. He was previously President of Music Publishing at LiveOne, a media company for livestream and on-demand audio, video and podcast content. He is also the former President of Music at AGC Studios and IM Global Studios and was the co-founder and CEO of Evergreen Copyrights. He is a member of the New York State Bar.

Schulhof is the founder and CEO of MUSQ Global Music Industry ETF, an exchange-traded fund for investment in the music industry.

Early life and education

Schulhof was born and grew up in New York City. His mother is an antiquarian, and his father, a businessman, was the chief executive of Sony Corporation of America in the 1990s. He graduated from Georgetown University and received a Juris Doctor from New York University.^[1] He is a member of the New York State Bar.^[2]

Career

In the 1990s, Schulhof migrated from business affairs to the music industry. He worked for Dimension Films and Miramax.^[3][4] In 1999, he became VP of motion picture music and legal affairs for Miramax,^[5] where he served as executive producer on more than a hundred soundtracks.^[6]

Together with music executives Joel Katz and Richard Perna, Schulhof created the music publishing company EverGreen Copyright Acquisitions in 2006 by buying six music catalogs, including Rykomusic. Schulhof and Perna served as co-CEOs, with Schulhof overseeing the company’s global film, TV and advertising department as well as creative affairs.^[7] The same year, they purchased the MC Hammer catalog and the copyright administration company Integrated Copyright Group to manage their worldwide administration.^[8] EverGreen acquired the writer's share of Tupac Shakur's publishing catalog^[9] and the rap label Death Row Records in 2007.^[10]

EverGreen was sold to BMG Rights Management in 2010, when it held 65,000 copyrights.^[4] Schulhof became managing director of media business at G2, a private equity spinoff of Guggenheim Partners.^[3][11]

Schulhof formed a joint venture with IM Global, a subsidiary of Reliance Group, in 2014. He became president and partner of their music division, IM Global Music, managing film soundtracks and other music for IM Global.^[3] In 2015, he brokered a multiple picture deal with Republic Records for music-driven feature films.^{[12] [13]}

In 2017, Schulhof served as Executive Producer of the music documentary Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives. The film was sold to Apple Music and opened up the Tribeca Film Festival at Radio City Music Hall that year.^[14]

In 2018, together with other IM Global executives, Schulhof moved to AGC Studios, overseeing music-driven film and TV content, as well as AGC's music publishing operations as Head of Music.^[15][16]

In 2023, Schulhof developed the MUSQ Global Music Industry ETF, an exchange-traded fund for investment in the music industry.^[17] Schulhof acts as CEO of the ETF, which includes 48 companies including music labels, streaming platforms, concert promoters, and technology manufacturers,^[18] including Apple Inc. and Sony Group.^[19][20]

Personal life

David Schulhof married Lesley Gurkin in 2007.^[1] They have a daughter and live on Upper East Side.^[21]

Filmography

References

External links

• David Schulhof at IMDb
• David Schulhof on Bloomberg