David Schulhof

David Kenneth Schulhof is an American music industry executive and investor. He is the founder and chief executive officer of the MUSQ Global Music Industry ETF, an exchange-traded fund focused on companies involved in the music industry. Schulhof has previously served as president of music publishing at LiveOne and as president of music at AGC Studios and IM Global Studios. He is also the co-founder and former chief executive officer of Evergreen Copyright Acquisitions and is a member of the New York State Bar.

Schulhof was born and raised in New York City. His father, Michael Schulhof, was a businessman who served as chief executive officer of Sony Corporation of America in the 1990s. His mother worked as an antiquarian.

Schulhof graduated from Georgetown University and later received a Juris Doctor from New York University.^[1] He is a member of the New York State Bar.^[2]

Schulhof began his career in business affairs and later moved into the music industry. He worked for Dimension Films and Miramax.^[3][4]

In 1999 he became vice president of motion picture music and legal affairs at Miramax.^[5] During this period he served as executive producer on more than one hundred film soundtracks.^[6]

In 2006 Schulhof, together with music executives Joel Katz and Richard Perna, founded the music publishing company EverGreen Copyright Acquisitions. The company began by acquiring several music catalogs, including Rykomusic. Schulhof and Perna served as co-chief executive officers, with Schulhof overseeing film, television, advertising, and creative affairs.^[7]

The company later acquired the music catalog of MC Hammer and the copyright administration company Integrated Copyright Group.^[8] EverGreen also acquired the writer’s share of Tupac Shakur's publishing catalog^[9] and entered into a licensing agreement involving the catalog of Death Row Records.^[10]

EverGreen was acquired by BMG Rights Management in 2010, at which time it controlled approximately 65,000 copyrights.^[4]

After the sale of EverGreen, Schulhof became managing director of media business at G2, a private equity affiliate of Guggenheim Partners.^[3][11]

In 2014 Schulhof formed a joint venture with IM Global, a subsidiary of the Reliance Group. He served as president and partner of IM Global Music, overseeing music for the company’s film and television projects.^[3]

In 2015 he brokered a multi-picture agreement with Republic Records to develop music-driven feature films.^[12][13]

In 2017 Schulhof served as executive producer of the music documentary Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives, which premiered as the opening film of the Tribeca Film Festival and was later released by Apple Music.^[14]

In 2018 Schulhof joined AGC Studios as head of music, overseeing music-driven film and television projects as well as the studio's music publishing operations.^[15][16]

In 2023 Schulhof launched the MUSQ Global Music Industry ETF, an exchange-traded fund designed to provide investors exposure to companies operating across the music industry, including record labels, streaming platforms, concert promoters, and technology companies.^[17][18][19]

Schulhof married Lesley Gurkin in 2007.^[1] They have a daughter and live on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.^[20]

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