Shoshana Zisk Music Lawyer

Shoshana recently ran Business Affairs for George Clinton and his musical groups Parliament, Funkadelic and The P-Funk Allstars. She also ran his new independent record label, The C Kunspyruhzy. Shoshana previously worked in Legal Affairs at BMG Entertainment, Copyright at Motown, and A&R Admin at Island Records.

She left Mr. Clintons organization to focus on growing her private practice, and her multi-award winning video company Kiddie Village.

Bar Admissions

California Bar - 2000

US Dist Court, So Dist of FL - 1999

New York Bar – 1998

Florida Bar – 1996

Education

Shoshana earned a B.A. in Piano from the University of Miami and a J.D. cum laude from the University of Miami School of Law.

Public Speaking

Signal/Noise 2k5: Creative Revolution
Harvard Law School
Berkman Center for Internet & Technology
PANELIST
April 8, 2005

Future of Music Policy Summit
George Washington University, Washington DC
PANELIST: Business School of Rock
May 3, 2004

MUSIC LAW SUMMIT WEST
Hastings Law School, San Francisco CA
PANELIST: Musician Contracts
February 25, 2004

RockrGrl Conference
Seattle, WA
PANELIST
November 2000

EAT’M
(Emerging Artists and Talent in the Music Industry)
Las Vegas, NV
MENTOR
June 2000

Published Works

"Rock & Roll Control: Censoring Music Lyrics in the 90's" for the University of Miami Entertainment and Sports Law Review, Volume 13:2, 1996.

Alliances

Shoshana's husband, Brian Zisk, is the Technologies Director of the Future of Music Coalition.

415-458-5865
San Francisco, California
info at sfmusiclaw.com