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David Zonshine is a music executive, A&R scout and film producer[1] who has worked at various companies including Interscope Records, DreamWorks Records, and Universal Music Group.[2] Zonshine is currently working with the George Harrison estate as well as managing his son Dhani Harrison.[3] Along with Harrison, Zonshine relaunched George Harrison's iconic record label Dark Horse Records which also now oversees the Joe Strummer Estate and works with various artists/estates including, Cat Stevens, Billy Idol, Leon Russell, Ravi Shankar, and more.[4][5][6]

Film producer

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Zonshine produces the Jack Dishel series DRYVRS starring Macaulay Culkin. The first episode features Macaulay Culkin playing an unnamed character who strongly resembles his childhood role from Home Alone.[7] The YouTube video went viral with over 6 million views on its first day of release and the number of views grew to 20 million in its first week online. Subsequent episodes featured Tom Petty, Rosanna Arquette, Darren Criss, Seth Green, Jeff Garlin, Steven Weber, Kevin Pollak, Rodney Mullen, Jakob Dylan, Dhani Harrison, and Nick Valensi of The Strokes. To date, the series currently has over 100 million views between various social media platforms.

Zonshine also produced the concert film George Fest which was a tribute concert to former Beatle George Harrison, held at the Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles on 28 September 2014. Among the many performers were Brian Wilson and Al Jardine of the Beach Boys, Brandon Flowers of the Killers, Dhani Harrison, Norah Jones, the Flaming Lips, Conan O'Brien, Spoon, Ben Harper as well as members of The Strokes and Weezer[8] The film debuted on March 20, 2016, simultaneously on MTV Live (TV channel) and VH1 Classic.[9]

In 2016 Zonshine co-produced Adam Green's Aladdin[10] which stars Macaulay Culkin, Natasha Lyonne, Jack Dishel and Zoe Kravitz.[11]

Zonshine along with Steven Sebring and Dhani Harrison, produced the 2016 skateboard film Liminal, which celebrated Rodney Mullen's return to skateboarding after a 12-year absence.[12][13][14]

In 2022, Zonshine produced Futra Days, which stars Brandon Sklenar, Tania Raymonde and Rosanna Arquette.[15]

Photography

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Zonshine's photographs have been published in major publications including Rolling Stone,[16] The New York Times,[17] Elle,[18] and ESPN.[19]

Personal life

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Zonshine is married to model/actress Julia Voth.[20]

References

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  1. ^ David Zonshine at IMDb
  2. ^ "Road Rally One-To-One Mentoring Sessions" (PDF). Taxi. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
  3. ^ Lewis, Randy (November 24, 2009). "Dhani Harrison's groupthink". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
  4. ^ "Dark Horse Records Relaunch". Billboard. 2020.
  5. ^ "BMG to Admin George Harrison's Publishing, Expands Dark Horse Records Partnership". Billboard. 2022.
  6. ^ "Yusuf/Cat Stevens Celebrates George Harrison". Rolling Stone. 2023.
  7. ^ "25 years after 'Home Alone,' Macaulay Culkin parodies his famous role in Uber-inspired webseries". The Daily Dot. 2015-12-17.
  8. ^ Daniel Kreps, "All-Star George Harrison Tribute Concert Coming to CD/DVD", rollingstone.com, 11 December 2015 (retrieved 17 February 2016).
  9. ^ "George Fest Tribute To Ex Beattle". Los Angeles Times. 2016.
  10. ^ "Adam Green's Aladdin (2016)". IMDb.
  11. ^ "Watch the First Clip of Super Surreal Upcoming Movie 'Adam Green's Aladdin'". 2016-01-13.
  12. ^ "Rodney Mullen: Liminal (2017)". IMDb. 2017.
  13. ^ "Skate Pioneer Rodney Mullen Debuts New Tricks". Vogue. 2016.
  14. ^ "Rodney Mullen Presents: 'Liminal'". Red Bull. 2016.
  15. ^ "Archstone Entertainment Nabs Worldwide Rights To Sci-Fi Thriller 'Futra Days' Starring Tania Raymonde, Brandon Sklenar & Rosanna Arquette". Deadline Hollywood. 2022.
  16. ^ "Listen: Dhani Harrison's Thenewno2, 'Never Too Late'". Rolling Stone. January 23, 2013. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
  17. ^ Itzkoff, Dave (February 22, 2012). "George Harrison's Beloved Guitars, Gently Weeping on Your iPad". The New York Times.
  18. ^ "Dhani Harrison Interview - Dhani Harrison on Beautiful Creatures". Elle. April 3, 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
  19. ^ Roenigk, Alyssa (December 27, 2010). "Ben Harper and Dhani Harrison on their love of skateboarding". ESPN. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
  20. ^ "Jill Valentine Got Married ... Well, Sorta - Rely on Horror".
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