Justin Shukat ’96 is a founding partner and president at Primary Wave Music Publishing. He is responsible for new writer signings and content acquisitions, and he works closely with the current writer roster to facilitate recordings within the industry. He oversees all areas of Primary Wave’s synch exploitation and works alongside all partner companies to insure that all businesses are focused and delivering.

Shukat’s music career began at The Montreux Jazz Festival and was followed by various positions at Walter Yetnikoff’s Velvel Records. Shukat then moved on to senior marketing positions at both Arista and Epic Records. He recently landed on Billboard Magazine’s “Indie Power Player” list as well as “40 under 40”.