Josh Gruss

• Comment: Per comment by User:HitroMilanese, I have removed excessive references and added only the best quality of references. I have also improved the presentation of the article. ADHP2021 (talk) 14:13, 12 May 2022 (UTC)

• Comment: Probably meeting notability guidelines. Better presentation of the content and removal of excessive references are definitely essential. Hitro talk 19:35, 9 April 2022 (UTC)

• Comment: Could be notable per WP:NMUSICIAN Nomadicghumakkad (talk) 01:51, 27 January 2022 (UTC)

• Comment: Appears to be a WP:OVERCITE of mediocre references that don’t do much to pass WP:GNG or WP:ANYBIO, mainly primary sources such as press releases. Keep the high quality sources and remove the WP:TRIVIAL mentions. If the draft still isn’t notable after the trimming, then it should be redirected and/or merged to Round Hill Music. Eternal Shadow Talk 17:08, 28 August 2021 (UTC)

• Comment: Fails WP:GNG. None of the sources are of high quality, company announcements and a few interviews. Clarityfiend (talk) 19:52, 14 June 2021 (UTC)

• Comment: This should be a redirect to Round Hill. I don't see much notability separate from that. AngusW🐶🐶F (bark • sniff) 20:04, 25 January 2021 (UTC)

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Josh Gruss
Josh Gruss in 2015
Born	Joshua Carl Gruss (1974-03-14) March 14, 1974 New York City, United States
Education	Master of Business Administration
Alma mater	Columbia University • London Business School • Trinity College (Connecticut) • Berklee College of Music
Occupation	Entrepreneur • Musician • Songwriter • Music publisher • Record executive
Years active	2010 - present
Organization	Round Hill Music
Label	Round Hill Music
Parents	Martin D. Gruss (father) Agneta Angel (mother)
Relatives	Joseph S. Gruss (grandfather)

Joshua Carl Gruss (born 14 March, 1974), better known as Josh Gruss, is an entrepreneur, musician and songwriter based in New York City, United States. He is a co-founder of Round Hill Music, an American music publishing company and co-owner of Quad Studios Nashville, a recording facility located on Music Row in Nashville, Tennessee. He is also a guitarist and songwriter with the Boston-based band Rubikon. Currently, Gruss serves as the Chairman and CEO at Round Hill Music.

Early life

Gruss was born to Agneta Angel and Martin Gruss, in 1974, in New York City. His grandfather, Joseph S. Gruss, was a financier and a businessman. Gruss completed his high school education from Taft School in 1992 and joined Trinity College (Connecticut) where he graduated with a B.A. degree in 1996. In 2010, Gruss earned MBA degrees from Columbia University as well as from London Business School. He also studied music business and guitar at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. Prior to completing his education, Gruss spent six years in the US Coast Guard.

Career

In 2010, Gruss founded the music publishing company Round Hill Music with Richard Rowe and Neil Gillis. The company was established as the first private equity group dedicated to music royalty investments, that brought capital to artists such as The Beatles and The Offspring. In 2013, Gruss acquired the publishing rights to the song "Land of a Thousand Dances" by Chris Kenner which generated average royalties of $200,000 a year for the company. The next year, Gruss and the songwriter Marti Frederiksen acquired and restored the Quad Studios Nashville. The studio was originally opened in 1971 and located on Music Row in Nashville.

In 2018, Gruss acquired the music publishing company, Carlin America and the rights to over 150,000 songs for $245 million including the hits of "Total Eclipse of the Heart" written by Jim Steinman. Other acquisitions included the rights to the songs recorded by The Goo Goo Dolls, The Rolling Stones, Frank Sinatra, Bruno Mars, Tim McGraw, Black Sabbath, Daughtry (band), Craig David, The Cult, Kiss, Limp Bizkit, Blues Traveler, Bruno Mars and Skid Row.

In May 2020, Gruss established Black Hill Records, a record label dedicated to rock music, and signed Austin-based duo Black Pistol Fire, Nashville-based blues and rock guitarist Jared James Nichols and British rock band The Cult. In November 2020, Gruss led Round Hill Music in collecting $291 million for a new fund dedicated to investing in music rights. The Wall Street Journal reported that it was the third and the largest music royalty fund for the company.

In January 2021, Gruss was included in the Billboard's Change Agents list for raising nearly $600 million for acquisitions, including $328 million with a public listing on the London Stock Exchange. In May 2021, Gruss acquired the Swedish label Telegram Studios whose master recordings and catalogue included Estelle, System of a Down’s Serj Tankian, Throwing Muses, Ziggy Marley, and Surfer Blood. Later that year, in August, he created a Round Hill Music Endowed Scholarship Fund of 1 million dollars to aid multiple students at Berklee College of Music on an annual basis with financial assistance in pursuing Music Business and Management degrees. In January 2022, Gruss was also included in the Billboard Power List.

Music career

Since 2015, Gruss has been an integral part of the band, Rubikon, as a guitarist and a songwriter. He has extensively toured with the band and opened up for Buckcherry, Disturbed, Black Label Society, Sevendust, Shinedown, Nonpoint, The Cult, Tesla (band), Pop Evil, and Candlebox. The "Blood on My Hands" co-written by Gruss peaked at #37 on the Billboard's Main Stream Rock chart in 2019.

Gruss has been the Reissue Executive Producer on four of the London-based rock band Bush albums including The Science of Things, Deconstructed, Razorblade Suitcase and Sixteen Stone. He was also the executive producer of the album Travelers Blues by Blues Traveler which got nominated for the Best Traditional Blues Album at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards in 2022.