ICM Acquires Rights from Grammy Nominated Kevin Churko
(January 2024 – Calgary, Alberta) ICM Crescendo Music Royalty Fund acquired writer, publishing, and producer royalty rights to a discography of hit songs from 3x Grammy-nominated, 4x Juno Award winner, multi platinum-selling producer and songwriter Kevin Churko. Churko is a Canadian record producer, sound engineer and musician best known for his works with several high-profile artists including Five Finger Death Punch, Disturbed, In This Moment, Skillet, Rob Zombie and Ozzy Osbourne.
The acquisition includes rights to multiple albums and bands including Five Finger Death Punch: War Is The Answer (2009), American Capitalist (2011), The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell Volume 1 & 2 (2013), Got Your Six (2015) and Justice For None (2018); Disturbed: Immortalized (2015) and Evolution (2018); In This Moment: The Dream (2008), Blood (2012), Black Widow (2014) and Ritual (2017).
Five Finger Death Punch and Disturbed are both touring with Metallica on their 2023/24 M72 World Tour.
“After spending years with my internal team prepping for this sale, it’s been a dream to work with ICM Crescendo Music Royalty Fund. I love that my catalog is going to a good home with a solid Canadian company,” said Kevin Churko.
Churko was represented by advisory firm Stellwagen Ventures, lawyer Harrison Reynolds of Reynolds & Associates, and his long-time manager and daughter, Khloe Churko of Pink Noise MGMT.
Rock as a genre has collectively grown the most of any genre year over year in consumption terms predominantly led from back catalogue and continues to be in the top three most consumed genres worldwide (Luminate Midyear Music Report – 2023).
“We’re honoured to be able to add the brilliant works of Kevin Churko to our growing royalty portfolio. This addition will greatly increase our exposure to the rock genre. Both Five Finger Death Punch and Disturbed are some of the best and most followed rock bands in the world” said David Vankka, lead portfolio manager of the ICM Crescendo Music Royalty Fund.