One of the most dynamic independent publishing and talent management companies in the world, Primary Wave Music is home to some of the most iconic songwriters and artists across the history of recorded music including Bob Marley, Smokey Robinson, Whitney Houston, Burt Bacharach, Prince, Aerosmith, Def Leppard, Count Basie, Sly & The Family Stone, Boston, Alice Cooper, Paul Anka, Boy George, Steve Cropper, Glenn Gould, Air Supply, and many more. Throughout the company’s 14-year existence, Primary Wave Music has embraced an entrepreneurial spirit, offering and executing proactive one-of-a-kind ideas, unique services and marketing campaigns for our artists. Primary Wave has earned a stellar reputation for being forward thinking and re-introducing classic artists and their music into the modern marketplace as well as nurturing young talent to become legends themselves. This success is based upon our team of seasoned and creative executives collaboratively working together closely with our artists as partners. As a company, we strive for excellence in the pursuit of iconic artists and catalogs that not only reflect great artistry, but moments of culture.
Our management division is led by a team of the most passionate and creative people in our business who represent some of the world’s most critically acclaimed artists including Melissa Etheridge, The Isley Brothers, CeeLo Green, Cypress Hill, Bell Biv DeVoe, Fantasia, Eric Benét, Toots & The Maytals, Plain White T’s, and producers Mitch Allan, M-Phazes, Mag, Jon Levine amongst others.
Primary Wave Music: Motivated. Forward thinking. Resourceful. Driven. Proactive executives protecting legacies and nurturing artists through every stage of their career.
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Congratulations, Ramon!
For our second Pride List, 40 executives from across the music business share their biggest victories — and the actions they’re taking to cope with the pandemic and reaffirm the Black Lives Matter movement.
Congratulations to our very own COO Ramon Villa for being featured on Billboard's 2020 PRIDE List!
Check out the full article here:
https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/pride/9400232/billboard-pride-list-2020-lgbtq-executives
In case you missed it ‼️‼️
"The Breaks" was featured as the news item of the day on Timehop yesterday! Download the app now to start dancing down memory lane 🤩👏
On this day 40 years ago, June 14 1980, Kurtis Blow Walker's "The Breaks" was released - forever shaping the course of rap & hip hop music history!
Celebrate the anniversary by checking out this album facts video 👏 Which songs do you know of that sampled The Breaks?
🎶 It's the sweet sound of New Music Friday 🎶 Check out these new releases from our Primary Wave artists!
🎶 "Got To Be Tough" // Toots and the Maytals
🎶 "People Watching" // CeeLo Green
🎶 "This World" // THE MAIN SQUEEZE/ (co-written by Bryce Fox)
🎶"Lighthouse" // Georgia Ku
HAPPENING NOW: Watch Bob Marley & The Wailers “Live At The Rainbow” live-streaming in its entirety for the first time on Bob Marley’s Official YouTube Channel !
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLkfzVSp49c&feature=emb_title
STARTING SOON! ⏱ Join us now on YouTube for a special watch party of the historic 'Live At The Rainbow' concert, remastered in HD for the first time ever! Stream starts at 3pm ET / 12pm ET.
📺: bobmarley.lnk.to/TheRainbow
This weekend we celebrate the 40th anniversary of Kurtis Blow Walker's "The Breaks" 👏👏
Celebrate & stick your face into this new interactive eCard from JibJab!
👉 https://bit.ly/2Ys1rvu
Join us in celebrating Pride Month throughout June!
Click here ▶️ https://bit.ly/PWPridePlaylist to enjoy our Primary Wave Pride playlist, featuring music by & for the LGBTQ community.
Featured Primary Wave artists include Melissa Etheridge, Boy George & Culture Club, LP, and more 🏳️🌈✨
As Primary Wave lays its path for making change, please join us in supporting the Black Community during this historical turning point.
For resources, charities, petitions and more information, visit https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/
Register to vote here: ballotpedia.org/Online_voter_registration
“STAND for the things you know are right”
#TheShowMustBePaused
#JusticeForGeorgeFloyd
Please consider supporting causes that represent your voice.
#TheShowMustBePaused
#JusticeForGeorgeFloyd
No better way to start the weekend than with new music! Check out these Primary Wave artists’ new releases this #NewMusicFriday!
“London to Vegas” live concert albums by Def Leppard (publishing)
“U 2 Luv” by NE-YO // Co-written by Jeremih (publishing)
“s.a.d =(“ by Hiko Momoji (publishing)
“Disco Man” by Remi Wolf // Co-written by Olivia Waithe (publishing) // Produced by M-PHAZES (publishing)
“Hollywood Park” Album by The Airborne Toxic Event
Week 11, Day 74 of working from home and Zoom meetings -- Another great marketing execution meeting today #RideTheWave 🤩
Tune in tonight!
You guys voted and the set list is locked! Tune in tonight at 8pm / 7pm CT on Facebook Live to see what other songs Tom will perform 😎🎶
We are thrilled to welcome Ray Charles into the Primary Wave family, and are excited to work with his heirs to help shape the future of his legacy!
Happy Memorial Day 2020 from the Primary Wave team! Today, we're thanking and remembering those who have fought for this country and the freedoms we all enjoy!
Tune in to the Plain White T's page TONIGHT at 8:00 PM for a live session with Tom!
Two events scheduled for this week! Join us for both? 🤘
Catch CeeLo Green tonight on The Voice! 🤩
I’M BACK ON #THEVOICE !
But only for a night! Catch me performing tomorrow night on the season finale of The Voice with a few of the past coaches and the present team! This is gonna be EPIC ! Don’t miss it..... 🔥 #ceelogreen
🎉Happy New Music Friday! 🎉 Here’s what these Primary Wave artists have released this NMF!
“Don’t Give Up” // Alice Cooper (publishing)
“Doing It All Together” // CeeLo Green (management)
“Hysteria Live at the O2” // Def Leppard (publishing)
“Nobody To Love” // Anthony Russo / co-written and produced by M-PHAZES (management & publishing)
“I Got So High I Saw Jesus“, “Young & Sad”, “End of Everything” // Noah Cyrus & worked on by M-PHAZES
“Now or Never” // Mystery Skulls (publishing)
Congrats on your releases, everyone!
A beautiful message from Adobe featuring Burt Bacharach - Legend's classic song, "What The World Needs Now" ❤️
The community is using their creativity to honor those keeping our world turning: https://adobe.ly/3fFhWMx #HonorHeroes
Check out our founder/CEO Larry Mestel chatting with Billboard all about how Primary Wave continues to operate while working from home! ✨
BUSINESS How We Work Now: Primary Wave Founder/CEO Larry Mestel 5/12/2020 by Steve Knopper FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Courtesy of Primary Wave Larry Mestel In a new series amid the coronavirus pandemic, Billboard is asking individuals from all sectors of the music business to share stories of how the...
Wishing a very happy birthday to 6-time Grammy winner Burt Bacharach, who was born on this day in 1928! 🎊🎉🎈
Decades of classics! COMMENT BELOW your favorite song from Burt Bacharach 👇👇
We're happy to announce our new partnership with newly launched podcast content production studio, Audio Up!
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Led by founder and CEO Jared Gutstadt, Audio Up is building an ecosystem of premium entertainment content within the music and audio space, and will use Primary Wave's vast financial and artistic resources to expand its platform and capabilities. From fictional scripted podcasts to unfiltered interview series, Audio Up's goal is to create a new and innovative form of IP.
It’s time to turn up your volume because it’s New Music Friday! Check out these new tunes from these Primary Wave artists 🎉🎶
“Joan of Arc on The Dance Floor” // Aly and AJ (management)
“Warning” // I Break Horses (publishing)
“The Best (On the Back Porch)” // Josiah and the Bonnevilles (publishing)
“Beside You” // Georgia Ku (publishing)
Have you seen Paul Anka’s newest take on his classic song — “DON’T Put Your Head On My Shoulder” ? Brilliant!
A timely take on an old classic… have a listen to “(Don’t) Put Your Head On My Shoulder” (Social Distancing Version) my reimagining of "Put Your Head On My Shoulder" to reflect the importance of social distancing during the Coronavirus pandemic. Please share & Stay Safe.. - Paul
#togetherathome #stayhome #togetherapart #SocialDistancing #Covid19 #CoronaVirus #Corona #PaulAnka
Happy #NewMusicFriday! Check out these Primary Wave artists' newly released music!
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“She Said” by RIZ LA VIE // Co-produced by Pom Pom (management)
“Now or Never” // Mystery Skulls (publishing)
“Ground Control” by Lourdiz // Co-written by Livvi Franc (publishing)
In case you missed it...a few weeks ago we announced we've officially partnered with Justin Hayward of Moody Blues! We're thrilled to welcome Justin to the Primary Wave family 🎸🤩
For more info, head to PrimaryWave.com
Check out Music Aficionado's recent article - all about WAR THE BAND 🤩🎸🎷🎤
War was a hit-making machine in the '70s, churning out classics like "Cisco Kid," "Low Rider" and "The World Is a Ghetto." But writer Jim Farber argues their full albums had a range and depth that went far beyond their greatest hits.
TONIGHT - publishing songwriter/artist Jocelyn Alice will be featured on the HER Music episode of NBC’s Songland! 🤩
Congrats Jocelyn - we can’t wait to watch the full episode tonight at 10/9c! 🎤
HER Music is giving songwriters a shot at their dreams. 🙌
Don't miss Songland MONDAY 10/9c on NBC.
Melissa Etheridge Live !
Day 42!
Official #ConcertsFromHome merch, now on sale: MelissaEtheridge.com
Request a song here: https://melissa.settheset.com/
The best way to end your week is by checking out these new tunes released by Primary Wave artists - happy New Music Friday!
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“Dive” by Victoria Monét // xSDTRK (publishing)
“So Good” by Whethan // Tim Randolph (publishing)
Artist Alina Baraz released her debut album “It was Devine” - featuring multiple tracks co-written and produced by our artists Dante Jones and xSDTRK:
Morocco ft. 6LACK // Dante Jones
Endlessly //xSDTRK
Off the Grid ft. Khalid // Dante Jones
More Than Enough // Dante Jones
Artists Nieman J + Eric Bellinger released their album “Optimal Music” - which has 2 tracks co-written by our publishing artists!
“Young Draco” // 12am
“Couch Standing” // Jeremih
Congratulations to Gaither Music on the release of Bill Gaither's newly released 'More Than the Music' podcast - now available wherever you listen to podcasts!
Presented by Game Show Network.
Listen here: https://gaithermusic.lnk.to/podcast
Mark your calendars for April 20! 🗓 Bill Gaither's More Than the Music podcast premieres Monday wherever you listen to podcasts. Here's a sneak preview of what's to come on season 1! 👇
More Than the Music is presented by Game Show Network.
Just in time for 4:20 on 4/20 - check out this playlist from Music Aficionado featuring Primary Wave artists Cypress Hill, Bob Marley, and Peter Tosh 🎧
A half-century ago (yeah, it was that long ago) five San Rafael high school students gathered to search for an abandoned crop of weed they'd heard about, at precisely 4:20 PM.They never found it. But one of them became a Grateful Dead roadie, and the catchphrase, uh, caught fire among Deadheads, the...
Today, tune in at 4:10p ET (re-airing at 4:10p PST) to catch Cypress Hill's live stream benefit for Crew Nation - supporting tour + venue crews who depend on shows to make a living. 🙏🔥
Check it out here: https://bit.ly/CypressHillLiveXLive
Hit the link https://www.livexlive.com/live-events/festival/cypress-hill
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This weekend we celebrate the 40th anniversary of Kurtis Blow Walker's "The Breaks" 👏👏 Celebrate & stick your face into this new interactive eCard from JibJab! 👉 https://bit.ly/2Ys1rvu
We are thrilled to welcome Ray Charles into the Primary Wave family, and are excited to work with his heirs to help shape the future of his legacy!
Wishing a very happy Primary Wave birthday to our Founder + CEO - Larry Mestel! 🎁🎈🎉🎊🎂
Wrapping up our #PrimaryWomen series is Digital Marketing Manager Lorena Garcia! Based in NYC, Lorena is a Digital Marketing Manager at Primary Wave. Hear all about Lorena’s favorite parts of building an online campaign, as well as the importance and impact of women in the music industry, in the full interview on our Youtube page: https://www.youtube.com/primarywave ! 🎶: "Gallery"- Dresage Produced by Keeley Bumford & Cyrus Reynolds Written by Keeley Bumford & Cyrus Reynolds
#PrimaryWomen • Meet: Deborah Klein From running a record label to being a full-time artist manager, Deb Klein has seen the ins and outs of the music biz! Based in LA, Deb is an artist manager at Primary Wave, managing artists such as @Melissa Etheridge, Cypress Hill, Plain White T's, and more. Deb’s long and profound experience in the music industry has led her from law school to leading a label to artist management and so much in between. Check out Deb’s story in the full interview on our Youtube page: https://www.youtube.com/primarywave ! 🎶: "Gallery" Performed by Dresage Produced by Keeley Bumford & Cyrus Reynolds Written by Keeley Bumford & Cyrus Reynolds
#PrimaryWomen • Meet: Lexi Todd Music Attorney by day, rock star by night, Lexi Todd is working the music industry inside and out! Based in NYC, Lexi is the Director of Business and Legal Affairs at Primary Wave. Hear more about Lexi’s favorite part of deal-making, balancing being a musician while working in the business, and her thoughts on women in the music industry in the full interview on our Youtube page: https://www.youtube.com/primarywave ! 🎶: "Gallery" Performed by Dresage Produced by Keeley Bumford & Cyrus Reynolds Written by Keeley Bumford & Cyrus Reynolds
#PrimaryWomen • Meet: Carla Bennett We’re thrilled to kick off our #PrimaryWomen series with Carla Bennett! Based in LA, Carla is a part of Primary Wave’s Artist Management department - managing day-to-day for Plain White T's. Hear more from Carla about her experience in the music business and her favorite industry trends in the full interview on our Youtube page: http://youtube.com/primarywave 🎶: "Gallery" Performed by Dresage Produced by Keeley Bumford & Cyrus Reynolds Written by Keeley Bumford & Cyrus Reynolds
We're excited to announce a long-term strategic partnership with the award-winning, iconic composer, songwriter, record producer, and performer Burt Bacharach!
Air Supply Music has been perfecting their blend of romantic ballads and rock for more than four decades, with a gift for making love out of nothing at all. Check out this interview from CBS Sunday Morning where Correspondent Nancy Giles talked with Russell Hitchcock and Graham Russell 🌞 Watch the full interview here: http://bit.ly/CBSAirSupply
The pioneers of the New Jack Swing celebrate 30 years of their groundbreaking, iconic single POISON! The impact and longevity of this song will be celebrated for decades to come. Congratulations Bell Biv DeVoe ! 🎉 🎊 #poison30 #bbd4life
We're thrilled to welcome our newest publishing clients, Air Supply Music, to the Primary Wave team! Read more here: bit.ly/PWAirSupply
“TRIUMPHANT”, says Rolling Stone . Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band comes to select theaters on February 21st. Tickets: http://bit.ly/OWBTickets #OnceWereBrothers
Still jammin’ like Cedella Marley after last weekend’s #BobMarley75 celebration at the #OneLoveHotel 💚💛❤️
14th Annual Pre-Grammy Party with Island Records and Mastercard! Take a look into our favorite party of the year 🥂💫 1 Hotels West Hollywood #BobMarley75 #PrimaryWave 🎥 @tammyvega_
Julian Marley & band stirring it up at the Amazon Music lounge for #BobMarley75 🥣 Mastercard Island Records #OneLoveHotel
iamjocelynalice did her thing last night 🔥 Singing originals as well as a goosebump inducing cover of ‘Turn Your Lights Down Low’ for #BobMarley75 at the #OneLoveHotel 💚 Mastercard Island Records Amazon Music
🕊🕊🕊 Jessica Jarrell graced the Amazon Music stage and paid tribute to #BobMarley75 last night! 🌴🌴🌴 Mastercard Island Records
We won’t worry bout a thing 💫 Sing-A-Long with Skip Marley at the #OneLoveHotel Amazon Music lounge! Island Records Mastercard #BobMarley75
Let’s get together and feel alright 💚❤️💛 Mastercard Amazon Music Island Records #BobMarley75
We are honored and thrilled to hear of Whitney Houston‘s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2020 induction! A well-deserved recognition for the voice of a generation.
Happy new year everybody! 2020 vision ✨
What a year at #PrimaryWave! Thank you to everyone who made 2019 special. 2020 Vision! 📸Austin Cieszko 🎶Keeley Bumford "Gallery”
Our end-of-the-year motto ✨ #WednesdayWisdom
Happy Thanksgiving from the Primary Wave family!
A peek inside our recent Primary Wave Writers Retreat held in Montecito, CA. The five-day event took place at Ben Margulies’ studio Secret Garden, bringing several top artists, songwriters, and producers together including Jeremih, Grey, Kat Dahlia, Dante Jones (THEY.), Kenny Loggins, Anthony Russo Music, MAG, Louis Schoorl, Livvi Franc, Quinn XCII, Jessie Saint John, Tyler Armes, and more. There were also several industry speakers in attendance, including Janine Scalise Boyd (Starz), Jordan Bromley (attorney/Music Artist Coalition), Matt Colon (YMU) and Arjan Timmermans (Apple Music). Daily events focused on industry awareness, business management, health, and wellness. A yoga instructor and sound bath were brought in each morning before writing sessions began, and ASCAP flew in Alex Falk to perform as well. Here’s to an incredible week filled with new music, we can’t wait for our next retreat!
Happy Halloween from Primary Wave!
This Friday, icons The Isley Brothers return to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for a special celebration of their iconic song "Shout"!
Great to see our friends Dirty Honey & celebrate their #1 rock radio single “When I’m Gone”. 🤘💯🎶
Congratulations The Isley Brothers on 60 years of Shout! #Shout60
Listen to new, unreleased music from Glenn Gould! "Beginnings... Vol. 2" is available NOW: https://ffm.to/glenngouldbeginnings 🎶🎶
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