{"id":203803,"date":"2024-06-12T11:44:38","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T10:44:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/?p=203803"},"modified":"2024-06-12T12:13:41","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T11:13:41","slug":"spin-doctors-tap-primary-wave-music-for-publishing-and-royalties12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/spin-doctors-tap-primary-wave-music-for-publishing-and-royalties12\/","title":{"rendered":"Primary Wave Music strikes publishing partnership with alternative rock band Spin Doctors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">Alternative rock band Spin Doctors have partnered with independent music publisher Primary Wave Music on various aspects of their music career, including music publishing and artist royalties.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The partnership extends to the administration of the band&#8217;s upcoming album, slated for release later this year. Additionally, according to the announcement, the Spin Doctors will gain access to Primary Wave&#8217;s marketing team and publishing infrastructure, encompassing digital strategy, licensing opportunities, film &amp; TV placements, and more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cSpin Doctors have labored our entire career to create a catalog of super high caliber songs and we are absolutely certain it\u2019s found the perfect partner to represent our catalog and continue to get our music out to the next generation and beyond,\u201d the band said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">      <div class=\"mb-advert__incontent\">      <div class=\"mb-advert mb-advert__tweeny hidden-xs hidden-ms hidden-sm\" data-loaded=\"no\" data-sizes=\"992 1200 1440\" data-name=\"628x90 Sponsor banner #5 (992+1200+1440)\" data-params=\"dfp_sponsor5_628\" id=\"dfp_sponsor5_628\"><\/div>      <div class=\"mb-advert mb-advert__banner mb-advert__banner--inline hidden-xs hidden-sm hidden-md hidden-lg\" data-loaded=\"no\" data-sizes=\"480\" data-name=\"468x60 Sponsor banner #5 (480)\" data-params=\"dfp_sponsor5_468\" id=\"dfp_sponsor5_468\"><\/div>      <div class=\"mb-advert mb-advert__mobile mb-advert__mobile--inline hidden-ms hidden-md hidden-lg\" data-loaded=\"no\" data-sizes=\"320 768\" data-name=\"300x50 Sponsor banner #5 (320+768)\" data-params=\"dfp_sponsor5_300\" id=\"dfp_sponsor5_300\"><\/div>      <\/div>      <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The news comes as the band marks more than 30 years in the music industry. Over the course of their career, they have sold over<b> 12 million<\/b> albums worldwide and captivated audiences with live performances exceeding <b>2,000<\/b> shows.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">They have shared the stage with music giants like The Rolling Stones, Blues Traveler and Phish, and have performed at Woodstock, Glastonbury and other festivals, landed a cover story in <i>Rolling Stone<\/i> magazine, and featured as the musical guest on <em>Saturday Night Live<\/em>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cSpin Doctors have labored our entire career to create a catalog of super high caliber songs and we are absolutely certain it\u2019s found the perfect partner to represent our catalog and continue to get our music out to the next generation and beyond.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><b>Spin Doctors<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Spin Doctors&#8217; catalog boasts a number of hits including <i>Two Princes, Little Miss Can\u2019t Be Wrong, Jimmy Olsen&#8217;s Blues, What Time Is It?, Cleopatra&#8217;s Cat, <\/i>and <i>You Let Your Heart Go Too Fast.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The band\u2019s 1991 debut album, <i>Pocket Full of Kryptonite<\/i>, sold over five million copies in the US alone and achieved triple-platinum status. <i>Two Princes, <\/i>from the album, earned a Grammy nomination for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">      <div class=\"mb-advert__incontent\">      <div class=\"mb-advert mb-advert__spu\" data-loaded=\"no\" data-name=\"300x250 Sponsor MPU #1\" data-params=\"dfp_spu1\" id=\"dfp_spu1\"><\/div>      <\/div>      <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Samantha Rhulen<\/b>, Senior Vice President of Business &amp; Legal Affairs at Primary Wave, said: \u201cIn the early 90s, during my law school days, I saw Spin Doctors at Nightingales multiple times. Never could I have imagined that 30 years later, I would be overseeing our partnership with the band here at Primary Wave. It has brought back a ton of memories for me, and I am thrilled they are now part of the PW family.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cIn the early 90s, during my law school days, I saw Spin Doctors at Nightingales multiple times. Never could I have imagined that 30 years later, I would be overseeing our partnership with the band here at Primary Wave.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><b>Samantha Rhulen<\/b>, Primary Wave Music<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Spin Doctors&#8217; story began in 1988 in New York City. Signed to <strong>Epic Records<\/strong>\/<strong>Sony Music<\/strong> by A&amp;R executive <b>Frankie LaRocka<\/b> in 1990, the band released their debut EP <i>Up For Grabs<\/i>, a live recording captured at Wetlands in Lower Manhattan, in January 1991. Their full-length debut album, <i>Pocket Full of Kryptonite<\/i>, followed in August 1991, co-produced by <b>Frank Aversa, Peter Denenberg, <\/b>and<b> <\/b>Frankie LaRocka.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">      <div class=\"mb-advert__incontent\">      <div class=\"mb-advert mb-advert__spu\" data-loaded=\"no\" data-name=\"300x250 Sponsor MPU #2\" data-params=\"dfp_spu2\" id=\"dfp_spu2\"><\/div>      <\/div>      <\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The band continued their creative journey throughout the 90s, releasing albums like<i> Turn It Upside Down <\/i>(1994) and <i>You&#8217;ve Got to Believe in Something<\/i> (1996). Their musical exploration continued with subsequent albums like <i>Here Comes The Bride <\/i>(1999), <i>Nice Talk to Me<\/i> (2005), and<i> If the River Was Whiskey<\/i> (2013).<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The partnership marks the latest for Primary Wave after the company struck a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/primary-wave-strikes-multi-million-dollar-music-rights-deal-with-neil-finn-of-rock-band-crowded-house1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">multi-million-dollar music rights deal<\/a> with <b>Neil Finn<\/b>, founding member of <b>Crowded House<\/b>, in April. That same month, US singer, songwriter and pianist <b>Neil Sedaka<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/neil-sedaka-sells-stake-in-catalog-to-primary-wave-music\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sold a stake<\/a> in his music publishing and master recording rights to Primary Wave for an undisclosed amount.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In February, Primary Wave <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/primary-wave-strikes-deal-with-village-people-for-publishing-recorded-music-name-and-likeness-rights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">signed a partnership<\/a> with<i> Y.M.C.A<\/i> hitmakers <b>Village People<\/b>, covering the group\u2019s brand, as well as name &amp; likeness rights, plus master recordings and publishing assets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The deal also includes administration of the band&#8217;s upcoming album, to be released later this year<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":203830,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[233,132387],"class_list":["post-203803","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-primary-wave","tag-spin-doctors"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/203803","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=203803"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/203803\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/203830"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=203803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=203803"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=203803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}