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Primary Wave Music was founded in January of 2006 by music executive Larry Mestel, and is one of the largest independent music companies in the U.S. with offices in New York City, Los Angeles, and London. Since its origin as a music publishing company, Primary Wave Music has grown it’s business into a full service music and entertainment company with additional in-house resources such as a Talent Management department, digital marketing team BrightShop, branding company Brand Synergy Group, record label and a film/TV development & production division, Primary Wave TV, all of which support the artists signed to the management and publishing rosters.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title =Primary Wave and EMI sign North American distribution )〕 In August of 2012, CeeLo Green, a management client at Primary Wave Talent Management, was named Chief Creative Officer of Primary Wave Music. CeeLo’s role involves advising developing acts, co-writing with artists, and overseeing the creative planning of the company's events.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title =Cee Lo Green Named Chief Creative Officer of Primary Wave Music (Exclusive) )〕 In September of 2013, Primary Wave Music entered into a strategic alliance with BMG Rights Management to form a full service label, BMG/Primary Wave Label Services, with Primary Wave Music signing and marketing record releases in the U.S.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title =BMG injects $150M into NYC talent shop )〕 ==Publishing== Primary Wave Music Publishing was founded in 2006 after the purchase of 50% of Kurt Cobain’s portion of the Nirvana (band) catalog, as well as the MGM Records catalog.〔(Reuters, 13 April 2007 )〕 Currently, one of the largest indie music publishers in the US, the company markets the copyrights of over 15,000 songs from the catalogs of legendary and contemporary artists and songwriters, including Hall & Oates, Def Leppard, Chicago (band), John Lennon, Roccstar, L.P. (singer), Steven Tyler, Steve Earle, Daniel Johnston, Ryan Hadlock, and many more.〔(Primary Wave Music, 23 October 2013 )〕 In addition to landing sync placements in film, TV, advertising, video games, and new media, Primary Wave has also spearheaded creative licensing deals for their publishing clients. Examples include brokering a deal with Converse in 2008 to create a limited edition run of Kurt Cobain sneakers, which included graphic designs, his signature, and song lyrics on the sneakers.〔 (The Daily Swarm, 14 March 2008 )〕 In 2009, Primary Wave executed an Aerosmith marketing campaign with the 1st-ever artist branded scratch-off lottery ticket, which featured Aerosmith’s likeness and was also promoted by a TV campaign featuring the band’s iconic rock anthem, “Dream On”, in 11 states across the US. Part of the campaign allowed fans to scratch off prizes such as free concert tickets, backstage passes, and even a private performance by the band.〔(Rolling Stone, 12 May 2009 )〕 That same year, Primary Wave also created an animated cartoon J-stache, based on John Oates of Hall & Oates' signature moustache, which debuted on Funny or Die.〔(Billboard, 22 July 2009 )〕 In 2012, Primary Wave partnered with Boom! Studios and Wieden+Kennedy Entertainment to release underground musician and artist Daniel Johnston debut graphic novel, Space Ducks: An Infinite Comic Book of Musical Greatness.〔(Comic Book Resources, 27 February 2012 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Primary Wave Music」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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