Larry Mestel

Larry Mestel: ‘I was shocked the major music companies even let us in the business.’

Primary Wave CEO Larry Mestel on his company's difference – and the ultra-competitive music M&A marketplace in 2020

Primary Wave signs multi-million dollar deal to rep Paul Anka catalog

The deal covers Anka's controlled publishing, his master rights and his name and likeness

Primary Wave launches its own streaming-focused record label, Cure8

Cure 8 will release a series of compilations in coming months

‘We will pay significant sums for the right deals – but we do best with artists who want their legacies properly valued.’

Primary Wave's Larry Mestel on the evolution of his company - and its $400m+ spending power

Primary Wave acquires rights to music of pianist Glenn Gould

News comes four months after Primary Wave's $5m Rough Trade Publishing deal