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Saturday, January 28, 2023

Primary Wave Acquires Music Rights Of The Doors' Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek

Primary Wave Music has announced that it has finalized an agreement to acquire the music rights of Robby Krieger and the late Ray Manzarek of the critically acclaimed rock band The Doors.

The acquisition includes their interests in The Doors' music publishing catalog, recordings, trademarks, and merchandise rights and income, among other things.

The Jim Morrison entities and the legendary band's drummer John Densmore retain their interests separately from Primary Wave.

This deal brings into the Primary Wave Music family The Doors' timeless and classic hits across six phenomenal studio albums.

Primary Wave's marketing, digital strategy, branding, licensing, and synch teams will work closely with The Doors' manager Jeff Jampol (Jampol Artist Management, Inc.) to help drive opportunities across the catalog of music.

"After 58 years, and the most magical of times, I've decided to sell my share of The Doors to Primary Wave," said Krieger. "This will enable me to help the many charities I've been involved with, and some new ones too. I know Primary Wave cares about music, art, and about helping legacies go to even bigger levels."

"Under the continued guidance of our manager, Jeff Jampol, Primary Wave will be the right partners in this endeavor to build future generations of new Doors fans," said Manzarek's wife Dorothy Manzarek.

"The Doors are one of the most legendary rock bands of all time. We are looking forward to growing the legacies of Robby Krieger and Ray Manzarek," added Larry Mestel, CEO & Founder of Primary Wave Music.

(Photo: Elektra Records)

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Peter Gabriel Shares 'Dark-Side Mix' Of Latest Single 'Panopticom'

Legendary singer-songwriter Peter Gabriel recently released a brand new mix of his latest single, "Panopticom."

"Panopticom (Dark-Side Mix)" arrives after the release of "Panopticom (Bright Side Mix)," which was the first new music from Gabriel's upcoming album, i/o. "Panopticom (Bright Side Mix)" featured contributions from Brian Eno.

Gabriel previously announced that his music would be released in correlation to the lunar cycle, with a new song arriving each full moon. i/o is his first record since his ninth album, New Blood, which arrived in 2009.

"I'm lucky to have two of the world's best mix engineers; Tchad Blake and Mark 'Spike' Stent, working with me on the music from i/o. R ather than choosing only one of their mixes to release I have decided that people should be able to hear all the great work that they are both doing," Gabriel said in a newsletter to his Full Moon Club.

"I intend to ask them to mix each month's song, with Spike's mixes being called the Bright-Side and Tchad's the Dark-Side. Whether you hear the Bright-Side or the Dark-Side first will vary each full moon, depending on the order we decide to release them," he added. "I know this amount of detail is not for everyone, but I hope those that are into their music production will enjoy their different interpretations."

(Photo: Skoll World Forum)

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Nile Rodgers & CHIC Among Kendal Calling 2023 Headliners

Nile Rodgers and CHIC are among the Kendal Calling 2023 headliners this Summer. They are returning to Kendal Calling after a gap of three years.

"The last time we played Kendal Calling was epic and one of my favourite shows ever. We are excited to be back this year for more good times," Rodgers said.

Kasabian, Royal Blood and Blossoms are also set to headline this year's festival.

They will be joined by Kaiser Chiefs, Rick Astley, The Lathums, dance legend Annie Ma, Example and Frank Turner, among others, at Lowther Deer Park in the Lake District in North West England this July.

The four-day festival that kick starts on July 27 features performances from more than 100 artists.

The Kendal Calling festival resumed in 2022 following a pandemic-forced two-year break.

General sale of tickets will start on Saturday at 10 am.

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