{"id":21971,"date":"2026-10-14T01:09:03","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T01:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/?p=21971"},"modified":"2026-10-16T01:53:01","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T01:53:01","slug":"primary-wave-signs-rights-deal-with-brian-vander-ark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/primary-wave-signs-rights-deal-with-brian-vander-ark\/","title":{"rendered":"Primary Wave Signs Rights Deal With Brian Vander Ark"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/primarywave.com\/\">Primary Wave<\/a><\/strong> has signed a song-rights agreement with <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brianvanderark.com\/\">Brian Vander Ark<\/a><\/strong>, covering most of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevervepipe.com\/\">The Verve Pipe<\/a><\/strong>\u2019s catalogue alongside his solo work. Financial terms were not disclosed.<\/p>\n<p>The agreement excludes the band\u2019s latest album, <em>Reconciled<\/em> (2025), but includes its earlier studio releases, children\u2019s records, live albums and other projects.<\/p>\n<h2>Catalogue covered by the agreement<\/h2>\n<p>Formed in Michigan in <strong>1992<\/strong>, The Verve Pipe debuted with <em>I\u2019ve Suffered a Head Injury<\/em>. The band followed it with <em>Pop Smear<\/em> in 1993 and the Platinum-certified <em>Villains<\/em>, released through RCA in 1996.<\/p>\n<p><em>Villains<\/em> includes \u201cPhotograph.\u201d Vander Ark wrote the album\u2019s songs, as well as many tracks the band recorded later.<\/p>\n<p>The group subsequently released six more studio albums, including <em>Underneath<\/em> in 2001 and <em>Reconciled<\/em> in 2025. Its 2007 holiday extended play, <em>A Homemade Holiday<\/em>, is also covered by the agreement.<\/p>\n<p>The deal additionally includes Vander Ark\u2019s solo studio and live albums. Among the projects covered are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Resurrection<\/em> (2002).<\/li>\n<li><em>Angel, Put Your Face On<\/em> (2005).<\/li>\n<li><em>Simple Truths<\/em> (2016), a collaboration with <strong>Jeff Daniels<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Neither party offered comment on the agreement. The Verve Pipe is touring, with performances scheduled through December.<\/p>\n<h2>Primary Wave\u2019s recent acquisitions<\/h2>\n<p>The transaction adds to Primary Wave\u2019s 2026 activity. Over the past month, it has announced intellectual property agreements involving <strong>Savage Garden<\/strong>\u2019s <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/primary-wave-partners-on-daniel-jones-catalog-deal\/\">Daniel Jones<\/a><\/strong> and \u201cAddicted to Love\u201d singer-songwriter <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/primary-wave-and-robert-palmer-estate-announce-catalog-and-nil-deal\/\">Robert Palmer<\/a><\/strong>, among others.<\/p>\n<p>In April, Primary Wave closed its fourth fund at <strong>$2.2 billion<\/strong>. The publisher described it as \u201cthe largest dedicated closed-end music royalties fund raised to date in the industry.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Other music-rights transactions<\/h2>\n<p>Several other companies have completed music-rights investments since the start of September:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>HarbourView<\/strong> invested in the intellectual property of producer <strong>David Kershenbaum<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>MNRK Music<\/strong> acquired recordings by <strong>Zakk Wylde<\/strong>\u2019s <strong>Black Label Society<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pophouse<\/strong> purchased a <strong>50% stake<\/strong> in <strong>Sia<\/strong>\u2019s body of work for <strong>$180 million<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Primary Wave has reached a song-rights agreement with Brian Vander Ark covering most of The Verve Pipe\u2019s catalogue and his solo 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