Music Biz Member Primary Wave Strikes Acquisition Deal With Styx’s Dennis DeYoung
Independent music publisher, Primary Wave has struck a music rights deal with Dennis DeYoung, founding member of the Rock band Styx.. Per the new deal, Primary Wave will acquire the music publishing catalog rights for majority of DeYoung’s compositions and master recording rights for recordings featuring DeYoung’s performances. The acquisition will cover many of Styx’s top songs including “Babe,” “Lady,” “The Best of Times” and “Come Sail Away.”
“We couldn’t be happier to welcome Dennis into the Primary Wave family,” said Larry Mestel, CEO & Founder of Primary Wave. “His songs were a soundtrack to so many lives and we look forward to creating new opportunities for those songs in the future. Dennis is truly a legendary artist.”
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