Monday, November 18, 2019
Primary Wave Music Publishing has announced the addition of
David Weitzman as Partner. Weitzman, who will focus on acquisition of iconic and legendary songwriters for Primary Wave Music IP Fund 2, will be based out of the company’s Los Angeles office and will work closely with Founder & CEO
Larry Mestel, as well as President
Justin Shukat.
Weitzman, when asked about joining the publishing giant, said “I am thrilled to announce this new chapter in my professional career joining Larry, Justin and the fantastic Primary Wave team as partner, sourcing acquisitions to enhance the company’s aggressive growth strategy.”
“I have known David for quite some time. He had been a formidable opponent when at his former company,” said Mestel. “We couldn’t be happier to provide David a platform where his vast experience and talents can flourish.”
Weitzman, or "Whitey" as he is known to his friends, joins Primary Wave from
Anthem Entertainment Group (formerly
Ole), where he was VP of Biz Dev. Before that he held positions at
American Recordings,
Epitaph Records,
Sublime’s
Skunk Records,
Red Ant Records,
Emusic and
MTV. He has worked with artists Sublime,
Rancid,
The Black Crowes,
Sir Mix a Lot,
Ozzy Osbourne, and
Love & Rockets, and has spearheaded deals with songwriters/producers and companies such as
Timbaland,
Jeff Trott,
RedOne's
2101 Songs,
Sony Pictures Entertainment,
Jingle Punks and many more.
Already too busy to get back to us, David can be attempted to be reached at his new
primary email address
here.