The estate of recent years Pilots of the Stone Temple Frontman Scott Weiland has teamed up with Primary Wave Music to mine new opportunities for the singer-songwriter's music and overall legacy, it was announced Wednesday (January 24).
Under the agreement, Primary Wave will work with the estate to benefit from Weiland's publishing and recording rights to all songs and recordings by Stone Temple Pilots, his later group, Velvet Revolver, and the his solo production.
The deal also gives Primary Wave a share of the rights to Weiland's name, image and likeness, while the estate will have access to the company's marketing team and publishing infrastructure. The two entities will work closely together on new marketing, branding, digital and syndication opportunities alongside film and television projects.
Formed in 1989 by Weiland, Dean DeLeo, Robert DeLeo and Eric Kretz, Stone Temple Pilots released a total of six studio albums with Weiland as frontman, four of which charted in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 and one of which (Purple) debuted at No. 1 on the chart. Velvet Revolver also found success, with the band's 2004 debut, Smugglingwhich reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and his second and final album, Libertad, debuting at No. 5 on the chart. As a solo artist, Weiland has released a total of three studio albums and one with his band the Wildabouts in 2015.
Weiland scored six Grammy nominations in his lifetime and won two – one for Best Hard Rock Performance with Vocal for Stone Temple Pilots' 1993 single “Plush,” the other for Best Hard Rock Performance for Velvet Revolver's 2004 single, “Slither”.
“There are few rock artists who have had the impact that Scott Weiland has had on music,” he said Larry Mestel, CEO/founder of Primary Wave Music, in a statement. “We are honored to work with the Scott family on such a legendary catalog of music and career. Scott's influence on music is unparalleled and he remains one of the most influential musicians in rock music. We are extremely grateful that the estate has chosen to work with us to continue to develop its incredible legacy.”
“We believe Primary Wave are the perfect partners to ensure Scott's legacy as one of the great frontmen in rock history,” he added. Brian Harris Frank of Shelter Music Group and Dana Dufine of DBD Squared Entertainment, who manage Weiland's estate. “We look forward to working with Larry, Natalia, Adam and their teams and believe their ability to connect artists with culture will ensure that Scott's impact will be felt for generations.”
Natalia Nataskin, chief content officer at Primary Wave, added, “Scott is the original influencer. The stories behind his undeniably authentic lyrics, effervescent performances, impeccable fashion sense and meteoric rise to stardom are a filmmaker's dream. I am thrilled to be working with the Scott family, as well as Dana and Brian, to extend and extend Scott's legacy through exciting new IP projects in film, television and stage.”
Weiland died of an accidental drug overdose on December 3, 2015. He was 48 years old.
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