Photo Credit: Bad Brains by Glen E. Friedman for Trust Records
Influential punk band Bad Brains partners with Matt Pincus’ Trust Records to oversee recording, publishing, and name, image, and likeness rights.
Influential punk band Bad Brains has announced a partnership with Trust Records, the Matt Pincus-founded company designed to ensure classic punk and hardcore music proliferates. Under the new deal, Trust Records will continue to ensure that the band’s music remains available for generations to come.
Trust Records has also established an Artist Advisory Board, on which Bad Brains’ bassist Darryl Jenifer will serve. The Artist Advisory Board will help to guide the company’s future creative vision.
The partnership will govern and administer the entirety of Bad Brains owned and controlled intellectual property, including music publishing, recorded music, name and likeness, trademark, and visual IP, including their self-titled debut album as well as seminal albums Rock for Light, I Against I, and Quickness.
“After 40-plus years of forging the spirit PMA (Positive Mental Attitude) through our brand of progressive punk rock, AKA Hardcore, I’m happy that Bad Brains will be sharing the wheel with Trust in our ongoing quest to keep Bad Brains alive in the hearts and minds of our supporters as we step into the future,” said Bad Brains bassist Darryl Jenifer. “Trust’s love and knowledge of Bad Brains and the PMA ethos makes them a perfect match to partner with as we keep Bad Brains ‘Sailin’ On.’ Stay tuned for what’s next to come. One love and a hefty dose of PMA.”
Formed in Washington, D.C., in 1978, Bad Brains is one of the most influential American recording artists with roots in the punk and hardcore scene. Bad Brains’ pioneering artistry, ethics, and musicianship have had a profound effect on global culture. The band is cited as an influence by countless artists, including Rage Against the Machine, Beastie Boys, Metallica, Red Hot Chili Peppers, No Doubt, Sublime, Green Day, Pearl Jam, Foo Fighters, Deftones, and many more.
“We started Trust Records to promote, preserve, and protect punk and hardcore music and the culture that surrounds it,” said Trust Records founder Matt Pincus. “Bad Brains is the absolute top of the mountain in punk and hardcore. They taught the rest of us how to do it. It is the highest honor to partner with Darryl and Bad Brains in the stewardship of their iconic work.”
“Bad Brains are an iconic and legendary band whose impact on global culture cannot be overstated,” added Joe Nelson, co-founder of Trust Records. “We are thrilled that they’ve chosen Trust Records as their home, and we look forward to working with them to continue to build their fan base around the world.”
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