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Bruce Pavitt

12 statements across 1 episodes · 3 bullish · 0 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Jun 1, 2020 by Jonathan Poneman · said 4 times in 4 episodes since 2020 · across every show →

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Jun 1, 2020
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Poneman: Krist Novoselic demanded a recording contract by banging on Pavitt's windows
“One evening, Chris Novoselic went over to Bruce's house and started banging on the windows, demanding a recording contract.”
Jonathan Poneman Jun 1, 2020 ▶ 46:13 Sub Pop Records: Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman
Jun 1, 2020 positive
Assertion Supported
Pavitt: Sub Pop took off in 1987 via dual record promo
“This decision was made in spring of 87, and when the Green River Record Release Party happened in June of 87, by that time we had the Soundgarden single pressed, so when we mailed out the Green River EP to radio stations and press and so forth. We included the…”
Bruce Pavitt Jun 1, 2020 ▶ 26:06 Sub Pop Records: Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman
Jun 1, 2020
Disclosure
Poneman: Warner deal proceeds went directly to the founders, not Sub Pop
“Similarly, the deal was done with Bruce and myself, singularly. It was not done with SubPop, so the money went directly to Bruce and myself.”
Jonathan Poneman Jun 1, 2020 ▶ 1:08:37 Sub Pop Records: Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman
Jun 1, 2020
Assertion Contradicted
Poneman: Sub Pop pioneered direct COD retail sales for US indie labels
“And at the time, independent record labels weren't doing this in the United States. We all figured that we needed to have a relationship with a distributor to get our records into the stores. But Bruce and I picked up the phone, and we decided to start selling…”
Jonathan Poneman Jun 1, 2020 ▶ 33:28 Sub Pop Records: Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman
Jun 1, 2020
Disclosure
Pavitt: Firing four key employees triggered departure and co-founder estrangement
“The firing of four employees that I thought were very valuable to the company, and I was very traumatized by that. I was very, I can't even put it into words, but . I couldn't process that, and I was very upset, and I think that was really what led to our estr…”
Bruce Pavitt Jun 1, 2020 ▶ 1:11:21 Sub Pop Records: Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman
Jun 1, 2020
Insight
Pavitt: Intuitive founders excel at creation but suffer in corporate structures
“And a personality such myself that is somewhat intuitive and improvisational does very well in the birthing of a company, but when it comes to administrative, and when things become more departmentalized, it's a little bit soul crushing.”
Bruce Pavitt Jun 1, 2020 ▶ 1:10:41 Sub Pop Records: Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman
Jun 1, 2020
Disclosure
Poneman: Early Sub Pop funding relied on pitching personal connections on hype
“Bruce and I basically hit up everybody we knew for money at one point or the other, and it was a business proposition that was driven by hype.”
Jonathan Poneman Jun 1, 2020 ▶ 27:53 Sub Pop Records: Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman
Jun 1, 2020 positive
Assertion Supported
Pavitt: Borrowed $5,000 from a customer to press Sub Pop 100
“I borrowed 5000 bucks to put it out. It did wind up selling 5000 copies and Those were really good numbers at that time.”
Bruce Pavitt Jun 1, 2020 ▶ 18:47 Sub Pop Records: Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman
Jun 1, 2020
Assertion Supported
Pavitt: Nirvana shopped their 1990 Butch Vig sessions secretly to major labels
“So we sent Nirvana there in 1990, I believe it was May. They were supposed to record their next album, and that tape wound up being a demo that got shopped to Majors, unbeknownst to myself and John.”
Bruce Pavitt Jun 1, 2020 ▶ 53:50 Sub Pop Records: Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman
Jun 1, 2020 neutral
Opinion
Pavitt: Initial reaction to Nirvana's demo tape was a little 'ho-hum'
“And our response was a little ho-hum. The vocals sounded good. But we thought that some of the songwriting was a little busy.”
Bruce Pavitt Jun 1, 2020 ▶ 40:46 Sub Pop Records: Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman
Jun 1, 2020 neutral
Assertion Supported
Pavitt: Popularized 'grunge' in ad copy for a Green River record
“I wrote some ad copy for the first Green River record, and I wrote, ultra loose grunge that destroyed the morals of a generation. And I put grunge in all caps.”
Bruce Pavitt Jun 1, 2020 ▶ 35:59 Sub Pop Records: Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman
Jun 1, 2020 positive
Assertion Partly supported
Pavitt: Borrowed $3,000 from his father to release Green River's debut
“I called up my dad, and borrowed 3000 dollars, and got Dry as a Bone, the first Green River record, out.”
Bruce Pavitt Jun 1, 2020 ▶ 21:04 Sub Pop Records: Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman
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