Primary Wave Music Founder-CEO Larry Mestel Named City of Hope’s Spirit of Life Honoree

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Jem Aswad

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City of Hope, one of the top cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States, today announced that Larry Mestel, Founder and CEO of Primary Wave Music, will receive the 2026 Spirit of Life Award for the Music, Film and Entertainment Industry. He will be honored at a gala on October 27, 2026, at the Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles.

The Spirit of Life Award is City of Hope’s most prestigious philanthropic honor: past honorees include Warner Music’s Tom Corson, AEG Presents’ Jay Marciano, YouTube’s Lyor Cohen, Republic’s Monte and Avery Lipman, former Epic Records chief Sylvia Rhone and Sony Music Publishing’s Jon Platt.

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