Modular founder Steve Pavlovic speaks about Tame Impala’s missing royalties case

Modular founder Steve ‘Pav’ Pavlovic has spoken about the recent case filed against the label relating to missing royalties owed to Tame Impala.

Earlier this month , BMG - who handle Tame Impala’s rights - filed a lawsuit seeking a reported $450,000 from Modular, who Tame Impala released their past work with. The Supreme Court of New South Wales came to the decision that Pavlovic had been retaining money “for his own benefit”, given to him by an artist when offered as a repayment for a deal advance.

Speaking to Billboard , Steve ‘Pav’ Pavlovic confirmed his departure from Modular, as well as sharing his side of the story surround the battle. Pavlovic says:

“After months of negotiating the settlement agreement which sorted out all of the issues between us I deliberated about signing and then thought better of it at the last minute. I had felt bullied into agreeing the terms and then got my second wind and stood up to say ‘no’. Universal claimed that I agreed to sign and that this was legally binding and that therefore the deed is in effect.

I owned up of my accord to the fact that I had told a Universal executive in an email that I had signed the agreement and that I could see that this was a misrepresentation of the facts given I hadn’t actually yet put my signature on the document. I offered that information as part of my evidence because I was trying to explain the context to the judge. The context was that I was under enormous pressure and strain as an individual bearing the full weight of an international corporation on my back.

I took the risk and invested my own money to see [Modular artists] reach a broader audience. But at the end of the day that company was me. I created it. You can take me out of Modular but you can’t take the things that made Modular successful out of me.”

Read the full interview over at Billboard’s website . Tame Impala will release ‘Currents’ on 17th July via Interscope. Watch the video for ‘Cause I’m A Man’ below.