Open Road Signs Miller; Bishop Media/Marketing Formed

Karyn Bishop announces the formation of Bishop Media & Marketing, formerly known as KB Radio Works. According to Bishop, the new company is designed to better serve the diversified client base she now represents. Services include artist radio tours, artist marketing and syndicated radio show recruitment and affiliate relations activities. Current clients include “Rise-Up Country with Jon Ritter” and “The Direct Connection Christian radio show.” Also on the roster is former NFL star Dexter Carter. Contact [email protected]

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(L-R) Paul Compton, Open Road Music Publishing Creative Director, with staff writers: Gwen Sebastian, Dean Miller, and Brian Eckert

Nashville-based Open Road Music Publishing, a division of Open Road Records, has inked a deal with singer-songwriter Dean Miller to serve as staff writer. Current songs include Open Road Records artist Gwen Sebastian’s latest radio single, “VIP (Barefoot Girl),” which he co-write with Sebastian and Brian Eckert. Eckert and Sebastian are also Open Road Music Publishing staff writers. Miller also co-wrote a track on the current Jamey Johnson album called “That’s How I Don’t Love You” with Johnson. Miller was born in Los Angeles and is the son of Country Music Hall of Fame inductee Roger Miller.