Industry Pics: Hangout Festival, Music Row Ladies Golf Tournament

BMI Presents Inaugural Stage at the 2013 Hangout Music Festival

BMI presented its inaugural stage at the 2013 Hangout Music Festival recently in Gulf Shores, Ala., hosting great music from a wide range of artists. Performers included Colin Lake, Luella & the Sun, The Weeks, Anders Osborne, Wild Cub, The Mowgli’s, The Kingston Springs, the Tontons, the Wild Feathers, Chancellor Warhol, Space Capone and Jason Isbell.

Luella & the Sun gather with BMI’s Mark Mason, Brook Ivey and Penny Everhard at Hangout Music Fest on Friday, May 17, 2013.

Music Row Ladies Golf Tournament Ramps Up 2013 Event

Members of the planning committee for the 2013 Music Row Ladies Golf Tournament (MRLGT) and Show Dog-Universal recording artist Josh Thompson joined United Cerebral Palsy of Middle Tennessee (UCPMidTN) on Wednesday (May 29) to build a wheelchair ramp for someone in need.

The ramp build coincides with the announcement of the 27th annual Music Row Ladies Golf Tournament, set for Monday, Aug. 19 at Old Natchez Country Club in Nashville. Sponsors include ASCAP, City National Bank, Tim McGraw and McGhee Entertainment. Registration for this year’s event will open June 19 at a 5 p.m. songwriter round kick-off party at Rebar (1919 Division St.), one of the tournament’s sponsors.

The tournament has raised over $1.7 million for UCPMidTN since its launch.

Pictured (l-r): Creekhouse Management’s Ashley Cantrell, me gusta music’s Trina Smith, BMI’s Penny Everhard, Josh Thompson, ASCAP’s Suzanne Lee, NSAI’s Susan Myers, Frank Rogers Productions’ Courtney Crist and UCPMidTN’s John Pickett. Photo by ASCAP’s Alison Toczylowski