Industry Ink: AIMP, Webster PR, Shelly Brown Jewelry Collection

AIMP Welcomes Copyright Office’s Charlesworth

The Association of Independent Music Publishers (AIMP) Nashville recently hosted Jacqueline Charlesworth, General Counsel and Associate Register of Copyrights for the United States Copyright Office.

Charlesworth spoke of the Copyright Office’s recently released report “Copyright and the Music Marketplace,” which gives recommendations of changes to copyright law, fixing the system of licensing recorded music. The full report can be found here.

Pictured (L-R): Randy Wachtler (Warner/Chappell Production), John Ozier (ole), Craig Currier (peermusic), Ree Buchanan (AIMP Treasurer/Wrensong), John Allen (New West Records), Kim McCollum-Mele (Words & Music), Charlesworth, Denise Nichols (AIMP Secretary/Primacy Firm), Brad Peterson (5/3 Bank), Marc Driskill (AIMP Exec. Director/Sea Gayle)

Shelly Brown Launches Jewelry Line

Shelly Brown wearing designs from her jewelry collection.

Shelly Brown, wife of three-time Grammy Award winner Zac Brown, has launched The Shelly Brown Jewelry Collection, the first in her series of fashion designs. The collection is described as versatile glam meets Boho-chic, and will debut exclusively at the New York Accessories and Jewelry Market on May 3-5.

The collection, comprised of rings, earrings, necklaces, and bracelets, is made in the USA, and pieces retail on average from $200-$400. Shelly creates each original piece by hand, with leather locally sourced at Southern Ground Artists in Brown’s native Atlanta. All final pieces are produced in Rhode Island.

Brown graduated with a Fashion Design Degree from Bauder College in Atlanta.

The line will be sold at retail stores fall 2015.

Webster PR Adds Kevin Lane To Staff

Kevin Lane

Webster Public Relations has added publicist Kevin Lane to its staff. Lane previously worked at Mercury Nashville as Sr. Director/Media and at Warner Bros. Records. A graduate of MTSU, Lane joined Network Ink after college, overseeing campaigns for Sammy Kershaw, Naomi and Wynonna Judd, and Kathy Mattea, among others.

Lane recently received his Masters from Full Sail University in Entertainment Business Management.

Lane can be reached at [email protected], or at 832-499-8035.