Industry Ink: Carnival Music, Compass Records

Derik Hultquist Shares New Album At Carnival Brunch

Pictured (L-R): Courtney Gregg, Carnival Music; Derik Hultquist; Zach Bevill, Thirty Tigers; Frank Liddell, Carnival Music

Carnival Music and ASCAP hosted a listening brunch on Tuesday (June 14) for Derik Hultquist‘s album release, Southern Iron. The project will be released on Friday (June 17) by Carnival in partnership with Thirty Tigers.

LeAnn Bennett Joins Compass Records Staff

LeAnn Bennett

Compass Records Group has hired LeAnn Bennett for a newly-created position. She will manage licensing, royalty administration and pitching music for film and TV placement for the abel.

Bennett’s prior career stops include the Country Music Hall Of Fame and Museum, Orbison Records/Barbara Orbison Productions, and Capitol Records Nashville.

She is a classically trained multi-instrumentalist and graduated with a Bachelor of Music from Middle Tennessee State University in 1993.

Bennett may be reached at 615-320-7672 and leann@compassrecords.com.