Industry Ink: AURORA Nashville, ASCAP, BMI

AURORA Nashville Adds Director of Digital Entertainment & Communications

Julia Bruck

AURORA Nashville, the entertainment division of audio and technology company THIEL Audio, has hired Julia Bruck as Director of Digital Entertainment & Communications. Bruck will produce shows and content, including the weekly AURORA Live concert series. She will also oversee and create digital content for the website and lead AURORA Nashville’s communication and branding strategy.

“Julia is a great add for our team. She is an innovative, audience-minded professional with an extensive broadcast journalism background,” says THIEL Audio CEO Tom Malatesta. “She is all about communications excellence.”

Most recently, Bruck worked in Nashville at the NBC and CBS affiliates along with EXTRA.

“I’m thrilled to join a company leading the way in digital media and streaming music entertainment,” says Bruck. “4K is the future of media. Aurora Nashville by Thiel Audio provides a 4K live concert experience in the palm of the consumer’s hand.”

Bruck can be reached at bruck@auroranashville.com.

ASCAP Hosts Writers Round At The Country

Pictured (L-R): MTSU songwriting students Stevie Woodward, Laura Short, Morgan Redmond and Cory Fisher, ASCAP’s Beth Brinker, MTSU songwriting students Kristi Hoopes and Jordan Peffley, and MTSU Commercial Songwriting Coordinator/hit ASCAP songwriter Odie Blackmon

On Monday, Nov. 14, ASCAP hosted a songwriters round at The Country, showcasing students from ASCAP hit songwriter Odie Blackmon‘s Commercial Songwriting class at MTSU in front of representatives from Nashville’s music publishing industry.

BMI Hosts Eastside Sounds Showcase

Pictured (L-R): BMI songwriter Kendall Morgan; BMI songwriters and members of Bassh, Jimmy Brown and CJ Hardee; and BMI’s Nina Carter.

BMI’s latest installment of Eastside Sounds at the Basement East featured Nashville native and soulful pop singer Kendall Morgan and energetic rock duo Bassh. Morgan co-wrote Tech N9ne’s No. 1 hit “Fragile,” featuring Kendrick Lamar and Mayday!, while Bassh is a new band launched by Band of Horses’ Bill Reynolds highlighting CJ Hardee and Jimmy Brown of Matrimony.

Featuring a “happy half hour” courtesy of Jim Beam, Eastside Sounds is the place to be to catch the best up-and-coming indie rock and pop acts in Nashville while hanging in one of the city’s best venues.

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Jessica Nicholson

Jessica Nicholson serves as the Managing Editor for MusicRow magazine. Her previous music journalism experience includes work with Country Weekly magazine and Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) magazine. She holds a BBA degree in Music Business and Marketing from Belmont University. She welcomes your feedback at jnicholson@musicrow.com.

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