Spirit Music Nashville Appoints Katie Flynn, Kara Jackson Creative Directors

Katie Flynn, Kara Jackson.  Photos by Jessica Steddom and Graham Dodd

Katie Flynn and Kara Jackson have joined Spirit Music Nashville as Creative Directors. Both will report to Frank Rogers, Chief Executive Officer, Spirit Music Nashville.

Flynn joins the Spirit team from Universal Music Publishing Group, where she worked for four years in Executive Assistant, Creative Assistant, and Catalog Manager roles. She earned her degree in Entertainment Industry Studies and Music Business from Belmont University.

Jackson comes to Spirit from BMG, where she served as Creative Coordinator. She graduated from DePauw University with a major in communications as part of the Media Fellows program.

Spirit Music Group was founded in 1995 and is one of the world’s leading independent music publishers, owning and/or managing more than 75,000 songs spanning seven decades and every musical genre. Spirit’s portfolio consists of over 200 No. 1 Billboard hits and over 450 Top 10 songs.

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Hollabaugh, a staff writer at MusicRow magazine, has over 20 years of music business experience and has written for publications including American Profile, CMA Close Up, Nashville Arts And Entertainment, The Boot and Country Weekly. She has a Broadcast Journalism and Speech Communication degree from Texas Christian University, (go Horned Frogs), and welcomes your feedback or story ideas at lhollabaugh@musicrow.com.

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