MusicRow Highlights Rising Leaders With 2021 N.B.T. Industry Directory
Rising Nashville music industry leaders have been selected as MusicRow Magazine’s 2021 N.B.T. Industry Directory.
Now in its second year, MusicRow’s N.B.T. Industry Directory is the first and only list of its kind, showcasing Nashville music business professionals who occupy important roles at their respective companies, and who are on a trajectory of excellence to successfully lead the Nashville music industry into the future.
All members of the N.B.T. Industry Directory are featured in MusicRow’s current 2021 Touring Issue, which releases today (Dec. 1). Single copies of MusicRow’s Touring Issue are available for purchase at musicrow.com for $45, and are included with yearly MusicRow memberships.
The 90 members of MusicRow Magazine’s 2021 N.B.T. Industry Directory are:
Ashley Alexander, Chief Marketing Officer – Girlilla Marketing
Paige Altone, Sr. Dir., Marketing – Sony Music Nashville
Derek Anderson, Dir. of Revenue and Streaming – Black River Entertainment
Elise Anderson, Pres./Owner – Elicity Public Relations
Christian Barker, Partner- Shackelford Bowen McKinley & Norton LLP
Kari Barnhart, Entertainment Relationship Manager/Wealth Advisor – Regions Bank
Katie Barolak, Creative Dir. – Black River Entertainment
Marieke Bianchi, Executive in Music Brand Partnerships – CAA Music Nashville
Ailie Birchfield, Dir., Media Marketing – Universal Music Group Nashville
Drew Bland, VP, Promotion – Monument Records
Linda Bloss-Baum, Sr. Dir. for Artist and Industry Relations – SoundExchange
Beth Brinker, Assoc. Dir. of Membership – ASCAP
Matt Brum-Taylor, Sr. Dir., Digital Marketing – Big Machine Label Group
AJ Burton, VP, Fluid Music Revolution – Fluid Music Revolution/Spirit Music Nashville
Robert Carlton, Sr. VP, Development – SMACK
Liz Cost, Sr. Dir., Marketing – Sony Music Nashville
Matt Cottingham, Associate – Ritholz Levy Fields
Laura Crawford, Membership Manager – Recording Academy, Nashville Chapter
Callie Cunningham, Manager – Red Light Management
Devin DeToro, Marketing Dir. – BBR Music Group
Crystal Dishmon, Artist Manager – ShopKeeper Management
Chip Dorsch, Marketing – Red Light Management
Janet Edbrooke, Publicist- Essential Broadcast Media
Emily Evans, VP, Strategic Initiatives – Country Music Association
Nicole Flammia, Sr. Creative Dir., Photo and Video Production – Big Machine Label Group
Catherine Frizzell, VP, Marketing – Country Music Association
Lauren Funk, Sr. Creative Dir. – Big Yellow Dog Music
Melissa Goldberg, Sr. Dir., Digital and Social – CMT (ViacomCBS)
Travis Gordon, Sr. Creative Dir. – Universal Music Publishing Group
JD Groover, Sr. Creative Dir. and A&R – Sea Gayle Music
Bret Guest, Business Manager, Touring – Tri Star Sports & Entertainment Group
Brooke Hardesty, Sr. Dir., Interactive Marketing – Warner Music Nashville
Jennifer Heaton, Dir., Strategic Partnerships – Academy of Country Music
Jarrod Holley, Manager – Make Wake Artists
Laura Hostelley, Dir. of Marketing – Triple Tigers Records
Jen Hubbard, Creative Dir. – Concord Music Publishing
Clay Hunt, Manager – Red Light Management
Kelly Jarrell, Manager – Sandbox Entertainment
Ashley Jeanette, Dir. of Transition – Tri Star Sports & Entertainment Group
Nina Jenkins, Creative Dir. – Jody Williams Songs
Tori Johnson, Sr. Dir. of Creative and Digital – Big Loud Records
Evyn Mustoe Johnston, Dir. of Membership – ASCAP
MaryAnn Keen, Assoc. Dir., Creative, Nashville – BMI
Katie Kerkhover, Sr. Creative Dir. – BMG
Heather Kinder, Chief Of Staff – Tri Star Sports & Entertainment Group
Lenore Kinder, Agent – Paradigm Talent Agency
Mary Catherine Kinney, Mgr., Spotify Artist and Label Partnerships, Nashville – Spotify
Rohan Kohli, Sr. Dir., A&R – Warner Music Nashville
Bailey Lathem, VP – City National Bank
Rummy Le Guevel, Sr. Accountant, Business Management -Tri Star Sports & Entertainment Group
Dorothy Leonhardt, Partner – Huskins-Harris
Mark Logsdon, Exec. Dir. – PLA Media
Sloane Cavitt Logue, Head of Crossover of the Nashville office – WME
Zebb Luster, Dir. of Creative/A&R – River House Artists
Nick Maiale, Dir., Events, Marketing and Partnerships – Music Business Association (Music Biz)
Ali Matkosky, National Dir. of Promotion – Big Loud Records
Amanda Mitchell, Junior Business Manager – Farris, Self & Moore
Melissa Moldovan, Sr. Mgr., Marketing – Academy of Country Music
Matthew Morgan, Music Agent – WME
Colt Murski, VP, Country Publishing and Creative – Curb | Word Entertainment
Travis Myatt, VP, Creative – Twelve6
Austin Neal, Music Agent – WME
Spencer Nohe, Dir., A&R – Warner Chappell
Emily Peacock, Creative Dir. – Tree Vibez Music
Mary Catherine Rebrovick, Dir., Publicity – Warner Music Nashville
Nate Ritches, Music Agent – Paradigm Talent Agency
Nicole Rivera, Dir. of Programs – Musicians On Call
Missy Roberts, Sr. Creative Dir. – Universal Music Publishing Group
Carter Robinson, Sr. VP, Music Entertainment and Sports Group – Pinnacle Financial Partners
Josh Saxe, Sr. Creative Dir. – Endurance Music Group
Diana Akin Scarfo, Dir. of International Digital Administration – SESAC
Dane Schmidt, Dir. of A&R – Sony/ATV Music Publishing Nashville
Ben Skipworth, Sr. Dir. of Creative, Video – Big Loud Records
Alex Stefano, GM Creative, Film + TV Sync – Big Yellow Dog Music
Dustin Stout, Dir., Digital/Tour Marketing – Morris Higham Management
Clark Tedesco, Sr. Dir., Artist Development – Warner Music Nashville
Alina Thompson, Mgr. of Artist Marketing and Industry Relations – SiriusXM/Pandora
Margaret Tomlin, Dir., A&R – Sony Music Nashville
Joshua Tomlinson, Assoc. Dir., Creative, Nashville – BMI
Jennifer Turnbow, Sr. Dir. of Operations – Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI)
Dustin Turner, Music Marketing Agent – CAA Music Nashville
Farrah Usmani, Associate – Loeb & Loeb, LLP
Jessi Vaughn, Mgr., A&R/Digital – Warner Chappell
Elisa Vazzana, Music Agent – CAA Music Nashville
Matt Watkins, President of Marketing and International – The AristoMedia Group
Jennifer Way, Sr. Dir., Marketing – Sony Music Nashville
Hollister Whaling, Junior Business Manager – Farris, Self & Moore
Bailey White, Promotions Manager – Black River Entertainment
Hannah Wilson, Dir., A&R – Universal Music Group Nashville
Tiffany Young, Sr. VP, Operations – SMACK
