MusicRow Highlights Rising Leaders With 2021 N.B.T. Industry Directory

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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

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