Industry Ink: Cooper Alan, SOURCE, Brandy Clark, Bandit Lites

Cooper Alan Earns First No. 1 On SiriusXM The Highway

Photo: Matthew Berinato

Rising country artist Cooper Alan has earned his first No. 1 song on SiriusXM’s The Highway with his track “Take Forever (Hally’s Song).” The tune appears on Alan’s latest EP Take Forever, released last year.

“I’ve jammed to the Highway in my car for years now.” says Alan. “It’s an honor to have my music played on there and I’m so grateful to the fans for giving me my first number one song! It’s a moment I’ll never forget. Excited to release a bunch of new music the rest of this year!”

SOURCE Members Gather For ‘Blurred Lines: Creating Boundaries in a Boundaryless Business’

Pictured (L-R): Ashley Hertzog Embry (SOURCE Programming Co-Chair and Hearts Bluff VP of Acquisitions), Beth Barcus (Porter’s Call Co-Executive Director and Counselor), Sara Knabe (Big Loud Senior VP of A&R), Emily Shackelton. Photo: Courtesy of SOURCE.

Members of SOURCE recently gathered at the CMA building for the panel “Blurred Lines: Creating Boundaries in a Boundaryless Business.” The discussion was moderated by SOURCE Programming Co-Chair Ashley Hertzog Embry and featured Big Loud Senior VP of A&R Sara Knabe, singer-songwriter Emily Shackelton and Porter’s Call Co-Executive Director and Counselor Beth Barcus.

The conversation centered around each woman’s journey in the music industry and setting boundaries, struggles to say “no” and finding work-life balance. “If it’s a ‘maybe’ it’s a ‘no’,” Knabe shared during the panel. “That’s helped me … and being okay with that allows me to set up boundaries for my personal time and work.”

Brandy Clark Completes Americana NYU Artist-In-Residence

Brandy Clark. Photo: Courtesy of The Americana Music Foundation.

Grammy-winning artist Brandy Clark completed her NYU Americana Artist-In-Residence program at New York University, in partnership with the Americana Music Foundation. In her residency, she mentored university students, providing insights and sharing her experience as an artist and songwriter.

Recently Clark gave a performance of “Songs That Made Me Want To Write Songs” at the university. Phil Galdston, Director of Songwriting at NYU, also hosted a Q&A with Clark in front of students.

Bandit Lites Ups Craig Richter To Project Manager & Designer

Craig Richter. Photo: Courtesy of Bandit Lites.

Full-service design, management and production company Bandit Lites has promoted Craig Richter to Project Manager & Designer. In his new role, Richter will plan, direct and coordinate with Bandit’s clients to ensure the goals and objectives are accomplished within defined budget and time frames.

“One of the best things I have always liked about working at Bandit is the stability and ability to grow through the company,” says Richter. “When I was touring, I liked having the stability of knowing I always had work once a tour was coming to an end and a place to ‘go home to.’ I had always heard Michael Strickland talk about wanting his employees to have a career at Bandit not just look at it like a job, so once I felt that it was time to come off the road, I approached Bandit about taking the next step in my career here, they were extremely helpful and excited about taking this next step with me.”

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Madison Hahnen

Madison Hahnen is Project Manager at MusicRow Magazine, where she helps carry out operational objectives and large-scale projects for the company. She also manages the company's subscriptions. Hahnen graduated from Bryant University in May of 2020 with a B.S. in Team & Project Management and a minor in communication studies. Prior to MusicRow, she held internship roles with Make Wake Artists and Song Suffragettes.

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