T.J. Martell Foundation To Honor Seth England

Pictured (L-R): John Esposito, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, T.J. Martell Foundation; Seth England, CEO / Partner, Big Loud; Steve Gawley, Executive VP of Business & Legal Affairs and Business Development, Republic. Photo: Courtesy of T.J. Martell Foundation

The T.J. Martell Foundation and Big Loud hosted an exclusive breakfast in Nashville on Wednesday (May 1) to announce that Big Loud CEO/Parter Seth England will be receiving the nonprofit’s Lifetime Music Industry Award. The honor will be presented at their annual New York Honors Gala on Sept. 17 in New York City.

England will be honored for his impact on the music industry as well as his support for the T.J. Martell Foundation’s mission and dedication to finding a cure for cancer.

The breakfast event in Nashville raised a record $1.1 million for cancer research. Those in attendance included T.J. Martell Foundation’s Chairman of the Board of Trustees John Esposito, Republic Executive Vice President of Business & Legal Affairs and Business Development Steve Gawley, Republic Founder/Chairman Monte Lipman and Republic Founder/Vice Chairman Avery Lipman, as well as members of the Big Loud executive team.

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LB Cantrell is Editor/Director of Operations at MusicRow magazine, where she oversees, manages and executes all company operations. LB oversees all MusicRow-related content, including the publication’s six annual print issues and online news. She is a Georgia native and a graduate of the Recording Industry Management program at Middle Tennessee State University.

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