Industry Ink: Lee Brice, Mitchell Tenpenny, AIMP, More
Lee Brice Celebrates Platinum ‘World’
Pictured (L-R): Enzo DeVincenzo (Red Light Management), RJ Meacham, Ciara Shortridge, John Clore, Lee Brice, Benson Curb (Curb Records), Bryan Stewart (Curb Records), Jeff Tuerff (Curb Records) and Anthony DeVincenzo (Red Light Management). Photo: Randy Powers
Lee Brice celebrated the RIAA Platinum certification of his 2020 album Hey World, as well as four certified singles from the album this week. Brice was presented with the plaque at the Curb Records office by Curb VP of Marketing John Clore and SVP of Commercial Partnerships Benson Curb. Brice was also joined by longtime managers Enzo DeVincenzo and Anthony DeVincenzo as well as other members of the Curb Records executive team for the momentous occasion.
Mitchell Tenpenny Previews The 3rd At Industry Bash
Pictured (L-R): Parker Stacey (Director, Digital Marketing & Artist Management, SMN), Caryl Atwood (SVP, Commercial Partnerships, SMN), Alaina Vehec (VP,Commercial Partnerships, SMN), Mitchell Tenpenny, Ken Robold (EVP & COO, SMN), Rachel Clogston (Director, Commercial Partnerships, SMN), Alexis Rivera (Coordinator, Digital Marketing & Artist Development, SMN) and Rachel Hobbs (Specialist, Media, SMN). Photo: Brenton Giesey
Mitchell Tenpenny celebrated the launch of his upcoming album The 3rd with more than 200 friends, songwriters, record label executives and Music Row partners this week. He previewed some of the 20 tracks on the record, told the stories behind the songs and played a few live.
Colbie Caillat joined Mitchell for a performance of “Guess We’ll Never Know” a song she’s featured on, and good friend Chris Young stopped by to celebrate Mitchell’s new music as well.
AIMP Hosts Nashville Catalog Acquisition Panel
Pictured (L-R): Brad Peterson (FirstBank), Mark Ahlberg (Endurance Music Group), Sarah Smith (Keller Turner Andrews & Ghanem, PLLC) and Marc Driskill (Muserk)
The AIMP held “A Discussion On: Current Catalog Acquisition Market Factors” panel on Tuesday, Aug. 20, at CMA’s offices in Nashville. Moderated by Marc Driskill (Head of Development, Muserk), panelists Brad Peterson (Senior Vice President and Executive Director of Music & Entertainment, FirstBank), Sarah Smith (Attorney, Keller Turner Andrews & Ghanem, PLLC) and Mark Ahlberg (Senior Vice President, Endurance Music Group) spoke to AIMP members and guests about the ins and outs of selling a catalog in today’s market and best practices to keep in mind.
Shalom Foundation Celebrates Milestone With Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt
Pictured (L-R): Margaret G. Rush MD, MMHC (President of Monroe Carrell), Steve Moore (The Shalom Foundation Founder & Chairman), Amy Casseri (Shalom Foundation board member and Vice President of Women and Children’s Services at HCA) John W. Brock III, MD (Professor of urology, Monroe Carell Surgeon-in-Chief), Douglass Clayton, MD, (Medical Director for the International Charity Care Program at Monroe Carell) and Ken Moore (Shalom Foundation Vice-Chairman & Medical Director and Mayor of Franklin, TN). Photo: Donn Jones, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
The Shalom Foundation, a local nonprofit that provides life-changing medical and nutritional care to children in Guatemala, celebrated an upcoming surgery milestone alongside its longtime partner Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt this week. Founded by longtime music industry executive Steve Moore after a mission trip to Guatemala in the 1990’s, The Shalom Foundation has provided dire surgeries for children in the country at no cost to their families for more than 20 years. Next month, they will pass 10,000 surgeries performed through their Moore Pediatric Surgery Center, made possible through partnerships with medical teams across the country, including Monroe Carell.
“We truly couldn’t do the work we do in Guatemala without the medical expertise of teams like the ones at Monroe Carell,” says Moore. “They were one of our very first partners, and their tireless commitment to the children of Guatemala over the years has changed and saved countless lives.”
Jeff vom Saal Named Nashville Symphony’s New COO
Jeff vom Saal
The Nashville Symphony has appointed Jeff vom Saal as the organization’s new Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective Sept. 9. Reporting to President & CEO Alan D. Valentine, vom Saal will oversee artistic planning and orchestra operations, education and community engagement, communications and marketing. As COO, vom Saal will oversee the day-to-day operations of the Nashville Symphony organization, focusing on strategic initiatives and orchestra operations, and ensuring the continued growth and success of the institution for future audiences.
vom Saal’s journey to the Nashville Symphony follows a career spanning two decades managing orchestras nationwide. He has served as the chief executive of the Marin Symphony (San Rafael, California); Quad City Symphony Orchestra (Davenport, Iowa); Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Orchestra (Fargo-Moorhead, North Dakota); Metrowest Youth Symphony Orchestra (Boston, Massachusetts) and most recently, Spokane Symphony Orchestra (Spokane, Washington), where he spent the past eight years.
