The Other Nashville Society Forms New Leadership Team [Exclusive]
TONS Leadership 2025
The Other Nashville Society (TONS) a community of over 1,800 industry professionals and creatives who work in Nashville’s thriving non-country music genres, has announced a new Leadership team that will take the organization into its next phase. As a part of this move, TONS’ four co-founders, Ally Venable, Katie Fagan, Mark Abramowitz and Josh Collum will transition into an advisory role.
“Every organization’s story is made up of chapters. Eight years ago, the co-founders met up at Fido and had a crazy idea that we wanted to bring to life. We’ve done that, and it’s now time for the next chapter. We can’t wait to see where this Leadership team takes this organization,” shares Collum, TONS co-founder.
The new TONS Leadership team consists of Jeanette Porcello (Downtown Artist & Label Services, Dog Ear Management) as President; Gordon Droitcour (Cour Design) as Brand Director; Justin Causey (BlackCity Management) as Project Director; Cal Rawlings (CAA), David Supica (Cour Design) and Jordan Todd (MLC) as Event Directors; Branden Bosler (mtheory) as Partnerships Director; Madison Slicker (artist aka Amava) as Social Media Director; Lindsey Odom (Resin8) as Membership Director and Brad Parker (C3 Presents) as Advisor.
“I’m honored to step into the role of President for TONS and continue building on the strong foundation that the founders have created alongside the new leadership team,” says Porcello. “TONS has been a driving force in supporting Nashville’s diverse creative community, and I’m excited for this next chapter—one that will focus on empowering the next executives and artists, fostering collaboration, and amplifying the non-country music scene. With a renewed emphasis on events and member engagement, we’re ready to take TONS to new heights and create even more opportunities for our community.”
In addition to the new leadership team, TONS is also launching a new, year-long strategic partnership with the W Hotel Nashville. The relationship will include TONS curating live programming for the hotel as well as the W becoming the official “home” for many of the organizations’ events.
“With music as a key pillar of the W Hotels brand, we are beyond excited to launch our partnership with TONS to further celebrate the amazing talent of Nashville’s non-country music scene,” says Amanda Wolff, Director of Marketing for W Nashville. “This partnership amplifies W Nashville’s position as a voice and champion of our diverse creative community—we engage with our community and hotel visitors through authentic, local partnerships punctuated by curated programming and elevated dining and cocktail experiences, maintaining a thriving vibe from day-to-night—and we can’t wait to share what we have planned together.”
“We are thrilled to be kicking off our partnership with the Nashville W Hotel this year to continue our mission of shining a light on the non-country talent and community. When you start something, you always hope it’s bigger than you. I can’t wait to see how this partnership, along with our new leadership team, amplifies our organization’s commitment and legacy to be greater than us all,” sums Venable, TONS co-founder.
