Scooter Carusoe Inks With Endurance Music Group & Carnival Music

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Pictured (L-R): Carnival Music’s Emily McMannis and Frank Liddell, Scooter Carusoe, EMG’s Lauren Funk and Michael Martin, and Carnival Music’s Brittany Hamlin

Songwriter Scooter Carusoe has signed a worldwide joint co-publishing agreement with Endurance Music Group and Carnival Music.

Throughout his decades-long career, Carusoe has penned cuts for a variety of artists including “Better as a Memory” and “Anything but Mine” for Kenny Chesney, “Wanna Be That Song” and “Mean to Me” for Brett Eldredge, “For the First Time” by Darius Rucker and “You All Over Me” by Taylor Swift, among others. His songs have earned awards from NSAI, ASCAP and SESAC, and have been recorded by Gary Allan, Lee Brice, Kane Brown, Jordan Davis, Eli Young Band, Lady A, David Nail, Rascal Flatts, Chase Rice, Sugarland, Uncle Kracker and more.

Carusoe’s recent cuts include Eric Church’s “Hands of Time,” which reached the top 15 and is currently climbing the Billboard Country Airplay chart, as well as Dierks Bentley’s “Never You” featuring Miranda Lambert, Parker McCollum’s “My Blue,” Ty Myers’ “Morning Comes” and Charles Wesley Godwin’s “Better That Way.”

“Honestly, I can’t believe we have the opportunity to join forces with Frank Liddell and Carnival Music for this next creative season with Scooter and Endurance,” says Michael Martin, EMG President and Chief Creative Officer. “The history they have together has made a significant impact on Music Row, and it’s pretty special to have it all come full circle with EMG.”

Emily McMannis, Chief of Creative at Carnival Music, adds, “I spent my childhood trying to figure out who Scooter Carusoe, the guy in my favorite CD liner notes, was, and now it’s my job to really figure out who he is. He’s an artist who evolves and creates and should never be told how or why – just given the space to do. His songs are a big reason why I love country music, and to know that he’s back at Carnival – the company he started with Frank – is beyond amazing. Scooter has what this town needs: great songs. I’m really lucky to work with him.”

“Some relationships transcend the hits, holds, and heartbreaks of this business,” says Carusoe. “That’s what this team represents to me. They are as much family as they are publishing.”

Frank Liddell, Producer and Co-Founder of Carnival Music, simply states, “Welcome home, Scooter.”

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