Warren Denney To Retire From CMHOFM
Warren Denney.
Warren Denney will retire from his position as Vice President of Creative at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum at the end of the year after more than 18 years of service to the organization.
“Throughout his tenure, Warren grew the museum’s video, design and digital content efforts into an award-winning creative arm, forging an artistic vision for the museum that will resonate well into the future,” shares Kyle Young, CEO of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. “Beyond his talents as a visual artist and writer, he has a deep understanding and passion for this music and our museum’s educational mission that is felt in nearly everything we do.”
Denney joined the museum in 2007 as a Creative Manager and Senior Production Manager. He began leading the creative department in 2009 and became a key partner in the creation of exhibitions in partnership with the museum services team, producing primary exhibit looks, contributing writing and original content, and aided in directing and producing exhibit-related programs.
Denney co-directed Big Night (At the Museum), a 90-minute feature film in 2020, which earned a Silver Muse Award from the American Association of Museums for best video production and multiple Telly Awards. He also led art direction for From Where I Stand: The Black Experience in Country Music, an expanded box set by the museum and Warner Music Nashville released in 2024.
In his current role, Denney oversees artistic direction and design support for all exhibitions, education and marketing initiatives, as well as books published by the museum’s CMF Press and records produced by CMF Records. He also supervises the museum’s video production, photography and digital content creation, including for the museum’s public programs and other events.
In addition to writing for the museum, the Nashville native is a journalist and feature writer, primarily contributing to the Nashville Musician and the Nashvillian. He’s also written for the Tennessean, Guitar Player, Metro Music Monthly and Bone Music Magazine. Before joining the museum, Denney worked as a Managing Editor for Athlon sports publications. He has a master of fine arts degree in creative writing from Fairleigh Dickinson University and an undergraduate degree in journalism. He is also a fiction writer, poet and songwriter.
