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Industry Signings: SESAC, Silvercreek Records

February 4, 2015/by Jessica Nicholson

Niko Moon Signs with SESAC

Singer/songwriter Niko Moon has signed with SESAC for representation. Moon, a Texas native who often writes with artist/writer Zac Brown, dropped by SESAC’s Nashville head offices recently to visit and celebrate.

Pictured (L-R): SESAC’s Dennis Lord, Moon and SESAC’s Shannan Hatch. Photo: Bev Moser/Moments By Moser

Silvercreek Records Signs The Lindsey Cardinale Band

Former American Idol contestant Lindsey Cardinale has inked a recording deal with Nashville’s Silvercreek Records. The Lindsey Cardinale Band (LCB). Cardinale’s deal with Silvercreek Records includes the addition of two new band members: Stafond Seago (rhythm guitar), who is president of Silvercreek Records, and Jonathan Nuccio (drums). They join Cardinale’s existing musicians Augie King (bass) and Kaleb Payne (lead guitar).

“I’m thrilled to be working with Lindsey,” said Seago, who is also the singer’s new manager. “She’s an amazing talent with a good fan base. I’m confident her popularity will take off, after she finishes her album later this year.”

Pictured (L-R): Stafond Seago (Silvercreek Records President/CEO), Kaleb Payne (vice president), Lindsey Cardinale and Steve Pope (vice president).

Fourteen Songwriters Honored With CMA Triple Play Awards

February 3, 2015/by Jessica Nicholson

Pictured (Back row, L-R): Luke Laird, Rhett Akins, Dallas Davidson, Michael Carter; (third row, L-R) Josh Osborne, Cole Swindell, Brett Waren, Jon Nite; (second row, L-R): Ashley Gorley, Chris Tompkins, Brad Warren, Rodney Clawson; (front row, L-R): Jon Loba, Executive Vice President of BBR Music Group and CMA Awards and Recognition Committee Chairman; Sarah Trahern, CMA Chief Executive Officer; Troy Tomlinson, President and CEO of Sony/ATV Music Publishing and CMA Board member. Photo: Donn Jones / CMA

Fourteen of Nashville’s top tunesmiths were honored Tuesday (Feb. 3) with the CMA Triple Play Awards during the sixth annual CMA Songwriters Luncheon, held at Nashville’s Marathon Music Works.

These writers each penned at least three songs which reached No. 1 within a 12-month period. The songwriters and songs honored during the event include (in alphabetical order):

Rhett Akins: “It Goes Like This,” “When She Says Baby,” “Get Me Some Of That”
Michael Carter: “Get Me Some Of That,” “Hope You Get Lonely Tonight,” “Roller Coaster”
Rodney Clawson: “American Kids,” “Dirt,” “Burnin’ It Down,” “Helluva Life,” “Lettin’ The Night Roll,” “Bartender”
Dallas Davidson: “That’s My Kind Of Night,” “Play It Again,” “I Don’t Dance”
Ashley Gorley: “Hey Girl,” “That’s My Kind Of Night,” “Rewind”
Josh Kear: “Helluva Life,” “Drunk On A Plane,” “Neon Light”
Luke Laird: “Downtown,” “Beat This Summer,” “Give Me Back My Hometown”
Jon Nite: “We Were Us,” “Whatever She’s Got,” “Beachin’”
Josh Osborne: “Drunk Last Night,” “My Eyes,” “We Are Tonight”
Jason Sellers: “If I Didn’t Have You,” “Sunny And 75,” “Goodnight Kiss”
Cole Swindell: “Chillin’ It,” “Get Me Some Of That,” “Hope You Get Lonely Tonight”
Chris Tompkins: “Redneck Crazy,” “Helluva Life,” “Drunk On A Plane”
Brad Warren: “Highway Don’t Care,” “Little Bit Of Everything,” “Drink To That All Night”
Brett Warren: “Highway Don’t Care,” “Little Bit Of Everything,” “Drink To That All Night”

Pictured (L-R): Kerri Edwards, President of KP Entertainment and CMA Board member; Triple Play Award recipient Cole Swindell; and Sara Trahern, CMA Chief Executive Officer, gather at the Sixth Annual CMA Songwriters Luncheon Tuesday at Marathon Music Works in Nashville. Photo: Donn Jones / CMA

Pictured (L-R): Kerri Edwards, President of KP Entertainment and CMA Board member; Triple Play Award recipient Cole Swindell; and Sarah Trahern, CMA Chief Executive Officer, gather at the Sixth Annual CMA Songwriters Luncheon Tuesday at Marathon Music Works in Nashville. Photo: Donn Jones / CMA

“It’s an honor to host this event that shines the light on songwriters,” said Troy Tomlinson, former CMA Chairman of the Board and President and CEO of Sony/ATV Music Nashville. “Songwriters are the foundation of country music and today we get to honor their creative contributions.”

“Songwriters touch lives with their craft,” said Sarah Trahern, CMA Chief Executive Officer. “It is their words and melodies and stories that connect with the millions of fans of country music. I want to congratulate all of the Triple Play Award winners for their amazing accomplishments.”

Also in attendance were hit tunesmiths from ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC, as well as songwriter members of CMA and representatives of some of the most successful publishers in Music City.

Pictured (L-R): Brian O’Connell, President of Live Nation Country Touring and CMA Membership Committee Chairman; Kerri Edwards, President of KP Entertainment and CMA Board member; Frank Bumstead, Chairman of Flood, Bumstead, McCready & McCarthy and CMA Board Chairman; Victoria Shaw, CMA Artist Relations Committee Chairman; Shane McAnally, CMA Awards and Recognition Committee Vice Chairman; Sarah Trahern, CMA Chief Executive Officer; Jon Loba, Executive Vice President of BBR Music Group and CMA Awards and Recognition Committee Chairman; and Troy Tomlinson, President and CEO of Sony/ATV Music Publishing and CMA Board member. Photo: Donn Jones / CMA

Black River Rages On With New Signing

February 2, 2015/by Sarah Skates

(L-R: Catalog Manager Kelly Bolton; Creative Director Dave Pacula; Josh Okeefe; Manager Gillie Crowder; VP of Black River Publishing Celia Froehlig; Black River Entertainment CEO Gordon Kerr)

Pictured (L-R): Catalog Manager Kelly Bolton, Creative Director Dave Pacula, Josh Okeefe, Manager Gillie Crowder, VP of Black River Publishing Celia Froehlig, Black River Entertainment CEO Gordon Kerr

VP of Black River Publishing Celia Froehlig today (Feb. 2) announced the signing of Josh Okeefe to the company. “Josh is a fantastic writer, artist and producer; one of the rare talents we publishers are always on the lookout for,” said Froehlig. “We are so happy to welcome him to the BRE family.”

Okeefe grew up in Derby, England and attended Brighton Institute of Modern Music in the UK. Following the advice of his academic directors, Okeefe left for Nashville at the age of 19.

“Black River was a dream,” said Okeefe, “and still is a dream.”

The announcement of Okeefe’s signing comes on the heels of Black River Entertainment’s CEO Gordon Kerr’s announcement that Froehlig renewed her contract with Black River Publishing.

Nashville-based Pop Up Music Adds to Roster

February 2, 2015/by Jessica Nicholson

Pictured (L-R): Nate Towne (Agent, WME), Jared Gutstadt (CEO, Jingle Punks/Pop Up Music), Pete Olson (VP, Artist Mgmt & Development Pop Up Music, Clark Manson (ARTIST), Liz O’Sullivan (VP, Publishing & Artist Dev., Pop Up Music), Scott Safford (Attorney, Safford, Motley)

Nashville-based Pop Up Music has signed a new singer-songwriter to its roster for publishing and artist development. Covington, Ohio native Clark Manson released his debut album in 2013.

Since opening in Nashville in September 2014 as the offshoot of Jingle Punks, Pop Up Music has been led by Vice President of Artist Management & Development Pete Olson and Vice President of Publishing and Artist Development Liz O’Sullivan. The firm itself is anchored creatively by Jingle Punks CEO Jingle Jared (Jared Gutstadt), who has written for artists such as Dierks Bentley, Chiddy Bang and Lynyrd Skynyrd.

Pop Up Music plans to announce additional signings soon. The office address for Pop Up Music Nashville is 2613 Westwood Drive, Nashville, TN 37204.

NMPA Names VP of Industry Relations, Government Affairs

February 2, 2015/by Sarah Skates

Amelia Wang

The National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) has named Amelia Wang Vice President of Industry Relations and Government Affairs. Starting today (Feb. 2), Wang will interact with Capitol Hill and federal agencies, advancing NMPA’s legislative and regulatory policy goals. She will also manage outreach to the music publishing and songwriting industry.

“Amelia’s extensive experience on Capitol Hill, and specifically in the copyright space, will make her an incredible advocate for songwriters and music publishers,” said David Israelite, President and CEO of NMPA. “Her leadership on the Creative Rights Caucus and in multiple Congressional offices has given her a great appreciation for the challenges faced by those in our industry and we’re excited to have her championing their efforts.”

Prior to joining NMPA, Wang was chief of staff to Congresswoman Judy Chu (D-Calif.) for five years and previously worked for Rep. Grace Napolitano (D-Calif.). While working for Chu, she spearheaded the creation of the Congressional Creative Rights Caucus, a 55 member bi-partisan group focused on strengthening copyright protections and fighting to achieve fair compensation to creators for their work.

peermusic Promotes VP, Counsel to Sr. VP

January 30, 2015/by Eric T. Parker

Timothy A. Cohan.

peermusic, the world’s largest independent music publisher, has announced the promotion of Tim Cohan to the position of Senior Vice President of Legal and Business Affairs in California.

In addition to overseeing all legal and corporate matters for peermusic’s U.S. companies, Cohan serves as counsel to peermusic’s Chairman and CEO, Ralph Peer, II and heads all global negotiations with respect to the firm’s digital and online agreements. Cohan is also an active representative of peermusic in various industry associations and committees.

“Tim’s guidance and expertise on all of the firm’s legal matters is invaluable to the success of the U.S. companies. He is an essential and valued member of our executive team,” said Kathy Spanberger, peermusic President and COO.

Peer added, “In this position Tim will assume new responsibilities for our increasingly important international licensing framework. His insight and global perspective are an integral part of peermusic’s continuing expansion and outreach worldwide.”

Cohan has been in-house counsel for the firm since 2011 when he moved to Los Angeles, holding the previous position of Vice President. Cohan rose through the ranks at peermusic after joining the firm as a legal assistant in the late 1990’s. He is a member of the New York State Bar and the California State Bar, speaks fluent French, and is a trained chef.

Industry Ink: Crowd Surf, ASCAP, CMA, BMI, YEP Nashville

January 30, 2015/by Jessica Nicholson

Crowd Surf Promotes Two

Cassie Petrey and Jade Driver, owners of Crowd Surf, have announced the promotions of Teddy Cheek to General Manager and Elise Stawarz to Marketing Director.

Cheek may be reached at [email protected] and Stawarz may be reached at [email protected].

ASCAP, CMA Present Songwriters Round at Sundance ASCAP Music Cafe

The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) and the Country Music Association (CMA) presented two songwriter rounds on Wednesday, Jan. 28 and Thursday, Jan. 29 at the Sundance ASCAP Music Cafe in Park City, Utah. The songwriters round featured Jessi Alexander, Kelley Lovelace, Neil Thrasher, and Warner/Chappell songwriter-artist Brandon Lay.

Pictured (L-R): Kelley Lovelace, Neil Thrasher, Jessi Alexander, Brandon Lay, ASCAP’s Robert Filhart and the Country Music Association’s Vilma Salinas. All photos by ASCAP’s Erik Philbrook.

YEP Nashville, BMI Hold Quarterly Showcase Series

YEP Nashville and BMI continued their YEP/BMI quarterly showcase series last night with a capacity crowd at Exit/In. The featured acts on the rise included new duo The Lookout, Ryan Beaver and Drew Baldridge. YEP’s next event in conjunction with the Song Suffragettes will be held Monday, February 9th at The Listening Room from 6:30-8:30pm.

Pictured (L-R): YEP’s Marc Rucker, BMI’s Perry Howard, The Lookout’s Tyler Filmore & John Gurney, Drew Baldridge, Ryan Beaver, YEP’s Andrew Cohen and BMI’s Brooke Ivey

Industry Ink: Borman Entertainment, Gold Mountain Entertainment, AIMP

January 29, 2015/by Jessica Nicholson

Borman Entertainment Moves To New Nashville Location

The Nashville office of artist management firm Borman Entertainment has moved to The Tower at Renaissance in downtown Nashville, taking up residence on the building’s 26th floor.

The company’s new address is 611 Commerce Street, Suite 2602; Nashville, TN 37203. Phone numbers remain the same: 615-320-3000 (phone) and 615-320-3001 (fax).

Borman Entertainment has locations in Los Angeles and Nashville, and represents Keith Urban, Alison Krauss, Mickey Guyton, and Clayton Anderson from its Nashville office.

Gold Mountain Entertainment Adds To Artist Roster

Front Country Band

The Nashville office of Gold Mountain Entertainment has signed band Front Country to their roster. They join Gold Mountain Nashville’s roster, which includes Ronnie Milsap, Nanci Griffith, The Crickets, Todd Snider, Hard Working Americans, Jeff Austin, Great American Taxi and Jason D. Williams.

Front Country formed in 2011, and includes Adam Roszkiewicz, Jacob Groopman, Jordan Klein, Leif Karlstrom, Melody Walker, and Zach Sharpe. The group recently released the project Sake of the Sound, and will begin their national and international tour in February 2015.

AIMP Panel is ‘All About That Bass’

AIMP Logo The Association of Independent Music Publishers (AIMP) Nashville announces its first panel of 2015 to be held Feb. 18 at the ASCAP’s Connie Bradley Board Room from 11:30am-1:30pm. A case study of Meghan Trainor and the song “All About That Bass,” publishers Carla Wallace and Kerry O’Neil of Big Yellow Dog Music will talk about how the song became a hit, its successes and how this translates into publishing.

With sponsorship by Fifth Third Bank and ASCAP, this event will is free for AIMP members and $15 for guests. Pre-registration is required and can be done here.

ASCAP Selects Unsigned Writers for Year-long Program

January 29, 2015/by Eric T. Parker

Pictured: ASCAP's LeAnn Phelan (third from left) with 2015 ASCAP GPS participants (l-r) Carlton Anderson, Jeremy Crady, Nick Columbia, Maggie Delone, Jeff Anderson, Casey Weston, Jared Scott, Vanessa Branson, Ben Goldsmith, Jordan Schmidt, Carmen Brandy, Tyler Flowers, Thomas Finchum and CayleeAnna Hammack. Not pictured: Hannah Ellis, Jilian Linklater and Daphne Willis.

Pictured: (L-R): Carlton Anderson, Jeremy Crady, LeAnn Phelan (ASCAP), Nick Columbia, Maggie Delone, Jeff Anderson, Casey Weston, Jared Scott, Vanessa Branson, Ben Goldsmith, Jordan Schmidt, Carmen Brandy, Tyler Flowers, Thomas Finchum and CayleeAnna Hammack. Not pictured: Hannah Ellis, Jilian Linklater and Daphne Willis.

The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) has announced the talented unsigned songwriters that will make up the ASCAP Guidance from Publishers for Songwriters (GPS) Project Class of 2015.

Now in its fifth year, the GPS Project aims to display unsigned writers for our publishing community. Throughout the project, songwriters are paired with publishers for one meeting a month along with a follow-up for critiquing and networking. Additional special activities will include a songwriters round, networking events and guidance from attorneys and other industry influentials.

“We have to remain focused on writer development, not just at ASCAP, but as a music community,” commented ASCAP Senior Creative Director LeAnn Phelan. “GPS gives deserving young writers an opportunity to learn from the best publishers in the world. It’s really that simple. The publishers do an incredible job and I’m grateful for their participation.”

The 2015 ASCAP GPS Project kicked off in January and will continue throughout the year.

Craig Campbell Signs With Magic Mustang Music For Publishing

January 28, 2015/by Jessica Nicholson

Pictured (L-R): BBR Music Group Owner/CEO Benny Brown; Magic Mustang Music VP Juli Newton-Griffith; artist Craig Campbell.

Singer-songwriter Craig Campbell has signed to Magic Mustang Music’s publishing roster. This follows Campbell’s signing with BBR Music Group’s label imprint, Red Bow Records, last month.

“I have known Craig for a while and have always been impressed by his talent,” said Juli Newton-Griffith, VP of Publishing for Magic Mustang Music. “To have him as part of our team is beyond exciting. We are ready to hit the ground running!”

Campbell, a SESAC songwriter, recently notched a co-writing credit for “All American Kid,” featured on Garth Brooks’ album Man Against Machine. Campbell also co-penned half of the songs on his 2013 sophomore effort, Never Regret, as well as the majority of the tunes on his self-titled 2011 debut album, including his Top 15 hit “Family Man.”

“I’m super excited to join the Magic Mustang roster,” said Campbell. “Some of my favorite songs I’ve written have been with writers Rob Hatch and Justin Wilson, and now to be a part of that family is a pretty big deal to me. I’ve always admired what Juli and the Magic Mustang team do in the publishing world and I am so looking forward to what is ahead.”

Campbell is booked by William Morris Endeavor.