Pictured (L-R): Kasey Cleckler, Brooke Antonakos, Kari Barnhart, Tamar Rand, Catherine Stein-Moore, Amanda Mitchell, Mallory Mason-Pascal, Brittni Talley, Mary Lauren Teague and Tiffany Bearden. Not pictured: Tracie Hitz

SOURCE, the longest running organization for females in the music industry in Nashville, has announced its 2023 Board.

Executive officers for the 2023 year include President Mallory Mason-Pascal (King Business & Financial Management); Vice President Brooke Antonakos (Rockbrook Entertainment); Treasurer Amanda Mitchell (Farris, Self & Moore); and Secretary Catherine Stein-Moore (Farris, Self & Moore).

Additional Board Members include Kasey Clecker (Cape + Anchor); Tamar Rand (RCA Inspiration); Kari Barnhart (Studio Bank); Brittni Talley (NSAI); Mary Lauren Teague (Belmont University); Tiffany Bearden (Evolution PR); and Tracie Hitz (Hitz & Branding).

Founded in 1991 by Shelia Shipley Biddy, Judy Harris and Pat Rolfe, SOURCE is dedicated to fostering relationships and opportunities for its members through continuous education, networking, and community service initiatives.

Pictured (L-R): Big Machine Music’s Michelle Attardi, Geoff Warburton, BMM’s Alex Heddle and Mike Molinar; not pictured: Range’s Sam Drake. Photo: Courtesy of Big Machine Music

Geoff Warburton has signed an exclusive joint publishing deal with Big Machine Music and Range Media Partners.

Based in Toronto, Warburton is a key collaborator of Shawn Mendes, having co-written 26 of his songs including No. 1 hit “There’s Nothing Holding Me Back” and Grammy Song of the Year nominee “In My Blood.” Additional cuts include 5SOS, Demi Lovato, Machine Gun Kelly, Backstreet Boys, Quinn XCII, Lauv, Sam Fischer, Band Camino, and more.

Warburton also earned his first country No. 1 with Jake Owen’s “Best Thing Since Backroads,” expanding his catalog with cuts from Keith Urban, Chase Rice, Morgan Evans, Filmore, Florida Georgia Line, Brett Young, Elle King and more.

“Geoff is an elite songwriting talent and the perfect complement to our well-established team in Nashville and what we have been building within our LA office this past year,” shares BMM’s General Manager Mike Molinar. “We are so grateful to work with him alongside Sam Drake and our friends at Range.”

“Working with Geoff over the last five years has been one of the greatest privileges of my career thus far,” adds Drake, Range’s VP of A&R and Publishing. “His talent and dedication is so inspiring to myself and everyone at Range and we couldn’t be more excited to partner with Big Machine Music on what will be an amazing new chapter.”

“I’m very excited to partner with Range and Big Machine Music for this next step in my career,” shares Warburton. “I respect their song-first mentality and real ability to connect with writers on both a creative and human level. I can’t wait to see all that this special partnership will bring.”

Courtney Kruckeberg, Farrell Gothers

Courtney Kruckeberg has been promoted to Creative Director at Endurance Music Group. Farrell Gothers has also joined the Endurance Administration team in the newly-created role of Royalty Analyst.

Kruckeberg previously served as Catalog Manager at Mojo Music & Media (formerly HoriPro Entertainment Group), and prior to that spent time at the administration company ClearBox Rights. She joined Endurance in 2020 and is responsible for managing the day-to-day needs of the company’s roster of writers, and is also responsible for pitching songs from EMG’s current and back catalog of hits, along with arranging sync co-writes and managing the company’s relationships with its sync partners.

“Since day one, Courtney has proven herself an invaluable asset to the Endurance team and our roster of songwriters,” says EMG President Michael Martin. “Her creativity and enthusiasm shine in everything she does, and she has already significantly impacted EMG’s growth. We are thrilled to continue this journey with her and excited to see what comes next!”

In her new role, Gothers is responsible for ensuring timely and accurate royalty payments for all of Endurance’s songwriters as well as its independent administration clients. Gothers comes to EMG as a 2022 Belmont University graduate with a B.B.A. in Music Business.

“Farrell’s careful attention to detail and exceptional organizational skills were evident from our first meeting, and she has already greatly exceeded that first impression. We are very happy to have her join our ever-growing administration team,” adds EMG Senior Vice President Mark Ahlberg.

Pictured (L-R, front row): Jim Catino, Russell Sutton, Tommy Karlas and Rusty Gaston. (L-R, back row): Tom Luteran, Kenley Flynn, Anna Weisband, Dale Bobo, Aubrey Rupe and Synnovea Halsel.

Russell Sutton and Tommy Karlas have both signed global deals with Sony Music Publishing Nashville and Droptine Music Publishing.

Sutton first achieved prominence as part of the duo Grassroots Revival. As a songwriter, he recently earned chart success with his first No. 1 single “My Boy” by Elvie Shane as well as with cuts by Drew Green. Sutton’s latest hit “Whiskey On You” by Nate Smith has topped the Canadian charts and reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart this week.

Karlas has written songs for Blake Shelton, Warren Zeiders, Old Dominion, Randy Travis, and Montgomery Gentry, including their multi-week No. 1 “Roll With Me” which became the fastest rising and most downloaded song of Montgomery Gentry’s career, and earned Karlas an ASCAP Songwriter of the Year nomination. In 2021, he released his debut album, Put It In Drive.

“We couldn’t be happier to expand our relationship with Jim Catino and his Droptine Publishing team. Russell and Tommy are true Nashville craftsmen with the abilities to make big things happen,” says Sony Music Publishing Nashville CEO Rusty Gaston.

“I’m so excited to be working with Tommy and Russell,” adds Droptine Founder Jim Catino. “Both seasoned songwriters who know their craft well. It’s an honor to work their songs and I know they will both continue their great success.”