Publishing Signing
Given Music Publishing has signed songwriter/instrumentalist Chris Caminiti.
VP/GM Mike Sebastian made the announcement. “I have watched Chris Caminiti blossom as a writer over the last year, and in the last six months he has really come into his own,” said Sebastian. “Chris’s unique take on lyrics, combined with his production and melody chops, make him sure to be a successful and diverse writer.”
Born in Chicago and raised in Gaithersburg, Maryland, Caminiti moved to Nashville in 2005 to focus on songwriting. He finished as a top-4 finalist in back-to-back years in the CMT/NSAI Song Contest and has performed multiple times at Tin Pan South and the Key West Songwriter’s Festival. During college at Towson University he fronted a popular 80’s tribute band. After college he worked as an Algebra teacher.
“I look forward to being part of the Given Music Publishing team of writers,” said Caminiti. “The opportunity for me to write at a brand new company is made even sweeter with somebody as successful as Mike Sebastian at the helm.”
Mike Sebastian can be reached at Mike@GivenMusicPublishing.com or 615-430-2491.
Front Row (L-R): Mike Sebastian, VP/General Manager, Given Music Publishing; Chris Caminiti. Back Row: Michael Martin, Senior Creative Director, ASCAP; Denise Stevens, Senior Counsel, Loeb & Loeb.
Writers Round at the Rectory hosted its inaugural event on Valentine’s Day Weekend at the Cathedral of the Incarnation Rectory. The Writers Round series is a fundraiser for the San Gennaro MusicFest, a two-day outdoor music fest which will take place in Nashville’s Midtown district Sept. 20-21.
Participating in the round were
Bobby Tomberlin (cuts by Diamond Rio, Faith Hill, Rodney Atkins, Josh Turner, Thompson Square),
Heather Morgan (cuts by Sara Evans, Keith Urban, Brett Eldredge, Lauren Alaina, Tim McGraw, Eli Young Band and the TV show
Nashville) and
O’Shea (2014 CMAA Best Vocal Group/Duo, and stars of the Australian TV show,
O’Shea USA). The event was hosted by singer/songwriter and parishioner,
Colm Kirwan, who tours with Don Williams.
Brenda Lee was in attendance.
Pictured (L-R): Bobby Tomberlin, Jay O’Shea, Brenda Lee, Mark O’Shea, Heather Morgan and Colm Kirwan.
CMA Music Festival's Nightly LP Field Concerts Sold Out
/by Jessica NicholsonCapacity crowds at Nashville’s LP Field during CMA Music Festival in 2013. Photo Credit: Bennett Farkas / CMA
Tickets for the Nightly Concerts at LP Field are sold out a record-setting 15 weeks in advance of the 2014 CMA Music Festival. For the second year, demand for four-day ticket packages means that single night tickets will not be available for LP Field concerts, CMA announced. The CMA Music Festival is set for June 5-8.
“Tickets to LP Field sold faster than ever before – a record nine weeks sooner than in 2013 – and before we announced a single artist performing during the Nightly Concerts,” said CMA Chief Executive Officer Sarah Trahern. “I think that speaks volumes about the strength of this Festival, the premium experience we provide to the fans, and the popularity of our format.”
Though the Nightly Concerts at LP Field are sold out, there are numerous other entertainment options during CMA Music Festival. CMA Music Festival’s latest attraction, AT&T U-verse Fan Fair X at the Music City Center, features multiple stages with performances, celebrity Q&A sessions, and more. Fans can play paparazzi and snap photos of the stars, shop the Fan Fair X Marketplace, and more. FFX tickets are $10 a day or $25 for four days. Children 8 and under are admitted free. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster at Ticketmaster.com or the CMA Music Festival Box Office by calling 1-800-CMA-FEST.
“With the expansion of our autograph signings, concerts, and family events into the Music City Center – which we call Fan Fair X – local and regional residents have affordable, easy access to great entertainment with hundreds of our most popular artists,” added Trahern.
For additional information, visit cmafest.com.
Industry Ink (2/17/14)
/by Jessica NicholsonIn 2012, PHE hosted their first open auditions, which resulted in more than 120 artists applying and resulting in the creation of the five-member all-girl pop group 1 Girl Nation.
“Our company has had the opportunity to create and develop some amazing talent through the years,” says Patton House Entertainment president Andrew Patton. “From signing RUSH OF FOOLS in 2006, to breaking THE RHETT WALKER BAND in 2012, and creating and launching 1 GIRL NATION in 2013, our team continues to be focused on finding the best young musicians to bring to the forefront of radio and touring worldwide.”
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The company is currently seeking beta testers, and according to the product’s official twitter, Nashvillians get priority in beta testing.
Watch a demonstration video below. For more information, visit artiphon.com.
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Jon Loba
BBR Music Group‘s Jon Loba was featured prominently in The Tennessean’s Sunday Business section, discussing the relationship between country record labels and country radio. “When I got into the business, at my first CRS in 1997, I remember radio stations saying, “It is not our job to sell records. Our job is to keep listeners tuned in to our station. That is it. If we happen to sell records as a byproduct, that’s fantastic, but it’s not our job,'” said Loba.
Songwriter Pics (2/17/14)
/by Sarah SkatesPublishing Signing
Given Music Publishing has signed songwriter/instrumentalist Chris Caminiti.
VP/GM Mike Sebastian made the announcement. “I have watched Chris Caminiti blossom as a writer over the last year, and in the last six months he has really come into his own,” said Sebastian. “Chris’s unique take on lyrics, combined with his production and melody chops, make him sure to be a successful and diverse writer.”
Born in Chicago and raised in Gaithersburg, Maryland, Caminiti moved to Nashville in 2005 to focus on songwriting. He finished as a top-4 finalist in back-to-back years in the CMT/NSAI Song Contest and has performed multiple times at Tin Pan South and the Key West Songwriter’s Festival. During college at Towson University he fronted a popular 80’s tribute band. After college he worked as an Algebra teacher.
“I look forward to being part of the Given Music Publishing team of writers,” said Caminiti. “The opportunity for me to write at a brand new company is made even sweeter with somebody as successful as Mike Sebastian at the helm.”
Mike Sebastian can be reached at Mike@GivenMusicPublishing.com or 615-430-2491.
Front Row (L-R): Mike Sebastian, VP/General Manager, Given Music Publishing; Chris Caminiti. Back Row: Michael Martin, Senior Creative Director, ASCAP; Denise Stevens, Senior Counsel, Loeb & Loeb.
Writers Round at the Rectory
Writers Round at the Rectory hosted its inaugural event on Valentine’s Day Weekend at the Cathedral of the Incarnation Rectory. The Writers Round series is a fundraiser for the San Gennaro MusicFest, a two-day outdoor music fest which will take place in Nashville’s Midtown district Sept. 20-21.
Participating in the round were Bobby Tomberlin (cuts by Diamond Rio, Faith Hill, Rodney Atkins, Josh Turner, Thompson Square), Heather Morgan (cuts by Sara Evans, Keith Urban, Brett Eldredge, Lauren Alaina, Tim McGraw, Eli Young Band and the TV show Nashville) and O’Shea (2014 CMAA Best Vocal Group/Duo, and stars of the Australian TV show, O’Shea USA). The event was hosted by singer/songwriter and parishioner, Colm Kirwan, who tours with Don Williams. Brenda Lee was in attendance.
Pictured (L-R): Bobby Tomberlin, Jay O’Shea, Brenda Lee, Mark O’Shea, Heather Morgan and Colm Kirwan.
Brooks' Ireland Shows Resisted By Dublin Residents
/by Jessica NicholsonHowever, according to BBC News, a legal document shows Croke Park operators agreed to limit the number of concerts it hosts to three per year. Residents of the area have threatened a High Court injunction if licenses are allowed for the fourth and fifth Brooks concerts.
Promoters have 10 weeks to apply for a license before the first show, and residents are allowed five weeks to protest the application. Dublin’s city council has only rejected one application for a license in 30 years.
Approximately 25,000 people live in the area of Croke Park, with 6,000 of them living in a zone that is supposedly adversely affected during large events. Pat Gates with the Clonliffe and Croke Park residents’ association, residents experience significant disruption to their lives in the weeks leading up to major concert events, including noise pollution, traffic congestion, litter, and drunken concert-goers.
It has been 17 years since Brooks’ last concert in Dublin.
Bradbery To Visit Nashville Area High School In Support of Music Education
/by Jessica NicholsonDanielle Bradbery. Photo Credit: Angela Talley
Big Machine Records artist Danielle Bradbery is teaming with Give A Note Foundation and Disney Performing Arts to bring an important message to students, parents, teachers and community leaders: don’t forget the importance of music education.
Kicking off National Music In Our Schools Month (March), each stop on the cross-country bus tour will spotlight music education and will include a performance by 17-year-old Bradbery. Among the high schools visited will be Nashville’s Antioch High School on March 6.
The tour will visit high schools five cities:
Eldorado High School in Albuquerque, N.M. (March 3)
Cypress Ranch High School near Houston, Texas (March 4)
Classen School of Advanced Studies in Oklahoma City, Okla. (March 5)
Antioch High School near Nashville, Tenn. (March 6)
Northwest School for the Arts in Charlotte, N.C. (March 7)
The tour will conclude March 8 at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., where Bradbery will perform at Festival Disney, a national competitive music festival where top school bands, instrumental and vocal ensembles compete with other schools from across the country.
The five schools to be honored as part of the Music In Our Schools tour were selected by the National Association for Music Education (NAfME)’s Give a Note Foundation, in partnership with NAfME’s state music education association leaders. Each school will be recognized for the outstanding achievements of their music programs, and for the important role music education plays in their students’ daily curriculum.
2nd Gear Used Music Consignment Opens in Berry Hill
/by Eric T. ParkerThe store will encompass a wide selection of used musical equipment for purchase, from high end vintage to budget workingman’s equipment, including used electric & acoustic guitars, basses, amplifiers, effects, accessories, keyboards, recording gear, drums, and more.
Services include outright package purchases, trade-ins, and consignment services in store or on eBay. A 20 percent fee for items valued less than $1,500.00 sold from the store and a 15 percent fee on items $1,500.00 or more, while a 25 percent fee is retained from eBay sale prices.
Hours are from 11 p.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday -Saturday. For more information call, (615) 297-1556.
Artist Updates (2/14/14)
/by Jessica NicholsonMac McAnally
Mac McAnally has achieved many milestones in his remarkable career. He’s been inducted into the Songwriters’ Hall of Fame and the Mississippi Music Hall of Fame. He’s won the CMA Award for Musician of the Year six consecutive times. He’s written six No. 1 hits.
Surprisingly, however, McAnally has never played the Grand Ole Opry as a solo performer.
That will change Feb. 28 when he performs at the Grand Ole Opry’s 7 p.m. show. Also on the bill for the evening are Sara Evans, The Henningsens, and Opry members Lorrie Morgan, Ralph Stanley, Jeannie Seely and others.
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Pictured (L-R): Dean Miller and Kris Kristofferson
Dean Miller released his video for the title track on his ‘Til You Stop Getting Up album, and the video clip for the song co-stars the recent lifetime achievement Grammy Award winner and Country Music Hall of Famer, Kris Kristofferson.
Kristofferson, a former Golden Gloves boxer and Miller family friend, was the perfect actor to star in the video. “I knew there was no one else but him to cast as the older fighter. I was shocked and excited when he said that he would do it!”
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Each chapter threads together this impactful message, adding Hall’s signature style of weaving stories with powerful tools for application.
ACM Lifting Lives To Sponsor W.O. Smith Music Concerts
/by Michael_Smith“We are grateful to the Academy of Country Music and ACM Lifting Lives for their continued support of our students,” said W.O. Smith Music School Director Jonah Rabinowitz. “ACM Lifting Lives is making a real difference in the education of our low-income students. This investment in children’s futures will bear fruit in our community for years to come.”
ACM’s sponsorship will begin tonight, Feb. 14, with the school’s “Side by Side” recital at 6:45 p.m. The recital will feature a collaborative performance between students and teaching artists.
“Our partnership with W.O. Smith Music School and their student concerts fits beautifully with our mission of supporting programs that transform lives through the power of music,” said ACM Lifting Lives President Bill Mayne. “We are excited to provide funding through the generosity of country music artists, the music industry, and our caring supporters.”
For more information, visit wosmith.org.
The Band Perry To Be Featured at Nashville's 2014 Symphony Fashion Show
/by Jessica NicholsonThe Band Perry. Photo: David McClister
The Band Perry will be the featured entertainment for the 2014 Symphony Fashion show, to be held Tuesday, April 29, at Schermerhorn Symphony Center. The event supports the Nashville Symphony’s education and community engagement programs, which annually serve 100,000 children and adults across Middle Tennessee. The runway show will highlight Christian Siriano’s Fall 2014 collection. A red-carpet experience precedes the show, and guests will be invited to celebrate the evening of fashion and music with a tented dining experience following the show.
The sibling trio The Band Perry has notched four No. 1 singles, including “If I Die Young,” “All Your Life,” “Better Dig Two,” and “DONE.” “Music and fashion have always gone hand in hand, and as a band, fashion is an important part of our performances,” said The Band Perry. “We are excited to be part of the 2014 Symphony Fashion Show and can’t wait to see Christian Siriano’s collection.”
Jazz pianist Kory Caudill will make his Nashville debut at the Symphony Fashion Show, performing original music before the runway show in Laura Turner Concert Hall.
Tickets for the Symphony Fashion Show include reserved seating and an elegant cocktail buffet after the show. Past designers for the event have included Oscar de la Renta, MARCHESA, Monique Lhuillier and Isaac Mizrahi. For more information or to request an invitation, please visit http://www.nashvillesymphony.
Industry Pics (2/14/14)
/by Jessica NicholsonOperation Song partnered with the Center for American Military Musical Opportunities to allow soldiers to collaborate with songwriters, in order to tell their stories. Last week, 10 Nashville songwriters sat down with eight soldiers from Fort Campbell at ASCAP‘s Nashville office to do one-on-one co-writes. Songwriter Bob Regan started Operation Song over a year ago, to bring vets and active duty military together with songwriters to help them tell their stories and turn them into songs.
Nashville songwriters team with Fort Campbell soldiers.
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Songwriter/artist Chloe Kohanski has signed with BMI, under the direction of Jody Williams.
Jeanie McQuinn, President of Great Big River Music, has been co-writing with the newcomer after she was discovered performing with Cumberland Blue, a blues band of kids age 12-19 who won the Youth Division in the international Blues Competition this year. Kohanski continues to perform with the band.
Pictured (L-R): Chloe Kohanski, Jeanie McQuinn, Jody Williams
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The CMA Songwriters Series made its triumphant return to Joe’s Pub in New York City Tuesday night (Feb. 11) for the first of a two-night stint at the venue where the Series began in 2005. Celebrating the 10th season was songwriter and host Bob DiPiero performing alongside Kix Brooks, Tim Nichols, and Jon Nite.
Pictured (L-R): Tim Nichols; Kix Brooks; CMA Chief Executive Officer Sarah Trahern; Bob DiPiero; Jon Nite. Photo Credit: Kevin Yatarola / CMA