Sketch of Artisan on 18th Apartments
The Music Row area is set to get yet another apartment building. The Nashville-based
Stonehenge Real Estate Group will soon break ground on a 153-unit project.
Artisan on 18th will be located at the intersection of 18th Ave. S. and Chet Atkins Place, with plans to open by summer 2014. According to the
Nashville Post, five buildings that currently house music businesses will be razed in order to construct the apartments.
Stonehenge also developed Music Row’s Note 16 apartments and Eleven North in the Gulch.
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ole has acquired a music publishing catalog comprised of music from Sony Pictures Entertainment’s film and television releases between 1993 and 2012.
The catalog includes compositions from a variety of TV shows such as
Wheel of Fortune, Breaking Bad, Dawson’s Creek, The Nanny, Rescue Me, and films including
Angels & Demons, The Da Vinci Code, Groundhog Day, Rudy, Jumanji, Legends of the Fall, Moneyball, Mr. Deeds, The Patriot, The Quick and the Dead, Superbad, Step Brothers, Stuart Little, and
Hotel Transylvania, among others.
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ASCAP songwriters
Jessi Alexander, Brandy Clark, Josh Osborne and
Trevor Rosen were the featured writers-in-the-round at
The Circle Sessions, held at Joe’s Bar in Chicago on Wednesday, June 26. The Circle Sessions is a semi-monthly acoustic showcase, presented by Joe’s Bar and Black Label Booking, that unites some of Nashville’s most talented country music songwriters to share the stories behind their hit songs and perform them acoustically in an intimate setting. The unique event serves to bring the in-the-round concept to new audiences outside of Music City.
Pictured (L-R): ASCAP’s Evyn Mustoe, Jessi Alexander, Trevor Rosen, Brandy Clark, Josh Osborne, Black Label Booking’s Mike Abramson, Joe’s Bar’s Montse Azmani, Black Label Booking’s Ryan Allen and ASCAP’s Robert Filhart.
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Skillet, a Christian rock band that formed in Memphis, Tenn. in 1996, celebrated the release of their project
Rise last week in New York. Atlantic Records hosted a party at New York’s Hudson Hotel to commemorate the band’s new project and the RIAA Platinum certification of their 2009 release
Awake and their hit single “Monster.” Attending the event festivities included Atlantic Records’
Craig Kallman (Chairman/CEO),
Julie Greenwald (Chairman/COO) and
Pete Ganbarg (EVP/Head of A&R). Adding to the platinum honors were the RIAA Gold certifications for the band’s singles “Hero” and “Awake & Alive.”
Pictured (L to R): Zachary Kelm (Q Management), Seth Morrison, Jen Ledger, Korey Cooper, Craig Kallman (Atlantic Records Chairman/CEO ), Julie Greenwald (Atlantic Records Chairman/COO), John Cooper and Pete Ganbarg (Atlantic Records EVP and Head of A&R).
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Moe Bandy
has signed on to represent artist
Moe Bandy. Bandy’s singles include “Bandy The Rodeo Clown,” “Till I’m Too Old To Die Young,” “Americana,” “Hank Williams You Wrote My Life,” “It’s a Cheatin’ Situation,” “Just Good Ol’ Boys,” “Barstool Mountain,” “I Cheated Me Right Out of You,” and more.
Third Coast also represents
Jeannie Seely, Gene Watson, Janie Fricke, Little Jimmy Dickens and
Johnny Rodriquez.
Combustion Music Lands New Chevy Truck Theme Song
/by Jessica NicholsonWritten by Ashley Gorley, Will Hoge and Zach Crowell, and produced in-house by Combustion Music’s Chris Farren along with Gorley and Crowell, the project is the result of a month-long effort by Combustion’s staff, as well as their partners at Warner/Chappell. That’s Will Hoge‘s voice you hear performing the tune in the ad campaign.
The advertising campaign introducing the 2014 Silverado kicks off on July 4, but you can check out the spots below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ngOek2J65s
MusicRowRecess: Nashville Teen Auditions for 'America's Got Talent'
/by Jessica NicholsonPaul Thomas Mitchell, a 2013 graduate of Father Ryan High School, recently performed “My Life,” a song he composed. He dedicated the song to his father, a recovering alcoholic. “He changed his life around for me to have the life that I can,” said Mitchell.
He auditioned in New Orleans before judges Heidi Klum, Melanie Brown, Howard Stern and Howie Mandel, and gained a positive reaction from the judges.
“You are obviously an emotional person, and that emotion came though on the stage,” said Stern after Mitchell’s audition. “That’s what I look for in a singer. I think you have star power and I have high hopes for you in this competition.”
Mitchell will move on to the next round of the competition, which takes place in Las Vegas on July 15-16.
GAC’s 'Backstory: Gary Allan' To Air July 14
/by Michael_SmithAlthough Allan has recorded platinum records and is currently co-headlining a tour with Sheryl Crow, he only recently had his first No. 1 hit as a songwriter with “Every Storm (Runs Out Of Rain).”
“We knew we had a song about hope as we were writing it,” says Allan. “We were very aware not to have any negative lines in it.”
The singer describes his career, saying, “I’ve always known I didn’t want to be the latest, greatest thing because that never lasts. I always wanted to be the George Strait or the Willie Nelson that’s just sort of chugging back here because you turn around one day and go, ‘He’s been here for 30 years’ and that’s how I want to do it.”
Country Music Hall of Fame Program To Feature Mark Bright
/by Jessica NicholsonMark Bright
Producer Mark Bright will be featured in an interview segment at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on Saturday, July 27 at 1:30 p.m. The event is presented in support of The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s Carrie Underwood: The Blown Away Tour Exhibition.
Bright has been Carrie Underwood‘s producer throughout her recording career. The program will focus on Bright’s creative partnership with Underwood in addition to his career working with BlackHawk, Sara Evans, Lonestar, Scotty McCreery, Reba McEntire, Jo Dee Messina and Rascal Flatts. Bright produced Underwood’s debut album, Some Hearts, as well as subsequent projects Carnival Ride, Play On and Blown Away. Bright has also overseen the catalogs of songwriters Brett James (“Jesus, Take The Wheel”) and Danny Wells (“Check Yes or No”). The program will be illustrated through photos, film footage and recordings.
Museum admission or membership is required for program admittance. The event will be streamed live at countrymusichalloffame.org.
Cover Image, Track Listing For Underwood's Tour DVD Released
/by Jessica NicholsonFilmed in concert this past March, The Blown Away Tour: LIVE features nearly 100 minutes of performance footage, including a dozen of Carrie’s No. 1 singles, with such favorites as “Before He Cheats,” “Jesus, Take the Wheel,” “Two Black Cadillacs,” and the album title track that inspired her tour name, “Blown Away.” The live concert was directed by Christian Lamb and produced by Domenic Potter.
The complete DVD concert track listing is as follows:
“Good Girl”
“Undo It”
“Wasted”
“I Told You So”
“Two Black Cadillacs”
“Last Name”
“Temporary Home”
“Jesus, Take the Wheel” / “How Great Thou Art”
“Cowboy Casanova”
“Get Out of This Town”
“Nobody Ever Told You”
“All-American Girl”
“One Way Ticket”
“Leave Love Alone”
“Flat on the Floor”
“See You Again”
“Cupid’s Got a Shotgun”
“Before He Cheats”
“I Know You Won’t”
“Blown Away”
Alongside the performance footage are exclusive bonus clips, produced and directed by Todd Cassetty, providing a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the tour, including interviews with Carrie and Raj Kapoor, tour director responsible for the large production and effects that defined the visual elements of The Blown Away Tour. A photo gallery, as well as four of the music videos from Underwood’s Blown Away album (“Good Girl,” “Blown Away,” “Two Black Cadillacs” and “See You Again”) are included.
Country Music Hall of Fame to Highlight Pickler's 'Dancing' Win
/by Jessica NicholsonKellie Pickler and Derek Hough win Dancing with the Stars.
Kellie Pickler’s Dancing with the Stars finale costume and mirrorball trophy will be on display on the second floor of the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum’s core exhibition beginning July 3, 2013. Pickler wore the two-piece chiffon, rhinestone-embellished ensemble during her last dance of the season, the Instant Jive, which earned her a perfect score, the championship title and the coveted mirrorball trophy.
Pickler was paired with professional dancer and choreographer Derek Hough on season 16 of ABC’s Dancing with the Stars. Pickler recently released the single “Someone Somewhere Tonight,” and plans to release a new album later this year.
Industry Ink (7-2-13)
/by Jessica NicholsonSketch of Artisan on 18th Apartments
The Music Row area is set to get yet another apartment building. The Nashville-based Stonehenge Real Estate Group will soon break ground on a 153-unit project. Artisan on 18th will be located at the intersection of 18th Ave. S. and Chet Atkins Place, with plans to open by summer 2014. According to the Nashville Post, five buildings that currently house music businesses will be razed in order to construct the apartments.
Stonehenge also developed Music Row’s Note 16 apartments and Eleven North in the Gulch.
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The catalog includes compositions from a variety of TV shows such as Wheel of Fortune, Breaking Bad, Dawson’s Creek, The Nanny, Rescue Me, and films including Angels & Demons, The Da Vinci Code, Groundhog Day, Rudy, Jumanji, Legends of the Fall, Moneyball, Mr. Deeds, The Patriot, The Quick and the Dead, Superbad, Step Brothers, Stuart Little, and Hotel Transylvania, among others.
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ASCAP songwriters Jessi Alexander, Brandy Clark, Josh Osborne and Trevor Rosen were the featured writers-in-the-round at The Circle Sessions, held at Joe’s Bar in Chicago on Wednesday, June 26. The Circle Sessions is a semi-monthly acoustic showcase, presented by Joe’s Bar and Black Label Booking, that unites some of Nashville’s most talented country music songwriters to share the stories behind their hit songs and perform them acoustically in an intimate setting. The unique event serves to bring the in-the-round concept to new audiences outside of Music City.
Pictured (L-R): ASCAP’s Evyn Mustoe, Jessi Alexander, Trevor Rosen, Brandy Clark, Josh Osborne, Black Label Booking’s Mike Abramson, Joe’s Bar’s Montse Azmani, Black Label Booking’s Ryan Allen and ASCAP’s Robert Filhart.
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Skillet, a Christian rock band that formed in Memphis, Tenn. in 1996, celebrated the release of their project Rise last week in New York. Atlantic Records hosted a party at New York’s Hudson Hotel to commemorate the band’s new project and the RIAA Platinum certification of their 2009 release Awake and their hit single “Monster.” Attending the event festivities included Atlantic Records’ Craig Kallman (Chairman/CEO), Julie Greenwald (Chairman/COO) and Pete Ganbarg (EVP/Head of A&R). Adding to the platinum honors were the RIAA Gold certifications for the band’s singles “Hero” and “Awake & Alive.”
Pictured (L to R): Zachary Kelm (Q Management), Seth Morrison, Jen Ledger, Korey Cooper, Craig Kallman (Atlantic Records Chairman/CEO ), Julie Greenwald (Atlantic Records Chairman/COO), John Cooper and Pete Ganbarg (Atlantic Records EVP and Head of A&R).
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Moe Bandy
Third Coast Talent Agency has signed on to represent artist Moe Bandy. Bandy’s singles include “Bandy The Rodeo Clown,” “Till I’m Too Old To Die Young,” “Americana,” “Hank Williams You Wrote My Life,” “It’s a Cheatin’ Situation,” “Just Good Ol’ Boys,” “Barstool Mountain,” “I Cheated Me Right Out of You,” and more.
Third Coast also represents Jeannie Seely, Gene Watson, Janie Fricke, Little Jimmy Dickens and Johnny Rodriquez.
Southern Ground Music & Food Festival Adds To Lineup
/by Jessica NicholsonPreviously announced artists include Kacey Musgraves, Willie Nelson and The Family Band, Grace Potter and The Nocturnals, The Head and the Heart, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Eli Young Band, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, and sit-in guests John Fogerty and Jason Mraz.
The Southern Ground Music & Food Festival is promoted by JAM, Outback Concerts, and Sound Events and produced by JAM, Outback Concerts and ROAR.
Glenn Sweitzer Wins Telly Award for Brantley Gilbert Veterans Day Video
/by Jessica NicholsonGlenn Sweitzer
Video producer Glenn Sweitzer has been named as a Bronze winner in 34th Annual Telly Awards’ Internet/Online Programs, Segments or Promotional Pieces in the Charitable/Not-For-Profit category. Sweitzer garnered the honor for producing a Veterans Day video featuring Brantley Gilbert.
The clip was filmed last November on Veterans Day and highlights Gilbert’s visit to the Tennessee Valley Healthcare System’s Nashville Campus VA Hospital (arranged through one of Musicians On Call’s Bedside Performance Programs). Gilbert spent the morning talking with and performing for hospitalized veterans.
“I am thrilled to win a Telly Award, and I share this honor with Brantley and Musicians On Call,” said Sweitzer. “I believe in Musicians On Call’s mission, and I am always happy to help them however I can. I’d like to dedicate this award to our national heroes – our military veterans.” Sweitzer is also a Musicians On Call Advisory Board member.
Sweitzer has garnered four Telly Bronze Awards and one prestigious Telly Silver Award – all for documentary-style video work composed throughout the past year. The Telly Awards was founded in 1979 and honors outstanding local, regional and cable TV commercials and programs, the finest video and film productions, and online commercials, video and films.
Watch the video below:
Craig Morgan Signs with F3 Entertainment
/by Jessica NicholsonCraig Morgan
Craig Morgan has signed a deal with Nashville-based artist management and television development/production company F3 Entertainment. F3 Entertainment launched in 2013 by music industry executive Ken Madson and outdoor industry veteran J.T. Harden. The company aligns with Morgan’s interests not only in music, but also his love of the outdoors and creating and producing television projects, including the TV series Craig Morgan: All Access Outdoors.
“We’re honored to have the opportunity to work with Craig Morgan,” says Madson. “Craig is a fantastic musician, knowledgeable businessman and true humanitarian. I’m proud that Craig sees his future with F3 Entertainment.”
F3 Entertainment’s management roster also includes artists Dee Jay Silver, JJ Lawhorn, Moonshine Bandits, Ty Stone, Ira Dean, football legend Jim McMahon, and former MLB player Ryan Klesko. The F3 television division produces Hard Core Hunting TV for Pursuit Channel, consults MMA promotion Showdown Fights and shepherds a slate of shows in development.
Ken Madson can be reached at ken@f3entertainment.com. J.T. Harden can be reached at jt@f3entertainment.com. The F3 Entertainment Nashville office can be reached at 615-283-4730.