T.J. Martell Foundation will launch the first Nashville Is Nowville charity event on Sept. 7 at the Corporate Flight Management “hangar” in Smyrna, Tenn. The event, created to celebrate all things “Nashville,” will feature live performances by musicians Ryan Kinder and Joanna Smith, catering from local restaurants, as well as Nashvillian and Project Runway’s Amanda Valentine debuting her new fashion line.
CFM is located at 276 Doug Warpoole Road in Smyrna, Tenn.
Tickets and VIP tables are available now at tjmartellfoundation.org.
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Live & interactive virtual concerts online venue StageIt has plans to open a Nashville office. The company, founded in Los Angeles, has hired 19-year-old Morgan Torp-Pedersen to lead the Artist Relations department.
Prior to joining StageIt, Torp-Pedersen worked with the JaneDear girls as a personal assistant and produced Nelly Joy‘s debut music video “Trampoline.” She also opened publishing company Dansk Acres Publishing and worked for AXS TV as a production assistant.
Torp-Pedersen is based in Nashville and can be reached at 615-766-7928 or at morgan@StageIt.tv.
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Jeremy Ash
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Jeremy Ash has been promoted to Director of Film/TV Music. He will transition out of his day-to-day role as Creative Director where he worked with songwriters including
Ben Glover, Chris Stevens, Fred Wilhelm and
Jeremy Bose, among others. Ash will work closely with the teams at
Universal Music Publishing and
Universal Music Enterprises as well as the Capitol CMG labels.
“Jeremy has excelled in film and TV placements over the past few years so this is a natural fit for him,” says
Eddie DeGarmo, President of Capitol CMG Publishing.
Tim McGraw's ACM Special Popular Second Time Around
/by Lorie HollabaughTim McGraw
Tim McGraw’s ACM TV special, ACM Presents: Tim McGraw’s Superstar Summer Night, reached a combined 11 million people during its two airings in May and July. The show’s initial broadcast on CBS reached more than 6.5 million viewers, and its re-airing July 26 was first in households, (2.9/06) reaching 4.3 million people.
The star-studded show was taped the day after this spring’s ACM Awards in Las Vegas and featured appearances by Tim’s wife Faith Hill, Taylor Swift, Keith Urban, Jason Aldean, The Band Perry, Ne-Yo, Pitbull, and John Fogerty, among others. The special featured McGraw collaborating with Ne-Yo on “She Is,” while he joined Pitbull on “Felt Good on My Lips” and Swift and Urban on his recent No. 1 “Highway Don’t Care,” (which is his 34th chart-topper.) McGraw also joined Fogerty, Aldean, Urban and Luke Bryan for an amped-up version of Creedence Clearwater Revival‘s “Born on the Bayou”during the show.
Academy of Country Music programming reached more than 27 million viewers this year between their 48th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards telecast on April 7 and McGraw’s Superstar special.
The Turtles File Lawsuit Against Sirius XM
/by Jessica NicholsonThe class action lawsuit states that damages are allegedly at least $100 million.
The legal dispute centers around recordings made prior to Feb. 15, 1972, the day that sound recordings began falling under federal copyright protection. Laws covering recorded music created prior to this date are not as clear. Yet Sirius XM transmits thousands of pre-1972 recordings, under the confidence that the §114 of the Copyright Act gives the company the authority to do so. The §114 of the Copyright Act states limitations on exclusive rights and structures the way owners are compensated for their recordings.
The duo filed a complaint on Thursday (Aug. 1) stating that the federal law cannot be relied upon in situations involving pre-1972 music being played on satellite radio. The complaint can be viewed here.
Mark Volman (aka “Flo”) has also been part of the faculty of Belmont University’s Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business. In June 2013, for the second consecutive year, 10 Belmont University students joined Volman on the road for an East Coast run of the Happy Together Tour.
Mavericks To Rock Marconi Awards in Orlando
/by Lorie HollabaughThe Mavericks. Photo: Mark Tucker
The Mavericks have been tapped to perform at the 2013 National Association of Broadcasters Marconi Radio Awards Dinner next month at the 2013 Radio Show convention. The Sept. 19 event is sponsored by St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and will be held at the Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel in Orlando.
“The Mavericks’ infectious energy, passion and chemistry on stage will make this year’s NAB Marconi Radio Awards Dinner an unforgettable evening,” said NAB Executive Vice President of Radio John David. “These guys are great entertainers excited to join Radio to salute the Marconi nominees and winners. Our thanks to Scott Borchetta of Big Machine Label Group in Nashville for helping to make this happen.”
Established in 1989 and named after inventor and Nobel Prize winner Guglielmo Marconi, the NAB Marconi Radio Awards are given to radio stations and outstanding on-air personalities to recognize excellence in radio.
Chesney Added To Southern Ground Music & Food Festival
/by Jessica NicholsonKenny Chesney
Kenny Chesney is set to join Zac Brown Band‘s “Super Set” during the Southern Ground Music & Food Festival in Nashville. Chesney will join the Super Set on Friday, Sept. 27. The entertainer will join other sit-in guests including John Fogerty and Jason Mraz. Additional artists will be announced soon.
The two-day festival returns to Nashville’s Great Lawn at Riverfront Park on Sept. 27-28.
Southern Ground Music & Food Festival is promoted by JAM, Outback Concerts, and Sound Events and is produced by JAM, Outback Concerts, and ROAR.
For more information, visit SGMFF.com.
Hunter Hayes, Dustin Lynch To Help Pick Unsigned Only Winners
/by Lorie HollabaughAmong the country finalists are Breaking Southwest, Laughlin, and Luke Betchner. A complete list of finalists can be found at the Unsigned Only website.
One Fandemonium winner will be chosen during the competition as well. Fans who go to the Unsigned Only Facebook page and like it can listen to the songs from all of the 2013 finalists and vote for their favorite once per day, every day, until Monday, Aug. 26th. The overall Fandemonium winner will be announced in late August with the rest of the Unsigned Only winners.
Keith Urban, Danielle Bradbery To Perform at NFL Kickoff 2013
/by Michael_SmithKeith Urban
The National Football League will launch its 94th season with a celebration featuring performances by Keith Urban and Danielle Bradbery. The celebration, titled “NFL Kickoff 2013 Presented By Pepsi,” will be held on Thursday, Sept. 5 from 7:30 – 8:30 p.m. in Baltimore and Denver. The event will air on NBC, NFL and NFL Mobile from Verizon.
Urban will perform live from a floating stage in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, highlighting songs from his upcoming album Fuse and honoring Super Bowl champions the Baltimore Ravens. The singer previously performed at the NFL’s 2008 kick off celebration.
Following Urban, Bradbery will perform the national anthem at Sports Authority Field in Denver, ushering in the season’s first game between the Ravens and the Denver Broncos.
For more information, visit nfl.com/kickoff
Industry Ink (8-2-13)
/by Jessica NicholsonCFM is located at 276 Doug Warpoole Road in Smyrna, Tenn.
Tickets and VIP tables are available now at tjmartellfoundation.org.
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Prior to joining StageIt, Torp-Pedersen worked with the JaneDear girls as a personal assistant and produced Nelly Joy‘s debut music video “Trampoline.” She also opened publishing company Dansk Acres Publishing and worked for AXS TV as a production assistant.
Torp-Pedersen is based in Nashville and can be reached at 615-766-7928 or at morgan@StageIt.tv.
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Jeremy Ash
Capitol CMG Publishing‘s Jeremy Ash has been promoted to Director of Film/TV Music. He will transition out of his day-to-day role as Creative Director where he worked with songwriters including Ben Glover, Chris Stevens, Fred Wilhelm and Jeremy Bose, among others. Ash will work closely with the teams at Universal Music Publishing and Universal Music Enterprises as well as the Capitol CMG labels.
“Jeremy has excelled in film and TV placements over the past few years so this is a natural fit for him,” says Eddie DeGarmo, President of Capitol CMG Publishing.
Two Nashville Production Studios Merge
/by Jessica NicholsonTogether, the client list of the two companies has included Country Music Association, CMT, GAC, Sony, Microsoft, Exxon, Walmart, along with Olympic media events and BMI awards shows.
PK Pictures
“The team from Zoe Creative will broaden and deepen our talent and resource base. We anticipate increased production work for the Nashville community and we will be able to attract more and bigger projects to the city,” PK Pictures|NuMynd Studios CEO Greg Page said. “Nashville’s reputation for television, video and new media production is growing every day and we’re positioned to play a leading role in all these areas.”
“With decades of experience, this combination of production talent with outstanding facilities ensures that all of our clients will get the highest quality product possible,” said Goller. “The first-rate staff and personal service that clients have come to know at Zoe Creative Services are a perfect fit with the talent and experience that PK Pictures has to offer.”
Details on a new location and name for the post-merger company have not yet been announced.
'MusicRow' No. 1 Song
/by Eric T. ParkerFlorida Georgia Line. Photo Credit: Adam Taylor
After only 10 weeks, Florida Georgia Line has taken our MusicRow No. 1 spot with their current single “Round Here.” This notches the duo’s third single from their debut Republic Nashville release Here’s To The Good Times to reach the pinnacle of the chart.
“Round Here” was produced by Joey Moi and boasts writer credits from Rhett Atkins, Rodney Clawson and Chris Tompkins.
MusicRow’s Robert K. Oermann reviewed the single in June 2013, noting: “It’s official: The entire country music format is now songs about dirt-road partying. Now that that’s settled, this is fantastically well-sung, irresistibly catchy, bodaciously rhythmic and dazzlingly produced.”
The Peter Zavadil-directed music video traces the Florida and Georgia natives’ parallel paths in their hometowns of Ormond Beach, Fla., and Monroe, Ga. Take a look at the boys in their natural habitat:
Warner/Chappell Production Music Appoints President, CEO
/by Jessica NicholsonRandy Wachtler
Warner/Chappell Production Music, Warner Music Group’s production music arm, has appointed Randy Wachtler as President & CEO. Wachtler is based in Nashville and will report to Cameron Strang, Chairman and CEO of Warner/Chappell Music. Wachtler replaces Randy Thornton, who has left the company.
Wachtler founded production music company 615 Music, which has earned more than 70 awards for excellence in music composition including two National Emmy awards. The company was acquired by Warner Music Group in 2010 and Wachtler was named EVP, North America, for Warner/Chappell Production Music, a post he left in January 2012.
Randy co-founded the Production Music Association (PMA), is a board member of AIMP-Nashville (the Association of Independent Music Publishers), and has served on the boards of Leadership Music and NATAS (National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences).