Brooks Quigley joins Nine North Records as Director of Promotion, SE/SW… Lou Ramirez goes to Warner Music Nashville as Southeast Regional Promotion Manager…Stoney Creek hires Stacy Rogers as Manager Regional Promotion, West Coast.
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Brooks Quigley, a promotion and radio veteran who was most recently at Warner Music, has joined Nine North Records effective today (7/6). He will be serving as Director of Promotion, SE/SW, announced NNR President Larry Pareigis.
“I’ve been watching with great interest the new business model that is emerging in Nashville and am thrilled to join Nine North Records. Having known and admired Larry Pareigis and (NNR VP/Promotion & Marketing) Tom Moran for a long time, I am very excited about the chance to work with them and the rest of the team,” Quigley says.
“When a person with the skills of Brooks Quigley comes along, you leap immediately. We’re on the verge of some remarkable breakthroughs but you can’t get there without the right people and the right music. The music is there and Brooks is the perfect addition at the perfect time. He will help us maximize exposure for the Nine North roster in the Southeast and his corner of the Southwest,” explains Pareigis.
In addition to Warner, Quigley has also worked in a promotion capacity with Curb, Polydor and Asylum. Prior to that he spent many years in radio in markets including Nashville, Memphis and Atlanta.
He will continue to be based in Nashville and can be reached at brooks@ninenorthmail.com or 615-210-7682.
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Lou Ramirez will join the Warner Music Nashville promotion team as Southeast Regional Promotion Manager starting today, July 6. Ramirez will report directly to VP of Promotion Bob Reeves. Ramirez can be reached at (615) 214-1560 or Lou.Ramirez@wmg.com.
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Stoney Creek Records General Manager of Operations April Rider announced today the addition of Stacy Rogers as Manager Regional Promotion, West Coast. Rogers, who previously worked the same region for RCA, Midas and Golden Music, will report directly to Rider, effective immediately.
“Stacy has a proven track record of success in her region and I am thrilled to add her to the great staff at Stoney Creek Records,” says Rider. “She will be a huge asset to our team and we are excited for her to get started.”
“I have always heard great things from radio about Benny Brown, April Rider and the staff at Stoney Creek Records. The chance to be on this team is a career high for me,” explains Rogers. “I have a huge respect for them and on top of that, the music is phenomenal!”
Rogers can be reached at stacy@stoneycreekrecords.com and or at 208-731-8104.
Women Rock For The Cure Plans Pink Benefit
/by contributorAll of the proceeds will benefit Women Rock For The Cure and the Greater Nashville affiliate of Susan G. Komen For The Cure®. The funds raised by the Komen Race for the Cure® Series help support breast cancer research grants, meritorious awards, and community outreach programs. The Komen foundation, raises awareness for the fight against breast cancer, celebrates breast cancer survivorship, and honors those who have lost their battle with the disease.
Chesney To Present on ESPY Awards
/by contributor“Obviously, I’m friends with an awful lot of coaches and athletes, so being able to do this, is being able to honor a lot of my friends – and that’s always nice,” Chesney says. “I’ve always tried to run my career like an athlete: have that discipline, that work ethic and gamesmanship. To be able to be a part of honoring people who’ve achieved at this level…the honor is all mine.”
A varsity member of the Gibbs High Fighting Eagles, Chesney stopped growing in his freshman year of high school, limiting his ability to play college sports. But growing up in East Tennessee, he never lost his passion for the game.
“When we’re on the road, we wake up with SportsCenter and leave ESPN on all day,” Chesney says. “It’s the one thing on the road that remains a constant for us out there… no matter where we are, it’s the one thing that is always on. So being asked to be a part of something with Drew Brees, Reggie Bush and Terrell Owens is cool.”
Among the other celebrities taking part in the night to honor the year’s greatest sports achievements are actors Samuel L. Jackson, Will Ferrell, Zac Efron, Tracy Morgan, Ashley Greene and Emmanuelle Chriqui, ESPN’s Chris Berman and Stuart Scott, action sports legend Shaun White, driver Danica Patrick, Evan Lysacek, Jorge Posas, Aaron Rodgers, Jeremy Shockey, Dara Torres and more.
Hemingway’s Whiskey, Chesney’s first new studio project in almost three years, arrives in-stores on Sept. 28.
Clay Walker Fights MS With BAMS
/by contributorThe BAMS donation will help support Krupp’s research on childhood multiple sclerosis (MS) at Stony Brook University Medical Center in Stony Brook, N.Y. With this donation, BAMS has contributed more than $150,000 to Krupp and the National Pediatric MS Center.
The tournaments Gala event raised more than $100,000 from live and silent auctions which will be used to fund education for those living with MS, research and to further support the mission and goals of BAMS. To date, BAMS has raised more than $2 million to fight MS.
Chrysalis Music Signs Jim McCormick
/by contributorChrysalis Music Executive Vice President Dale Bobo has announced the signing of Nashville songwriter Jim McCormick to the publishing company. The day after McCormick signed with Chrysalis, the songwriter received the good news that new Columbia Records artist Joanna Smith had cut his song, “Georgia Mud.”
(l-r) Patricia Wittmer, Emily Byrd, Jim McCormick, Dale Bobo, Abbe Nameche, and Jersey Ross.
Shelton Readies Sophomore Six Pak CD
/by contributorThe video for “All About Tonight” is currently available from all digital service providers, and the single is currently at No. 11 on the country charts.
Shelton’s first SIX PACK collection, Hillbilly Bone, was released earlier this year and debuted at No. 3 on Billboard’s Top 200 chart and No. 2 on the Top Country Albums Chart. It also featured the No. 1 title track with longtime friend Trace Adkins. Shelton hits include his back-to-back multi-week No. 1 singles, “She Wouldn’t Be Gone” and “Home,” his six-week No. 1 debut single, “Austin,” and two additional multi-week No. 1 singles with “The Baby” and “Some Beach.”
For more information, visit www.blakeshelton.com
All About Tonight Track Listing:
1. All About Tonight
2. Who Are You When I’m Not Looking
3. That Thing We Do
4. Draggin’ The River (featuring Miranda Lambert)
5. Suffocating
6. Got A Little Country
Worley’s “Hitmakers & Harleys” a Big Success
/by contributor“Every penny raised will go straight to the cause, whether it’s helping people in need, our new cancer treatment center or donating to national charities,” says Worley. “I’m always astonished at the continued generosity of people, especially in these tough economic times.”
Worley is currently readying his annual Tennessee River Run Festival, a four-day festival that takes place September 16-18 in West Tennessee.
The Darryl Worley Foundation was created in 2002 and supports various charities throughout his hometown community. Over the past eight years, the foundation has provided assistance to dozens of statewide beneficiaries including hospitals, schools and the new Darryl Worley Cancer Treatment Center, which will open in early 2011.
In addition to touring this summer, Worley will release God & Country, a new six-pack (EP) scheduled for release in September on Stroudavarious Records. The project’s first single is “Keep The Change,” which is presently climbing the country music charts. For more information visit www.darrylworley.com.
Marks To Lead SIRIUS XM Country
/by Sarah SkatesJohn Marks
SIRIUS XM Radio has named John Marks Senior Director, Country Music Programming. He will be responsible for overseeing the company’s five commercial-free country music channels, plus Elvis Radio, The Village, Bluegrass Junction and two Christian music channels. Marks was previously the Program Director for KSON/San Diego, Calif. He will report to Steve Blatter, Sr. VP and General Manager, Music Programming, when he begins work at the company’s Nashville studios on August 2.
“We are thrilled to welcome John to the SIRIUS XM team,” said Blatter. “His years of leadership, programming creativity and passion for country music will further enhance the listening experience for our millions of subscribers across our national platform.”
“I’m eager to work on a more broad spectrum of country music through the many channels available on SIRIUS XM,” said Marks. “I’m also looking forward to representing the SIRIUS XM brands of country music to the Nashville music community.”
Promo Teams Play Musical Chairs
/by Sarah SkatesBrooks Quigley joins Nine North Records as Director of Promotion, SE/SW… Lou Ramirez goes to Warner Music Nashville as Southeast Regional Promotion Manager…Stoney Creek hires Stacy Rogers as Manager Regional Promotion, West Coast.
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Brooks Quigley, a promotion and radio veteran who was most recently at Warner Music, has joined Nine North Records effective today (7/6). He will be serving as Director of Promotion, SE/SW, announced NNR President Larry Pareigis.
“I’ve been watching with great interest the new business model that is emerging in Nashville and am thrilled to join Nine North Records. Having known and admired Larry Pareigis and (NNR VP/Promotion & Marketing) Tom Moran for a long time, I am very excited about the chance to work with them and the rest of the team,” Quigley says.
“When a person with the skills of Brooks Quigley comes along, you leap immediately. We’re on the verge of some remarkable breakthroughs but you can’t get there without the right people and the right music. The music is there and Brooks is the perfect addition at the perfect time. He will help us maximize exposure for the Nine North roster in the Southeast and his corner of the Southwest,” explains Pareigis.
In addition to Warner, Quigley has also worked in a promotion capacity with Curb, Polydor and Asylum. Prior to that he spent many years in radio in markets including Nashville, Memphis and Atlanta.
He will continue to be based in Nashville and can be reached at brooks@ninenorthmail.com or 615-210-7682.
Lou Ramirez will join the Warner Music Nashville promotion team as Southeast Regional Promotion Manager starting today, July 6. Ramirez will report directly to VP of Promotion Bob Reeves. Ramirez can be reached at (615) 214-1560 or Lou.Ramirez@wmg.com.
Stoney Creek Records General Manager of Operations April Rider announced today the addition of Stacy Rogers as Manager Regional Promotion, West Coast. Rogers, who previously worked the same region for RCA, Midas and Golden Music, will report directly to Rider, effective immediately.
“Stacy has a proven track record of success in her region and I am thrilled to add her to the great staff at Stoney Creek Records,” says Rider. “She will be a huge asset to our team and we are excited for her to get started.”
“I have always heard great things from radio about Benny Brown, April Rider and the staff at Stoney Creek Records. The chance to be on this team is a career high for me,” explains Rogers. “I have a huge respect for them and on top of that, the music is phenomenal!”
Rogers can be reached at stacy@stoneycreekrecords.com and or at 208-731-8104.