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.
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.
Chesney Returns To Vegas Hard Rock
/by Sarah SkatesChesney’s camp reports that the superstar has wrapped recording for his Sept. 28 studio release Hemingway’s Whiskey. The first song from the album is coming Monday, July 12.
His upcoming documentary about high school football, The Boys of Fall, is also in its final stages.
Movie Digs Up Dirt On Facebook
/by Sarah SkatesJesse Eisenberg stars as Zuckerberg, and Justin Timberlake plays Napster founder Sean Parker.
Aaron Sorkin wrote the screenplay from Ben Mezrich’s 2009 book The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding Of Facebook, A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius, and Betrayal. Kevin Spacey is on board as a producer.
The film is distributed by Columbia Pictures and is set for an October 1, 2010 release.
Musicians Corner Launches Saturday
/by Sarah SkatesThe series will continue through October 16, offering a mix of local and national talent, and surprise guests. Lifestyle, food, and artisan vendors will be on hand.
Musicians Corner aspires to be a central point, free and open to all, where Music City will gather to perform and enjoy its music. Inspired by London’s “Speakers Corner,” the series will help fill Nashville’s void of free outdoor summer music offerings.
Saturday, July 10: Mikky Ekko, Sam & Ruby, The Dynamites featuring Charles Walker, Damien Horne, Mindy Smith
July 17: Musicians Corner presented by Blood:water Mission, Lemon:Aid project, featuring: Matthew Perryman Jones, The Kicks, Judd & Maggie, Nathan Lee, additional artists tba
July 24: Justin Branam, Slow Motion Centerfold, Amy Stroup, Keegan Dewitt, Roman Candle
July 31: Gabriel Kelley, Elenowen, Madi Diaz, additional artists tba