The Canadian Country Music Awards named ole its Publisher of the Year for a third consecutive year. The accolade was announced during the CCMA’s annual Awards week celebration which took place this year in Vancouver, British Columbia. Toronto-based ole also has offices in Nashville and Los Angeles.
“ole is very pleased to have been chosen Music Publisher of the Year, once again this year,” says ole Chairman and CEO, Robert Ott. “Success begins when a great song meets a great artist performance. ole is the first half of that equation. We are committed to working with our songwriters to contribute hit songs that resonate globally and stand the test of time.”
Some of the publisher’s success this past year included songs from Taylor Swift’s two albums. They also had country cuts with Rising Star Tara Oram, Road Hammers, Shane Yellowbird, The Wilsons, Doc Walker, The Higgins, Jason Blaine, Love and Theft plus tracks for Aaron Pritchett, Shea Fisher and Martina McBride.
ole, one of the largest independent publishers worldwide, was founded about four years ago by Tim Laing and Robert Ott. The company now boasts a team of 30 industry professionals and a genre-diverse catalog of over 35,000 songs. ole focuses on acquisitions, creative development and publishing administration worldwide.
(L-R) Gilles Godard, Nashville Chief Creative Officer; Robert Ott, ole Chairman/CEO; Hitsville winner Shane Chisholm; and TMKO Law's Chris Taylor.
During CCMA ole offered songwriters a chance to hit an instant single-song “home run” publishing deal. Writers, with song demos, were asked to start at first base and then move to second and third as various umpires judged their offerings. Along the way, most songs were Out! before making it all the way to home base. Shane Chisholm however, scored and was offered a deal.
Underwood To Receive Symphony’s Harmony Award
/by Sarah SkatesPrevious recipients of the Harmony Award include last year’s honoree Martina McBride, as well as Amy Grant, LeAnn Rimes, Michael W. Smith, Tony Brown, Mike & Linda Curb, Lyle Lovett, Trisha Yearwood, Dolly Parton, The Judds, Steve Winwood, Vince Gill, Chet Atkins, and Rascal Flatts.
Celebrating its 25th year, Nashville’s Symphony Ball is an invitation-only evening benefiting the Nashville Symphony and its music outreach programs. Chairing the 2009 event are Dara Dickson and Perian Strang.
Underwood is a four-time Grammy winner and the three-time, reigning ACM and CMA Female Vocalist of the Year. On November 3, she will release a new album, Play On, on 19 Recordings/Arista Nashville.
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Stars For Second Harvest & Music Row Rally
/by MichelleLuke Bryan, Joey & Rory, Jeffrey Steele, Tony Mullins and comedian Gary Mule Deer have been added to the lineup for the 5th annual Stars For Second Harvest benefit on Tues., Sept. 29 at the Ryman Auditorium. Hosted by Craig Wiseman, the concert will also feature Rodney Atkins, Phil Vassar and Heidi Newfield in an unplugged acoustic style show. Event tickets, $35, are available at ticketmaster.com. Proceeds from the concert will benefit the Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee in their efforts to feed hungry people and work to solve hunger issues in our community.
As previously reported in the Sept. 23 issue of @MusicRow, available only to Music Row subscribers, Craig Wiseman, the Big Loud Shirt gang, the Second Harvest staff and others will be stationed at the Row roundabout and the 17th St./Wedgewood intersection from 4-6 p.m. today (9/25) to collect monetary and canned food donations from cars driving by for the 1st annual Music Row Rally.
Delilah Showcases Art in Nashville
/by FreemanLimited tickets are available for $45 from www.mix929.com. Scheduled to attend are Wynonna, Amy Grant, Big Kenny, Joe Dee Messina, Ty Herndon, Jamie O’Neal, Plumb, Abigail Zsiga, Jim Brickman, Dan Hill, and more.
Delilah is the most-listened-to-woman on radio in the US and can be heard locally on Nashville’s Mix 92.9 (WJXA) 7-12mid, Monday through Sunday. Her latest book, Love Matters, was released in October of 2008.
Gill and Harris Take LA; Hardly Strictly Bluegrass
/by FreemanThe Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum will get some love next Thursday (10/1) at its All For The Hall Los Angeles fundraiser featuring Vince Gill, Emmylou Harris, Dwight Yoakam, Melissa Etheridge and friends at LA’s Club Nokia. This one-of-a-kind event will be preceded with a special performance the evening before (9/30) when Gill and Harris duet on the Jay Leno Show.
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Harris is also one of the many acts tapped to perform at the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival October 2-4 in San Francisco. The free weekend of music takes place at SF’s Speedway Meadow in Golden Gate Park and features Nashville talents like Gillian Welch, Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives, and Todd Snider as well as faves like Neko Case, Aimee Mann, Galactic, The Flatlanders, and Buddy Miller.
Next Big Nashville Offers Array of Talent
/by FreemanThe lineup of over 150 musical performers includes an eclectic mix of locals and out-of-towners such as Lucero, The Black Angels, “Ten Out of Tenn,” Lord T & Eloise, Jemina Pearl, Nico Vega, “NBN Honky Tonk Takeover,” “Next Warped Nashville,” David Vandervelde, Jessica Lea Mayfield, The Dexateens, Cortney Tidwell, Venus Hum and many more.
The conference, which will take place between the Martha Rivers Ingram Center for the Performing Arts at Vanderbilt Universty and the Country Music Hall of Fame’s Ford Theatre, includes panels such as “How Nashville Became Music City” with Robert K. Oermann, “Direct-to-Consumer: Buy Direct?” and “Everyone’s an A&R Person.”
Founded in 2006 by Jason Moon Wilkins and Ethan Opelt to showcase the diversity of Nashville’s music community, Next Big Nashville has grown into a premiere destination for musicians and music industry workers alike. Schedule and information on how to purchase wristbands at http://www.nextbignashville.net/
Colonel Tom Parker Exhibit Opens
/by MichelleColonel Parker managed Elvis Presley from 1955 until the singer’s death in 1977. Prior to managing Presley, Parker helped transform Eddy Arnold into a country superstar with his own radio shows, movie roles, Las Vegas bookings, and an unparalleled resumé of No. 1 records. In steering the careers of both men, Parker revolutionized the artist management role, displaying an unprecedented marketing savvy while exercising near-total control. His energetic, all-encompassing management style created a blueprint that is still followed today.
The exhibit will trace Parker’s life and career, from his days as an immigrant carnival worker to his time as a powerful, pioneering artist manager. www.countrymusichalloffame.com
ole Scores Third CCMA Publisher Award
/by bossrossThe Canadian Country Music Awards named ole its Publisher of the Year for a third consecutive year. The accolade was announced during the CCMA’s annual Awards week celebration which took place this year in Vancouver, British Columbia. Toronto-based ole also has offices in Nashville and Los Angeles.
“ole is very pleased to have been chosen Music Publisher of the Year, once again this year,” says ole Chairman and CEO, Robert Ott. “Success begins when a great song meets a great artist performance. ole is the first half of that equation. We are committed to working with our songwriters to contribute hit songs that resonate globally and stand the test of time.”
Some of the publisher’s success this past year included songs from Taylor Swift’s two albums. They also had country cuts with Rising Star Tara Oram, Road Hammers, Shane Yellowbird, The Wilsons, Doc Walker, The Higgins, Jason Blaine, Love and Theft plus tracks for Aaron Pritchett, Shea Fisher and Martina McBride.
ole, one of the largest independent publishers worldwide, was founded about four years ago by Tim Laing and Robert Ott. The company now boasts a team of 30 industry professionals and a genre-diverse catalog of over 35,000 songs. ole focuses on acquisitions, creative development and publishing administration worldwide.
(L-R) Gilles Godard, Nashville Chief Creative Officer; Robert Ott, ole Chairman/CEO; Hitsville winner Shane Chisholm; and TMKO Law's Chris Taylor.
During CCMA ole offered songwriters a chance to hit an instant single-song “home run” publishing deal. Writers, with song demos, were asked to start at first base and then move to second and third as various umpires judged their offerings. Along the way, most songs were Out! before making it all the way to home base. Shane Chisholm however, scored and was offered a deal.
Yearwood to Perform For Michelle Obama and Guests
/by FreemanFirst stop on the tour is the Pittsburgh Creative and Performing Arts School, where the visiting guests will be treated to a concert from students as well as special performances from Trisha Yearwood, Yo-Yo Ma and pop singer/songwriter Sarah Bareilles. Mrs. Obama’s group is also scheduled to tour and have lunch at the Andy Warhol museum.
As theboot.com points out, Yearwood follows her husband Garth Brooks in performing for the First Family. In January, Brooks was among those artists selected to perform at President Obama’s inaugural celebration.
Artists Sign On For Bentley’s “Miles & Music For Kids”
/by FreemanTickets for the ride and concert are available online. Ride participants will trek from the Cool Springs Harley Davidson through Williamson County to downtown Nashville, ending in a jam session at Riverfront Park. And for the first time in the event’s four year history, the afternoon event will be happening just before the Tennessee Titans take on the Indianapolis Colts at LP Field.
“My idea of the perfect Sunday afternoon includes live music, motorcycles, beer and football…but you also have to have girls…can’t forget about them,” laughs Bentley. “It’s awesome that Wynonna, Michelle and Heidi want to come help us raise some money that day…it should be a blast.”
Bentley has joined forces with Nationwide Insurance, CMT ONE COUNTRY and the Children’s Miracle Network to expand “Miles & Music for Kids” event to six cities across the country in 2009 and 2010, with all proceeds benefiting Children’s Miracle Network hospitals in those areas. The first three “Miles & Music For Kids” events in Nashville have raised over $500,000.