Tracy Gershon is a leader in the entertainment industry and music business. She has worked with and signed Miranda Lambert, Kacey Musgraves, The Mavericks, Brandi Carlile and many others. We talk about her rise in the industry, her brand new publishing company, the best country music albums and so much more.
Adam Lowenberg is the Chief Marketing Officer at Primary Wave. He is responsible for some of the most compelling and unique marketing concepts within the modern music industry. Prior to being at Primary Wave, Lowenberg was Sr. VP of Marketing for Island Def Jam and served as Sr. VP of Marketing at Virgin Records. We talk about his rise in the industry, the 15th anniversary of Primary Wave, how he creates national holidays for his clients and so much more.
Adam C. Sansiveri is Head of the Nashville Private Client Group at AllianceBernstein. He is also a Broadway producer, film financier, tech entrepreneur, philanthropist, restaurateur and a renewable energy investor Adam started his career as a classical vocalist and has performed at the Verbier Festival, the Metropolitan Opera, Carnegie Hall, and Tanglewood. We talk about the growth of Nashville, NFTs, selling song catalogs and so much more.
Sibling trio Track45 is one of Nashville's most buzzed about acts. Consisting of Jenna, Ben, and KK Johnson, Track45 fill a NEED in the genre for a fresh, harmony-driven band set to explode on behalf of Country Radio, streaming, and social media platforms. The siblings on their own have written songs for artists including Lee Brice, Charlie Puth, Justin Timberlake, Weezer, Dierks Bentley, HARDY and many more. Now the trio is ready to make a go on their own.
Seth Godin is an institution. He is a teacher, author, entrepreneur and you will have a hard time finding a modern business book that does not reference his work at least once. We go on a wild ride hearing Seth's thoughts on music, building a fan base, how to pick yourself, and so much more. Seth's newest book The Practice is out now.
Ian Munsick is that guy. He one of Nashville most buzzed about artists and signed with Warner Nashville in 2020. Munsick is co-managed by his wife and legendary manager of George Strait, Erv Woolsey. We talk about his rise in the industry, his musical upbringing, where to get the best western shirts and so much more. His new album Coyote Cry is out now.
Kurt Deutsch is the Senior Vice President for Theatrical & Catalog Development at Warner/Chappell. He is also the President and founder of Sh-K-Boom and Ghostlight Records. Kurt has worked on some of the most iconic cast albums from the last 20 years including: In The Heights, Book of Mormon, The Last Five Years, Pippin, 13 and many more. Kurt is an entrepreneur, a pioneer and a leader in the Broadway community and the music industry.
Sarah Trahern is the CEO of the Country Music Association (CMA). We dive deep into her journey to Music City, how the CMA is innovating around the world today, the recovery of the music industry and so much more. This episode is simply a must listen.
Joseph Hudak is the senior editor at Rolling Stone's Nashville office, which covers the country and Americana genres. Prior to joining the iconic title in 2014, he was the managing editor of Country Weekly magazine and spent 12 years at TV Guide magazine as an editor, dissecting and writing about television programming. Joseph is a pioneer in country music journalism and we talk all about it.
Ken Davenport is a Tony Award-winning Broadway producer whose credits include Once On This Island (Tony Award), The Play that Goes Wrong, Groundhog Day, Godspell, Kinky Boots (Tony Award), 13 The Musical and so much more. We talk about the return of live events, what makes a perfect logo, how he knew Ariana Grande would become a massive star and so much more.
Jordan Burger is the head of Madison House Nashville. He has worked with artists such as Oasis, Squeeze, Kid Rock, Kevin Costner, Southern Avenue, Sugar Ray, Los Lonely Boys, Rob Zombie, Marc Cohn, American Idol Winners [David Cook, Nick Fradiani, and Kris Allen] and many more. We talk about the current booking landscape, why so many music industry legends come out of Emory University, the secret to the perfect New York bagel and so much more.
Michael Barra & Stephen Snedden are the lead producers behind the Florida Georgia Line inspired musical "May We All". The show plans on making its debut in June of 2022 and will be part of the upcoming Broadway at TPAC series in Nashville. We talk about the show, the upcoming national tour, the future of Broadway and so much more.
David Kells is the the Executive Vice President at Bridgestone Arena and the Nashville Predators. He oversees operations for the entire venue and has been named twice to Billboard's Country Power Player list. We talk about how the venue is reopening, the best place to watch a show, why the venue community is so collaborative and so much more. Kells even mentions the best Bridgestone snack! Tune in to find out what it is.
Jody Williams might as well be a Nashville institution. Born and raised in Nashville, he started his career in the mail room at BMI. He then climbed the ranks to work at publishing companies like Charlie Daniels’ Hat Band Music, Screen-Gems Music, Chappell Music, Tree Publishing and MCA. Williams has championed talent such as Alison Krauss, Brooks & Dunn, Maren Morris, Eric Church, Natalie Hemby, Jeffrey Steele, Carrie Underwood, and many more. Last year, Williams launched a brand new ventur...
Martha Earls is the longtime manager of country superstar Kane Brown. Prior to that, she had careers at companies like Warner Chappell, BMG and co-founded the Company that would eventually become Big Machine Music.
Chris Swanson is the co-founder of Secretly Group, which includes independent record labels Dead Oceans, Jagjaguwar, The Numero Group and Secretly Canadian, as well as music publisher Secretly Publishing. Secretly Group artists include Bon Iver, Phoebe Bridgers, The War On Drugs, Mitski and many more. He is also one of hollywoods top music supervisors, most recently working on Motley Crue's biopic, The Dirt.
Mike Deestro is the head writer for The Bobby Bones Show. He has been with Bobby since the very beginning and has been part of his incredible rise in Country Radio. In addition, Mike is a movie/Hollywood expert. We talk about it all!
Mat Devine is the head of Music Partnerships for Cameo. Prior to that he created and fronted the alternative rock band Kill Hannah, which was signed to Atlantic Records. He also starred in the Spider-Man Musical on Broadway. We talk all about it!
Ben Vaughn is the President/CEO of Warner/Chappell Nashville. Prior to that, he was the youngest executive to head a major publisher in Nashville, as EVP & GM at EMI. Vaughn started out running an independent music publishing company at the age of 20. Today, he works with some of the biggest songwriters and artists in music including Thomas Rhett, Rhett Akins, Jesse Frasure, Nicolle Galyon, Liz Rose, Dan + Shay and many more. The Nashville Briefing...
Alex Hall is one of Nashville's fastest rising guitar slingers. He new EP is titled 6 Strings and features some of Country music's biggest artists like Vince Gill, Brad Paisley, John Osborne, Tenille Townes and others. Hall is signed to Shane McAnally's Monument Records. Check out Alex's new project here . Check out the Armchair Expert podcast with Keith Urban here . Read more about Alex's new project here ....
Andrew Stone is the Head of Chugg Music, the Management, Publishing, and Record Label arm of Chugg Entertainment. He manages Australian superstars like Sheppard, Lime Cordiale and Mia Rodriguez. Andrew is also head and founder of City Pop Records. When industry leaders like Scooter Braun or Dre London need to team up with a manager from Australia, they team up with Andrew Stone. Listen to Andrew's acts Sheppard , Lime Cordiale and Mia Rodriguez on Spotify. Click to learn more about Chugg Music a...
Clarence Spalding is a partner in Maverick and the founder of Spalding Entertainment. He manages country megastars like Jason Aldean, Rascal Flatts, Brooks & Dunn, Reba & Darius Rucker. When it comes to Country managers, few compete with Clarence.
Lee Greenwood, the myth, the legend, the patriot. This was a fun one! We talk about his biggest hits, how his song ends up in presidential campaigns and so much more.
R.J. Romeo is the president of Romeo Entertainment Group, one of the leading independent talent buyers in the US. Brian Bauer is the founder and president of Bauer Entertainment Marketing, one of the leading event marketing firms in Nashville. These guys share a ton of insight on the future and recovery of the live music industry and so much more.
Spencer Crandall is one of Nashville's most talked about rising artists. With over 1 million followers on TikTok and over 1.2 million monthly listeners on Spotify, he has built a massive fanbase, completely independently. On this episode, Spencer is joined by his manager Jeff Cherry and we talk all about what it takes to make it in the music business.
Pete Griffin is the CEO of Musicians On Call. For more than 20 years, the national organization has brought live and recorded music to patients, doctors and nurses in hospitals nationwide. To date MOC has performed for more than 850,000 people in hospitals. During a global pandemic, MOC has had their biggest year yet.
On our 40th episode special, we are pulling out all the stops! Leslie Fram is the senior VP of music strategy for CMT. Matt Pinfield is the legendary host of MTV's 120 Minutes. What do Leslie and Matt have in common? They once hosted a radio show together! We dive deep into stories of them being on the air and talk about how with minimal resources, they were able to pull off iconic stunts. Hearing the excitement that Matt & Leslie still have for music is exhilarating and I guarantee their st...
Stephen Day's music makes me feel good. He is one of Nashville most talked about rising stars and has over 32 million streams to his name. Before Covid, he was getting ready to headline his very first sold out tour across the country. His brand new project is titled "Original Songs And Sound". Learn about Stephen now.
A Thousand Horses are one of the few bands rocking in Country music today. These guys have been through it all and have come out on top. "A Song To Remember" is their brand new single, produced by Dave Cobb, that's out on Country radio right now.
Teddy Robb's brand new single "Heaven On Dirt" is out on Country radio right now. He is signed to Shane McAnally's Monument Records and is one of the nicest rising stars in Nashville.
