Industry Ink (1/28/13)

Adam Wright

Singer-songwriter Adam Wright has signed with Frank Liddell‘s Carnival Music.

“Adam is highly regarded as a talented songwriter, artist and multi-instrumentalist,” said Liddell. “He has been working with other Carnival writers for a while, so it makes perfect sense that he is now a member of the family. He is going to make great music for many years and we are excited he will be making it at Carnival.”

Wright currently has a Grammy nomination for Best Country Song for Alan Jackson‘s “So You Don’t Have To Love Me Anymore.”

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Josey Milner

MTS Management Group’s Josey Milner has signed with HGN Entertainment for regional club bookings and promotion. The Livingston, Texas-based agency will handle upcoming club bookings in Texas, Missouri and surrounding states. HGN will also be promoting Josey to local media outlets.

“We’re excited to be working with Jason McClelland and the folks at HGN,” said Michael Stover of MTS Management Group. “They’ve got a very talented stable of artists. Josey’s single [“Not Pretty Enough”] is doing very well at radio right now, and we hope to capitalize on the airplay, by getting her on the road very soon.”

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Pictured (L-R) Nancy Peacock, Shelton and Shelton’s manager David Polemeni.

Fifteen-year-old actor Uriah Shelton visited Nashville recently. Shelton, who co-stars on the A&E drama “The Glades” and WIGS network webisode “Blue” starring Julia Stiles, signed up with the Country Music Association during his visit.

He looks forward to meeting fans at the upcoming CMA Music Festival.

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Patrick Joseph Music has signed 21-year-old songwriter Jake Mitchell. Mitchell has had cuts for Austin Webb, including Webb’s first single, “It’s All Good.”

Pictured (L-R): Pat Higdon (Patrick Joseph Music), Jake Mitchell (seated) and Matt Pincus (Songs Music Publishing)