Industry Ink (2/14/13)

Pictured (L-R): Mike Kraski, President of Tenacity; Tracy Lawrence; Alex Torrez, Vice President of Lawrence Music Group

Lawrence Music Group (LMG) has partnered with Tenacity for support services including national radio promotion for the LMG label.

The Tenacity team, led by President Mike Kraski, includes Sr. VP Tim McFadden; David Shaw, Gary Greenberg, and Jeff Davis. The team will provide strategic national radio campaign services for artist Tracy Lawrence. “Stop, Drop And Roll,” written by songwriters Casey Beathard and Brandon Kinney, is the first single from Lawrence’s forthcoming studio album Headlights Taillights And Radios, set to release summer 2013.

“We couldn’t be more excited about our partnership with Tracy and the Lawrence Music Group team,” said Kraski, “To be associated with an artist of his stature is an honor and to be able to work some of the best music he’s ever recorded is an absolute thrill.”

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Pictured (L-R): Jon Stone of duo American Young, Lee Brice (Curb Records), Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini, Chris Janson (Bigger Picture Group), Jay Hamby (Lucchese, director of retail), and Allen Mitchell (Bigger Picture promotion). Photo: Karen Will Rogers.

Former World Boxing Association lightweight champion Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini joined radio promoters Damon Moberly (Mercury Nashville), Keith Gale (RCA), Jimmy Rector (EMI Nashville) and EJ Bernas (Bigger Picture Group) at Lucchese in the Gulch recently for a sponsor party for the ninth annual Ringside: A Fight for Kids boxing gala event. Ringside: A Fight For Kids will take place March 8 at The Factory in Franklin. Lucchese is a Ringside co-sponsor.

Several artists and songwriters attended in support of the event, including Jon Stone, Lee Brice, and Chris Janson.

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SOLID‘s Music Row Madness Bowling Tournament benefiting Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle TN is slated for March 20 at the Hillwood Strike & Spare, from 5:30 p.m.–8 p.m. Music industry professionals are invited to register a team of five to six co-workers or friends for a night of bowling, beer and fun. All teams are encouraged to raise as much as possible and are asked to have a team goal of $750. All proceeds go directly to BBBS. The event will also feature several awards given throughout the evening, including prizes for Best Dressed Team, Most Creative Team Name, Most Money Raised and Highest Bowling Score.