Industry Ink (4/17/14)

ElevenEleven Records /Republic Nashville’s artist Savannah Keyes recently stopped by BMI Nashville to become an official BMI songwriter. Keyes is currently recording her debut album, which is being produced by Rascal Flatts’ Jay DeMarcus.

Pictured (L-R): BMI’s Mark Mason, Keyes, 19 Entertainment’s Jim Weatherson, and BMI’s Jody Williams.
Photo: Drew Maynard

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Creative Agency Mountain celebrated its official Nashville launch with “Party Like A Boss” on Friday, April 10 at a space on Demonbreun Hill. The event was billed as the “inaugural celebration of Nashville’s movers and shakers, artists, doers, creators, entrepreneurs and hustlers.”

Pictured (L to R): Henry Pile, VP Sales and Marketing, Consensus Point; Jacob Jones, owner/founder Mountain;
Austin Gray, Owner, Entire World.

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Charles Esten

Actor Charles “Chip” Esten, who plays “Deacon Claybourn” on ABC’s hit television show Nashville, is the featured guest at today’s (April 17) installment of “NSA Presents…” hosted by Nashville School of the Arts. The event held in the Roxy Theatre on the school’s campus is described as having a format similar to “Inside the Actors Studio” and “CMT Crossroads.” Created by and for the students, the program allows students to learn from their featured guest through a Q&A session, interspersed with performances by the students including Chip Esten. Wells Adams, the morning radio personality on Lightning 100 will moderate the event.

Julia Hoge, NSA school counselor and organizer of the “NSA Presents…” series (and wife of Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Will Hoge) says, “It is both our duty and mission as Nashville’s arts school to provide each student with a complete education, which includes helping them find ways to translate their passions into careers and exposing them to professionals who have created their own artistic success.“