Industry Pics: Leadership Music, Row Entertainment, Sony Music Nashville

(L-R): Leadership Music’s Gift of Service Chair Stacy Widelitz, President-Elect Mike Craft, President Diane Pearson and Second Harvest Food Bank’s Jaynee Day.

Leadership Music Presents Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle TN with Donation

At the recent Leadership Music board meeting, Jaynee Day, President and CEO of Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle TN, was presented with a check from Leadership Music for their first annual Virtual Food Drive held during the holiday season. The friendly competition among the 26 classes, raised almost $26,000 with the Class of 2012 raising the most money. Co-sponsored by Leadership Music and MusicRow Publications, and thanks to the added bonus from Nissan that doubled the proceeds, 200,000 meals were provided.

Members of Leadership Music’s Class of 2012 gathered this week at Sinema Restaurant & Bar in Nashville.

Row Entertainment Holds Industry Showcase Featuring Tim Rushlow

Independent label and publishing company Row Entertainment recently hosted a party to introduce the new company Thursday night at the Rosewall in Nashville’s Gulch district. The retro-themed bash resembled a Las Vegas supper club, complete with a martini bar and a host of hors d’oeuvres, as industry members took in a performance from Tim Rushlow, former Little Texas lead vocalist.

Row Entertainment was started by songwriter/producer Jimmy Ritchey, Rushlow and businessman Kyle Waites. Row Entertainment’s offices are located at 2818 Azalea Place in Nashville.

Pictured (L-R): Kyle Waites, Tim Rushlow and Jimmy Ritchey of Row Entertainment.

Sony Music Nashville Presents New Artists to iHeartRadio

Sony Music Nashville and iHeartRadio presented Sony Nashville’s new class of artists during an event recently at Honky Tonk Central in Nashville.

(Seated, L-R): Columbia Nashville’s Steven Lee Olsen, Arista Nashville’s Cam, Columbia Nashville’s Josh Dorr and Arista Nashville’s Logan Mize;  (in the midst of the crowd) Clay Hunnicutt, Executive Vice President of National Programming Platforms, iHeartMedia; Sony Music Nashville’sChairman & CEO Gary Overton; Keith Gale, SVP, Promotion, RCA Nashville; Lesly Simon, VP, Promotion, Arista Nashville; and, Norbert Nix, VP, Columbia Nashville.