ASCAP Adds Beth Brinker; Promotes Filhart, Mustoe

Beth Brinker

ASCAP announced today (5/20) the addition of Beth Brinker as Creative Manager. Brinker comes to ASCAP from Latigo Shore Music where she served as Creative Director, representing the catalogs of Andrew Dorff and Jeston Cade. Prior to her work in publishing, Brinker held roles as on-air talent with SpikeTV, Willie Nelson‘s Country Throwdown Tour, The Marty Stuart Show, and stints at GAC-TV, RFD-TV.

Robert Filhart has been promoted to the position of Creative Director. In his five years at ASCAP, Filhart has been involved in career development of ASCAP members Brandy Clark, Aaron Eshuis, Ryan Hurd, Brandon Lay, Hunter Phelps, Jameson Rodgers, Forest Glenn Whitehead and others. Filhart plays a key role in coordinating ASCAP’s involvement in events such as the CMA Songwriters Series, 30A Songwriters Festival and the ASCAP “I Create Music” EXPO.

ASCAP also announced the promotion of Evyn Mustoe to Associate Creative Director. Mustoe has been with ASCAP since March 2012 and serves as Nashville’s Pop/Rock membership representative. She also manages ASCAP’s relationships with several high profile Nashville songwriters and artists, and plays a major role in the ongoing success of monthly ASCAP showcases AMPED, Almost Famous and We Create Music.

ASCAP Nashville’s Michael Martin commented, “Robert and Evyn are such an integral part of the ASCAP Creative staff. They helped build the foundation of the excellent team we have in place in Nashville, and we are so excited to welcome Beth as the newest addition to that team. Her energy and enthusiasm for the job are off the charts, and we can’t wait for her to get started!”