Industry Pics: ole, AIMP, Scotty McCreery

ole’s April Geesbreght Performs For Sony Pictures Entertainment

ole singer-songwriter April Geesbreght recently visited the Sony Pictures Entertainment office in Los Angeles, where she performed three songs for the office’s full staff for consideration in Sony’s upcoming film and TV projects.

Pictured (L-R): Emily Mueller, Creative Manager, ole; Jaison Trece, Executive Director, Music Group, Sony Pictures Entertainment; April Geesbreght, songwriter, ole;Shelly Bunge, EVP, Music, Sony Pictures Entertainment; Tony Scudellari, VP, TV Music Creative – Sony Pictures Entertainment; John Ozier, GM, Creative, ole.

AIMP Welcomes Publishers For ‘Publishing-The New A&R?’ Panel

AIMP and Fifth Third Bank welcomed a full house for the recent ‘Publishing-The New A&R?’ Panel, held at ASCAP’s Connie Bradley Board Room and moderated by Marc Driskill. Panelists included Michael McAnally Baum (SMACKsongs), Ree Guyer Buchanan (Wrensong), Rusty Gaston (THiS Music), John Ozier (ole), and Kos Weaver (BMG), who discussed their companies’ label projects and key components of creating a successful release.

Pictured: Row One: Ree Guyer Buchanan, Michael McAnally Baum, Kos Weaver, Rusty Gaston, John Ozier; Row Two: Michael Martin (ASCAP), Randy Wachtler (Warner/Chappell Production Music), Denise Nichols (AIMP Secretary/Primacy Firm), Marc Driskill (AIMP Exec. Director/Sea Gayle), Brad Peterson (5/3 Bank)

Scotty McCreery: On The Set

Scotty McCreery worked with music video director Roman White and McCreery’s manager John Lytle on the set of McCreery’s new music video “Southern Belle,” which released earlier this week. The song is the first single from the Mercury Nashville/19/Interscope recording artist’s new album, due in 2016.

Pictured: director Roman White; Scotty McCreery; McCreery’s manager John Lytle of Lytle Management. Photo: Eric Adkins