Author Archive: contributor
3rd Sunday At Doak’s Reaches Milestone
On July 17 Doak Turner will welcome aspiring and accomplished members of his Music City family into his home for the 100th session of the 3rd Sunday @ 3 gathering.
Music Row Executive Charlie Fach Passes
Charles Edward Fach Jr., former Mercury Records Executive VP of A&R died on Monday, April 25 at Summit Medical Center in Hermitage , TN at the age of 82. A memorial service will be held Saturday, May 7, 2PM at the Hermitage Funeral Home , Nashville, TN. Charles Fach was born on September 10, 1928 […]
Guest Editorial: Hazel Smith Salutes Renee Bell
I am humbly proud that I introduced Joe Galante to Renee Bell. They became the most successful A&R team in Nashville. Renee was the first and only female Executive Vice President of A&R—thanks to Galante, who always gave women their due. She was employed at the label, originally RCA, now Sony, in excess of 15 […]
City Paper: CMA Awards Bring $3M Economic Impact
A report by fellow SouthComm publication The City Paper shows that the CMA Awards generated an estimated $3 million in direct visitor spending (according to the Convention and Visitors Bureau). In money talk, the awards are worth only about one-eighth of the CMA Music Fest. Nashville’s biggest event draws an estimated $24 million in economic […]
Category: Artist, Awards, Featured, Financial/Legal
Promotion vs. Servicing Myths
(Bryan Farrish Promotion is an independent promotion company handling airplay, talk radio interviews, and gig promotion. www.radio-media.com) One of the new tricks to confuse artists is “digital distribution” or “digital servicing”. This is a service where the following is supposed to happen: You pay a small fee to have your audio sent to radio stations, […]
Artist Stalking In A Social Media Age
by Randy Obrien The popularity of social media websites like Twitter, Facebook and MySpace have lowered the barrier between artists and celebrities, creating for some fans, a false sense of intimacy. When the adoration turns into obsession, the unwanted attention from a fan could become dangerous and deadly. Stalking is defined legally as a person […]
Can Karl Dean’s industry think tank rebrand Music City?
by Adam Gold [Nashville Scene] Nearly everyone can agree on why Nashville should be considered a world-class city and a music-business player in the same league as New York or L.A.: We’re the cradle of country music, the citadel of contemporary Christian. We’re home to many of the most skilled session players, songwriters, producers and […]
Category: Artist, Featured, Organizations
Documentary Delves Into Haggard Life
A new PBS documentary sheds light on the dark side of country music’s true outlaw, Merle Haggard.
Hotel Tax Revenue To Help Repair Opry House
From the City Paper: An ordinance drafted by Mayor Karl Dean and his administration would redirect a portion of revenue collected from the city’s hotel taxes to repair the $20 million worth of flood-related damages to the Grand Ole Opry House. “The operation of this Opry House has a very real and tangible impact on […]
Category: Featured, Financial/Legal, Flood2010
Alan Jackson’s Estate Sells For $28 Million
The 135-acre Williamson county estate belonging to Alan Jackson has sold for $28 million. He placed the home on the market almost a year ago for an initial asking price of $38 million. The Nashville Post reports the buyer is a trust in the name of Willis and Reba Johnson. He is the founder and […]
Power To The Creators
[Nashville Post by Mark Wheeler] To Tim Smith, confusion is costly — especially when it comes to copyright management in the entertainment sector. Smith’s MyWerx, which was founded in late 2008, applies aspects of social networking and wiki platforms to allow content creators from the music, video and film worlds to manage the copyright information […]
Category: Featured, Organizations, Publishing
