Industry Ink (1/18/13)

1jon walker babyAristoWorks’ Jon Walker and wife Tessa welcomed their first child, daughter Elle Lynn Walker, on Tuesday, Jan. 15. Elle weighed 6 lbs, 8 oz at birth and was born at 9:32 a.m. CT.

Jon is the Director of AristoWorks New Media at The AristoMedia Group. He is the son of AristoMedia President/CEO Jeff Walker and wife Terri. This is the Walker’s second grandchild.

Elle is the great-granddaughter of arranger, producer, conductor and music director Bill Walker and niece of AristoPR’s Director of Publicity Christy Watkins.

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In a unique partnership, IMMERSE, the Gospel Music Association’s Music Training Experience, will be held in its entirety at LifeWay Christian Resources’ corporate headquarters in downtown Nashville. Registration is now open for the fifth annual event, set for May 26-29. LifeWay’s 21-acre campus allows IMMERSE to be held entirely in one location, with more than one million square feet of space for concerts, conferences, networking events and meals. Programming for the 2013 event will include classes in music business, songwriting and artist development. Visit www.ExperienceIMMERSE.com for more information.

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SOLID held their first General Assembly meeting of the year on Jan. 8 at the iconic Oceanway Studios. Warner Music Nashville’s President and CEO John Esposito was the guest speaker.

 

(L-R): Kent Wolfenbarger, SOLID Education Chair, Brittany Adkins Schaffer, SOLID Education Co-chair, SOLID President Sarah McGrady, John Esposito, SOLID Treasurer Michelle Tigard Kammerer and SOLID Vice President Brian O'Neil.

(L-R): Kent Wolfenbarger, SOLID Education Chair, Brittany Adkins Schaffer, SOLID Education Co-chair, SOLID President Sarah McGrady, John Esposito, SOLID Treasurer Michelle Tigard Kammerer and SOLID Vice President Brian O’Neil.

 

 

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