Industry Ink (1/2/2013)

Terry and Wanda Seay recently announced the formation of ZMusic Publishing. Diane Untz has signed on with the company as a managing partner and creative director, while Frankie Lackey will serve as a managing partner and publishing director.

The company will focus on songwriter mentoring and development, song evaluations and new artist management. ZMusic Publishing will offer songwriters single song contracts and standard publishing contracts. Terry Seay can be reached at here. For more information, visit zmusicpublishing.com.

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The Association of Independent Music Publishers will host the panel “YouTube: More Money From Your Music” on Monday (Jan. 14) from 3:30-5:30 p.m. at BMI’s Nashville offices. The panel will focus on how publishing companies can harness YouTube to increase awareness and revenue.

The panel will feature moderator David Crow, a partner with Milom Horsnell Crow Rose Kelley PLC. Panelists will include RightsFlow co-founder Patrick Sullivan, also a Strategic Partner Development Manager with Google (RightsFlow was acquired by Google) and Scott Shellwood, a Strategic Partner Development Manager with YouTube. The reservation cutoff is Thursday (Jan. 10). For more information, visit aimp.org.

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Chris Hollo, official photographer for the Grand Ole Opry, will launch the monthly web series LEGACY on Thursday (Jan. 3) via Facebook. The series focuses on a young woman who realizes she is part of an ancient plan to create a superior race of humans capable of surviving a global catastrophe.

At the end of each episode, Hollo gives viewers the ability to interact and choose which direction the next episode will take. For more information on the series, visit https://www.facebook.com/LegacyTheWebSeries.