Industry Ink: BMLG’s Scott Borchetta, Warner Music Nashville, ACM, Berklee College of Music

Scott Borchetta. Photo: Fox’s Michael Becker

Big Machine Label Group’s Borchetta Begins Run on American Idol Tonight

Big Machine Label Group’s President and CEO Scott Borchetta will officially begin his run of appearances on Fox’s American Idol tonight (Wednesday, March 11), as the music competition’s in-house mentor. Borchetta will help guide the show’s contestants throughout the competition each week. The show’s winner will receive a record deal on Big Machine Records.

Warner Music Nashville’s Holley Welcomes Son

Jeremy Holley

Warner Music Nashville’s Jeremy Holley and wife Sarah welcomed son Eliah Jude Holley on March 10. He was born at 6:44 p.m. CT, and weighed 7 pounds, 1 oz.

“Glory to God and THANK YOU ALL for your thoughts and prayers. It has been a long journey and we’ve never felt so much joy & gratefulness,” said Holley.

ACM Lifting Lives Partners with The Giving Keys

ACM Lifting Lives has partnered with Los Angeles-based social enterprise The Giving Keys, which produces inspriational jewelry from repurposed keys. Beginning today and running through the 50th Academy of Country Music Awards on Sunday, April 19, The Giving Keys will donate a portion of all proceeds from products engraved with the word “Power” to ACM Lifting Lives.

“We are excited to partner with such a unique and inspiring organization to help spread the message of ‘Power’ and the mission of ACM Lifting Lives,” said Hannah Martin, ACM Lifting Lives Manager, “We love how The Giving Keys are encouraging and uplifting people worldwide and we are happy to be a part of it.”

For more information on The Giving Keys and to purchase a “POWER” key, visit www.thegivingkeys.com.

Berklee College of Music Students to Present American Master Awards

Berklee College of Music will present its first American Master Awards on Tuesday, March 17, in Nashville to Grand Ole Opry vice president and general manager Pete Fisher; Eddie Bayers, drummer on more than 300 gold and platinum records; and Curb Group CEO Jim Ed Norman, to celebrate the 30^th anniversary of the college’s Nashville student trip.

The awards will be presented at Opry Studio following a Grand Ole Opry concert by Larry Gatlin, Charlie Worsham, The Willis Clan, Lee Greenwood, and more.

For 30 years, a group of Berklee students have spent their spring break in Nashville to earn an in-depth look at the music industry. The trip has grown to 120 students per year, led by professor of songwriting Pat Pattison, and program director for music technology Stephen Webber.  More than 3,000 students have attended the program since it began.

“When Pat Pattison first let some students follow him to Nashville all those years ago, he had no idea that thousands would eventually follow, hundreds of lives would change, and Berklee and Nashville would never be the same,” said Webber. “When I joined the trip 21 years ago, it was instantly apparent that Berklee in Nashville was the single most incredible educational experience I’d ever witnessed. I’ve felt that way every year since.”