John Ozier Promoted To VP At Ole Nashville

John Ozier

John Ozier has been promoted to the position of Vice President, Nashville Creative for ole.

Over the past three years, Ozier has delivered on his mandate to build writer, development artist and catalog success at ole. During that time, Nashville has signed over a dozen writers including Jeremy Stover, Tony Martin, and Phil O’Donnell.

ole Nashville has also added artists including Tyler Farr, Jordan Davis, Josh Dorr, Adam Hambrick, Travis Denning, and Sam Grow in deals ranging from publishing to full development and upstreaming.

The company is equally active in Canada and has unique cross-border reach with a roster that includes Canadian-based country stars like Gord Bamford, George Canyon and Meghan Patrick.

“ole has always invested heavily in Country and will continue to do so, says Robert Ott, Chairman & CEO of ole. “John Ozier’s strategic, long-term vision of building success and a collaborative culture fits well with our overall outlook on Creative. I think he’s just getting started.”

“I am highly appreciative to be named a Vice President at ole,” Ozier adds. “ole’s strong support of our staff and songwriters has been key to the ongoing expansion of ole Nashville. It’s gratifying to be surrounded by so much talent here, at every level.”

Ozier, who serves as Executive Director of Association of Independent Music Publishers (AIMP) Nashville, came to ole in 2013 with deep experience in operating publishing and record label businesses. He is also a platinum songwriter with cuts by Lee Brice, Kid Rock, Kellie Pickler, Charlie Worsham, Josh Thompson, Tyler Farr, American Young, Air Supply and others.