Country Radio Seminar Week Wraps up with Taylor Swift

Country Radio Seminar Week Wraps up with Taylor Swift  2013-03-06

Photo by: Bev Moser Country Radio Seminar 2013 was held Feb. 27-Mar. 1 in Nashville, Tenn. at the Nashville Convention Center. This year’s event included more than 20 panels, exhibits and educational presentations, as well as featured speakers and panelists from all areas of the radio and records industry. The New Faces of Country Music Show featured a surprise appearance by Taylor Swift, who took the stage to lend her support to Florida Georgia Line, who will open select dates on her RED Tour, which kicks off March 13th. Pictured L to R: Big Machine Executive Vice President Jimmy Harnen, Florida Georgia Line’s Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley, Taylor Swift, Big Machine President and CEO Scott Borchetta, CRS President Mike Culotta, and CRS Executive Director Bill Mayne. .

Songwriters Take The Spotlight At CRS 2013

Songwriters Take The Spotlight At CRS 2013

 06 Mar 2013   Posted by ChristyWatkins AristoMedia PR

(Nashville, TN – March 5, 2013) During this year’s Country Radio Seminar, artists and songwriters performed for radio and record executives at showcases and after hour events throughout the week. Events included WCRS Live!, sponsored by BMI and Country Aircheck; KCRS Live!, sponsored by ASCAP and City National Bank; and Bob Kingsley’s Acoustic Alley, sponsored by Country Top 40 and co-sponsored by Suntrust Bank. These events gave hit songwriters the opportunity to be in the spotlight and perform the songs that many of the radio programmers attending had played throughout the year.

Photo highlights from the various songwriter events are below.

Photo credit: Bev Moser, courtesy of Country Radio Seminar

Above: The Warren Brothers (Brad and Brett) and Thomas Rhett co-headlined WCRS Live! Pictured L to R: Thomas Rhett, Brad Warren and Brett Warren

Above: Love and Theft, JT Harding and Jonathan Singleton appear as the lineup for the KCRS Live! Showcase. Pictured L to R: JT Harding, Jonathan Singleton, and Love and Theft’s Stephen Barker Liles and Eric Gunderson.

Above: For the second consecutive year, “Bob Kingsley’s Acoustic Alley” returned with an all-star lineup of hit songwriters.  Brandy Clark, Tom Douglas, Marv Green, Natalie Hemby, Luke Laird, Shane McAnally, Lee Miller, Wendell Mobley and Jeff Stevens performed at the event.  Pictured L to R: Luke Laird, Bob Kingsley, Natalie Hemby, and JT Harding, who performed as one of the evening’s special guests.

About Country Radio Seminar: Country Radio Seminar is an annual convention designed to educate and promote the exchange of ideas and business practices in the Country music industry, with specific emphasis on issues relevant to Country radio.  CRS 2014 will be held Feb. 18 – 22, 2014, in Nashville, Tenn.  Visit www.CountryRadioSeminar.com for more information.

CRS 2013 Photo Highlights

CRS 2013 Photo Highlights

(Nashville, Tenn. – Mar. 4, 2013) Country Radio Seminar 2013 was held Feb. 27-Mar. 1 in Nashville, Tenn. at the Nashville Convention Center.

This year’s event included more than 20 panels, exhibits and educational presentations, as well as featured speakers and panelists from all areas of the radio and records industry.

Known as the biggest Country radio event in the world, the seminar continued to grow with a cutting edge agenda, with a number of networking opportunities and performances from some of the biggest stars in the format. Included below are selected photo highlights from CRS 2013.

View the official CRS 2013 online photo gallery at www.flickr.com/AristoPR

Photo Credit: Bev Moser, courtesy of Country Radio Seminar

Pictured here, the 2013 class of the Country Radio Hall of Fame (L to R):  (back) Crook & Chase (Charlie Chase and Lorianne Crook); CRS Executive Director, Bill Mayne; Eddie Edwards; ACM Executive Director, Bob Romeo; Bill “Dex” Poindexter; CRS President Mike Culotta. (front) Gaylon Christie |  Not pictured: Dr. Don Carpenter

CRS 2012 Artist Humanitarian of the Year award winners Rascal Flatts presented the the CRS 2013 Artist Humanitarian of the Year award on Wednesday, Feb. 27 to Big & Rich (John Rich and Kenny Alphin).  Pictured here L to R: Rascal Flatts’ Gary Levox and Jay Demarcus, Warner Music Group’s John Esposito, Kenny Alphin (Big & Rich), CRS Executive Director Bill Mayne, John Rich (Big & Rich), Joe Don Rooney (Rascal Flatts), CRS Board Member Tim Roberts (WCYD).

Team UMG at the Ryman, hosted by SVP promotion Royce Risser, featured performances by artists including Billy Currington, Brothers Osborne, Chris Stapleton, Darius Rucker, David Nail, Dierks Bentley, Drake White, Eric Church, Eric Paslay, George Strait, Josh Turner, Kacey Musgraves, Kelleigh Bannen, Lady Antebellum, Lauren Alaina, Little Big Town, Luke Bryan, Mickey Guyton, Randy Montana, Scotty McCreery and Vince Gill.

UMG Nashville promotion staffers and artists take a photo on the steps of the historic Ryman Auditorium after the show.

Photo Credit: Peyton Hoge 

Thursday’s Capitol and MCA Records luncheon featured MCA’s Gary Allan headlining and Capitol’s Jon Pardi as the opener. Pictured here L to R are: (back row) Capitol Sr. VP of Promotion, Steve Hodges; Van Haze, National Promotion, MCA Records; and UMG Nashville SVP/Head of Promotion, Royce Risser. (front row) Jon Pardi, Gary Allan, and Mike Dungan.

  

Friday’s Black River Entertainment luncheon featured performances by Sarah Darling, Craig Morgan, and Kellie Pickler.  Pictured here L to R are: Gordon Kerr (Black River Entertainment CEO), Kellie Pickler, Craig Morgan, and Sarah Darling.

The “Grand Ole Opry at CRS” show included appearances by Grand Ole Opry members Brad Paisley, Darius Rucker and Vince Gill along with Clare Bowen, Little Big Town, Dustin Lynch, Scotty McCreery, Ashley Monroe, Kacey Musgraves, Josh Turner and Greg Bates.  Pictured here L to R: (front) Grand Ole Opry’s Pete Fisher; Little Big Town’s Jimi Westbrook, Kimberly Schlapman, Karen Fairchild, Jimi Westbrook; Ashley Monroe; Nashville Actress and singer Clare Bowen; and CRS Executive Director Bill Mayne.  (back) CRS President Mike Culotta, Vince Gill, Greg Bates, Scotty McCreery, Josh Turner, Dustin Lynch, and Steve Buchanan (Ryman Hospitality Properties). Performers not pictured: Brad Paisley and Darius Rucker

The New Faces of Country Music Show closed out CRS 2013 on Friday, Mar. 1 at the Nashville Convention Center.  The show was co-sponsored by the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA), the Academy of Country Music (ACM) and Country Aircheck and featured performances by Easton Corbin, Florida Georgia Line, Brantley Gilbert, Jana Kramer and Kip Moore. Pictured L to R are: CRS President Mike Culotta, Florida Georgia Line’s Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley, Easton Corbin, Jana Kramer, Brantley Gilbert, Kip Moore, and CRS Executive Director Bill Mayne. Photo courtesy of Country Radio Seminar

 

The New Faces of Country Music Show featured a surprise appearance by Taylor Swift, who took the stage to lend her support to Florida Georgia Line, who will open select dates on her RED Tour, which kicks off March 13th.  Pictured L to R: Big Machine Executive Vice President Jimmy Harnen, Florida Georgia Line’s Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley, Taylor Swift, Big Machine President and CEO Scott Borchetta, CRS President Mike Culotta, and CRS Executive Director Bill Mayne. 

CRS Artist and Radio Humanitarian Award Winners

Written by Gina Meinders    Urban Country News

L to R:   RF’s Jay DeMarcus, RF manager Clarence Spalding, CRS Executive Director Bill Mayne, RF’s Gary LeVox, Radio Ink Magazine’s Lois Chooljian, CRS President Mike Culotta, RF’s Joe Don Rooney.  (Photo Credit: Bev Moser)
The CRS Radio and Artist Humanitarian Awards were handed out today on the opening day of CRS 2012, held Feb. 22-24 in downtown Nashville at the Nashville Convention Center. The award was created in 1990 to honor those Country music artists who have exhibited exceptional humanitarian efforts during their career.  Past recipients of the annual award have included Trace Adkins, Brad Paisley, Brooks & Dunn, Garth Brooks, Charlie Daniels and Kenny Rogers, among others.
The 2012 Radio Humanitarian winners are KMOK/Lewiston, Idaho (Small Market), WIVK/Knoxville, Tenn. (Medium Market) and WLHK/Indianapolis, Ind. (Large Market). As previously announced, the Artist Humanitarian Award winner is Rascal Flatts. CRS President Mike Culotta and Radio Ink’s Lois Chooljian presented the awards at 10:30 a.m., immediately following the CRS Keynote Address.
Rascal Flatts received the 2012 Artist Humanitarian award for their charitable contributions and humanitarian endeavors throughout their career. In 2010, the group donated $3 million to the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt’s Pediatric Surgery Center. They currently serve as celebrity spokespersons for the national suicide prevention organization, The Jason Foundation, and have been members of the American Red Cross Celebrity Cabinet for the past seven years.

Discovering the Civil War / Emancipation Proclamation Exhibition Sponsors' Sneak Preview.

Discovering the Civil War / Emancipation Proclamation Exhibition Sponsors' Sneak Preview.
All images are courtesy of Bev Moser. Copyright 2013 Tennessee State Museum

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(L to R) National Archives Board Members Honey Alexander and Bitsy Folger with Museum Commission Chairman Victor Ashe	(L to R) Exhibition ribbon cutting: Museum Executive Director Lois Riggins-Ezzell, TN First Lady Crissy Haslam, Honey Alexander, Museum Commission Chair Victor Ashe and TN Governor Bill Haslam shown on front row. Rep. Johnny Shaw, Senator Bo Watson and National Archives Foundation Director Jim Gardiner.	Gloria Houghland and David Ewing view the original Emancipation Proclamation from the National Archives in Washington
Museum Commission Chair Victor Ashe, Governor Bill Haslam and State Museum Foundation Chair Bobby Thomas	(L to R) Museum Foundation Board Members Dianne Neal, Bobby Thomas, Milah Lynn and Clare Armistead cut the commemorative Emancipation Proclamation cake while National Archives Foundation Director Jim Gardiner looks on.	(L to R) First Lady Crissy Haslam with exhibition sponsors Jim & Natalie Haslam of Pilot Travel Centers and Governor Bill Haslam
Pam Koban (left) with Suzanne Petrey	Bruce Bustard, Curator at the National Archives (back row, left) with his colleagues Stefanie Mathew, Director of Development at the National Archives Foundation (front row, right) and Karen Hibbett, National Archives Registrar and Dan Pomeroy, the museum's Director of Collections	Nashville photographer Kris Kristoffersen with his civil war battle re-enactment images
Museum Director Lois Riggins-Ezzell with members of the 13th Regiment U.S. Colored Troops Civil War re-enactors	(L to R) Becky Shearon, Judge Bernice Donald, David Mills, Rep. Ron Travis	(L to R) Museum Commission Chair Victor Ashe, Governor Bill Haslam, Senator Bo Watson, TN House Speaker Beth Harwell
(L to R) Rep. Larry Miller with Evening Sponsor Representative Kenny Blackburn or AT&T Tennessee and Anne Holt	Debbie & Fred Cassetty	(L to R) Memree Phillips, Rich Roberts, Trudy & Will Byrd
Betty Mansfield dressed as Mary Todd Lincoln and John Mansfield in costume as President Abraham Lincoln	Operatic soprano Kallen Esperian of Memphis performs Mickey Newbury's famed medley, "An American Trilogy"

Berklee College of Music Holiday Party

Nashville alumni who attended the December 14 holiday party Photo by: Bev Moser

The nostalgia associated with the Christmas season and the inevitable turning of the calendar invites us to pause and reflect. Five years ago, I set out from Boston for Nashville with everything I owned stuffed into my 1998 Nissan. At the time, I thought that my stay in Nashville would likely be limited to the six-month internship I was about to embark on. A half-decade later, I'm enjoying being fully entrenched in Music City.
The annual Nashville Berklee Alumni Holiday Party offered a chance to reflect on the past year with fellow Nashville musicians. On Tuesday, December 14, more than 60 Nashville alumni gathered at the SESAC building on Music Row to catch up with old friends and meet new ones. Also in attendance were Berklee's Chief Alumni Affairs Officer Karen Bell and Vice President for Institutional Advancement David McKay. They filled the crowd in on many of the new developments at our alma mater and learned what many local alumni have been up to. Below are some highlights.
Drummer Nick Buda '96 played on Taylor Swift's new record-smashing album Speak Now and on Colbie Caillat's forthcoming CD. He has also opened up a new drum studio (visit www.theloftsound.com).
The Lunabelles, a country band, featuring Alex Kline '08, signed a demo and development deal with Sony Nashville.
Joe Smyth '79 received a Berklee alumni grant for his Matrix Percussion Trio, allowing the group to present their musical program at schools in Nashville and surrounding counties. Smyth also humbly notes that he is entering year 30 as a drummer for the legendary band Sawyer Brown.
Brian Lucas '96 has released the EP Get Something Started. The disc includes a cover of alum Bruce Hornsby's "The Way It Is" and can be heard at www.brianlucas.com.
Josh Preston '99 will release his Landmarks EP in February on his indie label Me and the Machine Records. The label will also release albums by Sleeveless Meeks and the Right to Bare Arms, the New Whole Usuals, Nathan Griffin, James David Wolf, Nick Shelton, and Adam Burrows later this year.
In October 2010, Monykah Dowling '09 was hired in the business affairs department of Broken Bow Records (BBR). In 2009, she interned at BBR and sister label Stoney Creek Records. The BBR artist roster includes Jason Aldean, Blake Wise, James Wesley, and Kristy Lee Cook and is owned by Benny and Paul Brown.
Finally, Berklee alum and Nashville mainstay Amanda Williams '99 has just launched Hillbilly Culture, a unique approach to the traditional publishing company umbrella. Hillbilly Culture currently oversees the catalogs of Amanda Williams and her father, renowned tunesmith Kim Williams, whose songs have been recorded by Joe Diffie and Garth Brooks, among others. Amanda's vision, however, takes the company a step further by creating educational opportunities and programs to aid songwriters. For more information, visit www.hillbillyculture.com.
Dave Petrelli '05

Nashville Berklee Alumni

Chapter Leader

MUSIC ROW MAGAZINE: Snapshots

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Michelle Ross Stephens • November 29, 2012

Justin Moore recently headlined a benefit concert featuring his friends, Jake Owen, Randy Houser and Thomas Rhett at Nashville’s Wildhorse Saloon. The event raised funds for the Jersey Shore Relief Fund and his publicist Carly Caramanna of PLA Media, whose parent’s home and business were destroyed by Hurricane Sandy. The proceeds collected for the Caramanna family and the hurricane victims in New Jersey totaled over $20,000. The Caramanna family was also presented with a charitable donation from Big Machine Label Group and Scott Borchetta. “I was completely blown away by the Nashville community. Their love and support has kept us going through this difficult time,” said Carly.

(L-R): Cindy Salgado, Dakota Caramanna, Nancy Caramanna, Carly Caramanna, Justin Moore, Adam Wurtzel, Photo: Bev Moser