| KENNY CHESNEY, RONNIE MILSAP, GRETCHEN WILSON, LEE ANN WOMACK, KELLIE PICKLER, MANDY BARNETT and host BRENDA LEE for the BRADLEY FAMILY SOLD-OUT TRIBUTE |
| GRETCHEN WILSON, LEE ANN WOMACK, KELLIE PICKLER, and MANDY BARNETT added to BRADLEY FAMILY TRIBUTE AT LEADERSHIP MUSIC DALE FRANKLIN AWARD NASHVILLE – THE EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT. CALL THE LM OFFICE at 770-7090 if you'd like to be on a waiting list. Gretchen Wilson, Lee Ann Womack, Kellie Pickler, and Mandy Barnett have been added to the list of stars who will salute the Bradley Family at the Leadership Music Dale Franklin Award on Tuesday, August 26 at Loews Vanderbilt Hotel. Wilson, Womack, Pickler and Barnett will join previously announced artists Kenny Chesney and Ronnie Milsap in the musical tribute to “Music Row’s First Family.” Country Music and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member Brenda Lee is set to host the program honoring Owen (posthumously), Harold, Patsy, Jerry, and Connie Bradley. This event is not quite sold out yet. For more information or to request an invitation, contact the office at LM@leadershipmusic.org. Benefactor Tickets, which include a pre-event VIP reception, cocktail reception, preferred dinner table seating and program acknowledgment, are $500 each; Benefactor Tables of 10 are $5,000. Patron Tickets, for the cocktail reception and dinner, are $200 each for LM alumni and $250 for non-alumni; Patron Tables of 10 are $2,499. Dinner and the awards program will take place in the Symphony Ballroom. Proceeds from the evening benefit Leadership Music, a 501(c)(3) organization. The Bradleys have exhibited extraordinary creative and business leadership for more than seven decades, since Owen (who died in 1998) and his brother, Harold, opened the first recording studio on Music Row. Through their expertise in the fields of recording, publishing, studio management and performing rights, the family has consistently recognized and promoted talent, established many innovative business models and been a force for philanthropy. Their influence continues to resonate throughout the entire music industry to this day. The Leadership Music Dale Franklin Award, named for the first executive director of Leadership Music, was created in 2004 “to recognize a music industry leader who exemplifies the highest quality of leadership and leading by example.” The Bradleys join previous Leadership Music Dale Franklin Award winners Tony Brown (2004), Gerry House (2005), Emmylou Harris (2006), and Frances W. Preston (2007). About Leadership Music Leadership Music is an educational non-profit 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to nurture a knowledgeable, issue-oriented community of music industry professionals through an annual educational program and events. This is accomplished through the identification and exploration of topical issues in an annual series of off-the-record educational seminars (the Program), and continued alumni nurturing and education. Over the past 19 years, Leadership Music has graduated more than 740 music industry-related executives. # # # For additional information, contact: Caroline Davis, LM Communications Co-chair (615) 385-7796 x 31 or 957-5056 caroline@performingsongwriter.com Kira Florita, LM Executive Director (615) 770-7090 kira@leadershipmusic.org P.O. Box 158010 * Nashville, TN 37215-8010 www.leadershipmusic.org |
| Aug 11, 2008 |
| The Bradley Family To Receive Leadership Music Dale Franklin Award: Gala set for Tuesday, August 26 at Loews Vanderbilt Hotel |
| For immediate release – March 31, 2008 NASHVILLE – Music Row’s founding family, The Bradleys, have been selected as the 2008 recipients of the Leadership Music Dale Franklin Award, it was announced by the board of directors of Leadership Music. A gala tribute banquet planned for Tuesday, August 26, at Loews Vanderbilt Hotel will honor five Bradley Family members: Owen (posthumously), Harold, Patsy, Jerry, and Connie. The Bradleys have exhibited extraordinary creative and business leadership for more than seven decades, since Owen (who died in 1998) and his brother, Harold, opened the first recording studio on Music Row. Through their devotion to artists, songwriters and musicians, the family has consistently recognized and promoted talent, established many innovative business models and been a force for philanthropy. Their influence continues to resonate throughout the entire music industry to this day. A session musician for more than 60 years, Harold is president of the Nashville Association of Musicians/Local 257. Owen’s son, Jerry, enjoyed a four-decades career as a record label and publishing company executive at RCA and Opryland Music Group / Acuff-Rose Music Publishing, and Jerry’s wife, Connie, is Senior Vice President of ASCAP. Patsy Bradley, Owen’s daughter, retired in 2007 as Assistant Vice President at BMI after a four-decades career. Owen Bradley, who as a label chief and record producer was an architect of the “Nashville Sound,” was inducted to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1974. Harold joined him in the Hall of Fame in 2006. The Dale Franklin Leadership Award, named for the first executive director of Leadership Music, was created in 2004 “to recognize a music industry leader who exemplifies the highest quality of leadership and leading by example.” The Bradley Family join previous Leadership Music Dale Franklin Award winners Tony Brown (2004), Gerry House (2005), Emmylou Harris (2006), and Frances W. Preston (2007). Tickets to the invitation-only event will be available in July. Leadership Music is an educational non-profit 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to nurture a knowledgeable, issue-oriented community of music industry professionals through an annual educational program and events. This is accomplished through the identification and exploration of topical issues in an annual series of off-the-record educational seminars (the Program), and continued alumni nurturing and education. Over the past 18 years, Leadership Music has graduated more than 680 music industry-related executives. For additional information, contact: Kira Florita, Executive Director 615.770.7090 www.leadershipmusic.org |
| Apr 3, 2008 |
| SAVE THE (tentative) DATE! For the 2009 Leadership Music Digital Summit |
| SAVE THE (TENTATIVE) DATES FOR LMDS 2009! March 23 - 25, 2009Evening event Monday, March 23, 2009 Tuesday, March 24 - all day segments plus evening event Wednesday, March 25 - morning segments ending after lunch |
| Aug 21, 2008 |
| LM Names J. Fred Knobloch as New Board President |
| NASHVILLE – J. Fred Knobloch has been elected president of the board of directors of Leadership Music, the organization announced today. Since joining the board in 2003, Knobloch has served as an Event Co-Chair (Leadership Music Digital Summit), as Development Chair and on the Executive Committee. A Mississippi native, Knobloch has over 130 cuts to his credit by artists whose styles range from Country to R&B to Jazz and Pop, including Ray Charles, Kenny Rogers, Trisha Yearwood, Delbert McClinton, The Dirt Band, Gregg Allman, Ruth Brown, John Anderson, Etta James and Levon Helm. On the heels of modest success as a Los-Angeles based songwriter/artist for Scotti Bros. Records in the early 1980s, Knobloch relocated to Nashville to pursue a writing career full-time on Music Row in 1983. Among his recent hit singles are Faith Hill's "If My Heart Had Wings" and George Strait's "Meanwhile." A self-published songwriter for the past eight years, he continues to work as a session musician and vocalist, as well as performing 30 to 40 dates a year on the road. Along with Don Schlitz and Thom Schuyler, Knobloch originated the 'In the Round' shows at the world famous Bluebird Café in Nashville. An alumnus of the Leadership Music Class of 2002, he is active in keeping track of technology issues for the Nashville Songwriter's Association International (NSAI) as well as serving on Leadership Music's Digital Summit Steering Committee. New board members elected to two-year terms include Drew Alexander, director of publishing, Curb Music Group; Mitch Bainwol, chairman & CEO, RIAA; Fred Buc, general manager, Tuned In Broadcasting/WRLT-FM Lightning 100; Garth Fundis, record producer, GMF Music; John Grady, partner, Red Light Management; Jeff Gregg, agent, Creative Artists Agency; Mark Montgomery, CEO/founding partner, echo; and Randy Wachtler, president, 615 Music Companies. In addition to Knobloch, the organization’s officers, elected to one-year terms, include Pat Collins, president & COO, SESAC, Inc. as president-elect; Ken Robold, executive vice president and general manager, UMG Nashville as past president; Robin Mitchell Joyce, attorney, Milom Joyce Horsnell & Crow, PLC as secretary; and Jamie Cheek, business manager/partner, Flood, Bumstead, McCready & McCarthy, Inc. as treasurer. As well as the officers, board members serving on the Executive Committee include Ed Benson, chief strategic officer, Country Music Association; Garth Fundis; Ralph Schulz, president and CEO, Nashville Chamber of Commerce; and Tim Wipperman, chief creative officer, Equity Music Group. Board members serving through June 30, 2009 include Lori Badgett, vice president, SunTrust Bank; David Bennett, Altura Productions LLC; Ed Benson; Dorothy Campbell, legal counsel, DKC Legal; Caroline Davis, director of communications & special projects, Performing Songwriter magazine; Fletcher Foster, senior vice president / general manager, Universal Records South; Wayne Halper, attorney, Law Offices of Wayne R. Halper; Kerry Hansen, CEO/personal manager, Big Enterprises; Beverly Keel, professor of recording industry at MTSU, where she serves as director of the Seigenthaler Chair of Excellence in First Amendment Studies, and The Tennessean's celebrity columnist; Tim McFadden, president/owner, Tim McFadden Management, LLC; Dave Pomeroy, bassist/writer/producer, Earwave Music Group; Dan Raines, president, Creative Trust, Inc.; Ken Robold; Ed Salamon, executive director, Country Radio Broadcasters, Inc.; Mike Schoenfeld, vice chancellor for public affairs and government relations, Duke University; Ralph Schulz; Troy Tomlinson, president / CEO, Sony/ATV Music Publishing; Tim Wipperman, and Erika Wollam-Nichols, director of development, NSAI. «Next Record» Members re-elected through June 30, 2010 include Tom Baldrica, vice president, marketing, Sony / BMG Nashville; Pat Collins; Liz Kiley, vice president, broadcast affiliations & operations, MTV tr3s; Pam Matthews; Robin Mitchell Joyce; Robert Oermann, owner, R.K.O. Media Products; and Jamie Cheek. Leadership Music’s executive director, Kira Florita, continues to serve as an ex-officio member, and Robin Mitchell Joyce continues as the not-for-profit educational organization’s legal counsel. For a complete list of the Board of Directors, visit www.leadershipmusic.org. Leadership MusicTM is a 501(c)(3) educational non-profit organization whose mission is to nurture a knowledgeable, issue-oriented community of music industry professionals. It accomplishes this through the identification and exploration of topical issues in an annual program designed to further communication among facets of the entertainment business and to assist established leaders in their roles as decision makers, as well as through alumni nurturing and education. Over 720 alumni have graduated from the annual class program since its founding in 1989 in Nashville. # # # For additional information, conta |
| Jul 1, 2008 |
| LM Selects 53 Members for Class of 2009 |
| For immediate release – June 11, 2008 NASHVILLE –Fifty-three new members have been selected to participate in the twentieth annual class of Leadership Music. The nine-month program is designed to create a forum for established music community leaders to identify and explore issues currently affecting the music industry. “The selection committee, composed of more than 50 Leadership Music alumni from all areas of the industry, has chosen an outstanding group of leaders from almost 300 applicants for the Class of 2009,” explained Pat Embry, immediate Past President of the Board of Directors and chair of the selection committee. Members of the Class of 2009 are: Odie Blackmon, Odie Songs; Linda Bloss-Baum, Vice President Public Policy & Government Relations, Warner Music Group; William H. Braddy, Senior Vice President, Market Executive, US Trust; Bank of America; Kimberly Buie, Vice President A&R, Lost Highway; Nancy Cardwell, Special Projects Director, International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA); Jeff Obafemi Carr, Founding Artistic Director, Amun Ra Theatre; Lisa Chader, Vice President, Corporate Communications, CMT; Roberta Ciuffo-West, Executive Vice President for Institutional Advancement, TN Performing Arts Center; Patrick Clifford, Vice President A&R, Ten Ten Music; Russ Crupnick, Vice President/Senior Industry Analyst, The NPD Group; Don Cusic, Professor, Belmont University/College of Entertainment & Music Business; Jon Elliot, Vice President Marketing / Artist Development, Arista Nashville; Billy Falcon, Pretty Blue Songs; Joy Fletcher, Vice President, Events & Programming, Gospel Music Association; Paul Gambill, Music Director & Founder, Orchestra Nashville; Dawn Gates, Director, New Media, Capitol Records Nashville; Robert Goldstone, Vice President Sales, Thirty Tigers; Raymond Gonzalez, Partner, Zumwalt, Almon & Hayes; Kenny Greenberg, Owner, 204 Records; John Hamlin, Senior Vice President Production & Development, CMT & 60 Minutes; Kevin Herring, Vice President, National Promotion, Lyric Street Records; Jim Hester, Senior Advisor to the Mayor, Metro Nashville Government; Scott Heuerman, Director Business Development, Live Nation Artists; Ben Howard, Senior Vice President Marketing & Sales, Provident Label Group; David Innes, Vice President, SunTrust; Lisa Jenkins, Personal Manager, Vector Management; Barrie Kessler, Chief Operating Officer, Sound Exchange; Craig King, Chief Executive Officer, Davidson County Music; Steve Lassiter, Senior Vice President / Partner, APA, Inc.; Russell Long, Producer / Engineer; Al McCree, President / Chief Executive Officer, Altissimo Records & Distribution; Paul Moore, Co-COO, Nashville; Senior Vice President, William Morris Agency, LLC; Dr. Robert Ossoff, MD, Professor & Chair, Vanderbilt University Medical Center; Dixie Owen, Senior Director, Media & Public Relations, Capitol Records Nashville; Dan Rogers, Senior Marketing Manager, Grand Ole Opry; Doug Rountree, Owner, Pioneer Coach, Inc.; Chad Segura, Vice President, Word Music Publishing; Earle Simmons, Amy Smartt, Senior Director of Finance & Administration, Country Music Association; Director Membership Relations, ASCAP; Chris Stacey, Vice President, Music Industry, Mozes; Larry Stessel, President, Trillium Entertainment; Denise Stevens, Senior Counsel, Loeb & Loeb, LLP; Jon Randall Stewart, Artist; Steve Tveit, General Manager, OmniSound Studio; Connie Valentine, President & Chief Executive Officer, Arts & Business Council of Greater Nashville; Mark Wait, Dean, Blair School of Music - Vanderbilt University; Carla Wallace, Partner, Creative, Big Yellow Dog Music; Sandra Westerman, Vice President, Borman Entertainment; Jason Moon Wilkins, Owner, Director, Next Big Nashville; Lillian Williams, Manager, O'Neil Hagaman, PLLC; Steve Wozniak, Co-Founder, Apple Computers; and Jonathan Yudkin, President, Java Kings Music. The course, which begins with an orientation and alumni reception on September 25, 2008, includes a two-day opening retreat weekend in October; six monthly program days targeting the latest issues regarding songwriting/publishing, artist, studio/audio, record company, broadcast/media and touring; and a two-day closing retreat in May 2009. Leadership Music is a non-profit 501(c)(3) educational organization whose mission is to nurture a knowledgeable, issue-oriented of music industry professionals. It accomplishes this through the identification and exploration of topical issues in |
| Jun 11, 2008 |
| iLike’s Ali Partovi Set For Keynote Address at Leadership Music Digital Summit on April 22 |
| Nashville, TN (4-14-08) – Ali Partovi, CEO of iLike, the Web's leading social music discovery service, has been tapped as keynote speaker for the fourth annual Leadership Music Digital Summit on Tuesday, April 22 at Belmont University. With over 23 million registered users, iLike (www.iLike.com) is the dominant music application on Facebook, hi5 and Bebo (the leading social networks in Latin America and the UK), allowing people to share music recommendations, playlists, and personalized concert alerts. iLike offers musicians and labels a Universal Artist Dashboard from which to reach fans and manage their presence across multiple channels: Facebook, iLike.com, iLike Sidebar plugins for iTunes and Windows Media Player, the iLike iPhone application, hi5 and, soon, through adoption of Google OpenSocial, also Myspace and Orkut. By leveraging iLike's "artist-fan graph," a vast database of connections between consumers and their favorite artists, iLike helps artists reach their fans and cultivate the viral spread of their music. The company also runs indie music site GarageBand.com. Partovi has a long track record with grass-roots ventures; he co-founded web-promotion company LinkExchange, which grew to be the web's largest small business portal, and was acquired for $265m by Microsoft in 1998. A graduate of Harvard, Partovi has provided strategic consulting to Google, Overture, PayPal and Yahoo. Registration for LMDS 2008 is still open to the public via www.digitalsummit.org, conference rate is $179. A discounted rate of $129 is still available to alumni of Leadership Music, and a special Student rate of $39 is also available; visit the event website for details. Sponsors of the day-long conference include Microsoft’s Zune, Mozes, Harry Fox Agency, the National Music Publisher’s Association, the RIAA, Musicnotes.com and mxtabs.net, MIDEM, Loeb & Loeb, and SESAC. In-kind sponsors include Music Row Publications, Billboard Magazine, Bubbleup.net, and the Academy of Country Music. The Leadership Music Digital Summit is dedicated to the business, creative and legal issues of digital music and is presented in partnership with the Nashville Chamber of Commerce and host sponsor The Mike Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business at Belmont University’s Curb Event Center. For more information about the Leadership Music Digital Summit including a detailed agenda, visit www.digitalsummit.org. Chairs for the conference include Strategic chair Ted Cohen, managing partner of Tag Strategic, LLC; Program chair, Jay Frank, Senior Vice President, Music Strategy, CMT; and Event chairs Fred Knobloch, songwriter/owner of J. Fred Knobloch Music; Lori Badgett, vice president of SunTrust Bank; and Fletcher Foster, senior vice president & GM of Universal South Records. |
| Apr 14, 2008 |
| Leadership Music Digital Summit Addresses Future Investment In Music |
| LEADERSHIP MUSIC DIGITAL SUMMIT ADDRESSES FUTURE INVESTMENT IN MUSIC Nashville, TN (4-9-08) – The cornerstone question of “Future Money: Who Will Invest in Music?” will highlight the fourth annual Leadership Music Digital Summit on Tuesday, April 22 at Belmont University. Venture capital experts Chris Fralic (San Francisco) and Paul A. Santinelli (San Mateo, CA) will discuss how changing business models are affecting investment sources, addressing the ultimate question: Is music a risk worth taking? With the traditional label-supported infrastructure shifting dramatically, Music Row has recently drawn investors from out of town: Ticketmaster acquired a stake in echomusic, Mozes purchased Hurricane Interactive, and Montage Music Group’s investors are from East Elton, Illinois. Because this is a crucial topic for the Nashville music community which is rich in business and creative talent, Leadership Music is devoting time specifically for this issue. “Future Money: Who Will Invest in Music?” will be moderated by New York-based Peter Kafka, Managing Editor of Silicon Alley Insider, a business site focusing on the intersection of the technology, media, and communications industries. Discussion topics include: • Is it a transforming, exciting time for entrepreneurs and innovation? • If so, where is the best potential for profit? • What are the best technologies for investment? • With more music than ever reaching the fans, is there revenue to create sustainable business models? • If investors are excited about music, how can they catch the next wave? Chris Fralic Fralic is a Partner at First Round Capital, an early stage venture capital firm with offices in Philadelphia, San Francisco, and New York. He has over 23 years of technology industry experience, with significant Internet business development roles since 1996. Prior to joining First Round, Fralic held executive positions at social bookmarking and tagging company del.icio.us, at Half.com and at eBay in a variety of entertainment, business development and media roles. Paul A. Santinelli Santinelli joined North Bridge Venture Partners in 2006, focusing on investments in the areas of Open Source, software, security, and communications. He has held various engineering, product management, and marketing positions in companies including Red Hat, IBM, Lotus Development, NOCpulse, Inc., Global Crossing and Compuware. For the roster of speakers, complete agenda, panel descriptions, or to register, visit www.digitalsummit.org. Serving as Strategic Chair of the conference is Ted Cohen, managing partner of Tag Strategic, LLC; Jay Frank, Senior Vice President, Music Strategy, CMT, is Chair of the Programming committee. "The caliber of speakers that Ted Cohen and the committee have assembled include some of the most stellar minds in digital music today. They represent a diversity of thought, ideas and businesses that make this year's Digital Summit a 'must attend' event for the latest knowledge and networking in the digital space." The regular conference rate is $179, but a discounted advance rate of $129 is offered until midnight April 13. After that date the $179 rate will apply to all registrants except Leadership Music alumni. A special Student rate of $39 is also available with a valid student ID at check-in. The Leadership Music Digital Summit is produced in partnership with The Nashville Chamber of Commerce and host sponsor the Mike Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business at Belmont University’s Curb Event Center. The strategic alliance with the Chamber was formed this year, allowing the LMDS to expand its reach and strengthen relationships within the technology sector. Leadership Music alumni and industry volunteers with expertise in music technology create the programming, with the Chamber focusing on marketing, logistics and accommodating the event’s technology industry speakers and sponsors. For more information about the Leadership Music Digital Summit log onto www.digitalsummit.org. |
| Apr 10, 2008 |
| Leadership Music Digital Summit Announces Speakers For April 22 Conference at Belmont: Deadline for discounted registration is April 12 |
| Nashville, TN (04-01-08) – More than two dozen speakers have been announced for the fourth annual Leadership Music Digital Summit on Tuesday, April 22 at Belmont University. The daylong conference will present sessions on topics including digital retail, music discovery, compensating music creators, marketing to and profiting from millennials, and the future of investment in the industry. Experts scheduled to participate include Chuck Ainlay, Producer/Engineer; Holly Anderson, Vice President of Marketing and Artist Relations, Eventful; U.S. Representative Marsha Blackburn; Chris Castle, Entertainment Attorney; Ted Cohen, Managing Partner, TAG Strategic, LLC; Richard Conlon, Vice President New Media and Strategic Development, BMI; Tamara Conniff, Group Editorial Director, Billboard Publications; Russ Crupnick, Vice President/Senior Industry Analyst, The NPD Group; Mike Dungan, President & CEO, Capitol Nashville; Chris Fralic, Partner, First Round Capital; Joe Galante, Chairman, Sony BMG; Justin Goldberg, Founder and CEO, indie911; Dan Ackerman Greenberg, Co-Founder, The Comotion Group; Jay Joyce, Producer/Engineer/Musician; Ben Kline, Executive Vice President Sales, Marketing, and New Media, UMG Nashville; Dave Krinsky, Director, Label Relations, RealNetworks/Rhapsody; Adam Lilling, Co-Founder and CEO, Biggerboat; Geoff Mayfield, Director of Charts/Senior Analyst, Billboard Publications; Ali Partovi, CEO, iLike; Dorrian Porter, Founder and CEO, Mozes; Bobby Rosenbloum, Co-Chair Entertainment Practice, Greenberg Traurig LLC; Paul Santinelli, General Partner, North Bridge Venture Partners; Dave Ulmer, Sr. Director of Marketing for Digital Media Services, Motorola; Matt Wertz, Artist; Jeff Yapp, Executive Vice President of Program Enterprises, MTV Networks; Brian Zisk, Technologies Director and Founding Board Member, Future of Music Coalition. Additional speakers will be confirmed; for the latest speakers, agenda and complete panel descriptions visit www.digitalsummit.org. Serving as Strategic Chair of the conference is Ted Cohen, managing partner of Tag Strategic, LLC; Jay Frank, Senior Vice President, Music Strategy, CMT, is Chair of the Programming committee. "The caliber of speakers that Ted Cohen and the committee have assembled include some of the most stellar minds in digital music today. They represent a diversity of thought, ideas and businesses that make this year's Digital Summit a 'must attend' event for the latest knowledge and networking in the digital space." Belmont President Bob Fisher will offer a welcome to the event, followed by opening remarks from Nashville Mayor Karl Dean. Conference sessions include: • Just the Facts: State of the Industry • Compensating the Creators: The Legal Framework • Music Discovery: Innovators and Opportunities • Digital Retail: What’s the Future? • Marketing To and Profiting From Millennials: Is It Possible To Do Both Anymore? • Can I Really Ditch a Record Label? • Gadgets: All My Vices Are Devices • Convenience vs. Quality Listening • Future Money: Who Will Invest in Music? The regular conference rate is $179, but a discounted advance rate of $129 is offered to alumni of Leadership Music, as well as to members of the following partner organizations through April 12: A2IM, ACM, AFM, AFTRA, AMA, BarCampNashville, CCMA, CMA, Copyright Society of the South, CRB, GMA, Folk Alliance, IBMA, MEIEA, MEF, NAPRS, Nashville Chamber of Commerce, NSAI, Nashville Technology Council, PodCampNashville, The Recording Academy, SPARS, SOLID, and SOURCE. To receive the industry partner discount rate, registrations must be made by Saturday, April 12. After that date the $179 offer will apply to all registrants except Leadership Music alumni. A special Student rate of $39 is also available with a valid student ID at check-in. Visit www.digitalsummit.org to register. The Leadership Music Digital Summit is produced in partnership with The Nashville Chamber of Commerce and host sponsor the Mike Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business at Belmont University’s Curb Event Center. The strategic alliance with the Chamber was formed this year, allowing the LMDS to expand its reach and strengthen relationships within the technology sector. Leadership Music alumni and industry volunteers with expertise in music technology create the programming, with the Chamber focusing on marketing, logistics and accommodating the event’s technology industry speakers and sponsors. For more information about the Leadership Music Digital Summit including a detailed agenda, contact lmds@digitalsummit.org or log onto www.digitalsummit.org. Sponsorships are still available; those interested may contact Leadership Music executive director Kira Florita at 615.770.7090 or kira@leadershipmusic.org. # # # |
| Apr 3, 2008 |
| Leadership Music, Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce join forces on 4th annual Leadership Music Digital Summit - 1 of 2 |
| For Immediate Release Contact: Honey Hopkins, 615-743-3024 hhopkins@nashvillechamber.com NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 4, 2008) – A new strategic alliance has been formed between Leadership Music and the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce to present next month’s fourth annual Leadership Music Digital Summit (LMDS). The event will be held Tuesday, April 22, at Belmont University’s Curb Event Center, where more than 600 attendees will learn about business, creative and legal issues related to digital music. The summit’s overall purpose is to identify and explore new opportunities, innovations and challenges related to music technology, and to foster a knowledgeable, issue-oriented, vibrant community of music industry professionals. The 2008 LMDS will feature conference sessions tentatively titled: State of the Industry; Compensating the Creators While Satisfying the Fans: The Legal Framework; Can an Artist Really Do Without A Record Label?; Illegal Education; Digital Retail: What’s the Future?; Music Discovery: Innovators and Opportunities; Marketing to and Profiting from Millennials: Is it Possible to Do Both?; Gadgets: All My Vices Are Devices; Convenience vs. Quality Listening; and Future Money: Who Will Invest in Music? After three years, the LMDS has established itself as a valuable event for both the entertainment community and city of Nashville by becoming one of Tennessee’s largest music-related summits. With an increase from 400 attendees in 2005 to more than 600 in 2007, the growth of the conference has challenged the volunteer and staff resources of Leadership Music, and a partnership with the Chamber will allow for its continued improvement and reach. Leadership Music alumni and industry volunteers with expertise in music technology will continue to create the programming for the conference, and the Chamber will focus on the marketing, logistics and accommodations for the event’s technology industry speakers and sponsors. “This partnership is a near-perfect alignment of one organization’s challenges with another organization’s strengths, and will allow us to better support our music industry professionals so that they can they can create the day’s program and secure the best speakers,” said Kira Florita, Leadership Music’s executive director. “A thriving LMDS will reinforce our relationships with technology companies, and we anticipate a more significant presence in the digital entertainment realm for the Nashville music community. Likewise, the Chamber will be contributing what it does best, by fulfilling its mission to provide community leadership to create economic prosperity for Nashville and its regional partners.” “We are extremely pleased to serve as a strategic partner for the 2008 Leadership Music Digital Summit,” said Janet Miller, Nashville Chamber chief economic development and marketing officer. “With an annual economic impact of $6.38 billion, the music and entertainment industry plays an integral role in the economic prosperity and quality of life enjoyed by Nashville residents. As the economic development arm of the Nashville Area Chamber, we want to show our support in this effort to develop and grow Nashville’s music technology infrastructure.” Registration for LMDS 2008 is now open to the public via www.digitalsummit.org. The regular conference rate is $179; a discounted rate of $129 (valid through April 12) is being offered to alumni of Leadership Music as well as to members of many partner organizations, including AMA, CMA, CRB, GMA, IBMA, NSAI, the Recording Academy, the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce and many more. Chairing this year’s event are Strategic Chair Ted Cohen, managing partner, TAG Strategic, LLC; Program Chair Jay Frank, senior vice president of music strategy, CMT; and Event Chairs Lori Badgett, vice president, SunTrust Bank Music Row; Fletcher Foster, senior vice president / general manager, Universal Records South; and J. Fred Knobloch, songwriter/owner, J. Fred Knobloch Music. Mission The mission of the Leadership Music Digital Summit is to identify and explore new technology opportunities, innovations, and challenges and to foster a knowledgeable, issue-oriented, vibrant community of music industry professionals. This is accomplished by facilitating understanding and promoting healthy debate, presenting real-world context and a vision for the future, and an entertaining and inspiring program featuring successful innovators and reputable theorists. About Leadership Music Leadership Music, Inc. is an educational non-profit 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to nurture a knowledgeable, issue-oriented community of music industry professionals through an annual educational program and events. |
| Mar 4, 2008 |
| Leadership Music, Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce join forces on 4th annual Leadership Music Digital Summit - 2 of 2 |
| About Leadership Music (continued) This is accomplished through the identification and exploration of topical issues in an annual series of off-the-record educational seminars (the Program), and continued alumni nurturing and education. Over the past 18 years, Leadership Music has graduated more than 680 music industry-related executives. For more information, please visit www.leadershipmusic.org. About The Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce The Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce is Middle Tennessee’s largest business federation, representing 2,500 member companies. Belong, engage, lead, prosper embodies what the Chamber focuses on for its members. Together with its affiliates, the Nashville Chamber works to strengthen the region’s business climate and to enhance Nashville’s position as a desirable place to live, work and visit. For more information, visit NashvilleChamber.com. Visit www.digitalsummit.org for more information or contact lmds@leadershipmusic.org. For sponsorship information, contact Kira Florita at kira@leadershipmusic.org or 615-770-7090. ## |
| Mar 5, 2008 |
| Leadership Music Digital Summit 2008 date announced: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 |
| Leadership Music Digital Summit 2008 SAVE THE DATE! Tuesday, April 22, 2008 Belmont University’s Curb Event Center Nashville, Tennessee EVENT MISSION STATEMENT: The mission of the Leadership Music Digital Summit is to identify and explore new technology opportunities, innovations, and challenges and to foster a knowledgeable, issue-oriented, vibrant community of music industry professionals. We will accomplish this by: • Facilitating understanding and promoting healthy debate • Presenting real world context and a vision for the future • An entertaining and inspiring program featuring successful innovators and reputable theorists Conceived by the Leadership Music Board of Directors, the first Digital Summit was held in April of 2005. Now in its fourth year, the Summit had over 600 total attendees in 2007 and the number of attendees is expected to increase again in 2008. 2007 attendees included (in ranked order): • Record Labels • Publishers / Performing Rights Organizations • Digital Distributors / Marketers / Platforms / Retailers • Attorneys / Bankers / Government / Legislators • Non-Profit and Trade Organizations • Media / Consultants / Public Relations • Artist Managers / Business Managers • Radio /Webcasters / Television / Film • Educators • Artists / Musicians / Songwriters • Mobile / Hardware / Gadget manufacturers • Graphic Design / Website / Software • Producers / Engineers / Studios • Agents / Touring / Venues / Concert Presenters • Approximately 150 college students throughout the day The Digital Summit is produced by Leadership Music, a 501c3 educational organization. Leadership Music, P.O. Box 158010, Nashville, TN 37215 615.524.7866, f 615.524.7668 www.leadershipmusic.org For information, contact: Kira Florita, Executive Director kira@leadershipmusic.org http://www.digitalsummit.org for information, prior years schedules and photos. |
| Nov 26, 2007 |
| Frances Preston Honored as 2007 Leadership Music Dale Franklin Award recipient |
| NASHVILLE September 24, 2007 – Last week the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in downtown Nashville celebrated the career of Frances Preston, former President and CEO of Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI). Long considered one of the most powerful music executives in the world, Preston was the 2007 recipient of the Leadership Music Dale Franklin Award. The annual award was given for her leadership year after year, decade after decade and her dedication to her lifelong career in music. The sold-out gala was hosted by Vince Gill and included a virtual 'Who's Who" in entertainment, business, politics and medicine. The show opened with gospel star Mandisa and the Greater Nashville Community Choir and veteran country artists The Oak Ridge Boys sang the national anthem before dinner. Production guru David Holloway of Holloway Special Productions produced the musical tribute including Sheryl Crow (If It Makes You Happy, All I Wanna Do, Strong Enough), Randy Owen, Sam Moore (I Can’t Stand the Rain, You Are So Beautiful) and Callaway, Steve Cropper (Dock of the Bay) Gary Morris (Wind Beneath My Wings), and pianist Greg Colson. But Preston’s favorite performance of the evening was given by new artist Taylor Preston, her grandson, who serenaded her with “Forever Young”. Video tributes were given by Clive Davis, Dolly Parton, Big & Rich and Al Gore. Addressing Preston's outstanding career were: Orrin Ingram, Dr. Hal Moses, Bill Ivey, and Bill Denny. Though retired from BMI, Preston still maintains a demanding schedule with consulting and advocacy for cancer research. Proceeds from the event were to benefit Leadership Music and the Frances Williams Preston Laboratories: Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center. Photos from the event: http://www.leadershipmusic.org/dalefranklin.html Articles in The Tennesseean: http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2007709160424 http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070919/COLUMNIST0501/709190448 http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2007709200397 For more information, contact (615) 524-7866, lm@leadershipmusic.org For more information regarding Holloway Special Events, contact (615) 791-7846, www.hollowayspecialevents.com |
| Sep 27, 2007 |
| Performers & Speakers announced for LM Dale Franklin Award honoring Frances Preston September 18 |
| August 29, 2007 - - Performers slated to appear for the September 18th gala honoring Frances Preston include Vince Gill as host, Sheryl Crow, Steve Cropper, Sam Moore, Randy Owen, Calloway, Gary Morris, Greg Colson, Eddie Bayers, The Oak Ridge Boys, and special guests. Tribute speakers will include Al Gore, Clive Davis, Kris Kristofferson, Dolly Parton, Allee Willis and Brenda Russell, Al Green, Big & Rich, Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Michael Bolton, Ray Price, and others. The Benefactor reception with Frances and Special Guests is 5:30 pm to 6:00, the Cocktail receotion begins at 6:00, seated dinner at 7:00, and the musical tribute approximately at 8:00. Dress is Cocktail Attire, complimentary valet parking for all paid registrants until 7:15. |
| Aug 29, 2007 |
| LM Selects 49 members for the Class of 2008 |
| NASHVILLE –Forty-nine new members have been selected to participate in the eighteenth annual class of Leadership Music. The nine-month program is designed to create a forum for established entertainment industry leaders to engage in discussions of issues currently affecting the music industry. “The selection committee, composed of Leadership Music alumni from all areas of the industry, has chosen an outstanding group of leaders from almost 300 applicants for the Class of 2008,” explained Van Tucker, chair of the selection committee. Bill Ivey, who has been the Program facilitator since 2001, is taking a sabbatical due to his upcoming book release; producer Garth Fundis will fill that role for the Class of 2008. Members of the Class of 2008 are: Mark Adkison, VP Digital Strategy and Development, EMI CMG; Tawn Albright, VP Corporate Development, Ticketmaster (Hollywood, CA); Orville Almon, Jr., Managing Partner, Zumwalt, Almon & Hayes, PLLC; Tom Annastas, VP General Licensing, BMI; Jon Anthony, Sr. Program Director-Country, XM Satellite Radio; Gabriel Aviles, Director / Director of Marketing, Christian Music Trade Association / GMA; Mitch Bainwol, Chairman & CEO, RIAA (Washington DC); Butch Baker, VP Business and Creative, Horipro Entertainment Nashville; Skip Bishop, VP Promotion, Arista Nashville; Julie Boos, Business Manager, Flood, Bumstead, McCready & McCarthy; Wesley Bulla, Dean, Mike Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business, Belmont University; Sharon Corbitt-House, Studio Manager, The Sound Kitchen; David Corlew, President, Blue Hat Records, Corlew Music Group, D. Corlew Films, CDB, Inc.; Mike Craft, SVP & COO, Provident Music Group; Virginia Hunt Davis, GM Raybaw Records, Raybaw Records / WBR; Frank Dileo, President / CEO, Dileo Entertainment Group; Chris Ferrell, Publisher, City Press, LLC (Nashville Scene); Tom Forrest, President / Owner, Taillight TV; Bill Friskics-Warren, Senior Arts and Entertainment Writer, The Tennessean; Hal Hassell, Director of Convergence, CMT.com; Byron Hill, Songwriter / Producer; Jed Hilly, Executive Director, Americana Music Association; David Israelite, President & CEO, NMPA (Washington DC); Kevin King, Program Director, Cumulus Media / WSM-FM; Ron Kitchner, President & CEO, RGK Entertainment Group (Toronto, Ontario) ; Dickie Lee, President, Dickie Lee Music; Matt Little, VP Private Client Services, Regions Bank; Hank Adam Locklin, Sr. Manager Membership and Industry Relations, CMA; Paul Lohr, President / Owner, New Frontier Touring; Tom Lord, VP Marketing, UMG Nashville; Tom Luteran, Sr. Director A&R, EMI Music Publishing; Carl Marsh, Owner, Carl Marsh Enterprises; Greg McCarn, VP Marketing, Lyric Street Records; Janet Miller, Chief Economic Development and Marketing Officer, Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce; Marshall Morgan, VP / Principal, BMS / Chace; Abbe Nameche, VP Creative, Dimensional Music Publishing; Chris Oglesby, VP, OWM / 19 Entertainment Nashville; Catherine Oliva, VP Service, echomusic; Greg Oliver, President, GOA, Inc.; Charlie Peacock, Sr. A&R Consultant / Producer, Sony ATV Nashville; Otto Price, VP of A&R, Word Entertainment; Mark Slaughter, Artist / Musician; Peter Strickland, Sr. VP Sales and Marketing, Warner Brothers Records; Traci Thomas, Independent Publicist, Thirty Tigers; Alan Valentine, President & CEO, Nashville Symphony; Tim Warnock, Attorney, Bowen, Riley, Warnock & Jacobson, PLC; Storme Warren, Partner, Different Drummer Productions; Phillip White, Songwriter, Disney Music Publishing; Sally Williams, Sr. Manager Event Programming and Development, CMA. The course, which begins with an orientation and alumni reception in October 2007, includes a two-day opening retreat weekend in October; six monthly program days targeting the latest issues regarding songwriting/publishing, artist, studio/audio, record company, broadcast/media and touring; and a two-day closing retreat in May 2008. Leadership Music is a non-profit 501(c)(3) educational organization whose mission is to nurture a knowledgeable, issue-oriented of music industry professionals. It accomplishes this through the identification and exploration of topical issues in an annual program designed to further communication among facets of the entertainment business and to assist established leaders in their roles as decision makers, as well as through alumni nurturing and education. Over 680 alumni have been graduated from the annual class program since its founding in 1989 in Nashville. # # # For additional information, contact: (615) 524-7866 LM@leadershipmusic.org P.O. Box 158010 Nashville, TN 37215-8010 www.leadershipmusic.org |
| Sep 27, 2007 |
| PLEASE JOIN US TO MEET OUR NEXT MAYOR! |
| Please join us to meet our next mayor! Wednesday July 11, 5:00 – 7:00pm for a MUSIC COMMUNITY MAYORAL FORUM Eleven non-profits have joined together to invite the entire music community to a Mayoral Candidate Music Industry Forum: AMA, CMA, GMA, IBMA, Leadership Music, NSAI, Nashville Opera, Nashville Chamber Orchestra, Nashville Symphony, Nashville Chapter of The Recording Academy, and the S.E.A.; and the event will be hosted by Vanderbilt University. All five major candidates are confirmed: David Briley, Bob Clement, Karl Dean, Buck Dozier, and Howard Gentry. This event will be your opportunity to hear the candidates for Mayor of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County discuss issues directly related to the music community. It will occur in the rotunda of the Wyatt Center on the Vanderbilt University campus (directions below) on Wednesday July 11. Registration will begin at 5:00 pm, and the forum will start promptly at 5:30 and will conclude by 7:00 pm. Please send music community related questions that we can ask the candidates: receiving these in advance will help us put on a successful event. Final questions will be selected from those submitted, and all candidates will answer each question that is selected. Click on this link to submit questions; you may submit as many as you wish. What you would like to hear the candidates address: the new Music City (convention) Center? As one of the top relocation cities for businesses in the country, how would they support recruiting new music-related businesses to Nashville? Should we build a new amphitheatre on the riverfront? Questions about music in our public schools? These are just examples; we need to hear from you. This free forum is a must attend; please circle the date and plan to join us. We look forward to seeing you July 11. AMA - Americana Music Association CMA - Country Music Association GMA - Gospel Music Association IBMA – International Bluegrass Music Association Leadership Music Nashville Chamber Orchestra Nashville Opera Nashville Symphony NSAI - Nashville Songwriters Association International Nashville Chapter of The Recording Academy SEA – Southern Entertainment Awards And our host: Vanderbilt University |
| Jul 12, 2007 |
| LM Selects 50 members for the Class of 2007 |
| For immediate release – July 7, 2006 LEADERSHIP MUSIC SELECTS 50 MEMBERS FOR CLASS OF 2007 NASHVILLE –Fifty new members have been selected to participate in the seventeenth annual class of Leadership Music. The nine-month program is designed to create a forum for established entertainment industry leaders to engage in discussions of issues currently affecting the music industry. “The selection committee, composed of Leadership Music alumni, has chosen an outstanding group of industry leaders from over 240 applicants for the Class of 2007, representing a cross-section of the industry,” explained Malcolm Mimms, Attorney, and chairman of the selection committee. Members of the Class of 2007 are: George Achaves, Nashville Bureau Chief, Westwood One; Drew Alexander, Director of Publishing, Curb Music Group; Matt Austin, Regional General Manager, WAY-FM Nashville; Kissy Black, Owner/Publicist, Lotos Nile Media Marketing Music; Matt Bronleewe, Songwriter/Producer; Arthur Buenahora, Senior Director A&R, Capitol Records; Rick Carnes, President, Songwriters Guild of America.; Quanie Cash, CEO, Quanie Cash Films; Ted Cohen, Vice President of New Media, EMI Recorded Music (Los Angeles, CA); Peter Collins, CEO, Jill Music, Inc; Doyle Davis, Co-owner, Grimey’s; Tom English, Regional Vice President, Clear Channel Radio; John Ettinger, Vice-President of Promotion, Mercury/Universal Music Group; Jay Frank, Head of Programming and Label Relations, Yahoo! Music (Santa Monica, CA); Bob Freese, General Manager, Navarre Corporation (New Hope, MN); Michael Harrington, Professor of Entertainment and Music Business, Belmont University; Lydia Hutchinson, Publisher, Editor and Founder, Performing Songwriter Magazine; William Lee, Vice-President Licensing Operations, SESAC; Ellen Lehman, President, The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee; Cindy Mabe, Senior Director of Marketing and Artist Development, Sony BMG Music; Laura McAllister, Senior Vice-President of Finance, Word Entertainment; Everett J. Mitchell, Vice-President News and Editor, The Tennessean; Stan Moress, Partner, The Consortium; Al Moss, Independent Radio Promoter, Al Moss Promotion; Diane Pearson, Vice President, SunTrust Bank; Bruce Phillips, Managing Partner, Jack, Lyon & Jones, P.A.; Michael Platt, Legislative Director, Congressman Blackburn (Washington, DC); Dave Pomeroy, Owner, Earwave Music Group; Tamara Saviano, President, Saviano Media/American Roots Publishing; Jessie Scott, Program Director, XM Satellite Radio (Washington, DC); Derek Simon, Senior Vice President Marketing and Artist Development, Equity Music Group; Steven Small, Managing Director, Belcourt Theatre; Shaye Smith, Songwriter, EMI/Shaye Smith Music; Mike Snider, President/Owner, Third Coast Artist Agency; J.D. Souther, Artist/Songwriter, Ascend; Butch Spyridon, President, Nashville Convention and Visitors Bureau; Susan Stewart, South Regional Director, The Recording Academy; Jim Sturgeon, President, Naxos Music; Leslie Tomasino, Vice-President of Creative/Partner, Tom-Leis Music; Ken Tucker, Correspondent/Web Editor, Billboard Information Group; Fred Vail, President/CEO, Treasure Isle Recorders, Inc; Troy Vest, Vice-President Marketing and Artist Development, Flicker Records; Kurt Vitolo, Managing Director, KV Financial Group; Randy Wachtler, President, 615 Music Companies; Stacy Widelitz, President, Stacy Widelitz Music; Jimmy Wheeler, Vice President Mainstream Sales & Marketing, Provident Music Group; Jay Williams, Vice President, William Morris Agency; Bret Wolcott, Producer, Great American Country; Erika Wollam-Nichols, Director of Development, Nashville Songwriters Association International; and David Z. (a.k.a. David Rivkin), President, David Z Company. The course, which begins with an orientation and alumni reception in September 2006, includes a two-day opening retreat weekend in October; six monthly program days targeting the latest issues regarding songwriting/publishing, artist, studio/audio, record company, broadcast/media and touring; and a two-day closing retreat in May 2007. Leadership Music is a non-profit organization whose mission is to nurture a knowledgeable, issue-oriented of music industry professionals. It accomplishes this through the identification and exploration of topical issues in an annual program designed to further communication among facets of the entertainment business and to assist established leaders in their roles as decision makers, as well as through alumni nurturing and education. Over 640 alumni have been graduated from the annual class program since its founding in 1989 in Nashville. # # # For additional information, contact: Kira Florita, Executive Director (615) 524-7866 P.O. Box 158010 Nashville, TN 37215-8010 www.leadershipmusic.org |
| Jul 7, 2006 |