T.J. MARTELL FOUNDATION TO ROAST & TOAST 2020 AMBASSADOR OF THE YEAR: CRAIG WISEMAN
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, TABLES,
AND INDIVIDUAL TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW
NASHVILLE, TENN. (February 11, 2020) — The T.J. Martell Foundation has named GRAMMY award-winning songwriter and Big Loud co-founder CRAIG WISEMAN their 2020 AMBASSADOR OF THE YEAR (aka BAD-A$$ OF THE YEAR) for this year’s charity event to be held on April 14. Special guests who will be “roasting and toasting” the guest of honor will be announced soon.
Surpassing 350 cuts, 125 singles, and 27 #1s to his credit, Wiseman is one of the most celebrated songwriters in Nashville with a long list of genre-defining hits like Tim McGraw’s “Live Like You Were Dying,” Kenny Chesney’s “The Good Stuff,” and Blake Shelton’s “Boys ‘Round Here.” The recipient of ASCAP’s first-ever Heritage Award as the most-played Country songwriter of the century, he was also named the Songwriter of the Decade by the Nashville Songwriters Association International. In addition, the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame member has racked up several high-profile looks as featured in Variety’s Music City Impact Report, as well as multiple appearances in Billboard’s Country Power Players list.
Presented as part of the Nashville Comedy Festival, sponsorship opportunities, tables, and individual tickets are now available and benefit cancer research through the T.J. Martell Foundation. Hosted at Nashville’s ZANIES Comedy Night Club, doors open at 4:45 p.m. with all the fun beginning at 5:30 p.m.
For the seventh year in a row, the special night celebrates an individual who has risen to the top of their field through commitment, dedication, and perseverance. This recognition is presented to a skilled and gifted professional who is respected by seasoned industry veterans and serves as a mentor to the next generation of rising young executives who are following in their footsteps. Past “Ambassador of the Year” honorees who have been roasted and toasted include Shane McAnally (2019), Jay Williams (2018), John Esposito (2017), Mike Dungan (2016), Ali Harnell (2015), and Rob Beckham (2014).
For additional event information, visit tjmartell.org.
About Craig Wiseman: Since founding Big Loud Shirt Publishing in 2003, Craig Wiseman has led a bold reputation for doing business in big, loud style. Continuing to change the game, he partnered with producer Joey Moi and artist managers Kevin “Chief” Zaruk and Seth England to found all-inclusive music company Big Loud Mountain Publishing and Management in 2011. Four years later, they expanded with a record label division, Big Loud Records, that now boasts a head-turning roster – Morgan Wallen, Jake Owen, Chris Lane, HARDY, Madison Kozak, Mason Ramsey, MacKenzie Porter, ERNEST, Larry Fleet, and Sean Stemaly – with multiple GOLD and PLATINUM certifications and five #1 hits, plus more than 3.6 billion global streams to date. Upping the ante in 2017, the partners merged all three companies – along with venture capital fund, Big Loud Capital – to create cutting-edge music innovator Big Loud.
About the T.J. Martell Foundation: The T.J. Martell Foundation is the music industry’s leading foundation that funds innovative medical research focused on finding treatments and cures for cancer. The Foundation was founded in 1975 by music industry executive Tony Martell and his colleagues in loving memory of his son T.J., who died of leukemia. The Foundation has provided more than $280 million for research at flagship hospitals in the United States.
For more information on the T.J. Martell Foundation visit www.tjmartell.org and follow on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and Instagram.
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