NASHVILLE'S PITCH SHEET SINCE 1992 Thursday, September 17, 2009 ONLINE DIRECTORY Wide Open Music Group film industry presence. 615 Music President Subscribers will find the and CEO Randy Wachtler said, “Matt’s directory at Announces Staff proven sales experience and background www.musicrow.com/ by Sarah Skates make him a solid addition to the team and a directory. If you haven't Derek George, President of Wide Open already created a new great asset to our clients.” Fisher is a password for the directory, Music Group, announced staff appointments graduate of Nashville’s Belmont University please email for the recently-formed music publishing Music Business Program. [email protected]. company. Keithan Melton is Creative Director, and Ken Johnson is Director, Songwriter- ROWFAX POLICY Administration. Melton was formerly Creative driven label Respect Intellectual Property. Sharing your Manager for Sea Gayle Music and Catalog Nashville subscription with others is Manager for Cal IV Entertainment. Johnson Underground is celebrating its 10 year prohibited. RowFax is for brings 20 years of music industry experience anniversary with the Nov. 10 release of a professional use only and to his new position, having spent 14 years in retrospective 4-CD box set. The label was does not guarantee song pitching access. It is up to A&R Administration at two major Christian formed by songwriters Lari White and the subscriber to use their labels (Word Records and EMI Christian Chuck Cannon. The new set features tracks own resources and Music Group). Johnson also started his own from 24 songwriters and will launch with a contacts to submit production services company in 2004. party/concert at Nashville’s 3rd & Lindsley material. RowFax is intended for information George is the guitarist for Golden Music club on Nov. 9. Label co-founder and only and is not responsible Nashville’s Williams Riley and co-wrote the President, White commented, “We modeled for business transactions or band’s upcoming single, “Country Livin’.” Nashville Underground after Windham Hill misadventures resulting Wide Open Music Group is located at 54 Records, an amazing jazz label that single- from use of this information. RowFax never Music Square East, Suite 390 in Nashville. handedly created a brand for a very unique gets involved in the Telephone: process of pitching, 615-891-4285. reviewing, listening to or owning songs. RowFax listing descriptions do not Copyright necessarily reflect the opinions of RowFax and/or Connections Music Row Seventeen record Communications, LLC. labels have banded Music Row together to sue the Communications, LLC Ellen DeGeneres Show 1231 17th Ave. S. over its alleged use of Nashville, TN 37212 615-321-3617 music without [email protected] permission. The www.musicrow.com complaint says the show ©2009 Music Row producers acted with Communications, LLC complete disregard for Nothing may be reproduced without the the legal framework of Metal band Sevendust and Big Loud Bucks Administration & Information have written permission of the the music business. Read entered into an exclusive worldwide administration deal. Sevendust has also publisher. the entire article at put Big Loud Bucks in charge of collecting and distributing royalties on behalf Nashville Post. of their own record label, 7 Bros. Records in conjunction with Asylum Records.Sevendust is currently recording a new album slated for release in Matt Fisher joins 615 early 2010. Pictured (L-R) Front: Vincent Hornsby, Sevendust; Morgan Rose, Music as Director of Sevendust; John Connolly, Sevendust; LaJon Witherspoon, Sevendust; Diane Kruse, Rashford Kruse and Assoc, business management for Sevendust. Back: Licensing, Film Division. Kele Currier, Big Loud Bucks Exec. VP; Heather Buresh, Big Loud Bucks In his new role, Fisher Licensing and Copyright Analyst; Nancy Eckert Verge Legal, general counsel for will oversee the Sevendust; Mark Ahlberg, Big Loud Bucks Client Transaction Specialist; and company’s nationwide Matt Hilton, Big Loud Bucks Copyright Admin. Photo: Amy Allmand @2009, MusicRow Communications, LLC—ALL RIGHTS RESERVED [email protected] ROW FAX page 2 Thursday, September 17, 2009 style of music. People came to know Windham Hill as a Hit songs with Lady A feel; duet/harmony potential; male or source for great modern modal jazz, even though the female artists’ names might not be familiar. That’s where we hope to take Nashville Underground, to being the source for Little Big Town/Capitol/Wayne Kirkpatrick/October America’s best hit-song writer/artists.” City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Hit songs; radio smashes New Listings—Just In Trace Adkins/Capitol/Frank Rogers/October by Michelle Stephens City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Warning: When submitting unsolicited material, follow record label, Trace smashes producer and other policies and guidelines for submissions. Request permission before submitting material to major labels. Never send Darius Rucker/Capitol/Frank Rogers/Nov. 23-24 and Dec. MP3s when they are not named as a pitch preference. 14-15 ARTIST/LABEL/PRODUCER(S)/SCHEDULE City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs CITY/PITCH PREFERENCE/EMAIL/ Hit country songs DESCRIPTION Kenny Chesney/Sony**/Buddy Cannon/ASAP Walker Hayes/Capitol/Marshall Altman/TBD City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Looking for Kenny’s first single; NO beach songs, island, Hit songs with a groove margarita, sand, etc. Just incredible songs, ballads and mids or uptempo. Prefer CDs to be dropped at front desk. LeAnn Rimes/Curb/Dann Huff/TBD City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only Danny Gokey/Sony**/Mark Bright/End Sept. Hits • CDs to Kelly Lynn, Doug Johnson, and/or John Ozier City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs at Curb or Darrell Franklin at Crosstown Songs Need uptempos a la “Life Is A Highway.” Powerful, soulful, big range; hit songs. Cutting five sides at the end of Heidi Newfield/Curb/Blake Chancey/Fall September. City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only ** Sony Music Entertainment Inc. Nashville absolutely does CDs to John Ozier, Doug Johnson and/or Kelly Lynn at Curb not accept unsolicited material or unsolicited requests to submit material. No exceptions. This listing is provided as a Rodney Atkins/Curb/Ted Hewitt/Fall service for our professional publisher clients only. Do NOT City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only send any submissions to the producer. Hits • CDs to Doug Johnson, John Ozier and Kelly Lynn at Curb T. Barbay/TBD/Neal James/September City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only Contact: JoDee Messina/Curb/Paul Worley/Sept. 21 [email protected] City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only Strong male pop/soul material; pop material with an R&B Career singles— need uptempos • CDs to John Ozier, Kelly groove. NO Country. Songs a la Don Henley, Michael Bolton, Lynn and Doug Johnson at Curb Delbert McClinton; No MP3s • CDs to Neal James Productions, Attn: Barbay Project, PO Box 121626, Ashley Gearing/Curb/Byron Gallimore/TBD Nashville, TN 37212 City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only Young lyric; career songs • CDs to Kelly Lynn, Doug Kate Liz/TBD/Michele Rodgers/Mid November Johnson, and/or John Ozier at Curb and Byron Gallimore City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only Both Tempo and ballads. She's 19 and we're looking for ••••••••••••••••••••• fresh, strong lyrics. Send only your top 1 to 3 songs. Songs The Issacs/Sony (demo deal)**/Blake Chancey/Sept. 28 a la Dixie Chicks • CDs to MCR Music, 9 Music Sq. South. City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Suite 317, Nashville, TN 37203 Straight ahead, great country songs; a la Dixie Chicks and Patty Loveless Cutting Edge—Large & Jypsi/Sony**/Nathan Chapman/TBD City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Mid-Size Labels Great songs; a la “Cowboy Take Me Away;” musical, young, by Michelle Stephens attitude Warning: When submitting unsolicited material, follow record label, producer and other policies and guidelines for submissions. Request Sara Evans/Sony**/Nathan Chapman (Producer), Matt permission before submitting material to major labels. Never send Evans (Associate Producer)/October MP3s when they are not named as a pitch preference. City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs ARTIST/LABEL/PRODUCER(S)/SCHEDULE Incredible songs; tempo a la “Born To Fly” and “Real Fine CITY/PITCH PREFERENCE/EMAIL/ Place” DESCRIPTION Lady Antebellum/Capitol/Paul Worley/Oct. 7-9 Chuck Wicks/Sony**/TBD/September City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Great songs @2009, MusicRow Communications, LLC—ALL RIGHTS RESERVED [email protected] ROW FAX page 3 Thursday, September 17, 2009 Adam Brand/Sony**/Richard Landis/Fall The Dirt Drifters/WB/Justin Neibank/TBD City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only Sexy, edgy, a la country meets Bruce Springsteen Visit www.myspace.com/thedirtdrifters for details • CDs to Warner Bros. ** Sony Music Entertainment Inc. Nashville absolutely does not accept unsolicited material or unsolicited requests to Blake Shelton/WB/Scott Hendricks/TBA submit material. No exceptions. This listing is provided as a City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only service for our professional publisher clients only. Do NOT Cutting ASAP • CDs to Warner Bros. send any submissions to the producer. ••••••••••••••••••••• The JaneDear Girls/WB/John Rich/TBD City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only Randy Rogers Band/UMG/Paul Worley/November Looking for potential singles; already cut one round • CDs City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only to Warner Bros. CDs to UMG A&R Julianne Hough/UMG/Dann Huff/Oct 6-7 City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only Cutting Edge—Smaller Labels CDs to UMG A&R or Darrell Franklin at Crosstown Songs by Michelle Stephens Warning: When submitting unsolicited material, follow record label, Ashton Shepherd/UMG/Buddy Cannon/Fall producer and other policies and guidelines for submissions. Request City: Nashville, TN Pitch Preference: CDs Only permission before submitting material to major labels.