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Chris Ogelsby

P.O.P EVENT

Publisher Online Pitch with Chris Oglesby

DATE: August 29th at 6:30pm CST

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About Chris Oglesby, Oglesby Songwriter Management

CHRIS OGLESBY IS A 28 YEAR VETERAN OF THE MUSIC PUBLISHING INDUSTRY WHO MOVED TO NASHVILLE IN 1985 WITH DREAMS OF BECOMING A STAR.   HIS REAL TALENT LAY IN WORKING WITH SONGS AND SONGWRITERS.

NASHVILLE PUBLISHER EXECUTIVE KAREN CONRAD, OFFERED CHRIS A JOB AT HER COMPANY AMR PUBLICATIONS.  AFTER WORKING THERE FOR A YEAR, KAREN URGED CHRIS TO TALK TO DAVID CONRAD, EXECUTIVE VP OF ALMO/IRVING MUSIC NASHVILLE.  CHRIS WORKED FOR ALMO/IRVING FOR SEVEN YEARS SIGNING CRAIG WISEMAN AND JESS BROWN (LITTLE PAST LITTLE ROCK – LEE ANN WOMACK;  ROPE THE MOON – JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY) BEFORE ACCEPTING A JOB TO A BRAND NEW PUBLISHING COMPANY CALLED DREAMCATCHER MUSIC.  UNDER CHRIS, DREAMCATCHER WAS ABLE TO ESTABLISH A REPUTATION FOR HAVING CUTABLE SONGS. DURING AN 18-MONTH TENURE WITH OWNERS KYE FLEMING (3 TIME BMI WRITER OF THE YEAR COUNTRY AND POP) AND BOB DOYLE (MANAGER OF GARTH BROOKS), THE COMPANY LANDED 18 CUTS AND THREE SINGLES INCLUDING THE PAM TILLS HIT “MI VIDA LOCA”.

OGLESBY THEN MOVED TO BMG MUSIC PUBLISHING WHERE HE WORKED FOR 10 YEARS.  CHRIS HAD THE PRIVELEDGE OF WORKING WITH SUCH NOTABLE SONGWRITERS AS, MARCUS HUMMON, HUGH PRESTWOOD, JOHN HIATT, KEITH FOLLESE, RICK GILES AND STEVEN DALE JONES TO NAME A FEW AND SIGNED EMERGING SUPERSTAR TALENT LIKE DAVID LEE, LUKE LAIRD AND BARRY DEAN AS WELL AS HOOKING BACK UP WITH HIS LONGTIME FRIEND CRAIG WISEMAN.  CHRIS HAS BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR AND A PART OF SUCH HIT SONGS AS; “SO SMALL”, “TEMPORARY HOME”, “LAST NAME”, CARRIE UNDERWOOD “PRAYIN’ FOR DAYLIGHT” RASCAL FLATTS; “CHECK YES OR NO” GEORGE STRAIT; “YOUNG” KENNY CHESNEY; “AMAZED” LONE STAR; “19 SOMETHING” MARK WILLS; “THE GOOD STUFF” KENNY CHESNEY; “LIVE LIKE YOU WERE DYING” TIM MCGRAW, “ONLY YOU CAN LOVE ME THIS WAY” KEITH URBAN AND THE MARTINA MCBRIDE SINGLE “GOD’S WILL” TO NAME A FEW.

CURRENTLY CHRIS HAS TAKEN ON THE ROLE OF SONGWRITER MANAGER.  HE SET OUT, IN APRIL 2004, ON HIS OWN TO WORK WITH THE PEOPLE HE LOVES MOST – SONGWRITERS.   FOR FIVE YEARS, OWM WAS PART OF MUSIC INDUSTRY POWERHOUSE 19 ENTERTAINMENT/CKX.  WHILE CONNECTED HE WORKED WITH VARIOUS 19 ENTERTAINMENT ARTIST, INCLUDING  CARRIE UNDERWOOD, WITH THEIR WRITING AND A&R.  HE WORKED ON THE SHOW AMERICAN IDOL BY BEING A PART OF THE AUDITIONS.  HE CONTINUES TO HAVE STRONG TIES TO BOTH CARRIE/XIX AND 19 ENTERTAINMENT.  MOST RECENTLY OWM HAS CELBRATED NUMBER ONE RECORDS ON “SOMETHIN’ ‘BOUT A TRUCK” – KIP MOORE AND “ALONE WITH YOU” – JAKE OWENS AS WELL AS CUTS ON JASON DURELO; KEITH URBAN; LADY ANTEBELLUM; EMINEM; KENNY CHESNEY AND OTHERS.  CHRIS OGLESBY CURRENTLY WORKS WITH SONGWRITERS; DAN COUCH; STEVE MCEWAN; JERRY FLOWERS, RODNEY CROWELL AND BOBBY HAMRICK. CHRIS IS CONTINUALLY LOOKING FOR NEW SONGWRITERS.


About the Publisher Online Pitch Event

Have you ever thought: “Wow I think I have a really good song. If only I could get a legitimate publisher to listen?”

Through GSC’s affordable Publisher Online Pitch service you can have your song or songs heard by a reputable publisher from wherever in the world you live and without the expensive cost of travel.

One of the most important elements of this service is that you will be connecting with a publisher, creating a relationship with this publisher and learning the pitching process professional songwriters utilize every day.

Here are the details!

  • This event is open to members and non-members.
  • Member pricing is $30.00 per song and non-members $50.00. (members get priority booking)
  • This event is limited to 30 participants or 30 songs.
  • Once you purchase the P.O.P event you will receive a confirmation that will contain your step by step instructions for logging into the webcast.
  • You will need to email your song in mp3 format along with your lyric to [email protected] the day before the event. (Please list your name and where you are from on the top of your lyric. GSC wants the publisher to connect with you.)
  • Guitar vocals and keyboard vocals are acceptable. You do not have to have a full demo for this event.
  • The publisher will only listen to the first verse and the chorus of your song.
  • The publisher may or may not comment regarding your song. This event is not intended as a publisher evaluation service.
  • This is a real publisher pitch opportunity. The publisher will either PASS on your song OR he may choose to keep your song for further consideration.
  • You are encouraged to stay involved in the webinar while all songs are listened to and here is why.
    • Out of respect for the other participants
    • Should the publisher choose to comment, you may learn from what he has to say.
    • If a publisher takes a song, you will want to connect with that songwriter and possibly co-write with that writer.

     

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