About Woody Bomar President, Green Hills Music Group Woody Bomar began his career at Combine Music, writing hits for artists like Conway Twitty, Jim Glaser and Loretta Lynn. He later became General Manager, but left Combine to start Little Big Town Music with partner Kerry O’Neil. After a 10-year run, including 15 #1s, they sold Little Big Town to Sony/ATV where Woody worked for 8 years as Sr. VP &

About Devon Devries Associate Creative Director for Essential Music Publishing / Sony ATV Devon is originally from the Seattle, WA area where he grew up with a love for music and the arts. After attending WWU north of Seattle studying music (classical voice) he decided to transfer to Belmont University in Nashville, TN where he Graduated in 2001 with a Bachelor of Music in Commercial Voice with an Emphasis in

About Stephen Duncan Creative Manager for Centricity Music Publishing Stephen Duncan was born and raised in Cedar Rapids, IA and moved to Nashville, TN to attend Belmont University.  His college accolades include being the first songwriting major to graduate from Belmont and the first recipient of the ASCAP music scholarship. His first Christian music industry position was as Creative Director for Daywind Publishing, where he signed hit songwriter, Sam Tinnesz,

Due to unforeseen circumstances, Lynn had to postpone his event until March 20th. However, we are thrilled that publisher Jimmy Metts of STARSTRUCK Publishing will be able to join us this Thursday evening.  Starstruck is Reba McEntire’s Publishing Company and represents artists Blake Shelton, Kelly Clarkson and many others. If you have purchased this event and have questions or concerns, please email Sheree ([email protected]). EVENT SOLD OUT About Jimmy Metts

About Chad Segura President of Meld Music Publishing Chad Segura is the founder and President of Meld Music, a multi-genre music company focused on music publishing, film & tv licensing, and consulting. He began his career at Sparrow Records in 1996, working initially in the Publicity department, and later joining the Artist Development Team. In 1998 he moved to EMI Christian Music Publishing, where he eventually headed their Creative Team, charged

About Lynn Gann (Rescheduled from Feb 27) Vice President of Zavitson Music Group Lynn Gann, is a 25-year music industry veteran and is Vice President of Zavitson Music Group overseeing the Country Division, a newly created position focused on catalog exploitation, artist development and management opportunities. Lynn is the former VP/Founder of Full Circle Music Publishing. The Nashville native was instrumental in No. 1 hits including “When I Get Where

About Matt Ewald Creative Director of Capitol CMG Publishing Matt Ewald is a Creative Director at Capitol CMG Publishing, where he manages relationships with a roster of producer, artist, and staff songwriters. This roster includes writers/artists like Chris Tomlin, David Crowder, Pete Kipley (Mercy Me, Phil Wickham, Matthew West), & Jeff Pardo (Francesca Battistelli, Rhett Walker Band, Josh Wilson) in addition to ministries like Passion and Hillsong.  Matt works closely

About Eddie Tidwell Vice President of Creative Services for Muy Bueno Music Group Being a Nashville native, Eddie Tidwell grew up very aware of where songs really come from.  He was able to read newspaper articles and interviews about the writers of hit songs, not just the artists. While at Middle Tennessee State University, Eddie secured an internship at the small music publishing company The Writer’s Group where the first