About Courtney Allen Creative Director / A&R - Concord Nashville Music Publishing Courtney Allen has a passion for mentoring songwriters and finding new talent. She is the Creative Director, A&R at Concord Music Publishing in Nashville. Concord is a global, full-service, independent music publishing company that works with everyone from Phil Collins, Cyndi Lauper, Imagine Dragons to Nikki Sixx and Ruston Kelly. Their Nashville roster includes hit songwriters Hillary Lindsey,
About Victoria Goodvin Vice President - Wide Open Music An avid country music lover, Victoria moved from her hometown of Princeton, North Carolina to Nashville, Tennessee in pursuit of finding out what the music business was all about. “When I moved to Nashville, I had no idea what jobs were available in the music industry. I just knew I loved music and songs and artists more than most people.” During
About Nicole Sherrill Creative Director - MV2 Entertainment Nicole Sherrill is a 28 year old born and raised Nashvillian!! A legacy of the music industry, Nicole always had a passion for everything music and inner workings of the business. After receiving her Bachelor of Fine Arts with an emphasis in musical theater from the University of Mississippi, she immediately jumped into the professional performing world working with Matt Davenport Productions.
About Bobby Rymer General Manager - Writer's Den Music Bobby spent many years at Almo-Irving working under publishing superstar David Conrad, taking over the top position when Conrad retired. At this boutique agency he represented diverse catalogs from rockers Peter Frampton and Bruce Springsteen to Americana icon Patty Griffith to Country legend Kent Robbins. After Universal absorbed Almo-Irving Bobby became director of the publishing arm of Writer's Den Music
About Jonah Gordon Coordinator, Sync - Big Yellow Dog Music Have you been told your songs might work for the film/tv/sync market? Jonah Gordon works with the Sync team of Alex Stefano at Big Yellow Dog publishing. He came to Nashville after working in the sync market in California. Jonah received his degree from Belmont University in Production and Music Business and, after interning at Big Yellow Dog, he landed
About Nicole Wyatt Creative Director, Carnival Music Group A Chattanooga native, Nicole Wyatt attended Full Sail University in Orlando and made her way to Nashville in 2009 for an assistant position in the marketing and media department at Sony Music. Her previous stops include stints at Average Joes Entertainment, 38 Music Publishing, and Writerslist. Prior to joining Carnival Music, Wyatt fronted her own independent venture, Little Red Truck Ent.
About Sherrill Blackman Founder - sdb Music Group Blackman, a Dudley, North Carolina native, arrived in Nashville in 1980 and graduated from Belmont University with a Music Business degree in 1982. He served on the staff of The Nashville Songwriters Association International for six years and was General Manager of Buckhorn Music for four years until 1994, when he founded his sdb music group, a publishing and songplugging company. Since
About Nancy Peacock Owner/CEO - Washington Street Publishing Nancy Peacock is the owner / CEO of Washington Street Publishing. She is a graduate of Sweet Briar College (B.A.) and Vanderbilt University (M.A.). She is actively involved in the local community with the Junior League of Nashville and internationally with St. George's Episcopal Church's missionary work in Honduras. Nancy is a member of The Recording Academy, CMA, ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, Global
About Aubrey Schwartz Senior Creative Director, SNG Music Originally from Michigan, Aubrey moved to Nashville in 2012 and graduated from Belmont University in 2014. She received her Bachelor's Degree in Music Business. Aubrey has years of experience working closely with writers, artists and labels promoting songs between various publishing companies. Coming from a very musical family, she always knew she wanted to pursue a career in the music industry. In
About Sarah Feldman Director of Creative, Reach Music Publishing Sarah Feldman has dedicated the last 12 years to her career in the music business. As Director of Creative, she handles both A&R and sync duties, as well as working close with the rosters newest signings. Reach’s client roster includes artists and songwriters such as John Mayer, Common, Ben Rector, Lisa Loeb, Lindsey Stirling, Glenn Tipton (of Judas Priest), Cindy Morgan,
