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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,

About Butch Baker Creative Director - Hori Global Music Publishing Butch Baker is currently head of Hori Global Music Publishing and is working with the same partners that he had incredible success with at Hori Pro Music Publishing (purchased by MoJo Music in 2019). Butch lead the transition and MoJo for a couple of years until he was approached to put his over 20 years of industry experience to work

About Kendall Lettow Creative Manager - Peermusic Publishing Kendall Lettow holds a degree from the Recording Industry Management program at Middle Tennessee State University. She has worked in the Nashville music publishing community for 12 years in the Creative Departments of Kobalt Music, Still Working Music, THiS Music, and MV2 Entertainment where she managed writers, pitched songs, and worked closely in artist development and A&R. Lettow has been responsible for

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 Teri Nelson Founder & CEO, Reel Muzik Werks, LLC Ms. Carpenter is a music industry veteran. Her executive experience includes a background in overseeing major studio and network television music departments. Ms. Carpenters experience in creating, protecting and monetizing music copyrights is well known and has earned her the highest level of respect worldwide. Ms. Carpenter is the Founder & CEO of Reel Muzik Werks, LLC, an innovative and

About Dallas Gregory Senior Creative Director & General Manager - Song Rocket Music Music veteran Dallas Gregory has nearly 25 years experience in the music Industry. The product of a musical family, Gregory grew up in Georgia, singing and playing Southern Gospel and Country music. Accepting an invitation to move to Nashville as a background vocalist, Dallas arrived and began working as an artist and background singer for the Grand

About Lauren Funk-Martin Senior Creative Director, Endurance Music Group Lauren is responsible for managing Endurance’s relationships with its roster of hit songwriters and artists, while identifying new and promising talent. She came to EMG in 2021 from Big Yellow Dog Music, where she spent seven years on the creative team. Lauren joined BYD as an intern in 2014 and was immediately hired in the role of Creative Manager upon graduating