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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

About Trevor Mathiesen Assistant Creative Director, Word Entertainment Trevor Mathiesen is a graduate from Middle Tennessee State University’s Recording Industry program and currently works as an Assistant Creative Director in music publishing at Word Entertainment. Prior to Word he spent 4 years at The MWS Group as a publishing representative and 7 years working for Christian recording artist Michael W. Smith. Trevor is also a songwriter, guitar player, and vocalist

About Ciara Gardner A&R Coordinator, Disney Music Publishing, Nashville Ciara Gardner  manages the catalogs of the writer roster, pitches catalog, performs A&R and office administration functions and supports Patrick Clifford, Vice President, Music Publishing and A&R. Originally from upstate New York, Ciara attended Belmont University in Nashville and began working for Disney in 2009. Out of Disney Music Publishing, Nashville have come chart toppers “Mine Would Be You” (Blake Shelton),