Guest Lecturers
- Agents
- Artists
- Composers
- Consulting
- Corporate Relations
- Entertainment Attorneys
- Entertainment Companies
- Management
- Museum
- Music Industry Trade Organizations
- Music Licensing Companies
- Performing Rights Organizations
- Producers
- Promotion/PR/Marketing
- Publications
- Publishing Companies
- Record Labels
- Studios
- UGA
- Venues
- Miscellaneous
Agents
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Matt Hickey
Booking Agent for High Road Touring
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Scott Orvold
Talent Buyer for the Georgia Theatre, Athens, GA
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Cass Scripps
Owner / Agent of Metro Talent
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Velena Vego
Talent Buyer for the 40 Watt, Athens, GA
Co-Manager of Cracker
Artists
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Bill Anderson
Singer / Songwriter
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Lewis Anderson
Songwriter
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Tony Arata
Singer / Songwriter
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John Bell
Lead Singer / Songwriter for Widespread Panic
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Randall Bramblett
Singer / Songwriter
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Luke Bryan
Singer / Songwriter
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Clay Cook
Singer / Songwriter / Producer
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Bradford Cox
Lead Singer of Deerhunter
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Dallas Davidson
Singer / Songwriter
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Mike Dekle
Singer / Songwriter
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Jimmy Hall
Performer / Singer for Wet Willie
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Ed Hammell
Singer / Songwriter
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Patterson Hood
Singer / Songwriter for the Drive By Truckers
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Hillary Lindsey
Singer / Songwriter
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David Lowery
Singer / Songwriter / Member of the band Cracker
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Samantha Murphy
Singer / Songwriter
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Sunny Ortiz
Percussionist for Widespread Panic
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Mickey Raphael
Harmonica player for Willie Nelson
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Ed Roland
Singer / Songwriter for Collective Soul
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Manuel Seal
Grammy Winning Songwriter
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Corey Smith
Singer / Songwriter
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Tori Sparks
Singer / Songwriter
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Phil Vassar
Singer / Songwriter
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Butch Walker
Singer / Songwriter / Producer
Composers
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Eddie Horst
Composer / Film Scoring
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Chris Rickwood
Composer for Music for Interactive Media
Consulting
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Ed Douglas
Owner of Fibonacci Consults LLC
Founding member of Mindspring and Earthlink -
Monica Tannian
President of Milk Money Consulting
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Erica Walbert
Career Consultant for the University of Georgia
Corporate Relations
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Rick Baker
First Vice President of Merrill Lynch Private Banking and Investment Group
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Giti Khalsa
Financial Advisor for Smith Barney in Orlando, FL
Former member of the Seven Mary Three band -
Rasheed Muhammad
Vice President and Client Advisor for SunTrust Private Wealth Management
Sports and Entertainment Specialty Group
Entertainment Attorneys
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Bakari Brock
Manager / Entertainment Attorney
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Bertis Downs
REM Legal Counsel and Management
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Charles Driebe
Manager / Entertainment Attorney
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Monica Ewing
Entertainment Attorney
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Omara Harris
Entertainment Attorney
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Evita Kaigler
Entertainment Attorney
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Scott Keniley
Entertainment Attorney
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Cliff Lovette
Entertainment Attorney
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Scott Sanders
Entertainment Attorney
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Philip Walden
Legal Counsel at Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
Entertainment Companies
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Chad Denney
General Manager of Degy Booking International Inc.
Vice-President of Nimbleslick Entertainment, LLC -
Ben Ferguson
President of Nimbleslick Entertainment, LLC
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Shannon Houchins
Average Joe’s Entertainment Group
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Ethan Schwartz
Nimbleslick Entertainment, LLC
Management
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Charlie Brusco
President of Alliance Artists Limited
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Scott Siman
Manager of Tim McGraw
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Buck Williams
Founder of PGA Nashville
Co-Manager of Widespread Panic -
Cliff Williamson
Starstruck Entertainment / Managing Reba McEntire, Kelly Clarkson, and Blake Shelton
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Marty Winsch
Owner of Mountain Entertainment
Museum
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Lisa Love
Executive Director of the Georgia Music Hall of Fame
Music Industry Trade Organizations
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Erin Baxter
Senior Project Manager of NARAS, Atlanta Chapter
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Michele Caplinger
Senior Executive Director of NARAS, Atlanta Chapter
Music Licensing Companies
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Simon Horrocks
Affix Music
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Tammy Hurt
Placement Music, LLC
Performing Rights Organizations
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Lynn Oliver
Associate Director of Writer/Publisher Relations at BMI Atlanta
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Cappriccieo Scates
Associate Director of Writer / Publisher Relations at SESAC Atlanta
Producers
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Ben Allen
Songwriter / Producer (Gnarls Barkley)
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Dallas Austin
Producer / Songwriter
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Jim Barber
Producer / Songwriter for Ryan Adams and Courtney Love
Former Vice President of A&R at Geffen Records -
Newton Carter
Independent Producer / Recording Engineer
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Blake Chancey
Producer
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Russell Gloyd
Conductor, Producer, and Arranger with Dave Brubeck
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Billy Hume
Music Producer
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Simon Illa
Music Producer
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John Keane
Producer of REM, Widespread Panic, and many more
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John Kurzweg
Producer of Creed, Jewel, and more
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Glenn Matullo
Producer / Engineer
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Dee Dee Murray
Organized Noise
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Donnie Scantz
Producer / Songwriter
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Ron Simpson
President / Owner of RCS Productions, Inc.
Promotion/PR/Marketing
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Kissy Black
Marketing and PR at Lotos Nile
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Marcie Allen Cardell
President of MAC Presents
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Dave Dannheisser
Independent Promoter
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Henry Glasscock
Concert Promoter for Outback Concerts in Nashville, TN
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Michelle Roche
Owner of Michelle Roche PR Firm
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Seth Weiner
Shimon Presents
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Nelson Wells
President of Team Clermont, Athens, GA
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Mercer West
Party Party Partners
Publications
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Robert Clermont
Business and Operations Manager for American Songwriter Magazine
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Scott Freeman
Senior Editor of Creative Loafing / Author
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Michelle Gilzenrat
Music Editor of Flagpole Magazine
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Rodney Ho
Reporter for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Entertainment Features
Publishing Companies
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Pete Dugas
Owner of TSAV, Publishing Company
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Kevin Lamb
Peer Music Publishing
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Stone Stafford
So So Def Pubslishing
Record Labels
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Clay Bradley
Vice President of A&R at Sony Music Nashville
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Bryan Calhoun
G.O.O.D. Records / Kanye West’s Label
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George Fontaine, Sr.
Owner of New West Records
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George Fontaine, Jr.
New West Records
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Laura Giles
General Manager of Sho’Nuff Records
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Jim Hawkins
Sound Recording Engineer for Capricorn Records / Electro Acoustics
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Steve Jones
President of Brash Records
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Barney Kilpatrick
Owner of Rattlesby Records
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Sheryl Merritt
Rowdy Records / Dallas Austin Foundation
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Lucy Raoof
Vice President of Operations for Mauldin Brand Agency
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Michael Rothschild
President of Landslide Records
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Cameron Strang
President of New West Records
Studios
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Paul Diaz
Owner of Tree Sound Studios / Tree Leaf Music
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Matt Leatherman
Rodney Mills Masterhouse
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Rodney Mills
Producer / Mastering Lynyrd Skynyrd, Allman Brothers, .38 Special and more
Owner of Rodney Mills Masterhouse -
Glenn Schick
Glenn Schick Mastering
UGA
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Chris Hanks
Director of the UGA Terry College of Business Entrepreneurship Program
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Pat Pittard
Former Chairman, President, and CEO of Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.
UGA Terry College of Business Executive in Residence
Venues
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Barrie Buck
Owner of the 40 Watt in Athens, GA
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Wilmot Greene
Co-Owner / Manager of the Georgia Theatre, Athens, GA
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Eddie Owen
Owner of Eddie’s Attic in Decatur, GA
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Kyle Pilgrim
Owner of the Melting Point in Athens, GA
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Tanner Smith
Program Director for Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Miscellaneous
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Jared Bailey
Songwriter / Record Producer
Director of Athfest -
DeWitt Burton
Equipment Manager for R.E.M.
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Bernard Cook
Director of the Dallas Austin Foundation
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Rob Gibson
Executive Director of the Savannah Music Festival
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George Howard
Assistant Professor of Management at Loyola University in New Orleans, LA
ArtistHouseMusic.org / Senior Editor at the Herb Albert Foundation -
Rhubarb Jones
Country Music Radio Icon / DJ at Eagle 106.7 in Atlanta, GA
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Chris Klaus
Founder and CEO of Kaneva
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Marcus Matthews
CEO and Co-Founder of Blue Heat Games
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Cody Murray
Owner of Raw Talent Inc.
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Chris Rabold
Sound Engineer for Widespread Panic
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Jan Smith
Vocal Coach to Usher, Rob Thomas, Jennifer Nettles, and more
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Brinkley Warren
AthCast Podcasting
Contact Information
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