The same people who brought you Creed, Evanescence,
Alabama and the Dixie Chicks now bring you Wind-up Nashville.
 


Teddy Gentry

 With 21 gold, platinum and multi-platinum albums, 42 number one singles and over 73 million records sold, Teddy Gentry founding member of Alabama has received over 150 industry awards including 8 country music "Entertainer of the Year" honors, 2 Grammys, 2 People's Choice Awards and their very own star on the "Hollywood Walk of Fame." They were named the "Artist of the Decade" by the Academy of Country Music in 1989 and "Country Group of the Century" by the Recording Industry Association of America in 1999. Theirs is an amazing career, stretching across more than two decades and for three of the guys, it's been more than 30 years. Gentry’s relationship with Cracker Barrell helped him align a retail deal with the restaurant giant and an Alabama Live album currently on the market. Gentry produced “Songs 4 Worship” for Time Life that featured Charlie Daniels, Rascal Flatts and Collin Raye among others. He just celebrated his first number one record as a producer with Emerson Drives “Moments”.


Bernard Porter

 Bernard Porter is a seasoned entertainment executive with over 26 years of diverse business experience. His A&R prowess is nationally recognized. Mr. Porter has worked as an agent in the television performance division of Spotlight Limited (CA), has formed Big Fish Entertainment, Inc. (an artist management & publishing company), the Consortium (management & marketing firm), an imprint record label Porter served as Head of A&R (BBR/C4)a Sony Red Distribution label. Porter has represented & worked with such well-known artists as Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, Mr T.,Jason Aldean whom Porter signed to Broken Bow Records, Megan Mullins, Joe Diffie and Lila McCann – in addition to his representation of celebrity chef, Mr. Tim Creehan. Mr. Porter has also served as an entertainment consultant to many large corporations as well as specialty venues including the Mall of America (MN), Dave & Busters, Marriott Hotels and The Mackinaw Theatre in Mackinaw, MI. Mr. Porter is also an active philanthropist and wants to "give back" to the industry that has given to him so greatly. Mr. Porter consults & produces many fundraiser's including Country Steps In for First Steps (an annual fundraising concert for special-needs children; hosted by recording artist Joe Diffie & with performances by the biggest names in country music) which has helped to raise over $700,000 in the Nashville area. Further, Mr. Porter partnered & formed Porter Consulting Group with Mr. Mark Begelman, the previous COO of Office Depot in 2005. Mr. Porter’s deep knowledge of & contacts within the entertainment industry have & will prove invaluable to any business development & planning affairs.


Larry Pareigis

 Larry Pareigis: most recent accomplishments include quarterbacking a promotion effort that resulted in a 2-week #1 and CMA award for Rocky Comfort/Nine North recording artist Tracy Lawrence; creating a radio promotion & marketing plan for CMT: Country Music Television and NASCAR Images for the motion picture DALE that resulted in over 100K soundtrack units scanned to date as a direct through WalMart & the highest-rated broadcast in CMT history. For 11 years, Larry worked at Sony BMG Nashville, where he was in charge of the promotion and marketing of music artists to radio stations coast-to-coast, overseeing a field staff of promoters for same & successfully introducing and maintaining the careers of such stars as Dixie Chicks, Montgomery Gentry, Gretchen Wilson, Miranda Lambert, Van Zant, Buddy Jewell & Los Lonely Boys, among others. Before that, Larry spent 15 years in Country radio, with stops as an operations manager in Nashville, Albuquerque, Sacramento & San Francisco.


Steve Pope

 Steve Pope is an industry veteran in Publishing and A&R. He began his career as a professional musician playing drums and singing lead vocals for a southern rock band that had a long stint of live shows throughout the south in the 1980’s. Pope graduated from MTSU in 1988 with a degree in Recording Industry Management and immediately went to work at ASCAP as an intern but was soon hired to work for Pride Music Group, owned by country legend Charlie Pride. There Pope began the usual way as a “tape copy” assistant but soon excelled into a management position where he was instrumental in getting the song “Wild Horses” recorded by Garth Brooks. In 1992 Pope moved to Sunstone Music Group and continued plugging songs for the next year and a half before he was tapped to be Creative Director for Malaco Music Nashville, where he stayed for 6 years. Pope’s discography includes: “Wild Horses,” (Garth Brooks),“It Doesn't Get Any Countrier Than This” (Tim McGraw), “Never Again, Again,” (Lee Ann Womack), “I Know She Still Loves Me,” (George Strait), “Let’s Call It A Day Today,” (Tammy Wynette), “If The Jukebox Took Tear Drops,” (Billy Joe Royal) and many more. Pope’s experience and great track record at getting songs recorded by superstars landed him the VP of Publishing at Web Four / Caliber Music where he worked for the next year before starting his own company, TuneShop, an independent song plugging company representing some of the best writers in Nashville. He has experience in Publishing, A&R and Artist Development which make him an asset to any record company.