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In this six part series which began November 10th, 2008, WPLN’s Craig Havighurst reported on how Nashville is adapting to historic change and what Music Row might look like after the shakeout.
Below are selected highlights of some of the interviews conducted during the reporting of Music City Remixed. They reflect a range of views and predictions about the trajectory of Nashville’s music business and the industry in general.
Mark Wright and Fletcher Foster are respectively President and senior VP/General Manager at Universal South Records, part of the Universal Music Group. Both are veterans of the country music industry, Wright having been a producer and A&R chief at Sony/BMG. Foster was in charge of marketing for Capitol Nashville.
1. How the music industry got off track and what happens when it gets it right. (Wright speaks first) (6:46)
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2. Defining different approaches to the music business; is the indie/major dichotomy fair? (Craig’s question is first) (5:42)
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3. Are major labels forced to be too cautious about artists that won’t work on radio? (7:42)
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Elin Mulron is managing partner at Digital Edge, a marketing company, and she’s a founder and advisory board member of Digital Nashville. She’s formerly a director or digital media strategy at Turner Broadcasting in Atlanta.
1. Is Nashville’s technology and digital sector keeping up with its creative side? (6:31)
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2. Does Nashville need a technology sector to remain Music City? (9:32)
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Mark Montgomery is CEO of Echo, a Nashville company he founded that cultivates relationships between entertainment properties and artists and their fans. Its clients include Kanye West, Dierks Bentley, Alison Krauss and Keith Urban.
1. What Echo does and how it fits the new music internet ecosystem. (7:51)
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2. Is Nashville making the changes necessary to be successful in the new music business? (10:52)
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3. The plight of the DIY artist and Echo gets acquired by Ticketmaster. (6:02)
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