NASHVILLE,
TN. (IMW) - IMW, taking place in Nashville March 11-12, will feature
three industry panels of Major and Independent A&R, promoters,
label executives, producers, managers and lawyers, and will wrap up
with a
Music Industry Summit.
After graduating from the
University of California,
Santa Barbara, Tracy worked as a Concert
Promoter for Avalon Attractions. In 1982 Tracy left Avalon to work for
Backstreet/MCA Records as Senior
Director of Creative Services until
she was offered a Vice-President position with Wavelength Video, a
premier music video pool.
Indulging her passion for country
music, Tracy decided to start her own management company which was
responsible for representing artists such as Rosie Flores
(Warner/Reprise) and Jann Browne (Curb) among others. In 1988, while
continuing to build and maintain her management company, Tracy was also
hired as a song-plugger for EMI Music. Tracy worked for EMI, Los
Angeles, for one year before she relocated to Nashville to be made
Director of Creative Services, EMI Nashville.
In 1989 Tracy was
hired by Sony/ATV/Tree
Music to oversee the pop division as well as
exploit the ever-expanding country music catalogues. Tracy was
appointed Senior
Director of Talent Acquisition in 1992 and was
responsible for signing acts such as The Mavericks, Joe Ely, Carlene
Carter, and
James House.
In 1995 Tracy left Sony to become
Imprint Records' Vice-President of A & R where she was responsible
for the signings and development of all artists on the roster.
In
January 1998, Tracy moved on to join the Fitzgerald-Hartley Management
Team as a partner in the High Seas
Music Publishing Company and the
Gershon
Music Group. The partnership was set up to oversee special
projects such as album compilations, soundtracks, music supervision,
and film opportunities.
In August of 2002, Tracy was offered a
position as an A&R consultant for Sony Records coordinating with
the New York, Los Angeles and Nashville divisions. At the label's
Nashville division, she began development for a new live talent
competition television series for the USA Cable Network called
"Nashville Star". Tracy served as a Nashville Star judge as well as the
Consulting Producer for the 1st and 2nd seasons of the hit show.
Tracy
currently holds the title of Senior
Director of A & R and Artist
Development, a position created just for her at Sony Nashville, and
sits on the Board of Directors of Leadership Music, NARAS, and The
Actors Bridge Theater Group.
"To read Tracy's resume is to
follow a trail of music industry successes spanning more than two
decades. We'll be so honored to have her present at Indie
Music Week,"
says Jonell Polansky, President of Indie
Music Week.
Other
confirmed panelists include representatives from Warner Bros. Records,
Universal South, Vivaton Records, Lyric Street Records, Sony Music,
Broken Bow Records, BMI, and the Nashville Association of Professional
Recording Services (NAPRS). In addition to the industry panels, Indie
Music Week will also feature two Artist Showcases to be held at
Nashville's famous
Douglas Corner Caf�.
