Future 25, Luke Combs, music industry. He also brings his experience in publishing to help their full roster of artists find and create great songs. He found Temecula Road on Instagram when they were 14-15 and got them their publishing deals and their label deal with Disney Music Group. David Adcock began his career at Sony Music/Columbia in London, spent time on the marketing team of. With Edelman, Scott manages the career of Warner Brothers artist Randall King. With Luke Combs, they turned their focus away from the typical country-album-release models and radio promo cycles and toward social media and streaming. In early days, if a song resonated online, the managers would rush to release it — like the smash ballad “Beautiful Crazy,” which was originally being held for Combs’ upcoming second album but ended up on the deluxe edition of his 2017 debut, This One’s for You. My God-given name is Christopher Thaddeus Kappy, a family name. Managers Chris Kappy, Chief navigation officer Make Wake Artists Chris Kappy credits his years spent working with the music cruise company Sixthman for giving him a keen understanding of the power of a devoted fan base. Then he quickly put Combs himself in front of the fans by live-streaming impromptu performances, building on the Vine videos that Combs relied on early in his career. Luke Combs' manager Chris Kappy picks three songs for the show. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Says Oliver-Cline, “We’re definitely not making decisions from the desk.”. She was credited for collaborations connecting Ashley McBryde with Jeremy Bussey that led to the the Grammy nominated song and CMT Video of the Year “Girl Going Nowhere.” Having an eye for talent, she teamed two of her writers, Rob Crosby & Larry McCoy up with Luke Combs for 3 songs on Luke’s Certified Double Platinum Record “This One’s For You.”. From there she moved to Mercury records and settled into nine years in radio promotion, where she gained first-hand knowledge of what it takes to get an artist onto the charts. “From the beginning, we put our money where our mouth is.”, Yet for all their digital savvy, Kappy and Oliver-Cline are most at home on the road with their clients, mingling with fans and noting which songs are connecting. With Luke Combs, they turned their focus away from the typical country-album-release models and radio promo cycles and toward social media and streaming. Their representation was instrumental in the skyrocketing success of Cody Johnson. “They may say, ‘We’re all about the fans,’ but they’re not,” says Oliver-Cline. Chris Kappy, Chief navigation officer Make Wake Artists. So we’d go live at rehearsals, at his hotel room, in our office. “They just want to see Luke sing. Country-music management team Chris Kappy and Lynn Oliver-Cline are showing the Nashville establishment how to build an old-fashioned country-music career in a 21st-century way. While there she worked with Jon Pardi, Dustin Lynch, Ashley McBryde, Dillon Carmichael, and many others. (Before Combs had a record deal, his song “Hurricane” accrued a million streams.) By 2009 he was ready to get back to music at its most basic level and spent a year traveling the south while discovering and writing a popular blog about new artists, club owners and other interesting people. This emphasis on fan engagement led to “Hurricane” being streamed over a million times before there was any music industry involvement. Want more Rolling Stone? Haley began her music career with a year in artist management, then spent a year at the Country Music Association. Craig is a multi-faceted artist and brand manager who joined Collective Artist Management in 2012, bringing with him longtime client Sara Evans. The new iPhone 12 + up to $200 back. In early days, if a song resonated online, the managers would rush to release it — like the smash ballad “Beautiful Crazy,” which was originally being held for Combs’ upcoming second album but ended up on the deluxe edition of his 2017 debut, This One’s for You. But everyone just calls me Kappy. “From the beginning, we put our money where our mouth is.”, In This Article: The management dream team knows how to build old-school Nashville stars in an Internet age. In 2007 she came full circle back to artist management, joining Red Light, where she has access to all the support and resources of a multi-genre management giant. He created new revenue streams helping writers and artists break into the European and Australian markets and generated $2.5 Million from London based Universal songwriters Steve Robson, Wayne Hector and Kwesi B. In addition to Combs, Make Wake also handles Niko Moon, Hailey Whitters, Drew Parker, Ashland Craft and Flatland Cavalry. Fount Lynch spent 14 years in PR at Universal Music Group Nashville before becoming VP of Media for Sony/Nashville, where he worked with artists such as Kenny Chesney and Miranda Lambert, in addition to spearheading the campaign that launched Maren Morris. So we’d go live at rehearsals, at his hotel room, in our office. “By doing that we were letting the fans in behind the curtain early on.”, Their detailed, collaborative spirit is an approach that’s more often boasted about by an artist’s team than practiced. Kappy and Oliver-Cline, who met in the Nineties while working with Hootie and the Blowfish and Sister Hazel, take their cues directly from Combs’ fans, down to involving them in the process of picking which T-shirts to sell. To establish a trusted channel of communication between artist and listener, Kappy — who learned the ins and outs of fan engagement during his 15 years at music-cruise company Sixthman — created a Facebook group and christened it the official place to talk all things Luke Combs. Country-music management team Chris Kappy and Lynn Oliver-Cline are showing the Nashville establishment how to build an old-fashioned country … Chris Thomas, Artist Manager C3 Management Artist Growth makes our lives so much easier. In 2019 he was promoted to Vice President of Collective, taking on an expanded role in the ongoing efforts of the company’s entire roster that includes Sara Evans, Clint Black, Edwin McCain, Everette, Grant Landis, Judith Hill and Tyler Rich. Yes, please. 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We can get any information on our artists, at our fingertips. “As an admirer of both Matt & Kappy’s approach, I couldn’t have found a more complimentary management partnership to execute my … Tom Lord joined the team from Universal Music Group where he managed the film/TV licensing as well as international and partnership marketing for their Mercury, EMI and Capitol Nashville labels. See where your favorite artists and songs rank on the Rolling Stone Charts. Want to contact Chris Kappy? Experienced Warehouse Supervisor with a demonstrated history of working in the chemicals industry. In 2015 he joined Howie Edelman’s Durango Artist Management (Roger Creager, Cody Johnson and Randall King), a company committed to discovering and growing the careers of dedicated independent artists. Nobody knows what’s really going on,'” says Oliver-Cline of the increasingly volatile country music business. Chris Kappy credits his years spent working with the music cruise company Sixthman for giving him a keen understanding of the power of a devoted fan base. Jennifer Garner on the 'circus' of being married to Ben Affleck, Matthew McConaughey’s Son Levi Is His Undeniable Mini-Me in Rare Photo, Borat’s Daughter Sneaks Into Trump Conference, Meets Donald Trump Jr. in Unreleased Footage, Tortured by a slow computer? Sign up for our newsletter. “Some people are a little freaked out, saying, ‘It’s like the wild wild west. “By doing that we were letting the fans in behind the curtain early on.”, Their detailed, collaborative spirit is an approach that’s more often boasted about by an artist’s team than practiced. Chris Kappy is a manager, and works at Make Wake Artists. They are the people responsible for making sure the world knows about the 120+ artists at Red Light Nashville and they have offered their time as a team. We want to hear from you! 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