CMA’s 2014 SRO Awards Finalists of Touring Industry Announced
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The Country Music Association announced the finalists for the 2014 SRO Awards, which will honor the far too often unsung heroes of the touring industry. CMA members will be able to cast their vote in categories including tour manager, publicist, caterer, lighting director, and my old gig, front of house sound engineer.
The winners will be announced during this year’s IEBA conference in October.
CMA’s SRO Awards 2014 Final Nominees:
CATEGORY 1 – BUSINESS MANAGER OF THE YEAR
Duane Clark – Flood, Bumstead, McCready & McCarthy, Inc.
Cheryl Harris – O’Neil Hagaman, PLLC
Kris Wiatr – Wiatr & Associates, LLC
CATEGORY 2 – COACH/TRUCK DRIVER OF THE YEAR
Kelley Beck – Blake Shelton
Ron Easley – Jason Aldean
Michael Kersh – Little Big Town
CATEGORY 3 – FOH (FRONT OF HOUSE) ENGINEER OF THE YEAR
Kevin Freeman – Brad Paisley
Jon Garber – The Band Perry
Jeff Parsons – Blake Shelton
CATEGORY 4 – LIGHTING DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Taylor Price – Hunter Hayes
Steve Richards – Taylor Swift
Chris Shrom – Little Big Town
CATEGORY 5 – MANAGER OF THE YEAR
Robert Allen –13 Management
Kerri Edwards – Red Light Management
Jason Owen – Sandbox Entertainment
CATEGORY 6 – TOUR MANAGER OF THE YEAR
Kevin Canady – Blake Shelton
Tristan Kirkbride – Rascal Flatts
Erica Worden – Taylor Swift
CATEGORY 7 – MONITOR ENGINEER OF THE YEAR
Brad Baisley –Blake Shelton
Robert Bull – Martina McBride
Jordan Kolenc – Taylor Swift
CATEGORY 8 – PRODUCTION MANAGER OF THE YEAR
Arthur Kemish –Taylor Swift
Joseph Lloyd – Jason Aldean
Todd Ortmeier – Miranda Lambert
CATEGORY 9 – PUBLICIST OF THE YEAR
Mary Hilliard Harrington – The GreenRoom
Ebie McFarland – Essential Broadcast Media, LLC
Tree Paine – Premium PR
CATEGORY 10 – TALENT AGENT OF THE YEAR
Rob Beckham – William Morris Endeavor Entertainment, LLC
John Huie – Creative Artists Agency
Darin Murphy – Creative Artist Agency
CATEGORY 11 – TALENT BUYER/PROMOTER OF THE YEAR
Gil Cunningham – Neste Event Marketing
Louis Messina – The Messina Group
Brian O’Connell – Live Nation
CATEGORY 12 – TOUR CATERER OF THE YEAR
Dega Catering
TaDa! Catering
Taste Event Catering
CATEGORY 13 – TOURING MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
David Cook – Taylor Swift – Keyboard
Devin Malone – Hunter Hayes – Guitar
John Thomasson – Little Big Town – Bass
CATEGORY 14 – VENUE OF THE YEAR
Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion at Meadowbrook – Gilford, NH
Bridgestone Arena – Nashville, Tenn.
Ryman Auditorium – Nashville, Tenn.
CATEGORY 15 – TOUR VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Brian Carico – Hunter Hayes
Scott Scovill – Moo TV
Michael Tinsley – Taylor Swift
Liv Carter
She holds several certificates from Berklee College of Music, and a certificate in Positive Psychology from UC Berkeley.
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