This is just one of the publishers that is coming to the Texas Songwriter Association Songwriter Symposium in Jan. If you are serious about placing your songs in radio, tv, movies, documentaries, games etc. YOU NEED TO KNOW A PUBLISHER. YOU NEED TO TALK WITH THEM ONE ON ONE ABOUT YOUR MUSIC. We have 6 publishers coming for you this year. CHRIS OGLESBY IS A 28 YEAR VETERAN OF THE MUSIC PUBLISHING INDUSTRY WHO CURRENTLY VP CREATIVE AT BMG CHRYSALIS. NASHVILLE PUBLISHER EXECUTIVE KAREN CONRAD, OFFERED CHRIS A JOB AT AMR PUBLICATIONS. AFTER A YEAR, KAREN URGED CHRIS TO TALK TO DAVID CONRAD, EXECUTIVE VP OF ALMO/IRVING MUSIC NASHVILLE. CHRIS WORKED FOR ALMO/IRVING FOR SEVEN YEARS SIGNING CRAIG WISEMAN AND JESS BROWN (LITTLE PAST LITTLE ROCK – LEE ANN WOMACK; ROPE THE MOON – JOHN MICHAEL MONTGOMERY) BEFORE ACCEPTING A JOB TO A BRAND NEW PUBLISHING COMPANY CALLED DREAMCATCHER MUSIC. DURING AN 18-MONTH TENURE WITH OWNERS KYE FLEMING (3 TIME BMI WRITER OF THE YEAR COUNTRY AND POP) AND BOB DOYLE (MANAGER OF GARTH BROOKS), THE COMPANY LANDED 18 CUTS AND THREE SINGLES INCLUDING THE PAM TILLS HIT “MI VIDA LOCA”. OGLESBY THEN MOVED TO BMG MUSIC PUBLISHING WHERE HE WORKED FOR 10 YEARS. CHRIS HAD THE PRIVELEDGE OF WORKING WITH SUCH NOTABLE SONGWRITERS AS, MARCUS HUMMON, HUGH PRESTWOOD AND JOHN HIATT TO NAME A FEW AND SIGNED EMERGING SUPERSTAR TALENT LIKE DAVID LEE, LUKE LAIRD AND BARRY DEAN AS WELL AS RESIGNING CRAIG WISEMAN. CHRIS THEN TOOK ON THE ROLE OF SONGWRITER MANAGER. IN APRIL 2004,HE ESTABLISHED OGLESBY WRITER MANAGEMENT. OWM QUICKLY BECAME PART OF MUSIC INDUSTRY POWERHOUSE 19 ENTERTAINMENT/CKX. WHILE THERE HE WORKED WITH VARIOUS 19 ENTERTAINMENT ARTISTS ON THEIR WRITING AND DID A&R. HE WORKED ON THE FOX SHOW AMERICAN IDOL BEING A PART OF THE AUDITION PROCESS. HE CONTINUES TO HAVE STRONG TIES TO ALL HE HAS WORKED WITH IN THE PAST. OCT 2013 CHRIS RETURNED TO THE NEW BMG. CHRIS HAS BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR AND A PART OF SUCH HIT SONGS AS; “SO SMALL”, “TEMPORARY HOME”, “LAST NAME”, CARRIE UNDERWOOD “PRAYIN’ FOR DAYLIGHT” RASCAL FLATTS; “CHECK YES OR NO” GEORGE STRAIT; “YOUNG” KENNY CHESNEY; “AMAZED” LONE STAR; “19 SOMETHING” MARK WILLS; “THE GOOD STUFF” KENNY CHESNEY; “LIVE LIKE YOU WERE DYING” TIM MCGRAW, “ONLY YOU CAN LOVE ME THIS WAY” KEITH URBAN AND THE MARTINA MCBRIDE SINGLE “GOD’S WILL”.
Posted on: Wed, 06 Nov 2013 22:56:07 +0000
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