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NASHVILLE – Artist, radio personality, and CMA Board
member Kix Brooks will present the 2013 SRO Awards at the IEBA
Honors and Awards Dinner Oct. 22,
during “The 43rd Annual IEBA Conference,” which will be held Oct. 19-22 in Nashville, Tenn.
“The
SRO Awards honor those that are the unsung heroes of the touring industry,”
said Ed Hardy, President of the CMA Board of Directors. “From
getting the artists to the venues, lighting the stages, making sure the sound
is perfect, to keeping everyone nourished, these are the people that help make
the concert business one of the most successful areas of our business.”
“Each
year IEBA turns the spotlight to buyers who’ve made an impact, not only on the
industry at large, but also on all of us who enjoy the live entertainment experience,”
said Pam Matthews, Executive Director of IEBA.
The awards
dinner will take place on Tuesday,
Oct. 22 (7:00 PM/CT) at the Omni Hotel Nashville. For more information,
visit ieba.org. Advance reservations are required.
The SRO
(Standing Room Only) Awards were originally created by the CMA Board of Directors
in 1990 to honor outstanding professional achievement within the touring industry.
The first
SRO Awards were presented at a black tie gala, hosted by K.T. Oslin and Roger
Miller, during CMA’s Entertainment Expo, which was also known as the Talent
Buyers Entertainment Marketplace. Ten SRO Awards were presented at the first gala
and the number of Awards swelled to 19 before the last were handed out at SRO
’97. In 2011, CMA brought back the Touring Musician of the Year Award, and last
year 13 additional categories returned. This year there are 15 categories and
the 2013 finalists were announced in May.
As previously announced, CMA’s SRO
Awards 2013 Final Nominees are as follows (in alphabetical order):
CATEGORY
1 – BUSINESS MANAGER OF THE YEAR
Jamie
Cheek – Flood, Bumstead, McCready & McCarthy, Inc.
Duane Clark – Flood, Bumstead, McCready & McCarthy, Inc.
Dwight Wiles – Smith, Wiles Co., P.C.
CATEGORY 2 – COACH/TRUCK
DRIVER OF THE YEAR
Kelley Beck
– Blake Shelton
Caleb Garrett
– Kenny Chesney
Tim Olson – Toby Keith
CATEGORY
3 – FOH (FRONT OF HOUSE) ENGINEER OF THE YEAR
Greg Huffman – Jake Owen
Jeff
Parsons – Blake Shelton
David
Payne – Taylor Swift
CATEGORY 4 – LIGHTING DIRECTOR OF
THE YEAR
Trevor Ahlstrand
– Martina McBride
Paul Normandale
– Hunter Hayes
Steve Richards – Taylor Swift
CATEGORY
5 – MANAGER OF THE YEAR
Robert Allen
– 13 Management
Narvel Blackstock
– Starstruck Entertainment
Clint
Higham – Morris Artists Management
CATEGORY 6 – TOUR MANAGER
OF THE YEAR
Kevin Canady –
Blake Shelton
Greg Fowler
– Jake Owen
Erica Worden – Taylor Swift
CATEGORY
7 – MONITOR ENGINEER OF THE YEAR
Brad Baisley – Blake Shelton
Jordan Kolenc – Taylor Swift
Evan Richner – Jason Aldean
CATEGORY 8 – PRODUCTION MANAGER OF
THE YEAR
Arthur Kemish –
Taylor Swift
Meesha Kosciolek
– Martina McBride
Art Rich – Blake Shelton
CATEGORY
9 – PUBLICIST OF THE YEAR
Paula Erickson
– Erickson Public Relations
Mary
Hilliard Harrington – The GreenRoom
Ebie McFarland – Essential Broadcast Media, LLC
CATEGORY
10 – TALENT AGENT OF THE YEAR
Rod
Essig – Creative Artist Agency
Jay Williams – William Morris Endeavor Entertainment, LLC
Rob Beckham – William Morris Endeavor Entertainment, LLC
CATEGORY
11 – TALENT BUYER/PROMOTER OF THE YEAR
Louis Messina – The Messina Group
Brian O’Connell – Live Nation
Debra
Rathwell – AEG Live
CATEGORY 12 – TOUR CATERER OF THE
YEAR
Dega Catering
TaDa! Catering
TourCats Catering
CATEGORY
13 – TOURING MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
David
Cook – Taylor Swift – Keyboard
Robby Emerson – Jake Owen – Bass
Steve Sinatra – Hunter Hayes – Drums
CATEGORY 14 – VENUE OF
THE YEAR
Bridgestone Arena
– Nashville, Tenn.
Joe’s Bar
– Chicago, Ill.
Ryman Auditorium – Nashville, Tenn.
CATEGORY
15 – TOUR VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Jay
Cooper – Kenny Chesney
Olivier
Goulet – Taylor Swift
Michael
Tinsley – Taylor Swift
In addition to the CMA SRO Awards, the
IEBA Industry Awards and Hall of Fame Honors will be presented. IEBA Industry
Awards categories include: Casino buyer of the Year, Club Buyer of the Year, Corporate
Buyer of the Year, Fair Buyer of the Year, Festival Buyer of the Year, International
Buyer of the Year, Promoter of the Year, Venue Executive of the Year, and Rookie
of the Year. IEBA will honor David Corlew with a Career Achievement
Award and induct George & Nancy Jones into IEBA’s Hall of Fame. |
