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Voting on Final
Ballot Begins Today
NASHVILLE – The finalists have been determined for CMA’s
touring industry honors known as the SRO Awards and the final ballot will be emailed
to voters today (June 3).
Ballots will be sent to
CMA members in the following categories: Advertising/Public Relations/Media, Affiliated,
Artist, Entertainment Services, Marketing/Digital, Musician, Personal Manager,
Record Label, Talent Agent, Talent Buyer/Promoter, Touring, and Venue. Final voting
for the SRO Awards will take place online through Friday, June 20. Ballots will be tabulated by the international
accounting firm Deloitte & Touche LLP.
Finalists were determined during the first round of
the balloting process when voters submitted nominations in each category.
CMA’s SRO Awards 2014
Final Nominees are as follows (in alphabetical order):
CATEGORY 1 – BUSINESS MANAGER OF THE YEARDuane Clark –
Flood, Bumstead, McCready & McCarthy, Inc.Cheryl Harris – O’Neil Hagaman,
PLLCKris
Wiatr – Wiatr & Associates, LLC
CATEGORY 2 – COACH/TRUCK DRIVER OF THE YEARKelley Beck –
Blake SheltonRon
Easley – Jason AldeanMichael Kersh – Little Big Town
CATEGORY 3 – FOH (FRONT
OF HOUSE) ENGINEER OF THE YEARKevin Freeman – Brad PaisleyJon Garber – The Band PerryJeff Parsons – Blake Shelton
CATEGORY 4 – LIGHTING
DIRECTOR OF THE YEARTaylor
Price – Hunter HayesSteve Richards – Taylor SwiftChris Shrom – Little Big Town
CATEGORY 5 – MANAGER
OF THE YEARRobert
Allen –13 ManagementKerri Edwards – Red Light ManagementJason Owen – Sandbox Entertainment
CATEGORY 6 – TOUR MANAGER
OF THE YEARKevin
Canady – Blake SheltonTristan Kirkbride – Rascal FlattsErica Worden – Taylor Swift
CATEGORY 7 – MONITOR
ENGINEER OF THE YEARBrad
Baisley –Blake SheltonRobert Bull – Martina McBrideJordan Kolenc – Taylor Swift
CATEGORY 8 – PRODUCTION
MANAGER OF THE YEARArthur
Kemish –Taylor SwiftJoseph Lloyd – Jason
AldeanTodd
Ortmeier – Miranda Lambert
CATEGORY 9 – PUBLICIST OF THE YEARMary Hilliard Harrington
– The GreenRoomEbie McFarland – Essential Broadcast Media, LLCTree Paine – Premium PR
CATEGORY 10 – TALENT
AGENT OF THE YEARRob
Beckham – William Morris Endeavor Entertainment, LLCJohn Huie –
Creative Artists AgencyDarin Murphy – Creative Artist Agency
CATEGORY 11 – TALENT BUYER/PROMOTER
OF THE YEARGil
Cunningham – Neste Event MarketingLouis Messina – The Messina GroupBrian O’Connell – Live Nation
CATEGORY 12 – TOUR CATERER
OF THE YEAR Dega CateringTaDa! CateringTaste Event Catering
CATEGORY 13 – TOURING MUSICIAN
OF THE YEARDavid
Cook – Taylor Swift – KeyboardDevin Malone – Hunter Hayes –
GuitarJohn
Thomasson – Little Big Town – Bass
CATEGORY 14 – VENUE OF THE YEARBank of New Hampshire Pavilion at Meadowbrook
– Gilford, NHBridgestone Arena – Nashville, Tenn.Ryman Auditorium – Nashville, Tenn.
CATEGORY 15 – TOUR VIDEO
DIRECTOR OF THE YEARBrian
Carico – Hunter HayesScott Scovill – Moo TVMichael Tinsley – Taylor Swift
The SRO 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 in 2012, SRO Awards in 14 categories were
handed out in Nashville during “The 42nd Annual IEBA Conference”
in conjunction with the presentation of the IEBA Awards and Hall of Fame Induction
in October, which is recognized as Country Music Month.
About CMA: Founded in 1958, the Country
Music Association was the first trade organization formed to promote a type of
music. In 1961, CMA created the Country Music Hall of Fame to recognize artists
and industry professionals with Country Music’s highest honor. More than 7,000
music industry professionals and companies from around the globe are members of
CMA. The organization’s objectives are to serve as an educational and professional
resource for the industry and advance the growth of Country Music around
the world. This is accomplished through CMA’s core initiatives: the CMA Awards,
which annually recognize outstanding achievement in the industry; the CMA Music
Festival, which benefits music education and is taped for a three-hour TV special;
and “CMA Country Christmas,” featuring Country artists performing original
music and Christmas classics for broadcast during the holiday season. All
of CMA’s television properties will air on the ABC Television network through 2021. |
