Leadership Music is …
The Mission of Leadership Music is to Cultivate a Forward-Thinking Community of Leaders Who Impact the Creative Industry.
Leadership Music Is… a non-profit 501(c)(3) educational organization founded in 1989 providing programs designed to further communications and understanding among facets of the entertainment business and to assist established leaders in their roles as decision makers.
Leadership Music Explores… how all elements of the industry operate, individually and cooperatively – performance artists, songwriters, musicians, producers, engineers, music distribution, management, studio production, music publishing, live music, touring, media, technology, marketing, brand integration and more.
Leadership Music Promotes… teamwork, camaraderie and dialogue among industry leaders; expanding the talent pool of leadership in the community; and exposing class participants to varying points of view and philosophies.
Leadership Music celebrates more than 1,400 alumni including dozens of current and former heads of record labels, label executives, record distributors, artists, songwriters, musicians; executive directors of the CMA, ACM, GMA, CRB, CMF, TAB, Folk Alliance, Americana Music Association, International Bluegrass Music Association, International Entertainment Buyers Association, Musicians on Call, Tennessee Film, Entertainment and Music Commission, the National Museum of African American Music and NSAI; executives from The Recording Academy, the National Endowment for the Arts, RIAA, the First Amendment Center, Nashville Symphony, BMI, ASCAP, SESAC, SoundExchange, CMT, GAC; the Country Music Hall of Fame; Microsoft; Samsung, Twitter, Amazon, YouTube, Pandora, Google, two Nashville Mayors, a U.S. Congressman, several congressional staffers, a past editor of USA Today; deans of three universities, attorneys, business managers, song publishers, publicists, journalists, booking agents, promoters, venue operators, touring service providers, artist managers, radio executives, entrepreneurs, record producers and engineers, video producers, marketers, brands, music educators, music related non-profits and financial partners.
