You and a guest will enjoy a private power lunch with three music executives from Rounder Records in Nashville, TN!
The Rounder Label Group is a leader in the roots music world with a long standing history in Americana, Bluegrass and Country music. The label’s diverse roster includes Alison Krauss, Lee Ann Womack, Jewel, Gregg Allman, Pokey Lafarge, Steve Martin, Edie Brickell, Blackberry Smoke, Sarah Jarosz, JD McPherson, The Steel Drivers, The Timejumpers, Shawn Mullins, Sam Bush, Kasey Chambers, Corey Smith to name just a few.
Cliff O'Sullivan, COO
Cliff O’Sullivan is Chief Operating Officer of Rounder Label Group, a division of the Concord Music Group. Both the Rounder and Sugar Hill labels are under the group. Cliff is also President Elect of the Americana Music Association Board of Directors.
He was previously SVP of Group Marketing Universal Music Group Distribution in Los Angeles, a position he held for thirteen years. Cliff began his career in San Francisco in 1978 as a College Rep for CBS Records. He was a Product Manager at both Epic and Columbia Records in the ‘80’s and has held senior marketing posts, in addition to his tenure at Universal, at Polygram, RCA, Chrysalis and EMI.
Cliff also has a background in artist management with Vanguard Records band Venice and Virgin Records artists Massive Attack and Neneh Cherry.
Cliff is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley where he earned his BA in Political Economy of Industrial Societies in 1984 and is a 2011 graduate of Leadership Music.
Tracy Gershon, VP of A&R
Tracy Gershon has had a multi-faceted career in the music business. A 30 year veteran, Gershon got her start by booking concerts at UC Santa Barbara, where she was named Billboards Magazines’ “College Buyer of the Year”. Gershon moved to Nashville in 1988 when she was offered a job as Director of A & R for EMI Music Publishing. Gershon ‘s reputation for discovering and nurturing artists and songwriters has given her the opportunity to head up creative departments in both Nashville Publishing companies (Sony and Warner Chappell) and record Companies. (Sony and Warner Bros) While at Sony Music, Gershon served as a Judge on “Nashville Star”, where she discovered and signed Miranda Lambert. Gershon, in association with Red Light Management, oversees the career of country band, Natalie Stovall and the Drive. Gershon is also the Vice –President of A and R at Rounder Records., which boasts a diverse roster that include artists such as Alison Kraus, Greg Allman, Lee Ann Womack , JD McPherson and Blackberry Smoke, to name a few.
Gary Paczosa, Nine-time Grammy Award-winning engineer/producer
Gary Paczosa who has spent the past 30 years making a name for himself in Nashville. After winning praise and accolades for his work with artists such as Alison Krauss, Sarah Jarosz, Nickel Creek, John Prine and others, Paczosa turned his understanding of and love for roots music into his current role at Nashville-based Sugar Hill Records in 2007. Paczosa's fine-tuned sensibilities in regards to quality acoustic and progressive Americana music make him a perfect fit for the esteemed label group.
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