Nineteen artists representing seven different countries have been announced for the 2013 Global Events, to be held June 3-4, 2013.

2013 CMA GLOBAL ARTIST PARTY

“The CMA Global Artist Party” will be held Monday, June 3 (6:00 – 11:00 PM/CDT) at The Stage On Broadway and is hosted by David Bradley (UK). Kicking off the show will be noted guitar super picker Richard Smith (UK). This year’s lineup includes, Kaylee Bell (Toyota Star Maker Winner – New Zealand), Jill Johnson (Sweden), Rodrigo Haddad (Brazil), Small Town Pistols (Canada), Natalie Howard (Australia), Jason Blaine (Canada), Jody Direen (Horizon Award Winner – New Zealand), Baylou (CRA/NA2N Winner – Australia), Michelle Wright (Canada) and The Wolfe Brothers (Australia). This year’s event marks the 10th anniversary of the CMA Global Artist Party. The Stage on Broadway is located at 412 Broadway, Nashville, TN 37203. Ph. 615.726.0504

2013 CMA Presents THE ARISTO GLOBAL SHOW

“CMA Presents The Aristo Global Show” will be held Tuesday, June 4 (6:15-10:00 PM/CDT) at The Second Fiddle and hosted by one of Australia’s top Disc Jockey’s Ben Sorensen (Australia). The 2013 lineup includes Madison Kozak (Canada), Hicks (Sweden), Jason Hastie (Canada), Richie Scholl (Australia), Ward-Thomas (UK), Two Rocks Band (Switzerland), Morgan Evans (Australia), Greg Hanna (Canada) and David Bradley (UK).  AristoMedia and the CMA sponsor the event. The Second Fiddle is located at 420 Broadway, Nashville, TN, 37203.  Ph. 615.251.6812

Streaming for both events will be available at the following sites: CMA, AristoWorks, CMC Australia, CMT Canada, Highway FM France, UKCountryRadio.com and DreamWest.tv.

Media are requested to RSVP to rsvp@aristomedia.com.

(Nashville, Tenn. – April 24, 2013) Nashville-based video marketing company, AristoVideo, has launched the very first independent music video premiere coordinated by an independent company utilizing Artists.CMT with Texas act, Matt Kimbrow Band. The video, “If It All Goes Right” premiered Tuesday, April 16 and marks the group’s debut music video release. View the video here.

Planned, developed and conceptualized by AristoVideo in tandem with Matt Kimbrow’s own social channels, the campaign generated more than 7,800 views and 2,300 Facebook “Likes” during its first week online. A limited number of free mp3 downloads of the track were also made available. The surge in activity made Matt Kimbrow the second most popular artist on CMT.com for the week of April 15-21, 2013.

“Independent artists like the Matt Kimbrow Band can certainly make waves on a national platform,” said AristoVideo Manager, Jaime Marconette. “Using the tools that are now available for marketing artists, a creative campaign can engage fans, spark shares and convert listeners. We’re extremely pleased with the activity generated and the exposure gained for the Matt Kimbrow Band.”

Following the premiere, AristoVideo made “If It All Goes Right” available to a panel of more than 150 video outlets, which are national, syndicated, closed-circuit, Internet and at the regional levels.

Visit AristoVideo online here: http://aristovideopromo.com

Visit the Matt Kimbrow Band online here: www.MattKimbrow.com

About AristoVideo:
A division of The AristoMedia Group, AristoVideo has built a thirty year history of marketing artists through visual mediums, including music videos, EPKs, liners and interview features serviced to television, closed-circuit and Internet partners across the globe.

(Nashville, Tenn. – Dec. 10, 2012) Nashville-based dance club promotion and marketing company Marco Club Connection is welcoming a diverse lineup of artists to the Country Dance World Championships, held in Nashville Dec. 31 – Jan. 6.

Colt Ford, Jamie O’Neal, Rachele Lynae, Amber Hayes, Bobby Cyrus, Craig Morrison and The Lacs are among the artists confirmed for meet-and-greets at the Marco Club Connection booth, located in the exhibition hall inside the Opryland Resort and Convention Center.  Club Connection will host a series of artists in multiple half-hour blocks Jan. 4 and 5.  Visit www.MarcoClubConnection.com for the most up-to-date schedule of appearances.

“The Country dance club community is really growing and evolving,” says Marco Club Connection Manager/Venue Marketing Bobbe Morhiser.  “You can see by the variety of artists we have appearing at WORLDS this year that the music is crossing over and incorporating different genres that weren’t associated with this format even five years ago.  Some acts are launching careers out of the dance clubs, which is truly a phenomenal accomplishment for a Country artist.”

The annual Country Dance World Championships, known as WORLDS, is an annual convention that rotates between cities every two years.  WORLDS is held in Nashville for 2013-2014.  The event features social dancing, workshops, competitions, shows, shopping, exhibitions, a New Year’s Eve party and more.  The exhibition hall and booths are open and free to the public this year for the first time.

Award-winning singer-songwriter Jamie O’Neal and rising Country star Rachele Lynae will entertain attendees on Saturday night, Jan. 5, with a special live performance at the convention’s Variety Show, one of the week’s most anticipated events.  Both acts will be on hand prior to the performance to sign autographs at the Marco Club Connection booth.

Registration is available on-site and at the official WORLDS website: www.UCWDCWorlds.com.

About Marco Club Connection:
A division of Nashville-based secondary radio promotion company, Marco Promotions, Club Connection specializes in marketing dance club singles to nightclubs and dance venues across the country.  Club Connection maintains a national database of more than 240 venues and world-renowned dance instructor contacts, reaching more than 200,000 club patrons each weekend.  For more information, visit: www.MarcoClubConnection.com.

(Nashville, Tenn. – Oct. 25, 2012) Marco Club Connection has teamed up with Average Joes Entertainment to offer a custom line dance contest, with the winner appearing at the Country Dance World Championships in Nashville, Jan. 2-5, 2013.

Contestants must choreograph an original line dance to one of five songs featured on a special “Club Mixes” EP sampler of select Average Joes Entertainment artists.  Featured artists include Colt Ford, Matt Stillwell (feat. The Lacs), The Lacs (feat. Bubba Sparxxx), LoCash Cowboys (feat. Colt Ford) and Redneck Social Club.  The tracks and official contest details are available on the Marco Club Connection website here.  Submissions are being accepted now through Dec. 17, 2012.

“We’re extremely proud to team up with Marco Club Connection and be a part of the UCWDC World Championships.  Our artists are on the cutting edge of today’s Country line dancing craze, and we have benefited tremendously from the exposure our acts have gotten in the clubs around the country.  I can’t wait to see what dances the finalists will come up with for our Average Joes artists at the World Championships.”

Those entering the contest must be available to attend the 21st annual Country Dance World Championships, held at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville on Jan. 2-5, 2013.  Five finalists will be selected (one routine for each song on the AJE “Club Mixes” sampler) and asked to teach their dance at the World Championships for a panel of UCWDC (United Country Western Dance Council®) judges.  One grand prize winner will be chosen on site.

“I am so excited to be attending and representing the UCWDC at the Country Dance World Championships in Nashville this year,” says Barry Amato, UCWDC Worlds Marketing Manager.  “This is the first time we have integrated the Country music industry into this event full force.  After all, it’s the music that drives our community and the sport of Country dancing, so it’s great to be part of an effort like this to join forces with such a one-of-a-kind dancing extravaganza!”

The grand prize contest winner will receive an Average Joes Entertainment Prize Pack, paid registration to the 2014 World Championships in Nashville, a private meet-and-greet with the artist they chose to choreograph to and featured placement of their dance on the Marco Club Connection website.  The Nashville-based dance venue marketing company will have a booth at the event Jan. 2-5 with artist meet-and-greet opportunities.  The booth and meet-and-greets are open to the public.

For more information and access to the Average Joes Entertainment “Club Mixes” EP sampler, visit www.MarcoClubConnection.com.

About Marco Club Connection:

A division of Nashville-based secondary radio promotion company, Marco Promotions, Club Connection specializes in marketing dance club singles to nightclubs and dance venues across the country.  Club Connection maintains a national database of more than 240 venues and world-renowned dance instructor contacts, reaching more than 200,000 club patrons each weekend.  For more information, visit: www.MarcoClubConnection.com.

(Nashville, Tenn. – Aug. 13, 2012)  The AristoMedia Group has announced the addition of PR Assistant Krystal Douglas and New Media Assistant Lauren Barbieri to its full-time staff, effective immediately.

Douglas joins the Aristo P.R. departmental staff as an assistant to Sr. Director of Publicity Christy Watkins.   A native of Panama City, Fla., Douglas is a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, Tenn., where she earned her Music Business degree in 2011.  Prior to her current position at AristoMedia, she interned at UMG Nashville in the label’s publicity department.  Contact Douglas at krystal@aristomedia.com or (615) 269-7071 ext. 144.

Barbieri joins AristoMedia’s new media and digital marketing department, AristoWorks, where she reports to New Media Director Jon Walker.  Barbieri is a native of Detroit, Mich., and graduated from Western Michigan University with a bachelor’s degree in Marketing.  She previously interned at Skyville Records.  Contact Barbieri at Lauren@aristoworks.com or (615) 269-7071 ext. 131.

The AristoMedia Group is a 32-year entertainment marketing and promotion firm located on Music Row in Nashville, Tenn.  The company offers publicity, new media, video promotion, secondary market radio promotion and dance club promotion services.  Visit www.AristoMedia.com for more information.

June 4-5 showcases streamed live around the world from downtown Nashville include special performance from legendary U.S. artist Gene Watson

(Nashville, Tenn. – June 6, 2012) Twenty-one international Country artists representing five different territories performed in downtown Nashville at the annual Global Events showcases, held June 4-5 during CMA Music Festival week.

The Chevrolet Presents: 2012 CMA Global Artist Party was held Monday, June 4, at The Stage on Broadway and featured performances from Bob Corbett (Australia), Emerson Drive (Canada),Morgan Evans (Australia), Vickie Evans (New Zealand), Adam Harvey (Australia), High Valley(Canada), Craig Morrison (Australia), Jess Moskaluke (Canada), O’Shea (Australia), Gary Quinn (UK) and Joe Robinson (Australia). Husband and wife artist duo O’Shea hosted the Monday evening event.

American Country icon and special guest Gene Watson also performed a set during the CMA Global Artist Party when his scheduled duet partner, Ireland’s Lisa McHugh, was forced to withdraw from the lineup due to emergency back surgery.

The annual CMA Presents: Aristo Global Show, hosted by Australian Adam Harvey, was held Tuesday afternoon, June 5, at The Second Fiddle.  Performers included Baylou (Australia), Clayton Bellamy (Canada), Rick Caballo (Australia), Adam Gregory (Canada), Pete Kennedy (Ireland),Colm Kirwan (Ireland), Josh Macumber (Canada), Raintown (UK), Jessica Ridley (Canada) and Travellin Rose (UK).

Both Global Events performances were streamed online via Nashville-based new media and marketing company AristoWorks and carried live at CMT.ca (CMT Canda), CMAWorld.com (CMA), HighwayFM.com, Dreamwest.tv and CountryMusicChannel.com.au (CMC Australia).

“This year’s Global Events showcases were a huge success as we enjoyed some fantastic music from nearly two dozen different artists,” said AristoMedia President/CEO Jeff Walker.  “The shows were extremely well-attended and, for the second year in a row, we streamed both events live around the world, which gave our performers’ fans a chance to celebrate with us.”

Sponsors of Monday’s event included Chevrolet, CMA, Billboard, Prevost, The Stage on Broadway, Aristo P.R. and AristoWorks.  Sponsors of Tuesday’s event included: CMA, MusicRow, Prevost, The Second Fiddle, Aristo P.R. and AristoWorks.

Previous performers at the annual Global Events showcases have included: Tommy Emmanuel, Marlee Scott, George Canyon, Troy Cassar-Daley, the McClymonts, Jasmine Rae, Johnny Reid, The Road Hammers and Doc Walker, among others.

Artists and industry gather at the CMA Global Artist Party, held Monday, June 4, at The Stage on Broadway in downtown Nashville, Tenn.  Standing L to R: AristoMedia President/CEO Jeff Walker, Chevrolet National Promotions Manager Phil Caruso, artists Curtis and Brad Rempel (High Valley), artists Jay and Mark O’Shea, artist Vickie Evans, artist Morgan Evans, artist Gene Watson, artist Craig Morrison, artist Bob Corbett, artist Jess Moskaluke, CMA CEO Steve Moore.  Kneeling L to R: artist Gary Quinn, artist Bryan Rempel (High Valley), artist Joe Robinson.  Photo: Bev Moser.

Artists and industry executives gather at the Aristo Global Show on Tuesday, June 5, at The Stage on Broadway in downtown Nashville, Tenn.  Pictured standing, L to R: AristoMedia Director of Operations Matt Watkins, CMA International Director Bobbi Boyce, Global Events Music Director and record producer Mark Moffatt, artists Kelly Lee and Talia Smith (Travellin Rose), artist Pete Kennedy, artist Barb Baillie (Baylou) artist Adam Gregory, artist Victoria Baillie (Baylou), Paul Bain and Clair McArthur (Raintown), artist Jessica Ridley, artist Adam Harvey, AristoMedia President/CEO Jeff Walker. Kneeling, L to R: artist Colm Kirwan, artist Josh Macumber. Photo: Bev Moser.

AristoWorks staff Jon Walker (l), Rebecca Wolford (c) and Lauren Barbieri (r) stream the 2012 Global Events performances June 4-5 from downtown Nashville, Tenn.  Photo: Bev Moser.

AristoMedia CEO Jeff Walker and his wife Terri welcomed international artists and executives to CMA Music Fest with a party Sunday night at their Brentwood, TN home, the day before the kickoff of the Billboard Country Music Summit. CMA CEO Steve Moore, Red Light Management‘s Fletcher Foster, Charles Dorris & Associates president Charles Dorris and Zamek World Marketing CEO Paul Zamek were among those attending as well as a large contingent of international artists including Rick Caballo, Pete Kennedy, High Valley, Travellin Rose, Adam Gregory and Jessica Ridley.

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MusicRow recently sat down with Jeff Walker, CEO/President of The AristoMedia Group/Marco Music Group to discuss this year’s Global Events showcases, as well as the often overlooked growth in the international country music market.

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Twenty-Two Artists to Perform in Nashville on June 4-5

NASHVILLE — Twenty-two Country artists representing five different countries and territories have been announced for the 2012 Global Events showcases, held June 4-5 during 2012 CMA Music Festival week in downtown Nashville, Tenn.

“Chevrolet Presents The CMA Global Artist Party” will be held Monday, June 4 (6:00–10:45 PM/CDT) at The Stage on Broadway. The 2012 lineup includes Bob Corbett (Australia), Emerson Drive (Canada), Morgan Evans (Australia), Vickie Evans (New Zealand), Adam Harvey (Australia), High Valley (Canada), Lisa McHugh (Ireland) with the legendary Gene Watson (U.S.), Craig Morrison (Australia), Jess Moskaluke (Canada), Gary Quinn (UK), and Joe Robinson (Australia). Australian husband and wife duo O’Shea return as hosts from last year’s event.

Emerson Drive

Joe Robinson

Jessica Ridley

Craig Morrison

Baylou