Committee includes 11 new members

(Nashville, Tenn. – April 30, 2012) The 2012-2013 Country Radio Seminar Agenda Committee has been finalized, CRS officials announced today. The committee includes 11 new members this year.

The complete 2012-2013 CRS Agenda Committee (* denotes new committee member):

Lee Adams / Broken Bow Records *
Daniel Anstandig / Listener Driven Radio *
Andy Denemark / United Stations
Dale Desmond / KTHK *
Ryan Dokke / Arista Records *
Greg Frey / Cumulus Media, Inc. *
Jeff Green / Country Aircheck (Agenda Committee Co-Chair)
Gator Harrison / WUSY
Andrew Kautz / Big Machine Label Group *
Judi Lakin / Cox Media Group Houston *
Stephen Linn / CMT
Nick Martin / WXFL
Lisa McKay / WQDR *
Daniel Miller / Borman Entertainment *
Mike Preston / KKWF
Ron Rodrigues / Arbitron
Sean Ross / Edison Research/Radio-Info.com *
Annie Sandor / Curb Records (Agenda Committee Chair)
Chris Stacey / Warner Music Nashville *
John Trapane / Capitol Records (Agenda Committee Co-Chair)

“We had a great CRS 2012 earlier this year, but we’re always looking for ways to make the seminar even better,” says 2012-2013 CRS Agenda Committee Chair Annie Sandor.  “We’ve put together a team that certainly has the tools to do just that!”

The 2012-2013 CRS Agenda Committee is made up of volunteers from all areas of the Country radio and record industries and gathers each year to plan events for Country Radio Seminar.  This year’s Agenda Committee members will meet June 20-22, 2012, in Nashville to put together the framework and topics for CRS 2013, held Feb. 27 – March 1, 2013.

For more information, visit www.CountryRadioSeminar.com.

About Country Radio Seminar:
Country Radio Seminar is an annual convention designed to educate and promote the exchange of ideas and business practices in the Country music industry, with specific emphasis on issues relevant to Country radio.  CRS 2013 will be held Feb. 27 – March 1, 2013, in downtown Nashville, Tenn., at the Nashville Convention Center.  Visit www.CountryRadioSeminar.com for more information.  Country Radio Seminar is a property of Country Radio Broadcasters.

CRS 2012 Edison research presentation now online at CountryRadioSeminar.com

(Nashville, Tenn. – March 5, 2012) Country Radio Broadcasters, Inc. has announced additions to its 2012-2013 Board of Directors and CRS 2013 Agenda Committee.

Gary Overton (Sony Music Nashville) and Jennie Smythe (Girlilla Marketing) are new appointees to the Board of Directors, while Brian O’Connell (Live Nation) has been re-appointed following his one-year term in 2011-2012.

The 2012-2013 Board of Directors Officers are:

President: Mike Culotta (WQYK / Tampa, Fla.)
Vice President: R.J. Curtis (Country Aircheck / Nashville, Tenn.)
Secretary: Carole Bowen (WKIS / Miami, Fla.)
Treasurer: Jeff Walker (AristoMedia/Marco Promotions / Nashville, Tenn.)

The full CRS Board of Directors lineup can be found at www.CountryRadioSeminar.com.

Jeff Green (Country Aircheck) and John Trapane (Capitol Nashville) have been named as co-vice chairs of the CRS 2013 Agenda Committee.  The CRS 2013 Agenda Committee Officers are:

Agenda Chair: Annie Sandor (Curb Records / Miami, Fla.)
Agenda Co-Vice Chair: Jeff Green (Country Aircheck)
Agenda Co-Vice Chair: John Trapane (Capitol Nashville)

The full CRS 2013 Agenda Committee will be announced in 6-8 weeks.  Those interested in joining the Agenda Committee should contact Annie Sandor (ASandor@Curb.com), Jeff Green (Jeff@CountryAircheck.com) or John Trapane (John.Trapane@EMICap.com).

The research presentation conducted by Edison Research and presented at CRS 2012 is now available on the CRS website here.  To view an online photo gallery of events and panels from CRS 2012, visit: www.CountryRadioSeminar.com or www.Flickr.com/AristoPR.

CRS 2013 is to be held Feb. 27 – March 1, 2013, at the Nashville Convention Center in downtown Nashville, Tennessee.

About Country Radio Seminar:
Country Radio Seminar is an annual convention designed to educate and promote the exchange of ideas and business practices in the Country music industry, with specific emphasis on issues relevant to Country radio.  CRS 2013 will be held Feb. 27 – March 1, 2013, in downtown Nashville, Tenn., at the Nashville Convention Center.  Visit www.CountryRadioSeminar.com for more information.  Country Radio Seminar is a property of Country Radio Broadcasters.

Arrives at Country radio this week

(Nashville, Tenn. – March 21, 2011)  Curb Records recording artist Ashley Gearing has released her sophomore single to Country radio, a stirring and emotionally-charged new ballad titled “Five More Minutes.”

Gearing co-wrote “Five More Minutes” with Tiffany Goss and Nicole Witt, which was produced by renowned industry veteran Byron Gallimore (Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Sugarland).  Gearing has been working with Gallimore on her debut album for Curb Records, due out later this year.

“Ashley continues to mature every time we go into the studio together,” said Byron Gallimore.  “’Five More Minutes’ is just another step in her evolution as a country superstar and I am thrilled to be associated with her as both a performer and a songwriter.”

The beautifully written “Five More Minutes” showcases Gearing’s soaring vocals and delivers a poignant message about the speed at which life can pass.  Gearing co-wrote the song with Goss and Witt during their first-ever writing session, when Ashley was still a high school student in Massachusetts.

“We wrote this song a little over three years ago and it still holds just as much meaning to me today as it did when we first wrote it. The message of the song is about the special moments in life that one should cherish because you can’t always have five more minutes,” said Gearing. “As I’ve gotten older and have become busier with my music career and everyday life, the song has taken on an even stronger meaning. I am so excited to be able to share this song with my fans and with country radio.”

“Five More Minutes” follows Gearing’s 2010 debut single, “What You Think About Us.”  The 19-year-old singer splits her time between furthering her education at Belmont University in Nashville and on the road touring to promote her music.

For more information, visit www.AshleyGearing.com.

(Nashville, TN – Dec. 13, 2010)  Curb Records recording artist Ashley Gearing was a featured guest and performer at the 46th annual Noble Ball, held Saturday, Nov. 20, in Springfield, Mass.  The black-tie gala benefit, attended by nearly 500 guests at the MassMutual Center, raised more than $150,000 for the Noble Hospital in Westfield, Mass.  Gearing, a Springfield native, performed a musical tribute to the Armed Forces during the event’s reception.  The 19-year-old singer-songwriter is preparing to record her debut album for Curb Records in Nashville, where she lives and attends Belmont University.  Her single, “What You Think About Us,” is currently receiving airplay at Country radio.  Visit www.AshleyGearing.com for more information.

Pictured below: Curb Records’ Ashley Gearing performs at the Noble Ball in Springfield, Mass. on Nov. 20.

(Nashville, TN – Dec. 8, 2010) Curb Records recording artist Ashley Gearing was the keynote speaker at the inaugural Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts’ Teen Leadership Connection, held Saturday, Dec. 4, in Paxton, Mass.

Gearing, a Massachusetts native and former Girl Scout, spoke to more than 200 girls at the conference on the campus of Anna Maria College.  The event was organized to promote healthy living decisions and provide an opportunity for the girls to meet and speak with Gearing, who shared some of her past experiences as a Girl Scout and her current career as a Country artist.

“It was so much fun to be able to not only speak and sing to these girls, but also to get to know them on a more personal level with the question and answer time,” said Gearing. “I really wanted to encourage them to make the best out of this time in their lives because it is one of the most important, and the healthy life decisions they make now can impact them forever.  I was there to inspire the girls to follow their dreams, but they really turned out inspiring me.”

About Ashley Gearing:
Signed to Curb Records on her 16th birthday, Ashley elected to finish high school before making the move to Nashville and pursuing her career full-time.  Now, at 19, she is preparing to release her Curb debut, which features the first single, “What You Think About Us,” produced by veteran producer Byron Gallimore (Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, Jo Dee Messina). Visit www.AshleyGearing.com for more information.

Pictured below: Curb Records’ Ashley Gearing poses with some of the girls attending the Girl Scouts of Central and Western Massachusetts Teen Leadership Connection event.

(Nashville, TN – Nov. 12, 2010) FUNL Music’s Ty Herndon and Curb Records’ Ashley Gearing performed in front of an enthusiastic audience of approximately 200 radio contest winners on Wednesday, Nov. 10, during CMA Awards week.

The winners were flown in from all over the U.S. as part of a CMA Awards week radio contest package, produced by Nashville-based celebrity event travel management company, What A Trip!

Gearing performed material from her upcoming Curb debut, including her current single, “What You Think About Us.”  Herndon delivered a selection of some of his biggest hits, including “What Mattered Most” and “A Man Holdin’ On (To A Woman Lettin’ Go),” as well as the title track of his 2010 release, “Journey On.”  Republic Nashville artist Sunny Sweeney also performed at the event, which was held at the Sheraton hotel in downtown Nashville.

Pictured l to r: What A Trip’s Darlene Williams, artists Sunny Sweeney, Ty Herndon and Ashley Gearing.

(Nashville, TN – Oct. 26, 2010)  Curb Records recording artist Ashley Gearing recently visited with the staff at WMAD 96.3 in Madison, Wis. in support of her current single, “What You Think About Us.”  The single recently debuted on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart and the video is receiving airplay on television at GAC and online at CMT.com.

Pictured below L to R: WMAD’s Stephanie Peters and John & Tammy, Gearing, WMAD’s Mike Ferris and New Revolution Entertainment’s Renee Leymon and Andy Elliott.

(Nashville, TN – Sept. 23, 2010)  Curb Records recording artist Ashley Gearing dropped by Nashville’s The Palm restaurant last week to perform for the Country Radio Broadcasters’ Board of Directors during their annual CRB board meetings, held Sept. 16 and 17.  Among the songs Gearing performed was her current single, “What You Think About Us.”

Pictured: L to R, top row:  New Revolution Entertainment’s Rob Dalton, CRB Executive Director Bill Mayne, CRB President Mike Culotta, Gearing, Curb Records’ Dennis Hannon and Adrian Michaels and producer Byron Gallimore.  Photo: Kristen England.

Now available at iTunes

(Nashville, Tenn. – Aug. 31, 2010)  Curb Records recording artist Ashley Gearing has released her new single, “What You Think About Us,” to Country radio, debuting this week on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart.

Co-written by Gearing with Brian Davis and Ben Glover, “What You Think About Us” is the first single off the young singer’s much-anticipated debut for Curb Records.  Gearing has been working on the upcoming album with renowned music producer Byron Gallimore (Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Jo Dee Messina) since signing with the label.  The as-yet-untitled album is scheduled for release in the coming months.

Respected Nashville music critic Robert K. Oermann praised Gearing’s “What You Think About Us” in Music Row, saying, “This rumbling rocker has enough ‘bottom’ to kick you right out of your seat and send you twirling around the room.  It’s a big, big sound, but [Gearing] manages to ride atop the whole thing with plenty of vocal authority.  Sing it, sister.”

Since July, the 19-year-old singer-songwriter has been on a multi-leg radio tour in support of the single, visiting nearly 40 stations from coast to coast in just over a month. Gearing has continued to play festivals and concerts during the tour, including an Aug. 20 performance of the national anthem at Boston Red Sox game.

“To say that Chuck and I both were very impressed with this young lady would certainly be an understatement for sure,” said Linda Lee, of Detroit’s 99.5 WYCD duo, Edwards & Lee.  “Nineteen-year-old singer/songwriter Ashley Gearing visited us in studio to chat and blew us away with her vocal stylings!  We both think she has definite ‘Star Quality,’ and think you will agree!”

At 12 years old, Ashley Gearing became the youngest Country artist ever to appear on Billboard’s Hot Country Singles chart after releasing “Can You Hear Me When I Talk to You.”  Since then, Gearing has received ASCAP’s Uncut Diamond Award and has performed numerous times on the Grand Ole Opry.  For more information, and to hear the new single, “What You Think About Us,” visit her newly redesigned official website at www.AshleyGearing.com.

Photo Credit: Caleb Kuhl