Scott Siman
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Scott Siman | |
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Music publisher (popular music) Talent manager | |
Labels | Columbia, Epic, Monument, Sony Music Nashville, RPME |
Website | www.EM.Co |
Scott Foster Siman (born July 22, 1954) is a leading American country music entertainment executive based in Nashville, Tennessee.[1] He oversaw the rise of country music superstar Tim McGraw and the launch of Dancing With the Stars celebrity Julianne Hough, among others.
Career
Attorney
Siman was previously an entertainment attorney with Benson & Siman, whose clients included
Senior Vice President Sony
Siman later served as senior vice president of
RPM Management
He managed country music star Tim McGraw where his guidance lead McGraw to be named Artist of the Decade securing more airplay than any artist in any format and the most played song of the Decade, all formats with
While Siman was president and chairman of the board of the Academy of Country Music Awards (1996–2000) where he was instrumental in the repositioning of the association within the country music industry. He is former board member of the Country Music Foundation, and a participant in Leadership Music and Leadership Nashville. Siman served on the Nashville Cystic Fibrosis Foundation board and was a recipient of the Heart of Country award from the national organization.[7]
RPM Music Group
As a co-owner of RPM Music Group, he has helped develop a publishing catalog that owns the rights to such hit songs as the Grammy winning "
RPM Entertainment
RPME's first release was vocal phenom Maggie Rose. Her first single, I Ain't Your Mama was #1 Most Added on the Mediabase country singles chart the first week of its release. RPME also represented, among others, Dack Janiels/Chase Rice at country radio. The first single Ready Set Roll and was a top 5 single at Country radio. Siman left RPM Entertainment in 2014 to head up EMCo.
EMCo
Since 2014, Siman serves as President of EM.Co which oversees the operations for Tim McGraw. Major successes include a performance by McGraw on the 2015 Oscars; a
Personal life
Siman is the son of country music pioneer Si Siman, who was also in the talent and music publishing business and was an executive with Crossroads TV Productions, which created the first popular country music program on network television, Ozark Jubilee.[13] His middle name is in honor of Ralph Foster, Crossroads TV's president and his father's mentor when he was born in Springfield, Missouri. Si Siman is credited with securing record deals for Chet Atkins, Porter Wagoner and Brenda Lee, among others. He also is responsible for securing multiple recordings of "Satisfied Mind," all of which were in the top 10 at country radio at the same time.
He is a graduate of Vanderbilt University. and the University of Missouri School of Law. While at Vanderbilt he joined the Gamma chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity, where he was chapter president. He is a former Old Natchez CC club champion and qualified for the Tennessee State Mid Am and the Tennessee Four Ball and Senior Four Ball Championships multiple times.[14]
Siman is married to Teresa Siman and has three daughters, Rosie Siman Yakob, Lillian Keil and Marion Siman.
In 2014, Siman was elected to the Springfield, Missouri Public Schools Hall of Fame.[15]
References
- ^ "Interview with Scott Siman". HitQuarters. 23 Jan 2006. Retrieved 22 Mar 2011.
- ^ "Veteran Row promoter launches new venture | Nashville Post". Archived from the original on 2020-02-22.
- ^ "Board Of Directors | Academy Of Country Music Awards".
- ^ "Tim McGraw Has Most-Played Single of the Decade".
- ^ "Academy of Country Music | Search Winners".
- ^ "About 1".
- ^ "Billboard". 28 April 2001.
- ^ "Rascal Flatts Reaches ACM Summit with 'I'm Movin' On'". 22 May 2003.
- ^ "Tim McGraw - Humble and Kind".
- ^ "Billboard's 2018 Country Power Players List Revealed: The Industry's Most Influential". Billboard.
- ^ "Billboard's 2019 Country Power Players List Revealed". Billboard.
- ^ "Hardcover Nonfiction Books - Best Sellers - Books - June 30, 2019 - the New York Times". The New York Times.
- ^ All Media Guide
- ^ "TNgolf.org & Golf House Tennessee". www.tngolf.org. Archived from the original on 2020-02-22.
- ^ "Alumni / Class of 2014".