Troy Tomlinson
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Troy Tomlinson (born January 18, 1964) is an American music executive and the Chairman and CEO of Universal Music Publishing Group Nashville. Upon assuming the role on July 1, 2019, Tomlinson became the first Chairman and CEO to run a major music publishing company in Nashville.
Universal Music Publishing Nashville's roster includes writer/artists
Notable songwriters include Chase McGill,
Significant catalogs include MCA Music, Almo Irving, Cedarwood/Sawgrass, Hall-Clement, PiGem/Chess, Polygram/Welk, BMG I, Zomba, MTM and ABC Music. Prominent catalog songwriters include
Personal
Tomlinson was born and raised in Portland, Tennessee, the son of Ella and Vernon Tomlinson. He graduated from Portland High School in 1982. Tomlinson is married, with two children and three grandchildren.
Career
After high school, Tomlinson pursued what he thought was his lifelong vocation as a machinist. His first job following graduation was an apprenticeship position at a plastics company in Portland. While working there, he received second and third degree burns on both hands. At the time, a new acquaintance of his, Cliff Williamson, was searching for a trainee song-plugger at a newly formed publishing company, Multimedia Entertainment in Nashville. In 1983 Williamson hired Tomlinson.
After Multimedia was sold, one of Tomlinson's songwriters, Don King, asked Tomlinson to help him start his own company. Not long after, Muscle Shoals studio mogul Rick Hall tapped Tomlinson to run the Nashville division of Hall's publishing company, Fame Music Group.[1][2]
In 1988 Tomlinson caught the attention of Jerry Bradley, who had become president of
In the summer of 2002,
In 2005, Tomlinson was appointed President/CEO of
Under Tomlinson's leadership in 2007,
The unprecedented accomplishment of 2005 was again attained by
After 17 years with
Tomlinson reports to
Recognitions
In October 2014, Tomlinson was presented with the Keystone Award by the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Foundation for his extraordinary efforts in bringing together Nashville's Business and Creative communities to create the first permanent home for the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame.
In April 2016, he was honored with Belmont University's 2016 Robert E. Mulloy Award of Excellence for his outstanding three decade career on Nashville's Music Row.
In October 2017, Tomlinson was presented with the Nashville Inspiration Award for his lifetime commitment to serving others.
Activities
- Tennessee Entertainment Commission - Past Chairman
- Country Music Association Board of Directors – Past Chairman
- Leadership Music – Class of 1997
- Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Board
- Country Music Foundation Board
- Belmont University Board of Trustees
- Broadcast Music, Inc. Foundation
- Onsite Foundation Board
References
- ^ a b c Dionne, Penny & McConnell, Troy, Songplugger: The Cuts and The Bruises (2008), Nakita’s Trail Publishing
- ^ a b Daley, Dan, Nashville’s Unwritten Rules (1998), The Overlook Press, Peter Mayer Publishers, Inc.
- ^ a b Kosser, Michael, How Nashville Became Music City, U.S.A. (2006), Hal Leonard Corp.
- ^ Foehr, Stephen, Waking Up In Nashville (2002), Sanctuary Publishing Limited