We’re excited to announce a few of our judges for our TMP Songwriter Competition! And there’s more to be announced! Not only will our Top 20 contestants get a shot at $1,000, but their music will also get showcased to these industry folks below!
More info for the 6th Annual TMP Songwriter Competition can be found here: http://texasmusicpickers.com/6th-annual-tmp-virtual-songwriter-competition-showcase/
| Andrew McWilliams | Booking Agent, Red 11 Music |
| Ashlie Morales | Talent Buyer: Talent Buyer at Goode Company Armadillo Palace |
| Brad Beheler | Galleywinter |
| Brandyn Steen | Artist Manager at: Brandon Rhyder, Curtis Grimes, David Adam Byrnes, Ray Johnston Band Owner at Rock The Coast “Texas Country at Sea” |
| Brendon Anthony | Director – Texas Music Office, Office of the Governor |
| Buddy Logan | Host of Radio Texas, LIVE! |
| Chris Fox | Texas Music Pickers |
| Chris Poole | Director, A&R – Broken Bow Records / BMG |
| Chris Van Belkom | VP, Combustion Music |
| Clayton Toney | Day to Day/A&R – Durango Artist Management Randall King Cody Johnson Roger Creager |
| Craig LaFleur | Hurricane Harry’s General Manager |
| Craig Vaughn | Program Director, 95.7 KPUR Amarillo |
| Cynthia Tevis | Cynthia Tevis ~ Texas Country Music Cruise Founder |
| Dave Lytle | Owner of DBL Music Group & 415 Productions |
| David Macias | President, Thirty Tigers |
| Davis Danziger | Artist Management – Floating Leaf Entertainment |
| Dustin Six | Co-Owner, The Blue Light Live |
| Eddie Kloesel | Triple 8 Management -Bones Owens // Chase Rice // Grant Gilbert // Whiskey Myers |
| Eric Raines | Program Director at KOKE FM |
| Erik Herbst | The Panhandle House – Producer |
| Geoff Turner | Booking Agent, Red 11 Music |
| Gino Genaro | Artist Manager: Aaron Watson |
| Gordy & Megan Schroeder | Owners of HWY 30 MusicFest |
| Jodi Cockrell | Texas Music Pickers/High Pines Media |
| John Marks | The Global Head of Country Music at Spotify |
| John Whittington | Owner/Talent Buyer – The Tap |
| JR | Program Director at 105.7 The Red Dirt Rebel, Lubbock & music consultant at Q Country 96.1 KORQ, Abilene. |
| Justin Frazell | Founder of Texas Red Dirt Roads |
| Kevin Ream | Owner of Cheatham Street Warehouse and Nutty Brown Amphitheater |
| Kevin White | The owner of Banita Creek Hall |
| Kimberly Brian | Director of Marketing & Media for Mile 0 Fest |
| Kyle Coroneos | Trigger – Saving Country Music |
| Kyle Hutton | Real Life Real Music |
| Mark McKinney | Talent Buyer: John T. Floore’s Country Store |
| Mark Noel | Mark Noel – Manager at Triple 8 Management – Josh Abbott Band, The Night Game, Boys Like Girls, STEVE, Wheeler Walker Jr. |
| Matt Stubbs | Manager at Triple 8 Management. Part of the management team of Whiskey Myers, Chase Rice, Bones Owens, Grant Gilbert and Kelleigh Bannen. |
| Paul Steen | Owner/Talent Buyer – Bubba’s Brewhouse |
| Rita Ballou | KOKE FM |
| Robin Schoepf | Artist Management – Randy Rogers Band, Randy Rogers & William Beckmann |
| Shayne Hollinger | Program Director – 95.9 FM – The Ranch – Fort Worth, TX |
| Steve Fox | Texas Music Pickers |
| Stormy Cooper | Producer, Musician, Bandleader, and Studio Owner |
| Taylor Ashlynn | Texas Music Pickers |
| Taylor Kimball | Producer (Koe Wetzel, Read Southall, Kody West, Giovannie & the Hired Guns, Austin Meade) |
| Terran Flusche | Creative Director at Billy Bob’s Texas / Manager of Dolly Shine |
| Trent Willmon | Artist/Producer/Songwriter – Kevin Fowler, Cody Johnson |
| Trey Jackson | Talent Buyer/Music Coordinator for Gruene Hall (Venue/Gruene, TX) |
| Zack Taylor | Festival Organizer – Larry Joe Taylor Music Festival |
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