Thompson Entertainment Group

Name: Thompson Entertainment Group
Address: Nashville, TN, US
Telephone: +16157428004

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Thompson Entertainment Group In a world of broadening entertainment options, music is the thread that runs through it all, impacting every part of our lives.

At TEG, our passion is driven by the truth in a great song and the heart of a great singer. Chuck Thompson began his 35 plus years in the entertainment industry while attending Nashville’s prestigious Belmont College. A posting for an internship caught his eye, and that internship turned into his first job when publicist Woody Bowles hired him during his final year of study at the college to drive

the media campaigns for David Allen Coe, Frizzell & West, Ricky Skaggs, The Flying Burrito Brothers and George Strait. While at the firm, he cut his artist management teeth with acts Baillie and the Boys and comedy duo Pinkard and Bowden. Transitioning to the management firm The Ken Stilts Company where he would rise to the position of Vice President, Thompson and his team guided the careers of The Judds, Billy Dean, McBride and The Ride, The Pirates of the Mississippi, Carl Perkins, Skip Ewing, Wynonna and others. He worked alongside principles Ken Stilts and Steve Pritchard to build an integrated corporate sponsorship/artist booking agency to work within the corporate and country music communities. While serving as Vice President/Director Of Public Relations for Pro Tours, the company launched co-branded country music tours for corporate clients GMC Trucks, Liberty Optical, The Sara Lee Corporation, and Sun Country Wine Coolers. In 1995, Thompson accepted the position of Director, Media Relations & Artist Development with the newly reorganized RCA Label Group Nashville. Working with the established RCA roster and with the BNA staff to launch the careers of recently signed artists Kenny Chesney, Lonestar and Mindy McCready he also created the media and sales opportunities for the label’s extensive catalog of masters. While leading the label’s NASCAR efforts, working with the Kranefuss-Haus Racing Team, he developed marketing and events for RCA and BNA artists and the race team’s co-sponsors Little Caesar’s Pizza and Kmart at some of the .” racing events around the country. In the spring of 1997, Chuck returned to the ranks of artist management to co-manage Decca recording artist Danni Leigh, opening the offices of the Thompson Entertainment Group under the banner “Where music still has A Heart and A Soul.” “My goal has always been to develop long term strategies for each of our artists,” says Thompson. “In a world of broadening entertainment options, music is the thread that runs through it all impacting every part of our lives. My passion is driven by the truth in a great song and the heart of a great singer.” That business philosophy and his very hands-on style have steered the careers of Eric Durrance, Pear, Ricochet, Michelle Wright, Thom Shepherd, Brownsville Station, Wings Of Apollo, Maiden Dixie, Mutual Groove and mixer/producer Jay Tooke. Harley Davidson, Coca-Cola, Panoptix, and Conagra Foods have partnered with TEG to reach their customers through music. In 2016 indie label Navigator Records was added to the TEG umbrella as the latest evolution in the company’s growth. In the fall of 2018, Navigator Records released new studio recordings from Canadian Country Music Hall Of Fame artist Michelle Wright, her first new music since the 2013 release of Strong. Other Navigator releases have included Wright’s recording of the Christmas classic “Silver Bells,” released to coincide with A Wright Christmas: 2019 tour across the Alberta and Ontario provinces of Canada.

10/24/2024

10/18/2024

Thirteen months in the making, A Wright Christmas & More drops today

09/23/2024

- ON SALE September 25 - https://www.ticketweb.com/event/in-the-round-with-jeff-the-bluebird-cafe-tickets/13593004?REFID=clientsitewp

06/27/2024

A big week in Edmonton, AB!

06/23/2024

My career choice has provided me with a living and, directly or indirectly, a unique and sometimes profound catalog of experiences. Some of the stories of which I will take to my grave because of the statute of limitations, fear of terminal embarrassment, … or worse,

Of them all, experiencing the birth of a song still amazes me, astounds me, and touches my heart. Recently, sitting in a Nashville studio, I once again had the honor of witnessing the process unfold as an incredible, talented artist, a songwriter, a producer, and a mix engineer turned ideas into songs as they put the finishing touches on the new Michelle Wright project.

04/22/2024

Big night at the Ryman tonight.

04/17/2024

On April 22, Michelle Wright joins a stellar lineup of artists at the Ryman Auditorium as they celebrate the music of Patsy Cline.

04/08/2024

Michelle Wright brings her unique brand of country music to the April 29 edition of Woodsongs Old-Time Radio Hour!

03/04/2024

The Great Canadian Roadtrip Rolls On!

02/02/2024

Sherrill Blackman - One of the good guys in our industry.

Industry veteran Sherrill Blackman has owned and operated his SDB Music Group for nearly 30 [...]

01/15/2024

A great way to kick off 2024!

07/31/2023

New Shows Just Added!!

12/19/2022

Billboard - Taking effect on Jan. 1, 2023, as part of Phonorecords IV, songwriters will earn 12 cents per track or 2.31 cents per minute of playing time or fraction thereof, whichever amount is larger for physical products and permanent downloads. This will also include inflation-based adjustments for subsequent years of the rate period, a major change for composers who have historically been locked into stagnant penny rates for sales, despite the increasing cost of living. Ringtones will remain at the same rate as they were previously, and the money earned for each element of a music bundle will be decided according to the rates for that element.

The Copyright Royalty Board approved a settlement to increase theU.S. mechanical royalty rate to 12 cents per track.

03/14/2022

03/10/2022

Recorded Music Revenue Tops $15 Billion For The First Time in 2021
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01/17/2022

DTE Energy Music Theatre Reverts To Its Original Name, The Pine K**b Music Theatre
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01/03/2022

Grammy Awards Likely to Be Postponed Due to Omicron Variant
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In a world of broadening entertainment options, music is the thread that runs through it all, impacting every part of our lives.

At TEG, our passion is driven by the truth in a great song and the heart of a great singer. So, after more than a decade spent working with major label and indie acts and some of the best management, label, creative, music publishing and booking people in the entertainment industry, Chuck Thompson opened the Thompson Entertainment Group in Nashville under the banner “Where music still has A Heart and A Soul.” He explains that tagline by saying, “In a world of broadening entertainment options, music is the thread that runs through it all impacting every part of our lives. The truth in a great song and the heart of a great singer drives my passion, and my goal has always been to develop long-term brand strategies for each of our artists. In these unusual times, artists need new and innovative thinking from their management to adapt to the world we currently live in.”

In 2016 indie label Navigator Records was added to the TEG umbrella as the latest evolution in the company’s growth. The move allowed the company to utilize a label and publishing entity as well as to provide management, marketing, and branding services.

We think of the diverse group of artists, musicians, producers, and creative people that we represent as part of our family. And like any family, we protect them with the ferocious tenacity that is required to make headway in this industry.