Eleven Eleven Music Group was co-founded in 2012 by publishing industry veterans Jewel Coburn and Jason Morris. Barnes, Charley Stefl and Wendy Waldman and the catalogs of Lauren Lucas and Shannon Lawson. The company landed its first cut on Don Williams' 2012 album, And So It Goes, with Gill’s “I Just Come Here For The Music.” Recorded as a duet with Alison Krauss, it became a Grammy-nominated si
ngle. On Williams’ next album, Reflections in 2014, Eleven Eleven scored another Gill-written cut, “Stronger Back.” Both Williams albums were produced by Garth Fundis. Eleven Eleven was also fortunate enough to earn a single on Big & Rich’s 2014 album, Gravity, their first album in 10 years. The song was “Look at You,” written by Shannon Lawson and John Rich. It became the first single from the project, stayed on the charts for 43 weeks and reached No. 6 in Billboard. Eleven Eleven staff writers are all accomplished tunesmiths. In addition to the Don Williams cuts, Gill has had his songs recorded by Wynonna and Patty Loveless. Kaset’s credits include Lorrie Morgan’s “Something In Red” and Stephanie Bentley’s “The Hopechest Song,” the latter of which earned her the title of SESAC Writer of the Year. Waldman’s hits include Vanessa Williams’ “Save The Best For Last” and Nitty Gritty Dirt Band’s “Fishin’ In The Dark.” Charley Stefl is an established writer with hits such as Garth Brooks’ “Every Time That It Rains,” Lee Ann Womack's "The Fool," and George Jones' "The Visit." Barnes is noted for penning “Love, Me,” the Colin Raye breakthrough hit nominated for CMA song of the year, as well as Diamond Rio’s “That’s How Your Love Makes Me Feel,” which spent three weeks at No. 1. Barnes also wrote Randy Travis’ No. 1 single, “Before You Kill Us All.”
Reach Coburn at [email protected] and Morris at j.morriseleveneleven@gmail.
